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[Cob] cob building design acceptancePhil Moulton philmoulton at gmail.comFri Oct 2 14:57:03 CDT 2009
No the problem is that "cob" as a material is just not accepted not even as a infill material. Does not have anything to do with design appearance. I believe there are a few Cob homes that with a large expense with engineering studies are being attempted or are in process. Phil -----Original Message----- From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist-bounces at deatech.com] On Behalf Of Damon Howell Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 10:47 AM To: coblist at deatech.com Subject: [Cob] cob building design acceptance Just to be simple on the attempt to get cob approved, how much does the design (i.e. shape) of a cob house have to do with persuasion? Cob homes here in the states are organic shaped whereas the ones I've seen in Europe are more straight forward. Maybe a big reason for this is the Cob Cottage Company's suggestion of designing your house around your daily activities. I mean, if I were an inspector and someone come to me with a design that had curved walls I would automatically say it wasn't going to work. BUT, if the same person came to me with a four-corner, straight walled design I'd be more accepting of the plan, as long as I could see first hand the material it was going to be built of. Why are Americans such "purists" and want to build their "illegal" homes to look like something out of a fairy tale? Besides it's cool and it's possible. I'm sure the English recognized the plasticity of cob but they didn't push it beyond four corners. Damon in GA _______________________________________________ Coblist mailing list Coblist at deatech.com http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist
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