Cob: New to this list and the idea of cob

[j. gann]

Sharon,
I think this is a very intereting idea. If you had a
styrofoam wall, you could apply cob to both sides
giving you an insulated mass inside with finished
exterior. It may not be "green" and would probably
need some engineering, but the concept is great. Lets
do it. Know any engineers ?

 
--- Sharon <whitewolf1316 at home.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I am very interested in this idea of cob building
> and am a newbie to this site, so please bare with
> me.  I do live in Minnesota, which I see from
> several postings, is not a very cob friendly area. 
> 
>  I have tried to scan the last 6 years of the
> archives, but it takes a long time to read all those
> postings!!(although I am working on it!) 
> 
>  My question is, has anyone ever tried building a
> cob house with the solid foam insulation in the
> walls of the cob home?  If so, how well does it
> work? 
> 
>  I thought of your idea of strawbale with cob on the
> inside and stucco on the outside, but think the
> walls will be too thick and it would cost a lot more
> to put up the post and beam system to support the sb
> structure.
> 
> Any help for a cold Minnasotan would be greatly
> appreciated!
> 
> Also, I see a lot of great pictures of your finished
> cob houses, but no one ever shows a pic of the floor
> plans.  I see rooms in many pic's that I would like
> to use, but have no idea as to where to start in the
> visualizing process of the planning of a cob home. 
> I realize I will have to take a class this coming
> summer which will help me understand the building
> process, but with an idea this exciting, I would
> like to start planing what I would like my house to
> look like.  If you have just a small pic, even hand
> drawn, of what your cob house looks like I would
> love to see your ideas.
> 
> Thank you all for your help and support!
> Sharon Cox
> 
> 


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