Cob: age doesn't matter: was: Bermed cob

[Charmaine R Taylor]

Hi Dorethy- welcome to the over 40 women-who-build club..I am no longer 
surprised by how much energy there is in older adults who jump into 
natural building.

as an example ( show won't mind my telling) I just came back from 
helping to plaster a woman friend's SB barn---  she and hubby ( 60 and 
62) have been living in a silver streak trailer and building a 2 story 
SB horse barn BEFORE they start on the house, they get help from grown 
kids, etc., but do most of it themselves, even to putting on a metal 
roof with a steep pitch !

She flings mud plaster with the best of them and even engineered a great 
multi level deck and stair with landings off the top story of the barn 
..she knocks me out with her cheerful "go to it" energy and creativity. 
 SO it doesn't matter your age..I even had one book customer who was 
telling me he's building a garage first and some outbuildings before he 
starts the real house..and he was 74....

the only caveat is to be good to your body and NOT overdo it. A little 
bit of work every day gets the job done the same in the end...even 
better cause you can figure out problems and solve them without just 
jumping on the first solution...

Ms. Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com
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PO Box 375, Eureka  CA 95534
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