Cob New to cob

[Michael Saunby]

Hello,
Three months ago my wife and I moved house.  We are now the latest, proud,
owners of a 17th century cob farmhouse.  Neither of us has ever lived in
a cob (or thatched) house before but so far we have no regrets.

Is there anyone else in the group living in an old cob building?  

Next year we hope to remove an ugly blockwork garage extension from the 
rear of the house.  So I am thinking of replacing this with a new cob 
building.  Is it safe to try and bond new cob walls to old, or should the 
new room/s have 4 walls rather than 3?

For passive solar fans, you might like to know that in its original
form the house had 5 windows on its south wall and 1 to the north.

-- 
Michael Saunby
Teachmore Farm, Inwardleigh, Okehampton, Devon, United Kingdom. EX20 3AJ

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