Cob: Rammed Earth floor
Jonathan Smith
jopasm at ebicom.net
Mon Jun 11 16:26:34 CDT 2001
Hello. I'm working on building a small earth oven and an adjoining shed
that will provide a roof for the oven and enclosed space to do final prep on
the loaves. I saw an article in BackHome magazine a couple of years ago about
rammed earth floors - basically a mixture of clay-containing soil, an
aggregate (gravel), lime and/or concrete, and possibly some straw that is
tamped down and
then coated with boiled linseed oil. Unfortunately I can't find the magazine
with the article in it. Does anybody know of any websites that would have
the information on how to prepare a floor such as this? The soil is rougly
50% clay
and 50% silt - I need to know how much (if any) additional material needs
to be added. Thanks for any information.