[Cob] New to list

[Anna Young]

Hi Lori,

Sorry for the late response on this, have been snowed under with the rest of 
life. We are building a cob/strawbale/timberframe house in Victoria, BC. We 
found the site before we found cob, so have been jumping through building 
code hoops ever since to get done what we want. You could try getting land 
outside of a municipality or town, where stricter local codes might not 
apply and you could use the Universal Building Code, which is a bit more 
laid back, if I remember right. You could also do a timberframe/cob house, 
which adds to the cost, but eases the inspector's mind if something reliable 
like wood is holding the roof up. Infill with all sorts of things is then 
more acceptable for them. Finding an inspector with an interest in and 
sympathy for natural building, even if they don't know much, also helps.

Keep us posted!

Anna


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Minden's" <mlam at iglide.net>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:52 AM
Subject: [Cob] New to list


Hello all!

My hubby and I have been admiring cob for many years and someday hope, to be 
able to build our little cob dream in the woods up here in the Pacific 
Northwest (Western Washington).

Have any of you actually been able to get passed those D##N building codes 
and build and live in a cob house??

Thanks so much and I'm looking forward to learning and conversing with you 
all!

Lori in Washington
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