[Cob] posts/pillars

[dirtcheapbuilder-Charmaine Taylor]

  Coppr- thanks!! ....



the  building posts I saw at Emerald Earth are on stones.   several of 
them as well as the cribbed frames I described.  ussally the stone is 
supporting the end of a porch post or outflun beam away from the 
footing  it is drilling the stone and placing the metal anchor- or 
trimming the  post to fit a metal strap which is  work.

   a large buried stone with a hole drilled for the  anchor is 
worthwhile if one  does not choose to use a cement pier.


On Jun 20, 2005, at 2:03 PM, Copper Harding wrote:

> Well the sensible (or Japanese) thing to do is to
> place a rock on the ground and the post on top of
> that.  Many of the very old Japanese houses are post
> and beam  (that does in fact exclude the storage sheds
> that are built out of something an awful lot like cob)
>  the posts are all placed on stones that are choosen
> for their shape to hold the wood



> .  I've seen a few
> that look like they were chiseled out a bit to hold
> the post.  But many of the farmhouses seem to have a
> half buried rock (to stabilize it) and a post just
> plopped on top.  I know I have pictures somewhere but
> am too busy building to find them (my apologies)  If
> you bother me sometime after snow flies I might dig
> them out and send them to whoever asks.
>
> Best,
>
> Copper
>
>
>
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