Cob: Re: Circular Foundation

Tue Jul 1 19:40:57 CDT 2003

  Dulane: what county and state are you in? Hope you will keep us up to date on your progress.
   I no longer depend on advice from any DIY store. I just tiled a shower stall with ordinary ceramic tile and being a newbie I asked what cement I should use and, following the advice given, used the wrong kind.....of course the HD folks assure me everything will be fine.....let's hope so...... 
  For anyone interested in building techniques: if you live near a navy base or where a base once was, (probably all the services have similar manuals) look in second-hand bookstores for the military training manuals. They cover all aspects of building. Ours are decades old but worth having for the basics of framing etc. Too bad ours don't include the modern building materials.

   It is so nice to fall asleep imagining the mud house I covet..........I wish I could say I'd be happy if I never saw plastic again, but then I'd have to give up black plastic sheeting...not a pleasant thought....... anyway, Dulane, please tell us of your adventures with the building inspectors and so forth. maybe we can learn from your experience....thanks and keep on finding the free stuff....mary in mitchell county, NC
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  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dulane: what county and state are you in? Hope 
  you will keep us up to date on your progress.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I no longer depend on advice from any DIY 
  store. I just tiled a shower stall with ordinary ceramic tile and being a 
  newbie I asked what cement I should use and, following the advice given, used 
  the wrong kind.....of course the HD folks assure me everything will be 
  fine.....let's hope so...... </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For anyone interested in building techniques: if 
  you live near a navy base or where a base once was, (probably all the services 
  have similar manuals) look in second-hand bookstores for the military training 
  manuals. They cover all aspects of building. Ours are decades old but worth 
  having for the basics of framing etc. Too bad ours don't include the modern 
  building materials.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> It is so nice to fall asleep imagining the 
  mud house I covet..........I wish I could say I'd be happy if I never saw 
  plastic again, but then I'd have to give up black plastic sheeting...not a 
  pleasant thought....... anyway, Dulane, please tell us of your adventures with 
  the building inspectors and so forth. maybe we can learn from your 
  experience....thanks and keep on finding the free stuff....mary in mitchell 
  county, NC</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>