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The traditional way would be to fix the roof to crucks, which are pairs of 
vertical posts extending from plinth level (on which they sit) up to and beyond 
eaves level, where they then curve inwards towards the ridgeline, either as one 
curved piece of timber, or two,  jointed at eaves level.
This way the roof is bearing on the plinth, not the cob, and the cob is merely 
acting as panels between the crucks.
John.
> 
> From: "cj & ns ." <literat_1 at hotmail.com>
> Date: 2002/04/26 Fri AM 06:09:51 CST
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: Cob: timbers in cob ??
> 
> Hi,
> 
> i've been going thru the coblist archives (96 & 97 so far) and have seen a 
> lot of postings about cob walls & and various issues regarding those.
> 
> did not see any postings about fixing a timber roof framing to the walls. 
> kinda important, ha?
> 
> i am sure those who built their cobbies have experience to share in this 
> rather tricky area.
> 
> cheers
> 
> chris j
> oz
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