cob wall width, was Cob: RE: Insulation

[Patrick Newberry]

My walls are only about 14 inches thick. The reason for that is that is 
the thickness of the bags(filled) I use to make my foundations. The 
bags are filled with stablized earth. Our temps can get as low as 10 
degrees in winter but not for any extented period. We generally get 
above freezing during the day in winter with some days as high as the 
low 60's or high 50's. I don't anticpate any problems with the walls 
and the cold weather this winter. 

Pat



> 
> A straight cob structure is going to be difficult (not impossible,
> just difficult) to regulate the internal temperature, at least with
> the thinner walls that people on this list seem to be favoring.  I
> never heard of a wall thinner than 2' or 3' thick discussed on this
> list years back, but maybe my memory is faulty on that point.
>