How To Protect A Cob House From Rain

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Rain can be one of the main enemies to the integrity of your cob structure. But at the same time, cob walls can actually withstand a tremendous amount of water hitting them and still be fine. Its more the slow “drip” and consistent dampness…...

How To Install Electrical and Plumbing Into Cob Walls

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Now that you’re continuing to advance in expert cob knowledge, lets explore how to integrate electrical and plumbing lines through your cob walls. That is assuming that you do want water and electricity in your cob house. 😊 First main rule is – never run…...

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...