Cob: New to this list and the idea of cob

Mon Dec 3 12:37:40 CST 2001

Hi everyone,
I am very interested in this idea of cob building and am a newbie to this site, so please bare with me.  I do live in Minnesota, which I see from several postings, is not a very cob friendly area. 

 I have tried to scan the last 6 years of the archives, but it takes a long time to read all those postings!!(although I am working on it!) 

 My question is, has anyone ever tried building a cob house with the solid foam insulation in the walls of the cob home?  If so, how well does it work? 

 I thought of your idea of strawbale with cob on the inside and stucco on the outside, but think the walls will be too thick and it would cost a lot more to put up the post and beam system to support the sb structure.

Any help for a cold Minnasotan would be greatly appreciated!

Also, I see a lot of great pictures of your finished cob houses, but no one ever shows a pic of the floor plans.  I see rooms in many pic's that I would like to use, but have no idea as to where to start in the visualizing process of the planning of a cob home.  I realize I will have to take a class this coming summer which will help me understand the building process, but with an idea this exciting, I would like to start planing what I would like my house to look like.  If you have just a small pic, even hand drawn, of what your cob house looks like I would love to see your ideas.

Thank you all for your help and support!
Sharon Cox

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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2>Hi everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2>I am very interested in 
this idea of cob building and am a newbie to this site, so please bare with 
me.  I do live in Minnesota, which I see from several postings, is not a 
very cob friendly area. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2> I have tried to scan 
the last 6 years of the archives, but it takes a long time to read all those 
postings!!(although I am working on it!) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2> My question is, has 
anyone ever tried building a cob house with the solid foam insulation in the 
walls of the cob home?  If so, how well does it work? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2> I thought of your 
idea of strawbale with cob on the inside and stucco on the outside, but think 
the walls will be too thick and it would cost a lot more to put up the post and 
beam system to support the sb structure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2>Any help for a cold 
Minnasotan would be greatly appreciated!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2>Also, I see a lot of great 
pictures of your finished cob houses, but no one ever shows a pic of the floor 
plans.  I see rooms in many pic's that I would like to use, but have no 
idea as to where to start in the visualizing process of the planning of a cob 
home.  I realize I will have to take a class this coming summer which will 
help me understand the building process, but with an idea this exciting, I would 
like to start planing what I would like my house to look like.  If you have 
just a small pic, even hand drawn, of what your cob house looks like I would 
love to see your ideas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2>Thank you all for your help 
and support!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000000 size=2>Sharon Cox</FONT></DIV>
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