Cob: Re: Creepy Crawly Things...

[Bill&Julie]

Hidare All...   Many of us old timers remember Matthew HALL(SED)
E-mail Address(es):
  M.Hall at shu.ac.uk

 He is from the UK,,, and has studied COB in college over there.
And from His posts of years past, Is quite knowledgeable.

I asked him about mice and rats in the UK concerning COB.
And this is what he sent to me.
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Yes, i have seen some of the discussions that are going on about this. I
cannot see rodent
infestation being a problem on a properly dried solid mud wall, personally.
Perhaps if there are
damp regions that are softer or where small pockets have washed away. Has
anybody ever had a
problem with this on an actual house before? I have never heard of it here.

Cheers
Matthew

Matthew Hall BSc (Hons) GradBEng
Centre for the Built Environment
Unit 9 Science Park
Sheffield Hallam University
Pond Street
Sheffield S1 1WB
England

Tel: +44 (0) 114 225 3200
Fax: +44 (0) 114 225 3206
E-mail: M.Hall at shu.ac.uk
Webpage: http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/sed/earth

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~¿~   bill


From: "Joe Skeesick" <joe at skeesick.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:34 AM
Subject: Cob: Creepy Crawly Things...


> I'd like to point out in this ongoing discussion of what evil creatures
> "might" find cob appealing that while you MIGHT get rats able to bore into
> the walls of your home, and you MIGHT get dirt daubers setting up shop in
> some crack along the eaves, and you MIGHT get an infestation of South
> American mud urchins (ok so I made that one up). The fact of the matter is
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> So, build with mud, store your food well and leave the mousetrap purchases
> to the stick built home crowd.
> :)
> Joe
>
>