Cob: rock core cob wall

[ken skeen]

Ben,

Thanks for the enlightening term "gabions"; lots of stuff on the net - a 
good site = www.gabions.net.  Thier gabions are made from either zinc or PVC 
coated steel wire.  Many applications including salt water use.  Still no 
sites will state thier life expectancy, although one site described an 
existing river bank gabion retaining wall in Italy that was built in 1893.  
Perhaps when I build this structure I'll put a truth window in the cob to 
keep an eye on the wire!


>
>This is a great idea ken.
>You should check into the specifications of the "gabions", probably what 
>you
>saw with the highway crews ,.  Ive also seen some articles about housing 
>and
>outbuildings that have been designed this way.
>Let me know what kind of metal they use.
>   This would be a great way to build a wall of a house that is dug into a
>hillside as well.Not using so much concrete.
>
>Thanks
>Ben Graham
>
>

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