Cob: rock core cob wall

[John & Liz Hall]

If rock is are plentiful, why introduce a steel mesh to keep them in place?
If you rely on the gabion basket to hold them together, they'll fall apart
when it rusts.  Build a stone rubble wall that is free standing.  It'll last
forever with a bit of care.
Here's my Fairby - rock rubble plinth to about 4 ft.
http://communities.msn.co.uk/Fairby/homepage




----- Original Message -----
From: "ken skeen" <kenskeen at hotmail.com>
To: <benfrankg at hotmail.com>
Cc: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Cob: rock core cob wall


> 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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