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[Cob] wood & cobAmanda Peck ap615 at hotmail.comSun Jun 19 20:41:46 CDT 2005
All true. But also there's likely to be little or no topsoil in cob. More in the way of clay/sand. WELL compacted. Not terribly attractive to various insects. (Also remember that the fiber is--or should be--STRAW, not much in the way of seeds or leaves or other edibles.) If you see termite tunnels going up the stem-wall, knock them down. ......................... Clint replied to Mike: On Sun, Jun 19, 2005 at 02:52:31PM -0700, mike poindexter wrote: > how do you keep wood timbers from rotting while embeded partaly in cob ? > (wood & dirt dont mix well) Cob is bone dry when it's kept covered by a good roof. There's no moisture to rot the timbers. And since there's no moisture... > what about bugs? (termites, ants etc.) ...most bugs don't like really dry places. I suppose termites or carpenter ants could eat exposed timbers in cob, but they can do the same to wood frame houses. So the same guidelines apply. -Clint _______________________________________________ Coblist mailing list Coblist at deatech.com http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist
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