Cob: RE: super insulated

[Patricia L. MacKenzie]

To Russel Johnsen:
One of the things I noticed while I was searching for land is that it 
frequently has ups and downs, sometimes seasonal, sometimes stays high a 
couple of years, and best thing to do is wait it out, often very very hard 
to do.
Maybe a trailer is expensive but only option til further information comes 
to light? I'm told they're hard to move but they could be disassembled if 
necessary, I have seen it done. If not I would consider remaining where I am 
until I save further money or have better security for my needs. Keep 
informing.
P.
ruanmackenzie at hotmail.com

>From: Russel Johnsen <wpgweb at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Russel Johnsen <wpgweb at yahoo.com>
>To: coblist at deatech.com
>Subject: Cob: RE: super insulated
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:41:45 -0700 (PDT)
>
>We are looking for some property very near Winnipeg
>but land is becoming expensive.  We need a close
>commute.
>
>Our aim is to place a used mobile home and hook up
>electrical, septic, cistern and when the cob house is
>ready to a livable degree transfer over all amenities
>and sell the mobile home.
>
>In a frame house the wall frame holding the insulation
>is a problem with heat conduction -- low R value.  I
>expect the same problem with the cob structure around
>the air tubes or pockets.  A 25" join would be similar
>to a two by four in frame construction but I believe I
>can get away with few of thes to keep the integrity of
>a single wall construction.  I can assist this
>integrity with other mess means of creating a
>contiguous structure.
>
>RC
>
>I would be very interested on material about super
>insulating.
>
>
>
>
>--- Rosemary and Gerald Leclair <Leclair at doitnow.com>
>wrote:
> > dear Russel Johnsen,
> > I'm Gerald Leclair formerly from Manitoba now living
> > in Arizona. I built
> > superinsulated homes in winnipeg and surrounding
> > area in the 80's. this is a
> > questipon i'm been asking myself for a while . this
> > is brain  storming ideas
> > . Maybe build a super insulated shell with cob
> > interior walls to add a heat
> > sink and get the contour effect of cob. Maybe
> > strawbale on the exterior
> > walls. This will give you great insulation value.
> > Are you building in the
> > city where the building codes might limityour
> > freedom of expression or in a
> > remote area?
> > Gerald
> >
>
>
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