Cob: Any body building with cob in the Athens, Ga. area?

[Patrick Newberry]

If you don't know any local farmers selling straw, you can almost always
get some at you local feed store. 
Pat 
Mauk GA,
www.gypsyfarm.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Lawson [mailto:Ericnathanlawson at excite.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:56 AM
To: Sabrina L Acevedo; coblist at deatech.com
Subject: Re: Cob: Any body building with cob in the Athens, Ga. area?



Sabrina,

Welcome to Athens.  I haven't built anything out of cob yet, but I too
am
looking to do so soon.  I've lived in the Athens area for about 14 years
now, and I can tell you that clay will be no problem at all to acquire!
If
you buy a piece of land with creek frontage or river frontage, sand will
be
no problem either.  Since there is a good deal of construction in the
area,
finding concrete waste slabs for a foundation seems like a cheap (or
free)
prospect in the area as well.  I haven't found a source of straw yet,
but
I'm sure that this is just from a lack of trying.  I would love to
assist in
any building projects that you may wish to start when you move.  If you
have
done any cobbing before, I would love to learn from you in return for
work
assisting you with building.  If you have not, I would love to learn and
experiment with you!  As far as building codes, I really don't know, but
my
guess is that Oglethorpe or Madison counties would have the best
potential
in that regard.  I will begin researching this subject and I'll let you
know
anything I find out.  I'm really excited about having someone else
interested in cob living close by!

-Eric