Cob cover or temporary roof.

[Jordan Orion]

just got back from a cob workshop in sonora. an interesting thing they 
used there were old rv awnings. i guess they went to an rv awning repair 
shop and they were left overs. great for keeping out uvh and very 
durable and sturdy. the only thing i would question about using "black" 
is that it attracts the heat. these old rv awnings were lighter shaded.

From: "Patrick Newberry" <goshawk at gnat.net>
To: coblist at deatech.com
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 22:59:53 +0000
Subject: Re: Cob cover or temporary roof.
Reply-To: coblist at deatech.com

Hi everyone, 
    While I live in middle Georgia, too far inland to be worried about 
the winds 
of the various hurricanes the come and go, I do end up with a lot of 
water 
after one hits either the gulf coast or the east coast.  The last one 
that 
passed dumped a bunch of water. The house we are building has the earth 
filled 
bags. Well Just like cob, they hold a lot of water and take a long time 
to dry 
out. They are still not dry from the last hurricane. Now that I'm 
putting that 
cement dome on top of these earthen walls, I figure I'd better protect 
them 
from the rains. Fall is our rainy season. I've had things collapse on me 
before, don't want that to happen again.  

    So far I've been cutting down the scrub oaks around here and putting 
them in 
as posts for a temporary "Pole"  structure to protect the outer portion 
of 
the walls. What I'm trying to do is make a decision as to what to put on 
this 
"Pole" structure. The two ideas I've come up with is plastic or tar 
paper. Cost 
does count. I thought tar paper to be more resistant to UVH rays, but a 
friend 
thinks that the (black) plastic will last longer.  I don't want to use 
clear plastic because the rays also break down the poly bags. Those old 
UVH 
rays can really cause havak with some plastic. Anyway, I'm just wonder 
what 
other solutions cob folks have come up with to protect cob during those 
dark 
and wet and cold winters.  

L&L
Pat Newberry
http://www.gnat.net/~goshawk

 
"There is No Hope, but I may be wrong."




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