Cob: Re: Stone foundation question

[Elke Cole]

Layth,
There are different ways to solve that:
Sometimes the floor level is  above that foundation.
If not you can bring the cob lower on the interior.  You always fill the
cracks with mortar or mud. Finishing looks better if the cob connects to the
floor rather than looking at stone on the inside ( unless that is a
feature).
Last year we tried a 4" layer of strawclay against the inside of the
stonewall with the cob cantilevered to the same plane. All of it received
plaster and doesn't show as a different layer at all. We'll see how that
performs over time.
I hope you can visualise all that :)
Elke
www.cobworks.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: laythss <laythss at yahoo.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:33 AM
Subject: Cob: Stone foundation question


>   Hello all,
>  I have a question that has been long bothering me, and I still have not
> understood it completely. It is regarding a stone foundation for a cob
> building. If the stone foundation goes a foot above the ground, then
doesn't
> that give way to air drafts, especially cold air coming from outside
through
> the rock foundation? Can someone help me regarding this. Or can someone
> correct me if I misunderstood something about stone foundations. Thanks
>
> Layth
>
>