[Cob] Italian construction pictures

[Scott Race]

 For anyone interested, I posted all the pictures you'll want to see on my
 website. Visit

 http://24.7.148.131:8080 (sorry, no domain name yet)

 and click on the link "Italian Construction" to the left.  Feel free to
 email me directly with any questions or ideas on this roof design thing....

 Scott

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Race" <scottrace at comcast.net>
> To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 11:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cob] Italian inspired buliding idea - instead of using a
ridge
> beam...
>
>
> > I have one picture of the roof, I can send it to anyone if they want,
just
> > email me.  At the time I only took one picture - I was passing by and
> > thought it was cool. Now I wish I had taken more.  It was an old
abandoned
> > building, the walls were a little knocked out, but the entire structure
> was
> > still very strong and in tact.
> >
> >   If anyone is interested in Italian structures, I have a few pictures
> that
> > are worth checking out.  Email me if you'd like to see them too.  High
> > detail pics, each one is about 660K.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "D.J. Henman" <henman at it.to-be.co.jp>
> > To: "Scott Race" <scottrace at comcast.net>
> > Cc: <coblist at deatech.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Cob] Italian inspired buliding idea - instead of using a
> ridge
> > beam...
> >
> >
> > > Interesting observation Scott.
> > >
> > > Where you able to get any pictures?  Or could you give us some town
> > > names, so that we could possible do some research about the structures
> > > you mentioned.   It sounds very interesting.  Thanks for the
informative
> > > facts.
> > >
> > > Darel
> > > --------------------
> > >
> > > Scott Race wrote:
> > >
> > > > While in Northern Italy recently I was marveling at the natural
> > > >construction.  Many of the structures derive their from the fact that
> the
> > > >walls are made of stone and very thick (unbelievably thick!).
> > > >
> > > >  I noticed a few interesting stone structures that appeared to have
> been
> > > >there for some time.  Instead of using a ridge beam, there was a huge
> > wall
> > > >down the middle of the building that at the top served as the ridge
> beam.
> > > >The rafters attached to the top of this middle wall and then down to
> the
> > > >lower outer walls.  Therefore, there were just rafters, no ridge
beam.
> > > >
> > > >  Has anyone tried this with cob?  Though you would need more cob, it
> > would
> > > >seem to be extremely stable.
> > > >
> > > >Scott
> > > >
> > > >
> >
>
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