Cob building

how to build a cob house

Cob houses are living proof that sustainable homes can be affordable, beautiful, and durable. These earthen structures stand the test of time, blending seamlessly with the natural landscape while leaving minimal environmental footprint. 🌱🏠 Who here has dreamt about building a Cob House of their own? Repost @offgridworld

Cob House Building Timeline | The Year of Mud

A recent code update has opened the door to legal cob construction throughout the United States and beyond. With the introduction of the Cob Construction Appendix, aspiring builders now have clear guidelines to follow, ensuring compliance and safety. From conducting essential tests like the shrinkage and compressive strength assessments to understanding the nuances of modulus of rupture testing, this new era of cob construction opens doors to sustainable, innovative building practices.

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Learn modern cob house building for a mortgage-free home using low-cost and local materials by following how to build a cob house step by step.

How to Build Dirt Cheap Houses: Ever wonder how to build a simple home for very little money, without going into debt? The key is to use low-cost, locally available natural materials such earth, small diameter wood and straw to keep expenses to a minimum. The real fun is incorpora…

Have an insight into the advantages of building a cob house and a look at some of the best cob houses from across the globe.

A couple of weeks ago, Mike and I ran a workshop here in my backyard in Durham. It was a great success! We hadn't run one since 2009, and weren't sure how the urban setting was going to work out, in regards to fostering the right atmosphere for a cob workshop (comfortable, peaceful, inspiring, beautiful, etc...). We had 3 people camping in the backyard, which made for a very real and enjoyable sense of community through the mornings and into the evenings. The rest of the students commuted…

Learn step-by-step how to build a dry stone foundation for your cob house, and also how to apply natural hydraulic lime mortar.

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Cob housing is affordable & has been around for hundreds of years. Time & energy are the biggest investments that go into building cob house.

gabions - combining the wisdom (and time saving) of a stick built house.. with earthbag designs? (earth bag forum at permies)

If you have spent any time at all researching off-the-grid houses and energy-efficient homes, you probably have run across the mention of a cob house. A cob house is not made from corn cobs, as I first assumed when I heard the term, but rather uses a mixture of sand, straw, and clay similar to an adobe house to build a sturdy, non-traditional house that is surprisingly easy to construct, and durable.

So we already have a so I figured I needed to start a beautiful cob thread! Feel free to post your pretty cob pictures.