Cob: adobe and CEB

[Howard]

I think it more likely that the dust swept out was brought in from outdoors
and ...the floor? Well, its 600 years old or so.

Howard



Vicki Wicker wrote:

> >Was it sealed? I've sealed mine with linseed oil and so far doesn't seem
> >to give off dust. Maybe with wear it will.
> >
> >My grandparents house had a beaten earth floor about 600 years old or so
> >and it was fine to walk on in bare feet and didn't seem to chip if things
> >got dropped on it although the surface gave off constant dust for my
> >grandmother to brush out - I've often wondered just how far down it went
> >for 600 years of brushing the dust out the door
> >
> >
> >kathryn
> >