Cob: Texas cob?

[billc_lists at greenbuilder.com]

>I am interested in finding out for a friend of mine if there are any 
>cob projects in Texas that are completed or presently underway. She 
>is in the San Antonio area, but anywhere within a reasonable 
>distance of there will do.
>

Check in with Mike Carter and The Cob Crew.  He has a place of his 
own in Bastrop area, southeast of Austin.  Last I talked to him they 
were doing a place in Georgetown too.  Listed in our directory as:


Contact: Mike Carter
Cob Crew
815-A Brazos St., #367
Austin, TX 78701
Country: US

Phone: 512-448-0514
Email: cobcrew at sprynet.com
Web site: http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/cobcrew

BS Systems Ecology, Cob Cottage Training
Member: Austin Sustainable Building Coalition

Cob construction and Texas native landscaping. We build small homes, 
ovens, walls, benches, toolshed, etc., out of clay, sand, roadbase, 
and straw. Roof framing is done with de-barked cedar poles. Cob Crew 
works in cooperation with like-minded people in the trades--masons, 
plumbers, electricians, thatchers, architects, and engineers to 
design and build sound products. At the same time, we seek to 
introduce a wide spectrum of people to the joys of building with 
earth.


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Laura De La Garza is building a cob house in Blanco, if I remember 
correctly.  I don't have contact info on her, but I see her from time 
to time and know a number of folks who probably do have contact info. 
I'll see what I can pull up for you.

BC
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