Cob: cob and the foundation

[Brent Flaco Wilson]

Hello.  I had the pleasure of visiting the cob cottages in coquille oregon 
that the cob cottage company had built.  There was some outdoor cob work 
going on and it had gotten wet.  It didn't seem to last.  With cob could you 
build an outdoor area with out a roof, and expect it to lst?  The last thing 
is the foundations were great the seemed to be made of rocks, urbanite, 
gravel, and cob.  Can cob be used in the foundation?  How would uned build 
the rubbel trench foundation?  THanks.






>From: MidwifRhie at aol.com
>Reply-To: MidwifRhie at aol.com
>To: coblist at deatech.com
>Subject: Re: Cob: cob and cordwood
>Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:08:38 EST
>
>Hello kwest at arkansas.net,
>
>In reference to your comment:
>
>è Or, if one were to build a cob structure with a cordwood
>è addition, what would be the proper way to connect the
>è two materials without problems due to differing
>è shrinkage and settling rates?
>
>I saw once that some people were thinking of using cob between the cords of
>wood, while building a cordwood home. I would be interested in seeing how
>that worked.
>
>Blessed Be Rhie
>


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