|
Rethink Your Life! Finance, health, lifestyle, environment, philosophy |
The Work of Art and The Art of Work Kiko Denzer on Art |
|
|
|
[Cob] Coblist Digest, Vol 8, Issue 31Heather Howard friscomomma at gmail.comWed Feb 17 11:48:38 CST 2010
Re: www.BuildingNaturally.info I love Janet's vision on this new website! I look forward to contributing data in the future, as we are in the process of building a garden wall (half of the wall will be cob on gravel trench with urbanite plinth and the other half will be straw bale on gravel trench with urbanite plinth). Both will be covered with lime plaster. My real dream is to build our home with cob/straw bale on straw bale concrete slab..... We are in north Texas and I know of NOONE that has done any of this, so I will be hitting the new website regularly in hopes of finding natural builders that are neighbors. Thank you for all your dedication friends!! Heather On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:20 AM, <coblist-request at deatech.com> wrote: > Send Coblist mailing list submissions to > coblist at deatech.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > coblist-request at deatech.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > coblist-owner at deatech.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Coblist digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Organic insulation for cob? (Dulane) > 2. cob wall planter (sly at riseup.net) > 3. Re: cob wall planter (yewberry at wavecable.com) > 4. Re: cob wall planter (Dulane) > 5. Re: cob wall planter (yewberry at wavecable.com) > 6. Re: cob wall planter (yew) > 7. Re: Name for Website (Janet Standeford) > 8. Re: cob wall planter (Janet Standeford) > 9. Re: cob wall planter (Dulane) > 10. website (Janet Standeford) > 11. Re: Name for Website (yew) > 12. Re: Name for Website (Janet Standeford) > 13. Re: Name for Website (Janet Standeford) > 14. Re: cob wall planter (Bryan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:31:13 -0800 > From: "Dulane" <silkworm at spiderhollow.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] Organic insulation for cob? > To: "'Dean Sherwin'" <costman at verizon.net>, <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <mailman.46.1266423636.3319.coblist at deatech.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Very cool. Thanks for the link. Fertile ground for active imaginations! > > -----Original Message----- > From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist-bounces at deatech.com] On > Behalf Of Dean Sherwin > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:51 AM > To: coblist at deatech.com > Subject: [Cob] Organic insulation for cob? > > Here's an interesting article about growing fungus mycelium and using > it for insulation and construction. (In Time magazine Feb 8) Wouldn't > it be neat if it could be grown directly on earth or earth blocks and > incorporated into earth walls. Looks like it could reinforce as well > as insulate so would not weaken walls as other insulation > would. Plus potentially could be home grown and an organic part of > the building....just dreaming > http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1957474,00.html > > > Dean Sherwin > LEED Accredited Professional > CONSTRUCTION COST MANAGEMENT > 3, Cherry Street > PO Box 11 > Media, PA 19063-0011 > (610)892 8860 > fax (610) 892 7862 > costman at verizon.net > _______________________________________________ > Coblist mailing list > Coblist at deatech.com > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:52:44 -0800 (PST) > From: sly at riseup.net > Subject: [Cob] cob wall planter > To: coblist at deatech.com > Message-ID: <99bef843312a7cdce45c8511bbac8e9d.squirrel at auk.riseup.net> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > I have been asked to build a wall that has a planter at the top out of > cob. Is this possible? I was thinking if I put pond liner inside before > filling it with dirt maybe it could work but I was worried that watering > the plants might destabilize the wall. Has anyone tried anything like > this? They want the planter box to be at the top. > > Thanks, > Sarah > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:40:28 -0800 > From: yewberry at wavecable.com > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > To: sly at riseup.net,coblist at deatech.com > Message-ID: <web-312562975 at wavecable.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" > > sly at riseup.net wrote: > >>I have been asked to build a wall >>that has a planter at the top out of >>cob. Is this possible? I was >>thinking if I put pond liner inside >>before filling it with dirt maybe it >>could work but I was worried that watering >>the plants might destabilize the wall. > > I would be easy enough to make the planters completely > waterproof (personally, I'd just sink waterproof plastic, > ceramic, or glass containers directly into the cob), but > most plants also need to drain and can't sit in water. So > you'll need to water sparingly and keep an eye out for > symptoms of over-watering. > > Brina > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:20:50 -0800 > From: "Dulane" <silkworm at spiderhollow.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > To: <yewberry at wavecable.com>, <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <mailman.47.1266423636.3319.coblist at deatech.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Or plumb it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist-bounces at deatech.com] On > Behalf Of yewberry at wavecable.com > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 2:40 PM > To: sly at riseup.net; coblist at deatech.com > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > > sly at riseup.net wrote: > >>I have been asked to build a wall >>that has a planter at the top out of >>cob. Is this possible? I was >>thinking if I put pond liner inside >>before filling it with dirt maybe it >>could work but I was worried that watering >>the plants might destabilize the wall. > > I would be easy enough to make the planters completely > waterproof (personally, I'd just sink waterproof plastic, > ceramic, or glass containers directly into the cob), but > most plants also need to drain and can't sit in water. So > you'll need to water sparingly and keep an eye out for > symptoms of over-watering. > > Brina > > _______________________________________________ > Coblist mailing list > Coblist at deatech.com > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:29:10 -0800 > From: yewberry at wavecable.com > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > To: "Dulane" <silkworm at spiderhollow.com>,<coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <web-312620287 at wavecable.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" > > "Dulane" wrote: > >>Or plumb it. > > Certainly an option, though a bigger hassle. > > Brina > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:44:10 -0800 > From: yew <yewberry at wavecable.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > To: coblist <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <4B7B57FA.8090706 at wavecable.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Bryan wrote: > > >How hard is it to stick a pipe on the ends of a > >long planter so it drains... > > <sigh> Bigger hassle in the sense that it's not a *smaller* hassle. > > Brina > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:31:05 -0800 > From: Janet Standeford <janet.standeford at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] Name for Website > To: Cob List <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <4B7B7109.2060900 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > As only two persons has responded with a name pref info it almost is. > You don't have to contribute money to give a name preference. lol > Is everyone good with www.buildingnaturally.info? > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:28:00 -0800 > From: Janet Standeford <janet.standeford at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > To: Cob List <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <4B7B7E60.1010502 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I am right on the edge of buying this website and am wondering if the name > www.buildingnaturally.info > is a proper name for what this website will be. I'm asking because I > want everyone to feel comfortable using it. > In five minutes I am going to hit the send button to do this. > I respect your opinions and want to do what is best for all of us here. > If you are listening, please respond. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:47:13 -0800 > From: "Dulane" <silkworm at spiderhollow.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > To: "'yew'" <yewberry at wavecable.com>, "'coblist'" > <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <mailman.48.1266423636.3319.coblist at deatech.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hey, no one asked what area of the country you live in. Will your wall need > general protection from the rain? > > -----Original Message----- > From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist-bounces at deatech.com] On > Behalf Of yew > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 6:44 PM > To: coblist > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > > Bryan wrote: > > >How hard is it to stick a pipe on the ends of a > >long planter so it drains... > > <sigh> Bigger hassle in the sense that it's not a *smaller* hassle. > > Brina > > _______________________________________________ > Coblist mailing list > Coblist at deatech.com > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:53:19 -0800 > From: Janet Standeford <janet.standeford at gmail.com> > Subject: [Cob] website > To: Cob List <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <4B7B844F.2050306 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > OK Folks. We are now the proud owners of www.buildingnaturally.info > which will be accessible in about 24 hours. At least by Thurs morning. > Anyone that wants to help administer the site can request the id and > password. Enjoy! > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:12:33 -0800 > From: yew <yewberry at wavecable.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] Name for Website > To: Cob List <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <4B7B88D1.7080902 at wavecable.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Janet Standeford wrote: > > >Is everyone good with www.buildingnaturally.info? > > I like it. Too bad URLs can't contain commas. It deserves one. ;) > > Brina > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:25:19 -0800 > From: Janet Standeford <janet.standeford at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] Name for Website > To: Dulane <silkworm at spiderhollow.com>, Cob List <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <4B7B8BCF.5020805 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 2/16/2010 9:59 PM, Dulane wrote: >> I must have missed something. Let me try to understand what you are doing. >> Are you trying to get all your information regarding permitted cob building >> all in one place? If so, your effort is commendable. > >> Yes. But not just for Cob. For any natural building material. >> > My vision s to have a page per State and sub pages per County then > subpages under County that relate to alternative materials, one per page > with the option to add in info about the requirements of that County per > material. > > ie: State of > County Name > Cob Earthbag Rammed Earth > Cordwood Strawbale > Codes Official contacts > Projects/Pics >> Try not to rock the Cob forum itself, tho. It is a tradition. >> > >> Agreed! In fact anyone can link the Cob Forum to the site which has now been paid for. The last person I spoke with said it could take 3 days to be visible. Keep checking. > Here is the info on the script for our site: > > > What is TikiWikiCmsGroupware? > > TikiWiki CMS/Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual, > tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki/CMS/Groupware, Free Source Software > (GNU/LGPL), using PHP, ADOdb and Smarty. It is actively developed by a > very large international community and is translated in over 30 languages. > > TikiWiki can be used to create all sorts of Web applications, sites, > portals, intranets, and extranets. TikiWiki offers a very large number > of features "out-of-the-box", arguably more than any other Open Source > Web Application. Highly configurable & modular, all the features are > optional and administered via a web-based interface. > > Major features include a robust wiki engine, articles, forums, > newsletters, blogs, a file/image gallery, bug & issue tracker, a links > directory, polls/surveys and quizzes, a FAQ, a banner management system, > a calendar, maps, Mobile Tiki (PDA and WAP access), RSS feeds, a > category system, a theme control center, a workflow engine, live > support, Shoutbox, an advanced user, group and permission system and more. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:26:51 -0800 > From: Janet Standeford <janet.standeford at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] Name for Website > To: Cob List <coblist at deatech.com> > Message-ID: <4B7B8C2B.5060604 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Of course if anyone has a different way to put this together let me > know. I barely have a working knowledge of Wikipedia which is what ours > is just like. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:04:01 -0500 > From: Bryan <bryantree at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Cob] cob wall planter > To: yewberry <yewberry at wavecable.com> > Cc: coblist <coblist at deatech.com>, Dulane <silkworm at spiderhollow.com> > Message-ID: > <886679a51002161704w489ca892oa3aa2cbe8b6303a2 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > How hard is it to stick a pipe on the ends of a long planter so it drains... > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 7:29 PM, <yewberry at wavecable.com> wrote: > >> "Dulane" wrote: >> >> Or plumb it. >>> >> >> Certainly an option, though a bigger hassle. >> >> Brina >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Coblist mailing list >> Coblist at deatech.com >> http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist >> > > > > -- > Check out my site-> www.BryanTree.Com > Bryan Hilbert > 552 3rd Av S. #1 > St Petersburg, FL 33701 > 727-386-8733 or 386-Tree > 727-804-7268 cell > 727-489-1009 Fax > > Buddha: Consider others as yourself. ... > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Coblist mailing list > Coblist at deatech.com > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist > > > End of Coblist Digest, Vol 8, Issue 31 > ************************************** >
|