Cob: Re: Re: RE: Re: Stone foundation question

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Water cannot rise by capillary action ("wicking") by any more than a metre
or so.  So if your stone plinth (which is not adversely affected by rising
damp) is high enough, the cob will remain dry without any further barrier.
John Hall.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Elke Cole" <elke at cobworks.com>
To: "laythss" <laythss at yahoo.com>; <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:59 PM
Subject: Cob: Re: RE: Re: Stone foundation question


> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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