Cob Re: Northeast cobbers

[Mike]

Well, I reside in Maryland, and I am also interested in "cobbing." I do,
however, share your concerns about local codes, and the unfamiliarity that
people in a position of power have with earthen structures. 
 Does anyone know of any cob houses in the mid-atlantic area? 

Stephen Baker wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> >We are in the Northeast also!  My husband and I are considering
> >building a cob
> >or straw bale home in RI.  Have you received much info on the subject?
> >Moisture, snow loads, etc.?  I'm glad were not the only ones this side
> >of the
> >Rockies thinking about the subject.
> [snip]
> 
> You are the first I have heard of in the Northeast. The thing that
> concerns me the most is not structural integrity (snow loads, etc.), but
> building codes. At least in my part of northeast PA, local politics and
> general backwardness may present problems. I don't know what its like in
> RI, though.
> 
> Christ's joy to you this season!
> Stephen Baker