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Cob: Ianto's houseDarel Henman henman at it.to-be.co.jpThu Jan 31 01:21:02 CST 2002
Those are nice pictures and a lovely country setting. It is what I'd call a hybrid house, with the northern walls being cobbed and the southern walls being what look like standard wood siding on the second floor over nice large windows on the first floor. Does anybody have any details about utilities. a.) toilet flush or compost b.) hot water (on demand or heat it in a pot on the wood stove, or coleman gas stove?, or other?) b.) shower/bath facilities or jump in the creek? c.) kitchen sink wash in the creek? d.) I guess the heating is direct solar and the wood stove? stove wood is easily available it seems e.) Any roof insulation used? light clay or there? I hope they have good movable insulation for those first floor glass doors for during the cold nights. Last question and I don't care either way on this, but some people should now that there are differences in what is required in a legal residential building, i.e., with the required building permits and bootlegged buildings. I just advise anyone building to consider what they are building and see if there will be any problems with the building department etc. You don't want to build something then be told to tare it down. If that's not a problem do what you want. Just be a knowledgeable builder about what can go wrong in this area. Darel Charmaine R Taylor wrote: > > Does anyone know how many square feet the building was? I am > > also planning on having an attic, so I would need some wood for the > > floor. > Jennifer > > Ianto refers to his house as "round feet" and refuses to define the > size, and it is very tiny indeed with a loft area, so it is two story. > There is wood on part of the roof as I recall and I believe the floor is > earthen, and the basic shape is a fat heart. > > there are photos at one of the cob sites.. > http://www.deatech.com/cobcottage/#more >> go here and click on the > photos page > > Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing > http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com > http://www.papercrete.com > PO Box 375, Cutten CA 95534
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