[Cob] a truth

[Glenna Elf]

Hi folks,
 
     Damon is so right.   I was pretty sure that I liked the idea of building using cob.   And I have looked at tons of pictures and u-tube  items.   But there was still that little doomsayer voice whispering in my ear that I must be nuts.
     But going to Parthenon Arkansas this past week and being able to touch and walk inside a building made of cob was very good for me.
     I wanted to thank the people who made me being able to touch the walls  and understand  that , yes, this can be done.    That is what it will take to make it where others can come to understand that there is another way then going into debt for 30 years to obtain a home.  
     I drove home from Arkansas making mental plans on a small  cob building of some kind.    Something useful of course, but that might be good to show others that it can be done.


Glenna....Lord Reaper's lil Sajorte
Save the Earth. It is the only planet with chocolate

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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:05:46 -0400
From: Damon Howell <dhowell at pickensprogress.com>
Subject: Re: [Cob] psi testing
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Or you could do like most cobbers have done for the past 20 years and  
just build your home and not get into all that bureaucracy. Because  
as surely everyone on this list knows and you point out, it's more  
about lining lobbyist's pockets that building good, cheap, and safe  
homes. I mean, c'mon, as Ed was saying the requirement for strength  
of your walls is 1200% overkill. They know natural materials cannot  
deliver like concrete and steel, that's why the requirement is in  
place. It's taken me forever and I'm only half way finished, but I'm  
building a storage building which I plan to use as a demo, because as  
I've noticed with visitors, people are weary of cob's legitimacy  
until they can see and touch it themselves. Then they see the system  
that's trying to suppress cob is acting on ill grudges against being  
labeled too traditional and poor.
Damon in GA



I have followed these threads about psi testing and I am thankful  
that the information is out there, regardless of what regulating  
bodies demand certain data and what not.If cob is to be recognized as  
a legitimate building method it will take people like you, Janet, to  
do the legwork to get it done. Kudos.While building code may be  
slanted in many ways towards lobbyist groups (vinyl, lumber, etc), it  
is absolutely necessary to go through the bureaucratic  process to  
get cob recognized and legitimized.Once architects and engineers can  
sign off on this invaluable building method based upon some proven  
data, the better off we all will be.Why hinder the process? Why not  
support cob building? No matter what avenue?

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