[Cob] strawbale, geodesic domes, and igloos

[Lance Collins]

Hi Paul,


>What I'd like to stress though, is the plastering
>either way is not for amateurs.

Can you substantiate this assertion?   I am not a professional builder but 
I have done some plastering/rendering of adobe/cob walls.  It's not 
difficult or even especially hard work.   If you are talking about an 
industrially smooth finish then I can't do that but I'm happy with a 
slightly rustic look.

I've visited lots of mud-brick houses and followed lists like this for 
years and I've never heard anyone suggest that plastering is too hard for 
anyone who can build a cob/adobe/mud-brick wall.

You did a good job (as in 'clear thinking' class) analysing Barbara's 
post.  Have you noticed that your statements are just as vulnerable to the 
same form of analysis?

  Lance