Fw: [Cob] RE: 'temp roof comment'

[Bill&Julie]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill&Julie" <wbates at mn.rr.com>
To: "Marlin" <lightearth at onebox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Cob] RE: 'temp roof comment'


> Hidare All,,,,   Well,, the Castle HAS to be built in the Air, before it
can
> be built on the ground...
> I guess that is what we are here for...
>
> If I were NOT going to be a Pure-ist, this is what I thought would be
neat.
> I'm with you Marlin,, with putting up the roof first. Here in Minnesota,,
> the whether may not allow
> for the short summers.
> I have been a Hobbit at heart, since my visit to Carlsbad,NM.  And I have
> been intrigued with Ferro-Cement.
> I thought of building dome-like structure , about 30 % of a 30 to 40 foot
> radius sphire out of FC.
> With 2 or 3 big open archways to the outside. Then I could build Cob walls
> to the roof, at my leasure.
> And with the roof being self supporting, if I needed to remodel,, no
> problem...
> And if I engineered the Fc to take lots and lots of weight, I could have a
> sod roof on top of it.
>
> °¿ô  bill
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marlin" <lightearth at onebox.com>
> To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 6:25 PM
> Subject: [Cob] RE: 'temp roof comment'
>
>
> > I should have been more clear, sorry.
> >
> > agree that the temp roof structure should be sound,,,,also what sound
> means depends on your locale. Here (Wisconsin) we'd need tie downs for
> tornadic-type weather but not probably plan for earthquakes.....I always
> like a lot of bracing too (can drive people nuts but it def. makes it
> stronger to triangulate)
> >
> Clipped*********************************8
>