Cob: Interior walls

[Darel Henman]

Briggs,
   you might consider using a wattle and daub for some interior walls to
be able to make thinner walls that can still be stable.   Make a solid
frame for the interior wall to be then install a matrix of bamboo slices
or willow branches, then apply a cob to this.   Then after its dried
somewhat so you can fill in the cracks that come from drying, using a
finer sieved earth, finer softer straw fibres and maybe some sand added
over this to smooth it out and fill in spots and get a smoother
surface.  Repeat if you wish to what ever level of fineness you want. 
Or use lime mortars or lime/soil renderings to finish it off.

Darel

> 
> On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Briggs WebDesign wrote:
> 
> What is the best way to stablize the interior cob walls within the home?  I
> have a concern about the 8' walls and I'm sure that the good folk on the
> list can help me out here! :)
>