[Cob] Styrocob

[Susan Hagan]

I had the same dilemma. I used styrofoam in the out house as I was given a lot of it so rather than have it end up in our rather unsightly landfills, usuually located at the edge of villages, I swept up all the waste bubbles left lying on the ground and added it to the cob. Mixed it with straw and made corbels out of it for decorative work around the windows. it holds up well and makes the cob stiff and malleable. 
 
Su Hagan at Cob in Bulgaria

00359(0)895195318 (Bulgarian Mobile)  00359 6128263 (Bulgarian Landline) 

With Thanks. Susan Hagan.


 

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> From: Damon Howell <dhowell at pickensprogress.com>
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> I have a lot of discarded stryofoam piled up which I thought I may be 
> able to grind down and mix with cob (you know, to increase insulation 
> value). I wasn't going to build a house, but maybe an outbuilding, 
> just to experiment. Has anyone done this, and is it worthwhile you 
> think?
> Damon
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> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:38:08 -0800
> From: <yewberry at wavecable.com>
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> Damon Howell wrote:
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> >I have a lot of discarded stryofoam 
> >piled up which I thought I may be 
> >able to grind down and mix with cob 
> >(you know, to increase insulation 
> >value). I wasn't going to build a 
> >house, but maybe an outbuilding, 
> >just to experiment. Has anyone done 
> >this, and is it worthwhile you 
> >think?
> 
> There's an ongoing debate between purist and opportunist 
> cob builders around natural/man-made materials in cob 
> construction. I have mixed feelings about it myself. On 
> the one hand, a 100% biodegradable house makes a lot of 
> sense to me, but so does using materials that might 
> otherwise end up in the landfill.
> 
> Aside from the aforementioned debate, though, I imagine 
> styrofoam could work well as an insulating cob additive.
> 
> Brina
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