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Cob: Re: Cob insulation ideajen walker jwalker at magma.caSat Dec 21 17:21:07 CST 2002
Thanks for the info! I had no idea. I'd love to ask you a couple more questions though...Does this mean you'd build a cob wall, surround it with say a clay/wood fiber mix, then plaster over that or sandwich the slip between an inner and outer cob wall? If you were wrapping the wall with the slip, would you have to constuct forms for the clay slip? How thick would the clay slip have to be to insulate a building that can see -40 degrees celcius? Is there any literature explaining some of these clay building systems? As far as I can tell, clay related building workshops seem to happen thousands of miles from here (Ottawa, Canada) so a reference book would be great. thanks again, jen ---------- >From: Charmaine R Taylor <tms at northcoast.com> >To: jen walker <jwalker at magma.ca> >Subject: RE: Cob insulation idea >Date: Thu, Dec 12, 2002, 3:01 AM > > Jak and Jen, another form of slip straw is the woodchip/clay or sawdust > clay "salad" toss that combines shredded wood fiber ( aka chips and > sawdust) There are also workships by Fox Maple in ME, and I > volunteered at a workshop they gave this summer in Portland OR, where a > hiuge timberframe Chinese medicaine clinic is beign built. to see > someinfo on this method--go to Clay workshop: > http://www.foxmaple.com/corbettwk.html#Alternative Infill Systems > > Personally, in cold weather areas this seems an excellent method, where > the infill is very insulating, and a thick COB plaster/wall can still be > placed over for a totally natural wall syste, Using lime plasters > exterior is good too, > > Ms. Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing > http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com http://www.papercrete.com > PO Box 375, Cutten (Eureka) CA 95534 > 707-441-1632 tms at northcoast.com > >
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