FW: Cob: insulation idea

[jen walker]

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From: "jen walker" <jwalker at magma.ca>
To: Charmaine R Taylor <tms at northcoast.com>
Subject: Re: Cob: insulation idea
Date: Sat, Oct 12, 2002, 12:13 PM


Thanks for your idea Charmaine. I guess I've been a bit afraid of getting
into strawbale in the walls and have been trying to think of ways around it
in our northern clime because of moisture/molding issues. Not that this
happens every time but we feel very very inexperienced as it is. I was
thinking of buying the 'Serious Strawbale' book by Michel Bergeron & Paul
Kacinski but I doubt it covers strawbale/cob hybrids. If anyone out there
can recommend any detailed info on cob & strawbale together, the best way to
combine them and whether there are any examples out there that have
sustained cozy interiors in sub-zero temps, I'd love to hear about them.

Jen Walker
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> jEN
> oNE IDEA,  A LITTLE DIFFERENT, WOULD BE TO PLACE A NORTH WALL, WHERE THE
> MOST SNOW DRIFTS TAKE PLACE A COUPLE FEET FROM THE ACTUAL COB NORTH
> WALL..THE WIND BREAK WALL WOULD BE LIKE THE NATIVE AMERICAN  WATTLE-WEAVE
> WALLS THAT WERE PLACE IN WINTER AROUND THE WINDY SIDE OF THE TIPI AS A
> BREAK, AND REMOVED IN THE SUMMER, YOURS COULD BE MORE PERMANENT...POSIBLY A
> SIMPLE WALL OF sBALES COBBED OVER HEAVILY, MIGHT LAST MANY  MANY YEARS AND
> CREATE AN AIR POCKET GAP THAT WOULD BUFFER THE HOUSE.   THIS   outer wall
> would be more for snow protection and insulation..for the actual house
> insulation you may want to just make the north wall all sbales, heavily
> cobbed for added comfort.
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