Cob: Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: Re: Stone Foundation Question

[E. McCreery]

>Subject: Cob: Re: Re: RE: Re: Stone foundation question
>
>Water cannot rise by capillary action ("wicking") by any more than a metre
>or so.  So if your stone plinth (which is not adversely affected by rising
>damp) is high enough, the cob will remain dry without any further barrier.
>John Hall.

Then what about trees? That is exactly the mechanism they use to transport
water from their roots to their leaves.