[Cob] cob on earthbag

[ocean]

Thanks for the info Pat, and the great pix!

Ocean

On Feb 13, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Patrick Newberry wrote:

> Yup, the bags will break down in sunlight, once plastered they will be
> fine.
> But even if they break down you can still plaster over the earthen
> walls.
>
> Here are some photos:
> http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/0407f.htm
>
> http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/1022c.htm
>
> shows bags on right and plastered bags on left.
>
>
> Here is a picture of some earthbags being plastered
>
> http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/earthp.htm
>
> and  lastly,
> here is a junction of a cob wall with an earth bag wall.
>
> http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/dw2000/0214e.htm
>
> Pat
> www.gypsyfarm.com
>
>
>
> <snip
> BUT I wouldn't cut away the bags, in fact all I've read says you need
> to completely plaster the earthbags with cob/cement/etc to prevent the
> UV from breaking down the polyethylene!  Doesn't sound like you want to
> cut them away...
>
> You can wrap the earthbag foundation with chicken wire, hardware
> clothe, old wire fencing, etc, then plaster it just like you'd plaster
> any cob wall.
>
> Anybody got an earthbag/cob hybrid they want to tell us about here on
> the coblist?
>
> Ocean Liff-Anderson
> Intaba's Wildfire Restaurant
> http://www.wildfirefood.com
>
>
>
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