Cob: Building methods

[Arlie Haig]

The site specified below has some very interesting ideas. I wonder what the
reaction from these lists is for the following process:
"Making Walls
Courtyard walls, house walls (conventional construction), garden walls, etc.
can be made simply with a wallmaker and straw-clay mixture. Stuff the
straw-clay mix into the form and tamp down with a 4x4 or post. It will be
springy, that is, it won't tamp down solid and you don't want to. When the
clay dries the wall will be surprisingly stiff. It can then be plastered to
make it permanent.
The wallmaker itself is made from a couple of plywood sheets 2' x 4', 4
shelf brackets, 2 pipes 3' long (such as metal water pipe), and 4 U-bolts
with wingnuts. Extra reinforcing of the edges with 2 x 2's helps."

Anyone know anything about using this "wallmaker" idea?
I am looking for simple building methods for a project in Costa Rica. (my
site is www.ticoOrganico.com)

Thanks,
Arlie
-----Original Message-----
From: essa-owner at csf.colorado.edu [mailto:essa-owner at csf.colorado.edu]On
Behalf Of Daron Page
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 7:45 AM
To: essa at csf.colorado.edu
Subject: Re: Buildings


Here is a possible answer to question #4
http://www.PlanetaryRenewal.org/ipr/forms.html
Daron

--- Darel Henman <henman at it.to-be.co.jp> wrote:
> I believe the permit issue has been covered
> sufficiently.
>
> Now, it'd be nice to get on to building methods,
> techniques, and
> materials.
>
> I'll start with a question:
>
>   What are possible roof structural materials?
>
>   1.) I usually come up with wood, and it seems to
> be the most
> frequently used roof structural material.
>
>   2.) The superadobe [earth filled bag] method can
> produce domes and
> arches.
>
>   3.) Compessed earth brick or even regular fired
> brick can be used for
> domes and arches, but, these require a lot of
> experience to produce I
> think.
>
>   4.) Ferro-concrete domes, seem to be easily done.
> A way to make a
> simple frame would be nice.  Any ideas for producing
> a dome frame/mold.
>
> Darel
>
> chita jing wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Liz" <liz at walliscorp.com>
> >
> >   ............ snipped ...................



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