Cob: steel frame ideas

[j. gann]

Not sure if we are talking about a shelter or fancy
expensive home. Most cob structures seem to be simple
shelters.

For some simple light gauge steel frames check out :
  www.versatube.com
   www.sturdi.com

 also do a google search for "steel frame kits" ,and
"steel carports".

A steel carport  20'x 30' runs arround $2000, less if
you just get the frame. These can be "staked" to the
earth and may even come with engineering.


--- Kristina Buss <kristina at securenym.net> wrote:
> I asked specifically about a cob house not a straw
> bale. I'm not sure how
> straw bale entered into the discussion. I would
> think insulation would not
> be a problem as the COB would completely surround
> the steel. I did find a
> steel frame company that will do a custom frame or
> you can choose from their
> ready-made plans. They even have pricing on
> packages.
> 
>  http://www.profits2you.com/prices.html
> 
> My question is how the foundation would work. I
> would think the steel frame
> requires a concrete foundation (or crawl space but,
> for cob, slab would be
> seem the only choice). How would that work with the
> requirements for the
> cob?
> 
> My design idea would be like an island style house
> with a 8 ft. covered
> porch around the house. All rooms would have doors
> opening out to the porch
> (we are building in Texas so heat is more of an
> issue than cold). That would
> protect the walls from erosion. I cannot get any of
> the books on cob (I am
> currently overseas) so I'm not sure how all this
> would work technically. I
> have only read everything I can find on the
> internet. I would like to do it
> this way so that I could have as much done as
> possible before starting on
> the walls. Time is an issue for us as we are
> stateside only for a short
> time.
> 
> reply to kristinabuss at yahoo.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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