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> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:02 -0700
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>    1. failure update (dhowell at pickensprogressonline.com)
>    2. Re: failure update (Janet Standeford)
>    3. Re: failure update (Marlin Nissen)
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> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:36:22 -0400
> From: dhowell at pickensprogressonline.com
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> Subject: [Cob] failure update
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> So, what I gathered from asking the list what projects failed and how  
> to prevent it reoccurring: Make the cob around your flue thicker,  
> don't apply your lime plaster or cob in freezing temperatures, make  
> your foundation as wide or wider than the wall it will support, if  
> you're going to use cobwood make sure the wood is cured before  
> building, use double-pane windows in cold country. One thing that I  
> can add from personal experience is, you can't do enough planning.  
> Draw out every detail then make a model using modeling clay and  
> sticks. It will save you a lot of time and labor if you can see the  
> project from beginning to end before you start. I read in a Habitat  
> For Humanity book, "if you can draw it, you can build it." Good luck  
> everyone with their various endeavors.
> Damon in Georgia, USA
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> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:03:10 -0700
> From: Janet Standeford <janet.standeford at gmail.com>
> To: "dhowell at pickensprogressonline.com"
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> Cc: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: Re: [Cob] failure update
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> Thank you Damon and everyone who contributed.
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> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:36 AM, dhowell at pickensprogressonline.com <
> dhowell at pickensprogressonline.com> wrote:
> 
> > So, what I gathered from asking the list what projects failed and how to
> > prevent it reoccurring: Make the cob around your flue thicker, don't apply
> > your lime plaster or cob in freezing temperatures, make your foundation as
> > wide or wider than the wall it will support, if you're going to use cobwood
> > make sure the wood is cured before building, use double-pane windows in
> > cold country. One thing that I can add from personal experience is, you
> > can't do enough planning. Draw out every detail then make a model using
> > modeling clay and sticks. It will save you a lot of time and labor if you
> > can see the project from beginning to end before you start. I read in a
> > Habitat For Humanity book, "if you can draw it, you can build it." Good
> > luck everyone with their various endeavors.
> > Damon in Georgia, USA
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> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:45:19 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Marlin Nissen <marlin_nissen at yahoo.com>
> To: "dhowell at pickensprogressonline.com"
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> good summary Damon... i kinda missed the discussion but remember especially the cobwood thing where kiln dried lumber (2x4s etc.) worked the best with no shrinking around the Cob.
> ?
> thanks,
> ?
> Marlin
> ?
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>  From: "dhowell at pickensprogressonline.com" <dhowell at pickensprogressonline.com>
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> Subject: [Cob] failure update
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> So, what I gathered from asking the list what projects failed and how to prevent it reoccurring: Make the cob around your flue thicker, don't apply your lime plaster or cob in freezing temperatures, make your foundation as wide or wider than the wall it will support, if you're going to use cobwood make sure the wood is cured before building, use double-pane windows in cold country. One thing that I can add from personal experience is, you can't do enough planning. Draw out every detail then make a model using modeling clay and sticks. It will save you a lot of time and labor if you can see the project from beginning to end before you start. I read in a Habitat For Humanity book, "if you can draw it, you can build it." Good luck everyone with their various endeavors.
> Damon in Georgia, USA
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