Cob Construction & Plans

Cob construction and plans... after inspiration from Linda Blue:

COB CONSTRUCTION PLANS:
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I Love Cob!
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15 May 2012 – The only journal devoted to cob construction – your best resource for ... news of cob projects all over the world, and opportunities to practice ...

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Green Home Building: Natural Building Techniques: Cob
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The wonderful thing about cob construction is that it can be a wildly freeform, ... in the modern era focusing particularly on projects constructed in the last few ...

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Watch Home Quick Planner: Design Your Own Floor Plans For ...
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http://building-shed.info house building plans Build green home ... floor plan cob construction natural ...

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Step-by-Step Cob House Construction | eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/way_5888057_step_by_step-cob-house-construction.html
Prepared cob home plans also are available for purchase. Decide between a ... Cob construction may trace its roots back to biblical times. According to "The ...

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How to Build a Cob Microhouse

By John Comerford, eHow Contributor , last updated August 04, 2011 

 

You can save a lot of money by building a cob house, especially a small one, such as one of the modern micro-houses with less than 500 feet of floor space. Environmentalists prize cob house construction for its 100-percent recyclable materials. Builders form piles of cob balls from a mixture of clay, sand, straw and water. Often homeowners can harvest a portion of the inexpensive, nontoxic ingredients, such as dirt, from the surrounding construction site. By using nearby resources, the homeowners further reduce the cost necessary to complete the project. Does this Spark an idea?

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How to Make Cob Walkways

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• How to Attach a Roof to a Cob Cottage
• How to Build a Cob Bench

How to Build a Cob Fence

 

Cob is built from clay, sand and straw.

Cob is an earthen building material. It closely resembles adobe and mudbrick. You can use cob to build ovens, homes and fences. Though working with cob is time consuming, a well built fence will last for decades. The cob-working process falls into three stages: laying a foundation, mixing the cob, and constructing the fence. Does this Spark an idea?

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I think I found it! We need to build a fence on part of my small building lots, and this is how we could get experience building with cob. Sounds great! Plus lots of other great ideas:

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How to Make Cob Walkways
Must See: Slide Shows

    * How to Attach a Roof to a Cob Cottage
    * How to Build a Cob Bench

How to Build a Cob Fence
How to Build a Cob Fence thumbnail Cob is built from clay, sand and straw.

Cob is an earthen building material. It closely resembles adobe and mudbrick. You can use cob to build ovens, homes and fences. Though working with cob is time consuming, a well built fence will last for decades. The cob-working process falls into three stages: laying a foundation, mixing the cob, and constructing the fence. Does this Spark an idea?

http://www.ehow.com/how_12151200_build-cob-fence.html