Cob: Re: greenhouse start

Thu Jun 28 02:54:40 CDT 2001

I was woundering why are you having two thin (6") walls with space in between. Is it for insulation? If it is why are you not filling it with something like straw? How stable do you think it will be? How high will these walls be. How many windows on each wall? I am sorry to ask so many questions, but I was also thinking of building a cob greenhouse, but still did not act on my thought.

Layth
----- Original Message ----- 
  From: storm 
  To: coblist at deatech.com 
  Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 7:06 PM
  Subject: Cob: greenhouse start

  We broke ground on a ramada/greenhouse recently. The greenhouse will be about 10'x18'  (3x5m) curvilinear with an extensive shaded courtyard (ramada?) connecting it to the woodshop. We dug a 'foundation' about 6 inches (15 cm) deep for the base of the walls and have all but finished the rock walls using cob for mortar, about two feet high and the cob will go up from there. Going to build a "hollow cob" wall, actually making two parallel walls about 6 inches thick (15cm) with a 2-4 inch (7 cm) space between. We're choosing this on our east, west and north walls instead of strawbales. Connecting the two often with sticks. Those sticks will protrude out in places to make shelf brackets for drying racks, shaded under the roof line. We are using a large cement mixer to see just how fast it can go. So far our expectations have been exceeded-- speed wise. Everyone's invited to come see! 275 Cottonwood St./ Crestone, Co. Steve and Anikke Storm 
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was woundering why are you having two thin (6") 
walls with space in between. Is it for insulation? If it is why are you not 
filling it with something like straw? How stable do you think it will be? How 
high will these walls be. How many windows on each wall? I am sorry to ask so 
many questions, but I was also thinking of building a cob greenhouse, but still 
did not act on my thought.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Layth</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 11, 2001 7:06 PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Cob: greenhouse start</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We broke ground on a ramada/greenhouse 
  recently. The greenhouse will be about 10'x18'  (3x5m) curvilinear with 
  an extensive shaded courtyard (ramada?) connecting it to the woodshop. We dug 
  a 'foundation' about 6 inches (15 cm) deep for the base of the walls and have 
  all but finished the rock walls using cob for mortar, about two feet high and 
  the cob will go up from there. Going to build a "hollow cob" wall, actually 
  making two parallel walls about 6 inches thick (15cm) with a 2-4 inch (7 cm) 
  space between. We're choosing this on our east, west and north walls instead 
  of strawbales. Connecting the two often with sticks. Those sticks will 
  protrude out in places to make shelf brackets for drying racks, shaded under 
  the roof line. We are using a large cement mixer to see just how fast it can 
  go. So far our expectations have been exceeded-- speed wise. Everyone's 
  invited to come see! 275 Cottonwood St./ Crestone, Co. Steve and Anikke Storm 
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