Cob: Re: Insulating in cold climates

[Julie Newhook]

Well, it's just that I know of someone in Nova Scotia who had a strawbale house-
got a gov't grant to build it I believe.  Anyway, they had to do alot of
monitoring for rot.  It sounded like a great deal of hassle and worry so I was
just looking at alternatives.  Fleece had been suggested to me for roof insulation
so I was just thinking about it.  I like the idea of straw in the cob mixture, but
I was just wondering if it would be enough for our cold climate.

Julie

Chuck & Linda wrote:

> Julie,
>
> Fleeces are nice, I would sure like to sit on one versus putting them in my
> walls.
> Is there a reason you don't want to build with strawbales and cob all around
> them?
> I live in Wisconsin and I try to talk anyone out of just a cob home.
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   owner-coblist at deatech.com [mailto:owner-coblist at deatech.com] On Behalf
> Of Julie Newhook
> Sent:   Sunday, June 18, 2000 3:10 PM
> To:     Coblist
> Subject:        Cob: Insulating in cold climates
>
> Hi.  I live in Canada too.  What's everyone's feelings about insulating
> with sheep fleece? (presuming you can aquire it at a decent price).  How
> would one go about incorporating sheep fleece insulation into a cobhouse
> design? Would you need to go as far as an inner and outer wall?
>
> Julie