[Cob] Silverfish, Tornadoes, and Humidity -- and roof!

[drub]

The chains are an alternative to downspouts.  One advantage is they never
plug up with leaves, evergreen needles, etc.

I've seen pictures of this house before.  It could be in British Colombia.
Looks like cedar boughs behind the house.

All the best!

David


> -----Original Message-----
> From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist-bounces at deatech.com] On
> Behalf Of CarmenKittieCat at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:22 PM
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: Re: [Cob] Silverfish, Tornadoes, and Humidity -- and roof!
> 
> ap615 wrote: (snip)"...I'd guess we should build our overhangs and do our
> best to tie the roofs on to the rest of the buildings, using the same
> strategies
>  as conventional building."(snip)
> 
> Would that be what the chains on this cob cottage are for?
> _http://www.cobworks.com/images/hilde/hildesoutsidehighview.jpg_
> (http://www.cobworks.com/images/hilde/hildesoutsidehighview.jpg)  To  hold
> the roof to the ground? How
> effective would chains be? I don't think a  tornado would care about two
> (relatively) little chains ... they have to be  for something else. My
> fiance and I
> wondered if the chains served some  practical purpose or if they were just
> decoration. I think that cottage looks  like a cute little toadstool,
> especially from
> this view:
> _http://www.cobworks.com/images/hilde/hildesoutsidefrontdoor.jpg_
> (http://www.cobworks.com/images/hilde/hildesoutsidefrontdoor.jpg)  What
> kind
> of roof is that and is it very difficult to do? It looks almost like it is
> rather precariously balanced, and yet it also looks very solid.
> 
> Thanks again,
> Carmen
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