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[Cob] cob on earthbagPatrick Newberry PNewberry at habitat.orgTue Feb 13 15:38:59 CST 2007
Yup, the bags will break down in sunlight, once plastered they will be fine. But even if they break down you can still plaster over the earthen walls. Here are some photos: http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/0407f.htm http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/1022c.htm shows bags on right and plastered bags on left. Here is a picture of some earthbags being plastered http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/earthp.htm and lastly, here is a junction of a cob wall with an earth bag wall. http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/dw2000/0214e.htm Pat www.gypsyfarm.com <snip BUT I wouldn't cut away the bags, in fact all I've read says you need to completely plaster the earthbags with cob/cement/etc to prevent the UV from breaking down the polyethylene! Doesn't sound like you want to cut them away... You can wrap the earthbag foundation with chicken wire, hardware clothe, old wire fencing, etc, then plaster it just like you'd plaster any cob wall. Anybody got an earthbag/cob hybrid they want to tell us about here on the coblist? Ocean Liff-Anderson Intaba's Wildfire Restaurant http://www.wildfirefood.com
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