Cob: indian method, wood conservation etc....

[olivier Tallendier]

Hi

i am still in india,
i have bought my ticket back to europe , delhi-paris and i won free flight 
paris london, so i will maybe visit the cob cottage.

in india they have differents technics :
- they do mix hearth,clay and a bit of straw, they use an old 5 liters 
metallic bottle of oil like a mold, they cut the top and the bottom they use 
the shape to make like big bricks. after, they make the walls with the big 
bricks ( no cement between the bricks ) and to finish they put a plaster 
with mud and cowshit or just cement.

next technics next time.

About wood conservation:

The traditionnal architecture in the south of the france is to make arch 
instead of using a huge wood and 2 pillars. I think it's possible to mix 
stone masonnery ( for woods saving ) and cob construction ( for the cement 
saving and the fun ).
I think there is way to find to save the maximum of wood of the roof.
i will find.

olivier





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