[Cob] RE: Stone-Cob Hybrid

[Amanda Peck]

Straw bale is high-tech--at least l9th century high tech.  It needed a 
baling machine.

So while there aren't "centuries" old SB houses, there are some around one 
century old.  A few of the original Nebraska jobs, and the Burritt Museum in 
Huntsville Alabama.  Although the latter has had quite a bit of water damage 
(it also burned once--something we didn't think was possible).  So I think 
that no one's quite sure how much straw there is left in the walls--they may 
be formed of a nice big air-space covered with concrete (probably).
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Carrie wrote:
Your description is very lucid, thank you.  What do you think about the
longevity of straw bale building compared to cob?  I understand a cob
structure can last for centuries, but what about straw bale structures?

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