Cob:

[Darel Henman]

The sauna's I've been in are very, very dry.  There was no steam.   I
think some country does pour water over hot rocks to make steam, but the
ones I've been in are just very, very hot.  The sweat comes out of you
to cool your body.   I've no experience with cob & sauna, but I don't
think it'd be a problem.  

The wood pallet like on the floor is a great idea. It lets the water go
down and the air through it.  Some people lean it up against the wall
after use to let it dry out and help keep mold off it.   Others just use
it till it gets to moldy underneath (never had health problems with this
kind of mold) and then for a new year's celebration or something make a
new one. 

Darel

> Jill hotmail wrote:
> 
> Water is bad for cob. Right? So, how does this work in the bathroom or
> in a kitchen with all that steam?
> I have several cob books (Smith & the esteemed Ivanto) and I don't see
> much on the subject.
> How is it you can make a sauna with it? Doesn't the steam just sit on
> the wall?
> 
> We opted, after looking at the cost of bathroom fixtures, to just have
> a drain in the floor, and run slats of redwood (removable for cleaning
> or changing out) to stand on and the shower heads coming out of the
>  wall. Is this possible?
> Jill