Cob to Code - The Owner-Builder's Guide to Cob Building Codes - Cob Building Codes. Cob Projects - Cob Houses and Timeless Art of Cob Building. Cob_builders_handbook.pdf. Roger Hunt on building with cob. ABOVE: A cob-built house in the West Country, which has ideal soil for the building method.
Cob homes are snug in winter due to their high thermal mass. They can last for hundreds of years as long as they are well maintained, with roofs, gutters and drains regularly checked to ensure protection from rainwater penetration. To avoid any build up of damp in walls it is essential to use plasters, mortars and renders that are vapour-permeable, so choose either clay-based or lime-based products. Houses built with earth or ‘cob’ can last for centuries if properly maintained discovers Roger Hunt, as he considers the history of the vernacular technique and the current revival of interest in this eco-friendly method of construction.
The first time I discovered a building built of cob I fell in love with the material. More Building with Cob I Love Cob! Cob Workshops.org - Lists Cob Building Workshops In N. America. The Hollies. Earth is probably still the world’s commonest building material.
The word cob comes from an old English root meaning a lump or rounded mass. Cob building uses hands and feet to form lumps of earth mixed with sand and straw. Cob is easy to learn and inexpensive to build. Because there are no forms, ramming, cement or rectilinear bricks, cob lends itself to organic shapes: curved walls, arches and niches. Earth homes are cool in summer, warm in winter. Cob has been used for millennia even in the harsh climates of coastal Britain and Ireland. Why doesn’t it wash away in the rain? What about earthquakes? Cob Houses - Live Debt Free With Sustainable Development.
Cob In the Community. Solar Oval Cob Plan. Small Cob Series No permit required - passive solar - small cob buildings SOLAR OVAL ONE is a compact passive solar design with a loft which can be an outbuilding for many possible uses.
It has many valuable and green/sustainable features: Building with cob allows the use of local sustainable materials. In many areas the earth at your site can be used and only water, sand and straw will need to be brought to your site to make your cob. Cob Building with Groundworks. Cob Houses - Live Debt Free With Sustainable Development. Cob (material) Building a wall out of cob.
Cob, cobb or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, some kind of fibrous or organic material (straw) and earth. Cob is fireproof, resistant to seismic activity,[1] and inexpensive. It can be used to create artistic, sculptural forms and has been revived in recent years by the natural building and sustainability movements. In technical building and engineering documents such as the Uniform Building Code, cob may be referred to as an "unburned clay masonry" when used in a structural context. It might also be referred to as an "aggregate" in non-structural contexts, such as a "clay and sand aggregate" or more simply an "organic aggregate," such as where the cob is an insulating filler between pole and beam construction. Cob House Designs & Natural Building - This Cob House. Cob Building/ earth building course with Edwards Eco Building
Modern hobbit house: a tiny cob home. Cob Building/ earth building course with Edwards Eco Building Building with Cob: Post-Collapse Solution for Shelter. Photo Gallery. Pat's First Cob (1998) This was Patrick's first cob project on his own after taking a one week workshop with Cob Cottage Company (CCC) in 1997.
He built the foundation and then used beach logs for the frame. CCC then taught a 2 week course, after which Patrick finished the walls and roof. Tracy and Patrick did the plastering. The budget for the project was $1,000. Hilde's Cob (1999) The major construction of this cob was completed in the summer of 1999. Learn Cob Building (and much more) in Beautiful West Cork. 29 Mar 2007 Learn Cob Building (and much more) in Beautiful West Cork.
[The Hollies Centre for Practical Sustainability](http:www.theholliesonline.com”Hollies”) in West Cork is running a very full set of courses, with a wider range of subjects than in previous years, and featuring, as is becoming a regular part of their calendar, the 9 Day Cob Building course with Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley. If you are interested in learning cob building, you couldn’t do better than to spend 9 days with Linda and Ianto, it is the course that has changed many lives! The Hollies is a beautiful place, and being there is an opportunity to see Thomas and Ulrike’s [stunning cob house]( the pizza house, the stoves, the gardens, the tree plantings, as well as learning in beautiful place. Saturday 26 May: **DIY solar thermal** (ie making your own, not an installers workshop) Sunday 27 May: DIY micro wind and solar PV.
**Stop the Ageing Process** with Frank Albrecht, 28/29 April (incl. A Cob House Journal Photo Gallery by Hap Mullenneaux at pbase. Cob Builders Handbook: Contents. You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home This HTML version is currently incomplete.
Please donate to support these publication efforts. Front Cover - Back Cover Table Of Contents: Cob, Straw Bale, & Timber Frame Houses. April works on some of the last remaining joints before the timber frame assembly I think I’ve realized that the excitement of timber framing can be represented by a curve.
If the x axis on a bar graph represents time, and the y excitement, the line climbs and rises from left to right. The entire process is gradually more invigorating and interesting as you proceed on a project. [click to continue…] If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or RSS. Experience sustainable living at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage this year Well, that came up fast. There are a number of ways to visit Dancing Rabbit, but if you think you might be interested in living there one day, the visitor program is your best bet.
[click to continue…] Jacob tests out the 16″ Makita circular saw on an end cut Things are progressing smoothly for us here in Nacogdoches. One cob cottage at cobville, with a rocket mass heater. Cob building - when clay isn't clay (green building forum at permies) LOL - the idea of a "cob expert" telling you, "They should have sent a sample off to a lab to be sure.
" They might, however, recommend building something small as a test case. Make a few bricks. Make an earthen oven, garden wall, or chicken-house. Adjust the mix to suit local soils. Let it dry out, thump it a bit, and see how it does. Cob is like baking bread: the secret to a consistent loaf is knowing when to adjust the recipe. Cob Houses - Live Debt Free with Sustainable Development. Video: How Does Cob Stand Up to an Earthquake? Top 10 Most Influential Cob Builders. It’s time to take a look into the world of natural building by looking at some of the most influential cob builders.
You might have heard of some of these people before as they’ve demonstrated their craft and expertise in the field. Many of them you might just be hearing about for the first time. Without further ado, here is my top 10 list of the most influential people in cob building. 1. Ianto Evans. Cob Building Courses and Workshops. A meeting of cultures both of people and buildings is at the core of the experience of this workshop. Indigenous peoples have always built dwellings from the land and into the land. Traditional villages still show the architecture, which is based on ancient cliff dwellings, and uses stone and earthen material. Local traditional builders and farmers will share their knowledge, culture and history. This is the context for our project for this workshop. Building with Cob: Post-Collapse Solution for Shelter.
Photo Gallery. Natural Building Internships: 2012. Cob, Straw Bale, & Timber Frame Houses. I Love Cob! Photo Gallery. The Year of Mud: Cob and natural building. Below is the timeline of my cob house construction, from designing to actually moving in. For more details about the actual cost of the home, and a “recipe” for building a cob house, please read my You Can Build This Cob House for $3000.
I had little prior building experience when I took on this project. The Year of Mud: Cob Building Timeline Over the winter of 2007-08, I decided I would build my own cob house. By April 2008, I had a finalized design. On April 19 of 2008, I began digging a rubble trench, and then setting the urbanite foundation. On May 19, the first batches of cob were mixed and applied to the completed urbanite foundation. On August 31, after a long summer of stomping, building the cob walls was completed.
On September 18, the main reciprocal roof frame was built atop the walls. By October 30, the cob walls met the roof (now fully decked, and with EPDM pond liner on top), the door and windows were installed, and the earthen floor was started. A Cob House Journal Photo Gallery by Hap Mullenneaux at pbase. Cob Cottage Company. Cob House - Information on the history and building techniques o. Cob Builders Handbook: Contents. Cob Cottage Company. How to make a backyard mud oven. Cheap, fun, and makes a professional qualtity pizza!
Making a backyard mud or clay oven is a great family project, and once completed, you will be able to make fantastic hearth breads, and professional quality pizza. A mud oven is a wood burning oven, which used the residual heat from the firing to cook with. A basic backyard oven can be made for next to nothing, and will be a very satisfying project for the whole family. There will be lots of mud and squishing and stuff; and kids will definitely enjoy the process. A cob or clay oven is vastly superior to your conventional oven for pizzas and bread. The massive radiant heat that is stored in thick mud walls will deliver deep crusts to your bread, and you can keep a live fire going to make fantastic pizzas in about 3 minutes! The steps as follows are a pretty basic guide, and if you get inspired, you can visit the links at the bottom the page for more information.
Basically all you need is sand, clay, and straw. You are going to make the oven using to different mixtures of "mud". Enjoy! Homes after Civilization / Earthen Acres Cob Building Blog. Cob Building/ earth building course with Edwards Eco Building Cob Houses. A Recommended Cob and Natural Building Book List. There are a few books that I referenced and relied on throughout the process of building my cob house. I’ve come up with a short list of books for aspiring cob builders to get inspired and get set on the path to actual construction of a small cob house similar to my own. Check them out! The Hand-Sculpted House. See My Cob House at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage Open House - The Year of Mud: Cob House & Natural Building.
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage‘s annual Open House is coming soon, and on that date you’ll be able to tour Gobcobatron, my cob house. Saturday, September 24, 2011 1:00- 4:00 p.m. Location: Rutledge, Missouri. Cob Builders Handbook: Here's How to Make Cob. If your soil has a lot of sharp rocks in it, you can gradually toughen up your feet or give in and wear shoes.
Smooth soled ones work best because the cob doesn't stick to them so much. Another option is to sift the dirt through a 1/2 inch wire screen. This is a lot of work and puts dust into your lungs. Wear a mask if you do this! Breathing dust is bad for you! When your mix begins holding together in a giant loaf when you turn it with the tarp, it's time to add straw. Cob House Plans.