[Cob] Re: drain plane The Mobile Home

[Lee Courtney]

But the mobile home has vinyl siding.... What about that?

Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dirtcheapbuilder-Charmaine Taylor" <tms at northcoast.com>
To: "Barbara Roemer" <roemiller at infostations.net>
Cc: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Cob] Re: drain plane The Mobile Home


> 
> On Apr 8, 2006, at 8:12 AM, Barbara Roemer wrote:
> 
>>  Cob is very permeable, as is bale with an earthen
>> plaster.  Because of the permeablility to vapor and moisture, you can 
>> get
>> condensation on your metal walls with either, something to assiduously
>> avoid.
> 
> 
> ahh yes-- I didn't even address the moisture issue.. the metal walls 
> will sweat and keep the   base  clay coat touching them moist ..I know 
> conventional builders will use  building paper-  15 lb felt- to create 
> that barrier over ANY hard surface, then you are essentially applying a 
> clay coat to mesh webbing and that paper.
> 
> but for her purposes of just  experimenting she can still go for it. It 
> is fun to see someone  not just yakking about 'what if' but going 
> outside and doing it.
> 
> I have my doubts the cob will stick to the corrugations, but if she 
> does attach the wire mesh  or  sacking then she has a better chance for 
> success.
> 
> Lee is doing good "scientific"  playing...trying something dfferent on 
> each area.
> 
> 
> 
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