[Cob] Willing to work

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At 5:33 PM -0600 7/3/04, Traci Laird wrote:
>My husband and I are looking for someone in the Austin, TX area who needs
>help building their cob house.  We are wanting some hands on experience with
>this building technique.
>
>Also, for those who have cob houses in the central Texas area, I would like
>to know how they stand-up to Texas summers.  I don't think I'm real clear on
>the thermal mass vs. insulation thing and am wondering which is better for
>building here...straw bale or cob.

Check in with Gayle Borst (http://stewardshiparchitecture.com) and 
Mike Carter (http://home.sprynet.com/~cobcrew/)

They're some of the local cobbing experts, and will likely know of 
what's going on in the area.



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