Cob: Earth Floor!

[Shannon C. Dealy]

On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Darel Henman wrote:

> To those of you who have or have been on a adobe type floor:

Don't have one, but have friends who do, and have helped to put in
and maintain earthen/cob floors.

> 
> What kind of performance are you earth floor people getting?
> 
> Can you walk on it in socks.

Yes

> 
> Does it chuck off easily when you drop something semi-heavy like a large
> can of coffee?

If done correctly, properly constructed floors are extremely tough and can
withstand high-heels, pianos, etc., never tried dropping a large can of
coffee :-)

> If so is it easily repairable.

Yes.


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