Cob: foundation idea

[Darel Henman]

Miranda,
   is your soil difficult to dig into even when saturated after a few
days of steady rain?  If so, you will need a foundation of some kind for
sure.

Miranda Sterling wrote:
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> The ground around here is mostly chunks of pre-compressed limestone.  I
> mean, digging is extremely difficult below two or three inches--you're only
> prying up rocks.
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> That's the tool that is used to cut the trenches
> for the septic tanks around here--no sewage system in this town.  This is
> the reason septic is so darned expensive here.

Sounds like an even better reason to use compost toilets.  Use the
valuable resultant resource, compost, over you compressed limestone to
grow some greens or veggies.

Darel


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> Miranda