Cob: Cob insulation idea

[Darel Henman]

I would also consider besides straw or wood chips, depending on local
availablity the use of rice husks or wheat or barley husks in a light
clay mix.  I know that in some areas, rice husks derived in the milling
process, were and are in at least one project I've seen being used for
insulation in floors and walls. 

Darel

Charmaine R Taylor wrote:
> 
> Jak and Jen, another form of slip straw is the woodchip/clay or sawdust
> clay "salad" toss that combines shredded wood fiber ( aka chips and
> sawdust)   There are also workships by  Fox Maple in ME, and I
> volunteered at a workshop they gave this summer in Portland OR, where a
> hiuge timberframe  Chinese medicaine clinic is beign built.  to see
> someinfo on this method--go to  Clay workshop:
> http://www.foxmaple.com/corbettwk.html#Alternative Infill Systems
> 
> Personally, in cold weather areas this seems an excellent method, where
> the infill is very insulating, and a thick COB plaster/wall can still be
> placed over for a totally natural wall syste, Using lime plasters
> exterior is good too,
> 
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