Cob: Basement

Mon Feb 10 12:55:18 PST 2003

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Hidare Coblist,,,, Also,, and the moist ~=BF~ important thing to =
remember=20
about basements , or any wall that holds back earth.. Is water...Water =
is
not our friend....  If the ground freezes, it is many times worse....
The pressure of freezing water can split steel pipes..=20
So you must do everything to keep ground water away from earth=20
retaining walls.. As in drainage tiles.. drainage gravel,,, and =
membrane.
Also, don't forget Eves and gutters,and down spouts...

Your moist concerned friend,,, bill=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Yun Que=20
  To: coblist at deatech.com=20
  Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:35 PM
  Subject: Re: Cob: Basement

  Cat here,  May want to think about making that cellar round to support =
itself against the pressure?

  for the good of all

  >From: "phil"=20
  >Reply-To: "phil"=20
  >To: coblist at deatech.com=20
  >Subject: Re: Cob: Basement=20
  >Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:03:05 -0500 (EST)=20
  >=20
  >=20
  >I'm no expert (though I've acted like one often enough) but if you =
only have a basement area in a central part of the house and not =
approach the outer walls at all it shouldn't be a problem. This is what =
I plan on doing. My cellar will only be under my kitchen area which =
should be a good 15 to 20 feet from any outside wall. Hopefully at this =
distance the weight of the cob or the bermed north wall won't have any =
effect on a basement area.=20
  >=20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Hidare Coblist,,,, Also,, and the moist =
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important thing to remember </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>about basements , or any wall that =
holds back=20
earth.. Is water...Water is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>not our friend....&nbsp; If the ground =
freezes, it=20
is many times worse....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>The pressure of freezing water can =
split steel=20
pipes.. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>So you must do everything to keep =
ground water away=20
from earth </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>retaining walls.. As in drainage =
tiles.. drainage=20
gravel,,, and membrane.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Also, don't forget Eves and gutters,and =
down=20
spouts...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Your moist concerned friend,,,=20
bill</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
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  <A title=3Dyunk88 at hotmail.com href=3D"mailto:yunk88 at hotmail.com">Yun =
Que</A>=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dcoblist at deatech.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:coblist at deatech.com">coblist at deatech.com</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 10, 2003 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Cob: =
Basement</DIV>
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  <P>Cat here,&nbsp; May want to think about making that cellar round to =
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  itself against the pressure?<BR></P></DIV>
  <P>for the good of all<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;From: "phil" <PHAWN1 at EXCITE.COM>
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: "phil" <PHAWN1 at EXCITE.COM>
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;To: <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:coblist at deatech.com">coblist at deatech.com</A>=20
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: Re: Cob: Basement=20
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:03:05 -0500 (EST)=20
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;I'm no expert (though I've acted like one often enough) =
but if=20
  you only have a basement area in a central part of the house and not =
approach=20
  the outer walls at all it shouldn't be a problem. This is what I plan =
on=20
  doing. My cellar will only be under my kitchen area which should be a =
good 15=20
  to 20 feet from any outside wall. Hopefully at this distance the =
weight of the=20
  cob or the bermed north wall won't have any effect on a basement area. =

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