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Terms and conditions applyBuilding With Cob: a Step-by-Step Guide
Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce
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Format: Unknown
Pages: 272
Publisher: Green Books
Date Published: Feb 2006
Stock Code: 56929
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The ancient method of cob building uses a simple mixture of clay sub-soil, aggregate, straw and water to create solid structural walls built without shuttering or forms, onto a stone plinth. It is now undergoing a renaissance as an eco-friendly building material because of its impeccable green credentials. Building with Cob shows how to apply this ancient technique in a wide variety of contemporary situations, covering everything from design and siting, mixing, building walls, fireplaces, ovens and floors, lime and other natural finishes, and gaining planning permission and building regulation approval. It also explains in detail how to sensitively restore an old cob structure. This book is a step-by-step guide, illustrated with over 300 colour photos and 85 diagrams. The authors have recently been commissioned to build a thirty-classroom school in 2006; it will be the largest new cob construction project in the Western hemisphere. As the necessity of sustainable building solutions becomes more and more urgent, it is likely that cob is something we will be seeing a lot more of.
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