Cob: wall replacement

[Shannon C. Dealy]

On Thu, 24 May 2001 Ossirris273 at aol.com wrote:

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> Three years ago I built a cordwood house, and the logs shrank to the point of 
> being drafty.  Last year I plastered over the interior with cob.  My problem 
> now is I have chunks of mortar falling out.  
> 
> I am wanting to replace the cordwood, a section at a time, with cob.  Since I 
> have the interior plaster I will not be exposed.  I need advice!  This is 
> something I have never done before, and if anyone has any experience or 
> insights I would greatly appreciate it.

1 - Is this a double wall design, where basically the cordwood spans a
    space between an inner and outer wall of mortar material? 
2 - What type of mortar was used?
3 - How thick is the wall?
4 - Are you intending that the replacement cob will be as thick as the 
    existing wall?

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