[Cob] Adobe Floors

[Amanda Peck]

Since it says "hello all" I think this was supposed to go to all us.  I'm no 
expert.  I'm still waiting for my only try at a floor to dry enough that I 
can remove the screed/decoration boards and repack those holes with a 
different color mixture.

Yes, I think you can just go in with the same--or sandier mixture.  But, 
next time, a bigger test, a sandier mixture might work better.  Might need 
to dig an inch or so wide (maybe wider at bottom than top) line to pack with 
a fairly dry mixture.

I didn't tell everyone the story of the potter last year telling me that the 
real way to test a clay mixture was about 4 feet on a side, to the depth you 
need.  (If you have a kiln that will fire it, if it needs to be fired--which 
his did.)

My biggest test were about 18" wide, but I goofed because I didn't have it 
in a form so I could tell how much it shrank.


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From: kupononaturalbuilders <kuponobuilders at snowcrest.net>


Hello all:

Not to change the subject, but....

  I just laid a 3/4 inch adobe floor after making a successful test block of
the same depth a foot square. The test block did not crack but the floor has
cracks that go down to the layer beneath. I'm thinking I can just fill in
the cracks with more of the same mixture. Any ideas?

The mix was 2 sand to 1 clay and we added linseed oil to the mix.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you, Miki'ala

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