[Cob] Silverfish, Tornadoes, and Humidity -- and roof!

[Dulane]

I know how it is done. I've studied this house for years. The walls are just
built to the height you want, slanted somewhat towards the back. Then long
poles run the width of the house plus overhang. Over the poles would be
something similar to flooring. I figure it would be very hard to make this
waterproof. I am gonna try this with a much smaller diameter and an EPDM
pool liner on top of the roof. And maybe try for moss over that.

Front of house on Bayne Island, BC
www.afternoontunes.com/mayne2.jpg

Perry's Studio - the goods!
http://www.peacemaking.org/perryscob.html

Dulane

----- Original Message -----
From: "drub" <drub at pobox.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Cob] Silverfish, Tornadoes, and Humidity -- and roof!


|
| The chains are an alternative to downspouts.  One advantage is they never
| plug up with leaves, evergreen needles, etc.
|
| I've seen pictures of this house before.  It could be in British Colombia.
| Looks like cedar boughs behind the house.
|
| All the best!
|
| David
|
|
| > -----Original Message-----
| > From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist-bounces at deatech.com]
On
| > Behalf Of CarmenKittieCat at aol.com
| > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:22 PM
| > To: coblist at deatech.com
| > Subject: Re: [Cob] Silverfish, Tornadoes, and Humidity -- and roof!
| >
| > ap615 wrote: (snip)"...I'd guess we should build our overhangs and do
our
| > best to tie the roofs on to the rest of the buildings, using the same
| > strategies
| >  as conventional building."(snip)
| >
| > Would that be what the chains on this cob cottage are for?
| > _http://www.cobworks.com/images/hilde/hildesoutsidehighview.jpg_
| > (http://www.cobworks.com/images/hilde/hildesoutsidehighview.jpg)  To
hold
| > the roof to the ground? How
| > effective would chains be? I don't think a  tornado would care about two
| > (relatively) little chains ... they have to be  for something else. My
| > fiance and I
| > wondered if the chains served some  practical purpose or if they were
just
| > decoration. I think that cottage looks  like a cute little toadstool,
| > especially from
| > this view:
| > _http://www.cobworks.com/images/hilde/hildesoutsidefrontdoor.jpg_
| > (http://www.cobworks.com/images/hilde/hildesoutsidefrontdoor.jpg)  What
| > kind
| > of roof is that and is it very difficult to do? It looks almost like it
is
| > rather precariously balanced, and yet it also looks very solid.
| >
| > Thanks again,
| > Carmen
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