Fw: Cob: Good Foundation?

[Bill&Julie]

OOPs,,  Sorry,, I ment to send this to THE LIST..

Too many options....    bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill&Julie" <wbates at mn.rr.com>
To: "Amanda Peck" <ap615 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: Cob: Good Foundation?


> Hidare,,,    Mike   ,,,   Foundations,, are the cheapest
> to do right , at first.
> The most expensive to repair...
> And can cost the most when the fail......
> Now, is not the time to skimp.....
>
> Cob is not known for it's tensil strength...
> If the foundation subsides on a corner of a cob house?
>
> I shoulda's won't help.....
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Amanda Peck" <ap615 at hotmail.com>
> To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Cob: Good Foundation?
>
>
> >
> > Welcome to the list.  I'm not official, but welcome anyway.
> >
> > I'd consider rubble trench or well-tamped gravel for the foundation,
> > especially if you have to go that deep (and, remember, WIDE--two or more
> > blocks worth).  The log-house guy helping me this spring was a bit
dubious
> > about that until he talked with some friends that are working that way
up
> in
> > Kentucky, then he became moderately enthusiastic.  Of course it hasn't
> stood
> > the test of time in my (difficult) site yet.  His friends in Kentucky
> (need
> > deeper foundations than here where they are usually only about 18
inches,
> > but not no four feet) only went down about a foot.  Don't know if that's
> > good or bad, but it would bear research.
> > ...............
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I am considering a small 200 sq. ft. outbuilding. Can I use concrete
> > stabiized earth block for the foundation (foundations are 4' deep in
> > Michigan) or will I have to buy cinderblock?
> >
> > Michael Fitzgerald
> > Anthropologist/Woodcarver/Puppetmaker
> >
> >
> >
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