Cob: Re: Roofing a cob building

Fri Apr 13 12:43:41 CDT 2001

Charly, reading your entry made me think that maybe a living roof would be a better solution for you? I don't know  what your roof slope is and if the timbers are big enough to carry a heavier roof. Metal  is so light and if your area does get the storms like you dicscribe , wouldn't a heavier roof work better? 

Elke
presenting 
Natural Builders Colloquium on Vancouver Island, BC
April 26- May 2, 2001
Check www.cobworks.com
for more info
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: charly hightower 
  To: coblist at deatech.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:04 PM
  Subject: Cob: Roofing a cob building

  Hi All! The recent storms have ripped the roof right off of my cob potting/guest house, and I am freaking out, to say the least!  We had 60 mile an hour gusts here in Kansas, and all of the recycled tin I used is GONE...since I am not wealthy, and my access to materials is limited, the only free wood I can get at this time is pallets from a local pool company.  I thought about decking the existing timbers on my structure with this recycled wood, and then covering it with the leftover sod that the pool-building company throws away. (9 times out of ten, the sod is still living--you should see my yard :)! ) Would this work temporarily, until I can dumpster dive this summer and acquire "new" tin for the roof?  Also, are the chems with which these wood pallets are treated very harmful or carcinogenic? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. What a mess! Thanks in advance for your help. Charley-girl

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charly, reading your entry made me think that maybe 
a living roof would be a better solution for you? I don't know<FONT 
face="Times New Roman" size=3>  what your roof slope is and if the timbers 
are big enough to carry a heavier roof. Met</FONT></FONT>al  is so light 
and if your area does get the storms like you dicscribe , wouldn't a heavier 
roof work better? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elke</DIV>
<DIV>presenting <BR>Natural Builders Colloquium on Vancouver Island, BC<BR>April 
26- May 2, 2001<BR>Check <A 
href="http://www.cobworks.com">www.cobworks.com</A></DIV>
<DIV>for more info</DIV>
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A href="mailto:hightoweraudio at hotmail.com" 
  title=hightoweraudio at hotmail.com>charly hightower</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:coblist at deatech.com" 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:04 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Cob: Roofing a cob 
building</DIV>
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  <DIV>Hi All! The recent storms have ripped the roof right off of my cob 
  potting/guest house, and I am freaking out, to say the least!  We had 60 
  mile an hour gusts here in Kansas, and all of the recycled tin I used is 
  GONE...since I am not wealthy, and my access to materials is limited, the only 
  free wood I can get at this time is pallets from a local pool company.  I 
  thought about decking the existing timbers on my structure with this recycled 
  wood, and then covering it with the leftover sod that the pool-building 
  company throws away. (9 times out of ten, the sod is still living--you 
  should see my yard :)! ) Would this work temporarily, until I can dumpster 
  dive this summer and acquire "new" tin for the roof?  Also, are the chems 
  with which these wood pallets are treated very harmful or carcinogenic? Any 
  advice or suggestions would be appreciated. What a mess! Thanks in advance for 
  your help. Charley-girl</DIV><BR clear=all>
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