[Cob] Bottles in walls

[Susan Hagan]

Dear Sharon,

 

I have put bottles in walls very successfully, though after seeing the photos on the list yesterday, very conservatively, into my walls here in Bulgaria. 

 

I used no particular cob mix and put the first row of bottles on adobe bricks and some globs of cob to hold them in and then just went from there. 

 

SU






 

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> From: Sharon <ltlwhtwolf1316 at charter.net>
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> Hi everyone!
> Stumbled on this web page yesterday and thought it may be of interest 
> to some of you. I know most of the "wall" are made with bottles and 
> concrete, but was thinking I would use the idea using cob instead of 
> the concrete.
> Do you think that will work with cob?
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> Thank you,
> Sharon
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> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:46:58 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Shody Ryon <qi4u at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Cob] Bottle walls
> To: coblist at deatech.com, Sharon <ltlwhtwolf1316 at charter.net>
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> I am not a cob builder, but I am trying to remember what I read, I think cob walls can be too think for the length of bottles, so people cut the tapered section off the tops of 2 bottles and put the openings together for a longer than normal bottle with lots of light (no taper). I am thinking cob may not be as strong as concrete so maybe there should be more cob between the bottles than in some of the walls in the photos. Bottles might change the inside temp in a cob house compared to one with no bottles. In colder climates, perhaps only the equator facing wall would a good wall to put a lot of bottles in. In warmer climates perhaps the eastern and the polar facing walls would would be better for lots of bottles? I do not really know, I am thinking glass in the western wall would heat the house at the end of the day, when you might like to avoid heat.
> Shody
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> --- On Sun, 3/15/09, Sharon <ltlwhtwolf1316 at charter.net> wrote:
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> > From: Sharon <ltlwhtwolf1316 at charter.net>
> > Subject: [Cob] Bottle walls
> > To: coblist at deatech.com
> > Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 10:55 PM
> > Hi everyone!
> > Stumbled on this web page yesterday and thought it may be
> > of interest 
> > to some of you. I know most of the "wall" are
> > made with bottles and 
> > concrete, but was thinking I would use the idea using cob
> > instead of 
> > the concrete.
> > Do you think that will work with cob?
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > Sharon
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> > http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001187.html
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> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:13:08 +0100
> From: Christo Markham <christo.markham at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Cob] Fleas and ticks in sand(Udit)
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> Hello just a word of caution if you choose to experiment with diatomaceous
> earth where fine dust mask and eye protection. It contains high levels of
> free silica which can damage lungs and cause silicosis. Try surf booties to
> protect your feet? Heating the sand under plastic to 140 degrees should kill
> the insects. Submerging the sand under water would probably do the trick
> with a little soap in the water they should drown skim off the floaters or
> cob the dead insects into the walls, can't see any reasons not to. If your
> worried about eggs. If the walls dry quickly this shouldn't be a problem
> either. Good luck and good cobbing.
> Christo
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