Cob: Lets get it back on topic!

[Mark Piepkorn]

At 08:39 PM 2/24/2003, Shannon C. Dealy wrote:
>(reeeaaaal soooooon now :-)


         *laughing*... Like that thatching article?



         Explained:

         On http://www.deatech.com/natural/ of Shannon's website, there's 
been a link named "COMING SOON: Thatching Article (Reeeaal Sooooon Now :-)" 
almost forever. If you follow the link, it goes to a page that says, 
"Sorry, this page has not yet been implemented, try again in a couple 
weeks. Last Modified: December 26, 1997." I find that hilarious, and it 
only gets funnier with age.



         Requisite cob content for legal posting:

         Umm... "In a fire, cob tends to shrink, thereby enlarging any 
preexisting cracks in the cob wall. The cracking can lead to structural 
instability. Collapse of cob has occurred during a fire. The main cause of 
collapse is when a cob wall becomes totally saturated by fire hose applied 
water. In addition, water saturation of the cob from fire hoses can cause 
rapid wall cooling thereby cracking the cob and leading to structural 
instability." Quoting at random from The Natural Builder, Volume 2: 
Monolithic Adobe Known As English Cob, by Steve Berlant (available via 
http://www.naturalbuilder.com ) which was quoting Cob And The 1991 Building 
Regulations by the Devon Earth Building Association.