[Cob] Compost toilet and basement

[Georgie Donais]

It's true that usually these kind of toilets appear to be built into 
hillsides. We don't have one close, so I'm trying to figure out a flat 
ground installation. I like the door option that Amanda suggests, but am 
still unsure as to whether I can go ahead and make a small cob building, 
with proper drainage, that has a "basement" in it. Is a foundation likely 
to hold, and if so, then what are my best foundation options?

Georgie

>Amanda wrote (snipped):
>
>Something like those basement doors that go in from the outside, open from 
>the top??
>
>these kind of things?  Or are they not quite sturdy enough for a park?
>
>http://www.bilco.com/foundations/store/scresults.asp?name=Classic%20Series%20Sloped%20Wall&ngroup=6&category=119
>
>...................
>Georgie wrote:
>
>As a compromise, my contact wonders if we can bury the (composting 
>toilet's) tank a little, three to four feet, then we could ramp up a 
>couple of feet for the floor. The building could have exterior dimensions 
>of a bit less than 10" x 10".
>
>Any suggestions?