[Cob] Coblist Digest, Vol 8, Issue 49

[Kathy Dunster]

Re barley - it's the straw he used not the grain. Barley straw (leftover
from barley grain harvesting - beer the end product) is readily available as
an option here in Canada as of course is wheat straw. The newspaper article
had a poorly constructed sentence - it should probably have said "clay,
stone, and barley and wheat straw" to avoid confusion.

Here's some background info from 2002 on this house.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/the-medieval-house-of-king-cob-746518.html

and Kevin McCabe's website http://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.com/

and a link to the Devon Earth Building Association
http://www.devonearthbuilding.com/
(click on "leaflets" for one on regulatory compliance - building
regulations)

regards,

Kathy


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> I just found this sad article about Kevin McCabe's Cob roof fire that
> happened yesterday.
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> http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Ottery-guts-cob-house-roof/article-1891430-detail/article.html
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> I noticed in the article that they mention that the cob mixture was made of
> clay, barley, wheat straw and stone.  Does anyone know how the barley was
> used to make cob??  Barley grain? or Barley straw?
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> Thanks,
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> David Anderson
> North Island, New Zealand
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> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:13:12 -0800
> From: Janet Standeford <janet.standeford at gmail.com>
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> Kevin,
> If you are seeing this, you and your family have my deepest heartfelt
> sympathy.
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> Janet Standeford OR
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> From: "Dulane" <silkworm at spiderhollow.com>
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> But...it can be rebuilt, as that is the nature of cob. One blessing, but
> that is not a small thing. Maybe he can amend little design flaws and
> develop some better fire protection techniques in his next model. Sometimes
> we are faced with lessons we didn't know we were supposed to learn...ie.
> taller chimneys, screened caps, heat deflectors, etc.
> I don't mean to make light of a sad situation...but this doesn't make me
> love cob any the less.
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> Kevin,
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> Janet Standeford OR
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