Cob: first floor cordwood masonry, second floor cob?

Tue Jan 28 00:26:28 CST 2003

What do  you think about using a foundation that is the entire first floor, made of stone or cordwood, and then doing the second story in cob? I was looking at the English Tudors, that seem to employ this. 
Wouldn't this allow a second floor more easily and stable?
-jill
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What do  you think about using a foundation 
that is the entire first floor, made of stone or cordwood, and then doing the 
second story in cob? I was looking at the English Tudors, that seem to employ 
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stable?</FONT></DIV>
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