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Cob: Cold TempsDo do at frontier.netSat Aug 10 21:32:40 CDT 2002
Hello all, I've been seeing a lot of discussion on flood plains, heat, humidity and air flow, but I have a question on how to build a better cob house for the cold. I live in a small town in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and it regularly gets below zero overnight in the winter. In addition, the snow load on the roof would be very heavy. (A good winter will see a couple of feet on the ground at all times). Are regular cob walls strong enough to handle this snow load (it seems they would be). Does anyone have any experience or advice on this? How do I keep it warm in the winter and cooler in the 90 degree summer weather? And since the summer days are 90 and the nights are 40-50, is there something I need to consider with that extreme temperature difference? What other things would I need to keep in mind? Thank you! Do
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