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[Cob] straight walls

Jilly JILLPRUETT at peoplepc.com
Fri Oct 31 09:55:09 CST 2003


Okay, question... 

http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/staff/Zuker/StrawHouse/Handout%201996.pdf

(this link is pdf)

If you use forms and make a straight wall, would you not need buttresses? Why or why not? How do some of the older homes (seen photos) in say, England of Australia, made with cob, have straight walls and no buttresses?

jilly