[Cob] Space above windows

[Shannon Dealy]

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007, Georgie Donais wrote:

> All,
>
> I have combed through my resource books but am not finding info about the 
> amount of cob required above any window/door before the roof starts. I have 
> it in my head that it's two feet; does this seem right?

There is no set amount of cob to put above windows/door, you don't have to 
have any at all, the question is how any load above this area will be 
supported.  The roof can be structured to avoid placing any load above 
these areas, or some kind of heavy lintel or top plate could be placed 
over these areas to support the load.

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