[Cob] Cob Barns

Thu Aug 27 05:38:09 CDT 2009

Send photo's please!!!!!!!!
Very exciting.
Rodger

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> From: su.hagan at hotmail.co.uk
> Sent: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:26:20 +0000
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> Subject: [Cob] Cob Barns
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> I live in Bulgaria and all the barns here are stone based, sometimes only
> a 18 inches  stem wall above the ground, with a foundation of course, and
> then masses of cob and adobe.  Mine is like that.  I looked at a house
> the other day that had a 200foot long, 20 foot wide cob barn that was
> built in 1939.  2 Storeys too! Still standing and very good condition.
> 
> Su Hagan (Cob in Bulgaria)
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>> 1. Re: cob stables (Dean Sherwin)
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>> Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:14:36 -0400
>> From: Dean Sherwin <costman at verizon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Cob] cob stables
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>> cob sounds perfect for stables. In its home county, cob was used for
>> numerous farm buildings and I never heard that it could not stand up
>> to horses & cattle. On my brother's farm in Devon there is a cob
>> barn and the walls are very strong, I cannot imagine it being felled
>> by a kick. But I also understand that where thoroughbreds are
>> concerned it is not uncommon to line the stalls with wood anyway, to
>> protect both them and the walls whatever they are made of.
>> Interestingly there is a recipe somewhere for painting cob walls and
>> discouraging cattle from licking them to get the salts from the
>> earth. The damp tongues will certainly wear away the walls! It may
>> be in Clough Williams Ellis' book, Building In Cob Pise and Stabilized
>> Earth.
>> Dean
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>> >Message: 2
>> >Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:29:18 +0100
>> >From: Andy Dunn - Luibh <andy at luibh.ie>
>> >Subject: [Cob] cob walls for stables
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>> >Hi there,
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>> >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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