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Cob: RE:

Will Moon arnold at ntelos.net
Sat Jan 25 09:08:47 CST 2003 

Jill,
    1.Interior walls do not have to be as thick as exterior walls unless
they are bearing walls.What is a bearing wall?Any wall that is neccessary to
support any part of the structure that is above it.Non-bearing interior
walls can be as thin as you can practicably make them without worrying about
punching through it through every time you lean on it!In conventional
constuction most interior non-bearing walls are 4 1/2  inches thick:3 1/2
inch stud with 1/2 inch of drywall on both sides.You can make them whatever
you like.
    2.Any competent architect can do what you ask.Going to one however does
not mean you will avoid costly mistakes.Going to one may be a costly mistake
itself!Most building departments do not require architectural drawings for a
permit.Look around and see if you can find a draftsman or a friend with a
little experience doing house plans.Do you need plans?Are you going for a
permit?If not,can you work from your floor plan?One of the beauties of cob
is that you don't need experience in building.But it does help to have some
idea about what you are doing.Read "The Hand-Sculpted House".It walks you
through a lot of things you need to think about.What questions it doesn't
answer you can get answered elsewhere.This list is loaded with competent
people who can probably answer any questions you may come up with.
    3.Volumes have been written on this one.Here again "The Hand-Sculpted
House has some good input.The most important area for air exchange is in the
roof system,depending on the kind of roof you use.
    4.The foundation needs to extend into the ground to at least the DEPTH
of the frost line.How far above it goes isn't relevant./
    Hope this helps.If not I am sure someone else here can!LOL!

Will
  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-coblist at deatech.com [mailto:owner-coblist at deatech.com]On
Behalf Of Jill hotmail
  Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 2:47 PM
  To: cob list
  Subject: Cob:


  1. Are interior wall just as wide as exterior walls?
  2. Does anyone know an architect that can take our floorplan drawing and
create plans? We want to be sure to avoid costly mistakes, and we have no
experience building a house.
  3. What about air exchange to prevent moisture build up? (My family built
a house - stick house - and forgot about this, and now the upstairs walls
are peeling)
  4. You make the foundation higher than the frost line by how much?
  -jill
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<DIV><SPAN class=578174614-25012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Jill,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578174614-25012003>    <FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>1.Interior walls do not have to be as thick as exterior 
walls unless they are bearing walls.What is a bearing wall?Any wall that is 
neccessary to support any part of the structure that is above it.Non-bearing 
interior walls can be as thin as you can practicably make them without worrying 
about punching through it through every time you lean on it!In conventional 
constuction most interior non-bearing walls are 4 1/2  inches thick:3 1/2 
inch stud with 1/2 inch of drywall on both sides.You can make them whatever you 
like.    </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578174614-25012003>    <FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>2.Any competent architect can do what you ask.Going to one 
however does not mean you will avoid costly mistakes.Going to one may be a 
costly mistake itself!Most building departments do not require architectural 
drawings for a permit.Look around and see if you can find a draftsman or a 
friend with a little experience doing house plans.Do you need plans?Are you 
going for a permit?If not,can you work from your floor plan?One of the beauties 
of cob is that you don't need experience in building.But it does help to have 
some idea about what you are doing.Read "The Hand-Sculpted House".It walks you 
through a lot of things you need to think about.What questions it doesn't answer 
you can get answered elsewhere.This list is loaded with competent people who can 
probably answer any questions you may come up with.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578174614-25012003>    <FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>3.Volumes have been written on this one.Here again "The 
Hand-Sculpted House has some good input.The most important area for air exchange 
is in the roof system,depending on the kind of roof you use.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578174614-25012003>    <FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>4.The foundation needs to extend into the ground to at 
least the DEPTH of the frost line.How far above it goes isn't 
relevant./</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578174614-25012003>    <FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>Hope this helps.If not I am sure someone else here 
can!LOL!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578174614-25012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578174614-25012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Will</FONT> </SPAN></DIV>
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-coblist at deatech.com 
  [mailto:owner-coblist at deatech.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Jill 
  hotmail<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 24, 2003 2:47 PM<BR><B>To:</B> cob 
  list<BR><B>Subject:</B> Cob: <BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Are interior wall just as wide as exterior 
  walls?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Does anyone know an architect that can take 
  our floorplan drawing and create plans? We want to be sure to avoid costly 
  mistakes, and we have no experience building a house. </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. What about air exchange to prevent moisture 
  build up? (My family built a house - stick house - and forgot about this, and 
  now the upstairs walls are peeling)</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. You make the foundation higher than the frost 
  line by how much?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-jill</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>