Cob: Basement

Mon Feb 10 14:55:18 CST 2003

Hidare Coblist,,,, Also,, and the moist ~¿~ important thing to remember 
about basements , or any wall that holds back earth.. Is water...Water is
not our friend....  If the ground freezes, it is many times worse....
The pressure of freezing water can split steel pipes.. 
So you must do everything to keep ground water away from earth 
retaining walls.. As in drainage tiles.. drainage gravel,,, and membrane.
Also, don't forget Eves and gutters,and down spouts...

Your moist concerned friend,,, bill 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Yun Que 
  To: coblist at deatech.com 
  Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:35 PM
  Subject: Re: Cob: Basement

  Cat here,  May want to think about making that cellar round to support itself against the pressure?

  for the good of all

  >From: "phil" 
  >Reply-To: "phil" 
  >To: coblist at deatech.com 
  >Subject: Re: Cob: Basement 
  >Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:03:05 -0500 (EST) 
  > 
  > 
  >I'm no expert (though I've acted like one often enough) but if you only have a basement area in a central part of the house and not approach the outer walls at all it shouldn't be a problem. This is what I plan on doing. My cellar will only be under my kitchen area which should be a good 15 to 20 feet from any outside wall. Hopefully at this distance the weight of the cob or the bermed north wall won't have any effect on a basement area. 
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Hidare Coblist,,,, Also,, and the moist ~¿~ 
important thing to remember </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>about basements , or any wall that holds back 
earth.. Is water...Water is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>not our friend....  If the ground freezes, it 
is many times worse....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>The pressure of freezing water can split steel 
pipes.. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>So you must do everything to keep ground water away 
from earth </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>retaining walls.. As in drainage tiles.. drainage 
gravel,,, and membrane.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Also, don't forget Eves and gutters,and down 
spouts...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Your moist concerned friend,,, 
bill</FONT> </DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=yunk88 at hotmail.com href="mailto:yunk88 at hotmail.com">Yun Que</A> 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=coblist at deatech.com 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 10, 2003 12:35 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Cob: Basement</DIV>
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  <P>Cat here,  May want to think about making that cellar round to support 
  itself against the pressure?<BR></P></DIV>
  <P>for the good of all<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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  <DIV></DIV>>From: "phil" <PHAWN1 at EXCITE.COM>
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  <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: "phil" <PHAWN1 at EXCITE.COM>
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  <DIV></DIV>>To: <A 
  href="mailto:coblist at deatech.com">coblist at deatech.com</A> 
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  <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Cob: Basement 
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  <DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:03:05 -0500 (EST) 
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  <DIV></DIV>>I'm no expert (though I've acted like one often enough) but if 
  you only have a basement area in a central part of the house and not approach 
  the outer walls at all it shouldn't be a problem. This is what I plan on 
  doing. My cellar will only be under my kitchen area which should be a good 15 
  to 20 feet from any outside wall. Hopefully at this distance the weight of the 
  cob or the bermed north wall won't have any effect on a basement area. 
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