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Cob houses are an amazing way to build a house. In this simple guide I break down everything you need to know about building a beautiful cob home.
Cob (an old English word for lump) is a building material as old as humanity made out of a mixture of clay, sand, and straw. The Cob Builders Handbook is a friendly guide to making your own earth structure, with chapters on design, foundations, floors, windows and doors, finishes, and of course, making glorious cob. Wh
Cob houses are an amazing way to build a house. In this simple guide I break down everything you need to know about building a beautiful cob home.
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Cob houses are an amazing way to build a house. In this simple guide I break down everything you need to know about building a beautiful cob home.
There are advantages to building with cob, including its eco-friendly nature, low cost, and versatility. Here are a few more pros and cons.
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Have you ever thought about building a cob house? An eco friendly, cost effective cob house could be your perfect home! Let us tell you how.
There are advantages to building with cob, including its eco-friendly nature, low cost, and versatility. Here are a few more pros and cons.
Cob houses are an amazing way to build a house. In this simple guide I break down everything you need to know about building a beautiful cob home.
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Cob houses are an amazing way to build a house. In this simple guide I break down everything you need to know about building a beautiful cob home.
Did you know that cob is one of the oldest building materials around? According to my guest, Dave Olsen, most cob houses are tiny houses because they take so long to build! Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water that hardens into a thick, load-bearing, structure. Think curved, earthen walls and whimsical building shapes. Dave Olsen has been building with cob for over 20 years and has developed his own technique, called “Fast Cob”. Dave tells us about the benefits of Cob building, how to do fast cob, and more.