[Cob] VT-NH

[paul]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Travis Miller" <wyrdbrew at gmail.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:12 AM
Subject: [Cob] VT-NH Was Heart Throb


>I live in south east VT in Brattleboro.  There are several straw bale 
>homes in the area and a natural building group.  http:// 
>www.potkettleblack.com/bang/index.html
> I'm not aware of any cob homes in the area.  My understanding is that  we 
> don't have very good soil for making cob here.  Lots of sand not  much 
> clay.  Any cob building would require bringing the material in  from some 
> distance away.  That may not be the case in other parts of  NH and VT.
>
> Travis

Aya, it looks to me like sand is the dominant feature in NH.  I only 
frequent the east side of the state (Spaulding Turnpike going up to Conway, 
etc.) but that is some of the sandiest soil I've ever seen.

Ron indicated that he had no trouble adding a bit of clay to his NM soil.  I 
wonder about that NH soil though because it's so sandy that it can resemble 
a beach in places.

p