[Cob](Medeival walls design) un-tapering wall...

[Mike Swink]

thanks so much for link to
site.http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_towns.html
and comments about how people progressed in building.

With so much NON commucation among people who live within feet of each
other and the inablity to learn effective dilogue in this so called
advanced society
 of usa it is sometimes a wonder to me that people could ever decide on how
to live in villages and do collective productive things together.

In the 1400's people had only ink an quill. to write letters. This required
a person to think in advance what he should write and it had to be so
descriptive that if in person another could follw the letter in
reality.Once armed with pen and ink there was no room for error.

THe first schools were divided into two parts. The first part was the
teacher talking to class. for the first part of the day. But the second
part of the day was many combinations of dialogue between students and
teacher to first learn effective commucation and then being able to be
efficent in speech. These are just a few of the things deleted from
socitety in america. 

If you ever needed a book on how to destroy a nation. The past 100 years of
education in the usa is a prime example. NEgative off the cob subjecct. Not
really. This list is a fresh breeze and life exspression that reflects the
need for use to find those things of quality and preseruve them. Thanks 
swink



> [Original Message]
> From: <tms at northcoast.com>
> To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> Date: 12/5/2003 1:32:21 AM
> Subject: RE: [Cob](Medeival walls design) un-tapering wall...
>
> how can I build
>   my walls so that my upstairs is larger than my downstairs? Is that
> possible?
>
> The 2 & 3 story homes in UK are extended further out each floor up.  There
> is a place called the "SHAMBLES" where ALL the  buildings leand forward
> almost closing over the space above..it looks like the buildings lean
> forward drunkenly and "touch their foreheads".
>
> The builders found that wider upper floors did not bounce and flex so much
> as when the walls were perependicular.  It is called the jetty system. 
> and extended 1-2 meters out from bottom floor. possibly framing an 
> extended wood floor above, with thinner wattle and daub upper walls, lime
> plastrered over will appear as cob from the exterior?
>
> here is a photo
>
http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/medieval/magnified/bullace_lane_rear.html
>
> "HALLS, SOLARS AND PRIVIES
>
>       Most medieval town houses were timber-framed with wattle walls.
> Stone buildings were constructed for the very rich. In a medieval
> house the main element was the hall, divided by screens forming
>
>       a passageway from the pantries and kitchen area. "
> history
> 
>
> Balloon framing of studs(straight from base floor to top) replaced jettie
> later as more stable for upper floors.
>
>
> PS Alex- I will locate the book source of the early German bermed houses.
>
> Ms. Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
> http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com
>
>
>
>
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