Cob: Re: Size of buildings

[Bill&Julie]

Hi All,,   *smiles*

http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/links/cob_houses.htm

In gallery #1 at this web site there are some pictures of COB houses
in England. I would guess that these are large houses. I agree with PAT,
when He says it depends on how much help you have.
When a project is so big that it is hard to tell what has been done,
it would be very easy to get discouraged.
Now I am just guessing here,, somebody help me out,,
But does wet mix (cob) like to bond with dry?
And did I read that a COB CREW should be able to do one course
in one day.. - that is-  if you can't get all the way around ( one course )
in one day, either the job is too big, or you need more help...

I hope this helps,,,,    ô¿ô   bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "planetcow" <planetcow at mac.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: Cob: Size of buildings


> Hi. I've been reading the postings to the list for quite a few months now
> and have come up with a question. Actually, I have many questions but this
> is the most basic one I can think of; I'll be back with more, rest
assured.
>
> OK, I'd like to build a cob house on some gently sloping land (which is
the
> subject of another question, but we'll deal with that another time) that I
> own in West Virginia. I've read and heard many times that cob construction
> favors small buildings. When does a "small" building stop being "small"
and
> start becoming "medium" or "large"? Numbers would be helpful; I'm thinking
> 900-1000 square feet for a single story house, or split between two
stories
> of 400-500 sf each, is a good size. Is this too big?
>
> Thanks a lot. I'm looking forward to hearing your suggestions.
>
> Tulasi
>
>