Cob: Wood stove in cob wall?

[mike swink]

Thanks Guess here in Ga where it gets 100% Humid and does not rain but gets
hotter. Left blinders  over my eyes.

Thanks for correction. I really wanted to mention how things rot. I was
shocked when I found underwater things intact due to less change in temp etc

Still think outdoor source is fireproof way to provide clean air and warm or
cool temp in homes. due probaley to my narrow mind. ha

All photos are free and public.

Use id mswink77
use psw photos
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Hope you will save for others these photos I have in the cob folder. For the
water problem after snow storm was resolved the way they fixed higher wall
around bottom. sloped the land to drain etc. I went into the basement and
seen it had no mositur problem. Cows helped keep warm.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D.J. Henman" <henman at it.to-be.co.jp>
To: "mike swink" <mswink77 at mindspring.com>
Cc: "Bill&Julie" <wbates at mn.rr.com>; "Cob List" <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: Cob: Wood stove in cob wall?


> I read what you wrote with interest Mike, but, a few real life cases
> somewhat go against what you wrote.  That is the cob like stoves used in
> the south west and an other countries of the world.   The lasted very
> long. I would guess if car for 50 to 100 years.  Longer that peoples
> current gas range.  Clay soil is one of the most stable materials on
> earth.  Fired clay bricks are likely to outlast cement, concrete, steel
> and other strong building materials.
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> Anybody else out there who has made a southwest(east)
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> The more information the better.
>
> Cheers,
>     Darel
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> mike swink wrote:
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> >A lot of people do not realize why material of any kind degrades.
> > The number one reason is material that is heated up [dry of any
mositure].
> > Then when the moisture returns sets in motion reactions that over time
> >break down the material.
> > When introducing heat then moisture to any cob will over time weaken its
> >bonding.
> > Unless you can glaze or temper surfaces like the fire brick in the back
of
> >a fireplace you are askig for trouble decades down the road. For the
short
> >run anything will work even strawbales without cob with overhang will
last
> >years. ha.
> > So to take everyones advaic is not correct. But knowing the pro's and
con's
> >of things might help if it is to be a place to last for a lifetime.
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> > Moisture is the number enmey to a home. Attracts every pest.
> >Weakens every thing and wears it out.
> >OBject is to route rain moisture away from home. Moisture in air is
enough
> >to start process.
> > We have termites as we tried to find out why they kept coming back.
Someone
> >had used railroad ties then covered them with soil and made brick flower
box
> >next to house. Also found trees too close to house caused mildew and
fungus
> >from drying out in sunlight. Thanks for white paint or we would have not
> >known it was there.
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