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Cob: Re: Cob in OKM.Janean Elmore-Dozier janean at dracodigital.comThu Jul 25 11:02:30 CDT 2002
Good Morning Sean, That is funny as I replied to you the same day I received the email from the coblist. As for what I meant, it was just general. You don't see a whole lot on these lists about the midwest, so my ears perked up at the mention of a place within a few hours' drive. I am currently dreaming some big dreams about building with cob within a couple of years, but sometimes the whole concept is a little overwhelming. I was rather taken with the idea of attending a workshop with Mr. Evans and then sponsoring my own in order to get some labor and design help. Have you looked at their information about that? I would love to help out on a project but sometimes I am a little short on time. As an aside concerning cooling tubes: Nobody ever seems to talk about the importance of air circulation in a cob building. I am talking about through windows. I live in an older house without air conditioning and have toured a lot of historical homes. They were usually designed to encourage air circulation with pretty good results. I have even seen one in Abilene that had a three story tower at the center front of the house that worked sort of like a giant chimney. Trees, deep eaves, window placement to take advantage of cross-currents, and maybe even an attic fan, seem like they would be very useful. I would think that interior divider walls that don't go all the way to the ceiling would work like door transoms as well. Thoughts?? ;) Jee >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 7/24/02, 5:53:03 PM, <bobodod at cox.net> wrote regarding Re: Cob in OK: > Hey there. You said "What about Kansas?", but it's been a while since I sent > that email to the list about Cob in Oklahoma, so I don't know what you're > referring to. ; Þ In any case, I think we might end up with a project > going down here around Oklahoma City. What about you up there? And > definitely, the more people we can get together from our area - Central US - > the more likely a Cob home will get realized. I've got some ideas and > concerns I'm going to voice on the list in the next few days, so watch for > those and tell me what you think. Thanks > Sean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "neana" <neana at terraworld.net> > To: <bobodod at cox.net> > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:17 PM > Subject: Cob in OK > > What about Kansas? I am approximately six hours north of OKC and am very > > interested in cob as well. I have been lurking on this discussion list > for > > a few weeks and am reading the archives as well. I was really glad to see > > someone else from this area. > > > > Good luck! > > Jee > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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