Cob: straw bales and cob

Thu Feb 20 11:46:52 CST 2003

I see in a book, how to bring cob and straw bales together, but I don't see what to do then. Do you cob over the straw bales? 
If I do my entire north wall in straw bales, for insulation, do I need to use a timber frame then? 
Also, if you know, it says to have the bales pre-compressed before adding the roof. What does this mean? How do I do that? 
Jill
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I see in a book, how to bring cob and straw bales 
together, but I don't see what to do then. Do you cob over the straw bales? 
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insulation, do I need to use a timber frame then? </FONT></DIV>
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pre-compressed before adding the roof. What does this mean? How do I do that? 
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