Cob:

[Jill hotmail]

Are you referring to SIP ? I found this on the net, www.betterbuilder.com
No prices on site, I assume expensive.
-jill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grei Raven Shadow Walker" <greyraven_r at yahoo.com>
To: "Jill hotmail" <writejill at hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Cob:


> I can't rember the name of the material, but there is
> a relatively new structural material on the market
> which could work for you. It's comprised of 4-8 inches
> (depending on it's intended application) of expanded
> foam sandwiched between 2 sheets of exterier grade
> osb. this stuff is load baring and has very good
> thermal performance. you could cut it into the right
> size panels and then attach standard garage door
> hardware to it. Just remember to make the kitchen
> separable from the rest of the house, you don't want
> to loose your cob home's thermal mass advantage in the
> summer.
> --- Jill hotmail <writejill at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > We also would like to incorporate a "garage door"
> > for one wall in the kitchen. Either sliding or the
> > regular kind that goes up. Any suggestions on  this
> > and how to insulate this? I am enchanted by the idea
> > of opening up the entire section of wall in the
> > summer.
> > -jill
> >
>
>
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