[Cob] Coblist Digest, Vol 7, Issue 76

[Nick Walton]

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>    1. cobbing opportunity (tippensfrogs at juno.com)
>    2. Vapour permeability of Lime vs Portland vs clay etc
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> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:56:17 GMT
> From: "tippensfrogs at juno.com" <tippensfrogs at juno.com>
> Subject: [Cob] cobbing opportunity
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> Cob Hollow, which is located outside Salem Oregon, is gearing up for the upcoming building season and intend on finishing our bath house and building a small home.  We welcome all builders and those wanting to learn to come and join us in building, good company, and good food.  You are welcome to come build for the day, weekend, week, month, or season.  Plenty of camping and the opportunity to learn all aspects of cobbing.  Check out our place at www.cobhollow.com.
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> For those interested in a summer long intensive learning and hands on experience with cob, we have several uniquely compensated positions available at the farm.  If you are interested, please contact us for more information at tippensfrogs at juno.com.
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> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:28:56 -0800
> From: rodger at inbox.com
> Subject: [Cob] Vapour permeability of Lime vs Portland vs clay etc
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> Hi folks,
> Does anyone have any information on how vapour permeability is measured?
> And do you have any data on the actual permeability values for different plasters?  (Lime vs Portland vs clay etc.)?
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> Cheers
> Rodger (of Ottawa Ontario)
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>   
So here's what happened:  My neighbor was disposing of an old patio in 
his back yard.  I asked him for eight or ten shoe-box sized hunks of 
concrete to use as a foundation for a sort of wishbone shaped fireplace 
I'm building.  He very carefully, (and thoughtfully) left me six or 
eight huge pieces, ranging from 2'x3' up to 3'x7'.  He moved them with a 
tractor, and laid them on what LOOKS like it should be my property, but 
due to a weird easement/funny shaped city planning situation is actually 
a third neighbor's property.  Then he returned his tractor rental.  To 
add frustration and confusion, we've decided that this down market is 
the perfect time for us to get out of town and we're looking to find a 
place out in the sticks.  Now I can't move these concrete chunks, I 
don't need them anymore, (as we're moving and have abandoned for now our 
fireplace), and my third neighbor is very patiently waiting for me to 
let him mow his grass, which is probably mostly dead under the hulking 
pile of urbanite.

Any thoughts?  Anyone want them for a project?  I would even help with 
some gas $$ if someone can use them,.  I'm pretty busy and would prefer 
not to break them up with a sledge hammer.  Ugh.  I wish I was cobbing.