[Cob] hybrid

[Brent Flaco Wilson]

Hi.  Just wondering if anyone has ever done a cob home with stones in the 
cob, larger stones.  Also If you had a pole structrue for the roof can you 
cob over the wood?  And sbs how are they cobbed over inside, and what do you 
do outside for wet protection?


>From: Teresa Banks <tbanks98926 at yahoo.com>
>To: coblist at deatech.com
>Subject: Re: [Cob] Thermal nosebleed >Cob and Cobwood hybrid
>Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 11:16:06 -0800 (PST)
>
>Thank you for your input Charmaine,
>
>Love your website, by the way!  Yes, I definitely do mean cordwood,
>with cob as the mortar.  I have since found that cobwood means diff
>things to diff people, but that was what my meaning of cobwood was.
>
>So, back to my original question, has anybody done, or known of someone
>who has done a cordwood/cob mortar, and cob hybrid, with cordwood on
>the bottom, and cob on the top?  Since both can be used as loadbearing,
>I don't see why combining them should be an issue.  As far as the
>cob/mortar shrinking, or the wood shrinking, and letting in
>drafts/letting out heat, it seems that adding a little extra cob in the
>cracks (assuming you can find them) would be easy enough.  I wouldn't
>want to do a double wall, my intent is to cut down on the work, not
>increase it, as I will be doing much of the work by myself.
>
>Thanks, Teresa
>
>
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