Cob: Re: Cob

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Hello
I believe Ianto's heart-shaped cob home in Oregon has no exterior finish at all.  It's been standing appx. 10 years?  It shows no sign of wear, except from some splash-back near the foundation.  Correct me if I'm wrong - it's been known to happen!  :)
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On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 00:25:21  
 Shannon C. Dealy wrote:
>On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Darel Henman wrote:
>
>[snip]
>> What about maintenance?  Depends on the surface finish I'd think.
>
>Definitely.
>
>>
>> What about for a pure cob exterior surface... after say five years it
>> gets worn down by the elements wind and rain.  How can this be
>> maintaned.  How did the old timers do it for the last eight hundred or
>> so years.   A new layer somehow keyed in and plastered over the one
>> being eaten away by the elements?
>
>
>For people who prefer bare cob, you can simply make up a cob plastering
>mixture which is basically your standard cob made using finer materials:
>finely chopped straw or dried manure for fiber, run your sand/clay/earth
>through a sieve to eliminate rocks and break up any large clumps of clay.
>Thoroughly wet the outside of the building and apply the mix in a thin
>layer over the surface.  Done properly, the clay in the old cob and
>new plaster should provide a decent bond, but surface cracks and
>imperfections along with straw fibers sticking out of the cob wall will
>improve the bond.
>
>
>Shannon C. Dealy      |               DeaTech Research Inc.
>dealy at deatech.com     |          - Custom Software Development -



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