[Cob] Permitting

[Dulane]

It was a 2000 ft home, that was built with manufactured cedar logs. The logs 
were small 1/4 cedar tree rounds that were laminated together to form a 
planed surface which then had a spacer between the exact same kind of board 
on the other side. I wish I could show you a picture. The group that made 
these logs doesn't make them the same anymore.

They were 5 inches tall and 8 inches wide. They came in varying lengths. 
Then you stack them like Lincoln logs...and used caulking and long screws to 
secure them. Run the wiring, etc throught the spacers in the wall.

Altho there isn't much info on building with Lincoln logs, there is plenty 
of structural info saying that it will be sturdy. That is what the 
structural engineer reported on. My husband did all our drawings, but the 
engineer did many of his own. In theory...if the house fell down...the 
structural engineer is responsible.

Our county approved all the plans based on the engineer's findings.

We are smack in the middle of residential Seattle area...so for a 
home...this is the most alternative we could pull off. I do have the 
foundation for a 12x12 round cob studio on our property...but I haven't been 
able to dedicate the rest of the time to that project yet.

I hope to this spring.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <hms.mommy at juno.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Cob] Permitting


| And how big and for what purpose was your structure?
|
| Carrie
|
|
| On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:20:14 -0800 "Dulane" <silkworm at spiderhollow.com>
| writes:
| > We did another kind of alternative building...and we paid a
| > structural
| > engineer to do a report. We had an easy source of numbers for the
| > engineer
| > to get his info from...but his report did get us the permits...and
| > he cost
| > us around $2500.
| >
| > I guess you have to ask other people who have alternative buildings
| > and see
| > if you can find someone you feel good about working with.
| >
| > Good luck.