Building a Cob House in a Cold Climate

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

I get a lot of questions from people regarding building cob homes in cold climates. They wonder if they can build with cob if their winters are cold. This is the subject that we are going to explore in this lesson. Cob has some very…...

Building a Solid Foundation for Your Cob House

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

So, we’re actually going to back-track a little bit in this lesson, and I’m going to be teaching you about how to build foundations for your cob building. Having a solid foundation is critical to the durability and longevity of your building. And unfortunately...

Natural Plasters and Paints – Non-Toxic Alternatives

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Decorating a cob home is always one of the most satisfying parts of the project. But with cob, and other natural building materials, we don’t use standard paints and plasters. With earthen buildings we must use “vapor permeable” finishes. This basically means that...

How to Sculpt and Trim Cob Walls

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Want to learn how to sculpt cob walls and to trim them plumb and flat? Its important to be able to trim your walls flat, or according to a particular angle if you’re tapering your walls. I have a special tool for doing this job. Its…...

Building a Cob House Takes More Than Just Cob

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

You’re already on lesson number seven! Way to go! This time, I will teach you about the various components that go into building a cob house. Sometime people forget that building a cob house is more than just the cob. For example, there are: foundations,...

Cob House Building Codes & Permits Approval

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

In this lesson, we delve into some of the details of building a cob home that many people don’t think about – building codes and permits! Since there are currently no official cob house building codes, cob home builders can sometimes face an uphill battle…...

Earthen Building Methods – Rammed Earth, Adobe, Cob

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Now that you have the basics of cob mixing under your belt, I’m going to introduce you to some other methods of constructing buildings with earth. These other methods of earthen construction are different in the ways that they are built, but the cool thing…...

How to Make Cob With A Tarp – Cob Building Tutorial

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Welcome to the next lesson on your journey to becoming a cob building expert. You’re making great progress! Now you’re ready to start getting your feet muddy! You’ve already learned what ingredients you need to make cob, how to select soil, and test it for...

How to Select and Test Soil for Cob

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Now that you know what ingredients go into making cob, you need to know about how to select a good soil. In this lesson, I’ll teach you about how to select an appropriate soil for making cob. I’ll also show you several ways to test…...