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[Cob] Dome Roof + Cob Planter ?

Joseph R Dupont joedupont at juno.com
Thu Apr 8 14:54:26 CDT 2004


A dome is your best bet  much better than a vault.
I can only say that  if you are in a rainy area put a cage over your
bed.. just in case.

On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:49:03 -0500 Clint Popetz <clint at ucimc.org> writes:
> On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 12:21:00PM -0400, ddraig wrote:
>  
> > I also had a question about domed rooves. How difficult is it to 
> make a 
> > domed roof for a round cob house?
> 
> The thing to remember about domes (or cones, for that matter) is 
> that
> flat things (shakes, shingles, tiles, steel, wood) won't easily fit
> onto the surface without gaps.  It's possible, but it's not
> straightforward.  If you're thatching, I guess that's not a problem. 
>  
> 
>                         -Clint
>                 (Who would really like to try 
>                  thatch but has been scared off)
> 
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