Cob: second structure spacing

Thu Feb 20 13:54:07 CST 2003

Thanks for the straw bale tips, though I am not sure I understand it yet. Do you use cob columns in place of the timber framing? and Cob around the straw bales - or do you just plaster? 

Okay, new question. If I build a small structure. Cold wall to the north. Then build another structure to the south, do I leave just enough room between them for sun to shine in from around mid-morning on; to avoid blocking the southern benefits?
 In other words, how far do I need to space structures to maintain the southern benefits, assuming I build the structures north and south of each other? 

jill
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the straw bale tips, though I am not 
sure I understand it yet. Do you use cob columns in place of the timber framing? 
and Cob around the straw bales - or do you just plaster? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Okay, new question. If I build a small structure. 
Cold wall to the north. Then build another structure to the south, do I leave 
just enough room between them for sun to shine in from around mid-morning on; to 
avoid blocking the southern benefits?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> In other words, how far do I need to space 
structures to maintain the southern benefits, assuming I build the structures 
north and south of each other? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>jill</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>