[Cob] Earthberming a cob house?

[Amanda Peck]

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From: Sharon Cox <ltlwhtwolf1316 at netscape.net>
To: coblist <coblist at deatech.com>
Subject: [Cob] Earthberming a cob house?
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:23:01 -0600

I am interested to know if you can earthberm a cob house?  If yes, how do 
you prevent water from deteriorating the cob wall? (I know you could use 
something to divert the water away from the home, inside the berm, but the 
earth would still be against the cob wall)

I am looking at both cob and earthship home building and like that the 
earthship can be earthbermed, but I also like cob structures.

The other question I have is I realize that the cob breathes and that it has 
great thermal mass, but what about insulation for colder climates?  If you 
were to put say straw bales on the outside and then a thinner layer of cob, 
would the cob still breathe?

Thank you for your help!
Sharon


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