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Building a cob house soon...any pointers?
#21792611 - 06/11/15 11:24 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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This project was supposed to start in the spring of this year but because of my pregnancy and complications it has been postponed to start spring 2016. My main concerns are electrical and plumbing (I do NOT want a composting toilet). Also wondering if anyone would know if running the grey water into my flower garden would be a horrible idea if I'm using nothing but my homemade castile soap all the time (I've used it for pest control on them before). I have a ton of stuff I've been collecting and a lot of extra building material from when my grandpa was going to build a house for his mother but she died before construction began (brand new doors and windows and hardware and such). Also I know the thing with cob is to think small but I'm going to need a couple of bedrooms since children will be living there or at least a one bedroom with a loft (I already have plans for an addition later). So far all that's on the property is a well I had dug last year and a stream behind the property.
Any suggestions, ideas or pointers from anyone who has dealt with cob or construction in general would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: chicksgrowtoo]
#21792691 - 06/11/15 11:47 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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chicksgrowtoo


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Wow thanks, I had no idea that even existed here!
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: chicksgrowtoo]
#21800967 - 06/13/15 06:52 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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It's great when women get that nest building thing going.
Cob house? Not a clue. Sounds interesting. I'll have to Google it first, then give you some bad advice...
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: LunarEclipse]
#21808538 - 06/14/15 10:19 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Nest building thing?
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: chicksgrowtoo]
#21808848 - 06/14/15 11:58 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Cob houses are awesome and amazing. I'm jealous right now... qish I had the resources for a cob house.
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Its really not that expensive, just very labor intensive. What cost the most is getting electricity and water in place. I was lucky enough to get a nice piece of land as a graduation gift when I got my bsn though so I put a well in with the money I saved.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: chicksgrowtoo]
#21809413 - 06/15/15 06:25 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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be sure to build a nice rocket j stove into your cob house.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: chicksgrowtoo]
#21810930 - 06/15/15 02:13 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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all i can say is make sure the climate you live in will sustain a cob house. They will not hold up in all climates/weather conditions
best of luck!
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: demiu5]
#21811022 - 06/15/15 02:45 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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We've actually built a garden shed and chicken coup like thing at my sisters house already and it seems to be pretty sturdy... the key is a good foundation (we used river rocks) and a good roof.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: chicksgrowtoo]
#21811712 - 06/15/15 05:43 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
chicksgrowtoo said: We've actually built a garden shed and chicken coup like thing at my sisters house already and it seems to be pretty sturdy... the key is a good foundation (we used river rocks) and a good roof.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: chicksgrowtoo]
#21811841 - 06/15/15 06:05 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Bricks is the way to go; read about the three little pigs.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: Sun King]
#21811944 - 06/15/15 06:46 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I don't remember any of the pigs living in a cob house but bricks are too expensive for me
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: Sun King]
#21812172 - 06/15/15 08:10 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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A cob house
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: Buster_Brown]
#21812920 - 06/15/15 11:03 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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im interested in structural support with cob, i know you can make load bearing walls out of it, but i'd like to see what people use for beams etc. how they go up stories what they use to make the second story floor (or the 9th).
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: chicksgrowtoo]
#22065814 - 08/09/15 05:23 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hey guys just posted this on another page! I don't have so much experience with cob myself but have been doing a far bit of research and and plan to build some structures when I'll get the land!
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kierbob said: Hey bro! Not quite adobe huts but a fantastic read for cob and clay homes is e Hand-Sculpted House.
This book contains amazing DIY information as well as an amazing ideology and philosophy in sync with living in and building clay homes.
Highly recommended reading it! I know there's a pdf out there for download but I'd recommend buying a copy.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: kierbob]
#22065971 - 08/09/15 07:32 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Another good read I've found was the cob builders handbook, I found it online for free but I can't remember where. Its a good book to read when getting started and has a lot of the basics in it, it also gets you thinking about things you probably wouldn't have thought of otherwise.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: kierbob]
#22065981 - 08/09/15 07:38 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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well i've been reading a lot about cob.
for running plumbing and electrical i suggest using large (8 inch or so) pvc pipe or something like it, as a conduit. then for your water use pex with push-on connectors, and for drain use pvc, for the drain the conduit needs to be at a constant slant, so i would just build that into the system.
building a cinderblock foundation with french drains on both sides seems like the best way to make the house last forever.
if you are going to build a second story, you just build in large beams and run flooring on them, seems simple.
and you may want to spend the money on pre-fabricated roof sections they sell them at lowes and home depot and will deliver right to your build site.
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: rxb]
#22065984 - 08/09/15 07:39 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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have you looked into the building codes for using cob in your area?
im interested in this process
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Re: Building a cob house soon...any pointers? [Re: rxb]
#22065999 - 08/09/15 07:50 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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From what I was reading you can actually do the roof first then build up to it... I was going to use rock because I can get it cheap/free and I thought it would look good with the cob. There's also a small cabin on the property that was never finished that's sitting on concrete so I'm trying to think of something to do with it or at least find some use for the slab.
I'm using a really simple floor plan too...open living room and kitchen and two beds and bathroom under a loft.
I need to go take some pics of it to post so maybe someone will have some idea of what to do with it.
You have to say it's adobe wIth building codes and I'm kinda pissed that they won't let me have off the grid power where it is but oh well.
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