Cob: Re: Cob and Adobe

[Vicki and David Wicker]

I think cob would be faster than adobe. Adobe you have the added steps of
forming the bricks, moving them somewhere to dry, then moving them to their
final resting place. With cob, you can mix close to the place you want it
and put it directly where it needs to be.
We also have a family (5) so have designed 3 more or less separate sections
of 575 sq feet. We had planned on adobe, but alas, our present house has a
buyer and we've got to be out in 5 weeks, so it's concrete blocks and wood
framing on this first section so we have something we can get into
immediately.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Fyrfalcyn at aol.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 12:58 AM
Subject: Cob: Cob and Adobe


> Since I have a fairly large family, I need a fairly large space to fit
them
> in.  Is it possible to combine cob and adobe?  I understand that making
adobe
> bricks are pretty fast and that might make more sense than doing cob
alone.
> We are planning on building a log support system for the second floor, and
> bricks might be easier to work with. I don't want to lose the lovely
curves
> of cob... so does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
>
> ~ Kestrel ~
>
> "One must still have Chaos in oneself to be able
> to give birth to a dancing star." ~Nietzsche
>
>