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[Cob] strawbale, geodesic domes, and igloos

Dognyard dognyard at stockroom.ca
Thu Jul 22 14:21:47 CDT 2004



GlobalCirclenet wrote:
> 
> Which raises the inevitable question: how on earth would you keep moisture
> out of the strawbales when you plaster it with cob inside and out?

You don't. You let it breath. Just like a purely cob home. It's
inevitable that moisture gets in. You just have to let it get back out again.

Try this link for an explaination.

http://www.webace.com.au/~agstraw/cedar.html

Karen in Alberta