Cob Earth berming cob buildings?

Mon May 4 07:57:37 CDT 1998

Hello everybody,

I'm going to build a house into a south-sloping mountainside in WVA this summer, and I would like to know if it is possible to berm cob walls.  Assuming that I would have good drainage away from the house, would the cob walls absorb too much moisture from the surrounding dirt?  How about an earth-bermed rock wall faced on the inside with cob?  Any and all suggestions and advice will be appreciated.

Jud Malone
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I'm going to build a house into a south-sloping 
mountainside in WVA this summer, and I would like to know if it is possible to 
berm cob walls.  Assuming that I would have good drainage away from the 
house, would the cob walls absorb too much moisture from the surrounding 
dirt?  How about an earth-bermed rock wall faced on the inside with 
cob?  Any and all suggestions and advice will be appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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