[Cob] Congratulations to Tys

[Susan Hagan]

Congratulations to TYS. Sweet dreams and a wonderful awakening! 
Su at Cob in Bulgaria

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

With Thanks. Susan Hagan.

> From: coblist-request at deatech.com
> Subject: Coblist Digest, Vol 9, Issue 128
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 12:00:02 -0700
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>    1. Re: greetings from inside (Damon Howell)
>    2. Re: Insulative Values of Cob & Strawclay (Frank Hanlan) (Mike)
>    3. photos of our Journey (Tys Sniffen)
>    4. Re: photos of our Journey (Jill Hogan)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 15:13:35 -0400
> From: Damon Howell <dhowell at pickensprogress.com>
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: Re: [Cob] greetings from inside
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> Congrats! I've been keeping up with your progress for the past year  
> or so, and I would like to say Tys is quite the carpenter!
> 
> Damon Howell
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 18:26:33 -0400
> From: Mike <aspiringbodhisattva at gmail.com>
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: Re: [Cob] Insulative Values of Cob & Strawclay (Frank Hanlan)
> Message-ID:
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> 
> Frank,
> 
> Having lived in cob and worked with state of the art insulation folks in my
> new home, I couldn't agree more. Cob leaches heat like it's its job (which
> it is, given it operates as mass). I've seen a number of engineering
> articles that suggest the operating R value is around a generous .5/inch,
> IF that.  In mild climates or where you've got really hot days and cold
> nights, cob seems to work decently - but once we hit 40s during the day or
> on gray days, that cob cottage was COLD fast, and stayed cold... though
> with a wood stove it stayed hot much of the night.  But it was NOT
> insulated, and that's with a bale north side and 18" walls in "moderate"
> NC.
> 
> And currents in framed cells (even with batted) DOES make a difference -
> which you can address by spray foaming the joins of the framing to its
> sheath.
> 
> Still curious about cob-straw.  I'm a month or two away being ready to
> cob-straw my framed workshop, and very curious about how it will turn out.
>  I'll keep you all in the loop.
> 
> mike
> 
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> >   1. Re: Insulative Values of Cob & Strawclay (Frank Hanlan)
> >   2. greetings from inside (Tys Sniffen)
> >   3. Re: greetings from inside (Marilyn Pratt)
> >   4. Re: greetings from inside (Jill Hogan)
> >   5. Re: greetings from inside (Deborah Terreson)
> >
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> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:47:53 -0700
> > From: Frank Hanlan <fhanlan at hotmail.com>
> > To: Coblist <coblist at deatech.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Cob] Insulative Values of Cob & Strawclay
> > Message-ID: <BAY168-W114FFB5B802524C926333AEADD70 at phx.gbl>
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> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > @ Sky
> >
> > "Cob can be either, but if you make a tight cob house, it'll outperform a
> > batt-insulated house any day."  Sorry Sky, I don't agree at all and I
> > strongly doubt that any energy efficient builder would either.  Energy
> > efficient builders are building tight would frame houses with .5 to .9 air
> > changes per hour (ach) at 50 pascals which is key together with mass to
> > hold heat and moderate temperature swings.  In these houses they are
> > including whole wall insulation values from R38 to R60, attics from R50 to
> > R100, basement walls from R20 to R40 and under slab from R10 to R20.
> >  Without insulation cob house simply cannot match the performance of these
> > houses.
> >
> > I certainly agree with and support Christopher's & Shannon's concerns
> > about R values.  I live in Edmonton, AB and in the winter we often get high
> > temperatures of 0 degrees F and less with wind chills from -20F to -40F for
> > days and even 1 or more weeks at a time.  The result is that any exposed
> > wall or wall without thermal breaks would get cold and take a large amount
> > of heat to warm up and keep warm regardless of the amount of sunshine we
> > were getting.  Since we are further north we get fewer hours of sunshine
> > even on sunny days.
> >
> > If you are looking to super insulate exterior walls and or roofs for both
> > new builds and retrofits I highly recommend Larsen trusses.  Martin
> > Halladay, the Energy Nerd of www.greenbuildingadvisor.com, recently did a
> > great blog post on them.  see
> > http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/all-about-larsen-trusses
> >
> > Sincerely yours,
> > Frank Hanlan
> >
> > Edmonton, AB
> >
> > If you have not demonstrated that you can hear the true state of the world
> > and still act then don't expect to be told the truth.
> >
> > Despite of the agreement in Cancun, Mexico we have still a great amount of
> > work to do to ensure that global greenhouse
> > emissions have peaked and started down by the end of 2015 and to keep the
> > average temperature rise under 2C to stop
> > widespread flooding and the displacement of 400 to 500 million people.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 19:55:06 -0700
> > From: "Tys Sniffen" <tys at ideamountain.com>
> > To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> > Subject: [Cob] greetings from inside
> > Message-ID: <006901cc990a$d438d9c0$7caa8d40$@com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > Just had to crow a bit - hello from inside our finished cob house. Only
> > took
> > 4 years and 8 months, the two of us working full time.  outside isn't done,
> > or the patio, or the deck, or the tool shed.etc etc.  but still, we're
> > sleeping inside a clean, finished house tonight!
> >
> >
> >
> > Tys
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 21:02:11 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Marilyn Pratt <marilyn.pratt at sbcglobal.net>
> > To: Tys Sniffen <tys at ideamountain.com>, coblist at deatech.com
> > Subject: Re: [Cob] greetings from inside
> > Message-ID: <1320206531.12658.YahooMailRC at web82202.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > TYS!!!  That's FABULOUS!!!  Congratulations!
> > -an excited-for-you Marilyn
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Tys Sniffen <tys at ideamountain.com>
> > To: coblist at deatech.com
> > Sent: Tue, November 1, 2011 7:55:06 PM
> > Subject: [Cob] greetings from inside
> >
> > Just had to crow a bit - hello from inside our finished cob house. Only
> > took
> > 4 years and 8 months, the two of us working full time.  outside isn't done,
> > or the patio, or the deck, or the tool shed.etc etc.  but still, we're
> > sleeping inside a clean, finished house tonight!
> >
> >
> >
> > Tys
> >
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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:33:59 +0200
> > From: Jill Hogan <jill.hogan at mat.org.za>
> > To: coblist at deatech.com
> > Subject: Re: [Cob] greetings from inside
> > Message-ID: <4EB11C97.8050006 at mat.org.za>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >
> > Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
> > One of the happiest nights of my life was the first night I slept in my
> > house, and looked up at the ceiling and thought "I did this" It was also
> > an amazingly humble moment.
> > Enjoy the house every moment and inch of it
> > Jill Hogan
> >
> > On 2011/11/02 04:55 AM, Tys Sniffen wrote:
> > > Just had to crow a bit - hello from inside our finished cob house. Only
> > took
> > > 4 years and 8 months, the two of us working full time.  outside isn't
> > done,
> > > or the patio, or the deck, or the tool shed.etc etc.  but still, we're
> > > sleeping inside a clean, finished house tonight!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tys
> > >
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> >
> > --
> > *Jill Hogan*
> > McGregor Alternative Technology Centre "MAT"
> > PO Box 365
> > McGregor
> > 6708
> >
> > www.mat.org.za <http://www.mat.org.za>
> > Phone: 023 625 1533
> >
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> >
> > "Be the change you wish to see" Mohandas Ghandi
> >
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> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 10:53:31 -0400
> > From: Deborah Terreson <foodandart at comcast.net>
> > To: Tys Sniffen <tys at ideamountain.com>
> > Cc: coblist at deatech.com
> > Subject: Re: [Cob] greetings from inside
> > Message-ID: <7D34FE61-1120-4880-B1AC-5592423D33AB at comcast.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > Well, don't be  tease.. send pictures of your cobbed glory!  :-) yes, yes,
> > yes please!
> >
> >
> > On Nov 1, 2011, at 10:55 PM, Tys Sniffen wrote:
> >
> > > Just had to crow a bit - hello from inside our finished cob house. Only
> > took
> > > 4 years and 8 months, the two of us working full time.  outside isn't
> > done,
> > > or the patio, or the deck, or the tool shed.etc etc.  but still, we're
> > > sleeping inside a clean, finished house tonight!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tys
> > >
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> "The greatest achievement is selflessness.
> The greatest worth is self-mastery.
> The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
> The greatest precept is continual awareness.
> The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
> The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
> The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
> The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
> The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
> The greatest patience is humility.
> The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
> The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
> The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances."
> ~Atisha
> 
> "Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life,
> are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances
> to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts,
> the wisest have even lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor."
> ~Henry David Thoreau
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> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:00:12 -0700
> From: "Tys Sniffen" <tys at ideamountain.com>
> To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> Subject: [Cob] photos of our Journey
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> 
> Folks,
> 
>  
> 
> Many have asked for photos now that we're inside; the best way so far is to
> check out the photo-blog: www.ideamountain.com 
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tys
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:43:18 +0200
> From: Jill Hogan <jill.hogan at mat.org.za>
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: Re: [Cob] photos of our Journey
> Message-ID: <4EB2D2B6.5030606 at mat.org.za>
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> 
> Tys what abeautiful home congrats!!!
> Blessings Jill
> 
> On 2011/11/03 04:00 AM, Tys Sniffen wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Many have asked for photos now that we're inside; the best way so far is to
> > check out the photo-blog: www.ideamountain.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tys
> >
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> 
> 
> -- 
> *Jill Hogan*
> McGregor Alternative Technology Centre "MAT"
> PO Box 365
> McGregor
> 6708
> 
> www.mat.org.za <http://www.mat.org.za>
> Phone: 023 625 1533
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