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Cob: RE: cob domesAbe Connally abe at abeconnally.comWed Oct 2 17:05:56 CDT 2002
cob domesBen, Great idea! I am also persuing a similar goal. I, however, am using a metal frame, then a lathe/wire support covering, and then cob over that. Rain is not a huge concern of mine due to the fact that I live in the Chiuahuan desert, but I am sealing the whole thing with a layer of lime/stucco plaster. For resources concerning easy to build dome structures, I suggest you check out the following links: http://home.pacbell.net/bullnose/bluetarp.htm http://www.desertdomes.com http://www.colorado-research.com/~gourlay/dome/ Our dome home consists of a 3 ft by 3ft rock foundation, flagstone floors, scavenged windows and homemade doors. The home consists of 2 domes, one of 35 ft in diameter, the other 20 ft in diameter. We have re-enforced everything using rock walls for the door and window frames, as well as making the cob much thinner at the top of the domes. Good luck with you project, and let me know what you find! Abe -----Original Message----- From: owner-coblist at deatech.com [mailto:owner-coblist at deatech.com]On Behalf Of Ben Harrison Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 12:58 PM To: coblist Subject: Cob: cob domes Hi cob people. I've never built a dwelling of any kind before. I've always been interested in so called "primative" building techniques and types. I have a particular fondness for dome structures. I've seen the Cal Earth site and bought one of their books on ceramic architecture. I also own the book"Native American Architecture". I know most of the people on this list seem to be concerned with the more traditional ways of building with cob but I am for whatever reason obsessed with the notion of constructing a domical wooden frame (think wigwam or grass house frame) or series of connected domical frames which I would then weave smaller skinny branches through (wattle) and then cover this inside and out with cob or other earth type covering. I understand the concern over rain in regard to the roof and all that but has anyone even tried this if only as an experimental structure? I'm assuming some type of extra covering would be needed for the roof portion. Could such a structure be fired or would the wood framework burn out and cause massive failure of the structure? I'm thinking of such a structure for use as a cabin or as a small studio(I'm an artist), not as a permanent dwelling necessarilly. Any thoughts? - Ben --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 7/15/2002 -------------- next part -------------- <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>cob domes</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2713.1100" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ben,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Great idea! I am also persuing a similar goal. I, however, am using a metal frame, then a lathe/wire support covering, and then cob over that. Rain is not a huge concern of mine due to the fact that I live in the Chiuahuan desert, but I am sealing the whole thing with a layer of lime/stucco plaster.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>For resources concerning easy to build dome structures, I suggest you check out the following links:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://home.pacbell.net/bullnose/bluetarp.htm">http://home.pacbell.net/bullnose/bluetarp.htm</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://www.desertdomes.com">http://www.desertdomes.com</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://www.colorado-research.com/~gourlay/dome/">http://www.colorado-research.com/~gourlay/dome/</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Our dome home consists of a 3 ft by 3ft rock foundation, flagstone floors, scavenged windows and homemade doors. The home consists of 2 domes, one of 35 ft in diameter, the other 20 ft in diameter. We have re-enforced everything using rock walls for the door and window frames, as well as making the cob much thinner at the top of the domes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Good luck with you project, and let me know what you find!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=650495821-02102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Abe</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-coblist at deatech.com [mailto:owner-coblist at deatech.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Ben Harrison<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 02, 2002 12:58 PM<BR><B>To:</B> coblist<BR><B>Subject:</B> Cob: cob domes<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi cob people. I've never built a dwelling of any kind before. I've always been interested in so</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>called "primative" building techniques and types. I have a particular fondness for dome structures.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've seen the Cal Earth site and bought one of their books on ceramic architecture. I also own the</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>book"Native American Architecture". I know most of the people on this list seem to be concerned</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>with the more traditional ways of building with cob but I am for whatever reason obsessed with the</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>notion of constructing a domical wooden frame (think wigwam or grass house frame) or series of connected</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>domical frames which I would then weave smaller skinny branches through (wattle) and then cover this</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>inside and out with cob or other earth type covering. I understand the concern over rain in regard to the</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>roof and all that but has anyone even tried this if only as an experimental structure? I'm assuming some</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>type of extra covering would be needed for the roof portion. Could such a structure be fired or would the </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>wood framework burn out and cause massive failure of the structure? I'm thinking of such a structure</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>for use as a cabin or as a small studio(I'm an artist), not as a permanent dwelling necessarilly. Any thoughts?</FONT> </P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Ben </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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