Cob: Re: RE: Re: Stone foundation question

[Elke Cole]

Layth, Yes you're right about keeping the cob away from the ground.  The
"stuffing" is not connectd to the cob wall above and cannot wick moisture
up.
And most of the time we use a cement mix or lime .
Elke
www.cobworks.com
from planning to building
we work with you to create beautiful places
----- Original Message -----
From: laythss <laythss at yahoo.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:55 PM
Subject: Cob: RE: Re: Stone foundation question


> Thanks Elke,
>   But I thought one of the reasons behind a stone foundation is to keep
> moisture away from the cob. If I do mortar with cob mixture the stones, or
> make the cob go all the way down on the outside wouldn't that defeat that
> purpose of keeping moisture from the ground off of the cob wall?
>
> Layth
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-coblist at deatech.com [mailto:owner-coblist at deatech.com]On
> Behalf Of Elke Cole
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 2:29 PM
> To: laythss; coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: Cob: Re: Stone foundation question
>
>
> 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
> from planning to building
> we work with you to create beautiful places
> ----- 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
> >
> >
>
>