[Cob] cob walls for stables

[Joe Skeesick]

I have no doubt that cob would more than withstand a horse kicking, however
what I would probably be inclined to do would be to build in a rub rail on
the wall to keep the horse from eroding away the wall by constant rubbing.
An offset rail that could be replaced after several years of rubbing would
be a much easier thing to maintain than going in and building a wall back
up. 

You're lucky to have many extent examples in your area. Try and find a local
example of cob animal housing (not just horses) and see what might have been
done. Of course if it's anything like England most of the barns have been
converted to high end homes and the practical elements of those building
removed.

Best of luck,

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist-bounces at deatech.com] On
Behalf Of Andy Dunn - Luibh
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:29 PM
To: coblist at deatech.com
Subject: [Cob] cob walls for stables

Hi there,

We're planning on building a few stables hopefully over the next few  
months, and are going to use cob in some form. One of the questions we  
have is whether cob on its own (with lime plaster), would be strong  
enough to withstand horses kicks, or if we should include some  
powdered lime to the mix to make it even stronger.

There is a great tradition of building with cob in this local area, as  
many of the old cottages are built from the grey/yellow 'daub' in the  
ground, which unfortunately makes bad quality land for farming but  
great for building.

Im quite a purist and would ideally just use clay/sand/straw but my  
wife is concerned that wouldn't be enough to withstand a full kick  
from a large horse.

Any advice much appreciated.

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Andy Dunn

www.luibh.ie
andy at luibh.ie
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