Cob codes & Locations

[Yvonne Vana]

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Newberry <goshawk at gnat.net>
To: coblist at deatech.com <coblist at deatech.com>
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: Cob codes & Locations



I hope to use some sort of earth construction. I'll
> be in the Port Townsend area. It is much drier than Atlanta,
> something that fellow Atlantans refuse to believe :-)
>
> -Jeffrey Kirsch
>

Jeffrey,
I will want to know how it goes in Port townsend, both weather wise and the
earth building.
Yvonne Vana
>

Isn't the answer just make sure you have wider overhangs than are
normal used. I'm about 2 hrs south of Atlanta and have had some
trouble with earthen construction only with long periods of rain,
and when I was in the middle of some project which wasn't covered or
protected well.

I fully believe you can build with earth anywhere, however the
climate(rain fall and temp) will affect just how you use this medium.
This is true even for stick houses. The building techiques used in
Florida are going to be different than those build in Alaska. Same
materials, just different techniques.

Pat
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