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[Cob] Too late for cob this fall?jim olear jimolear at hotmail.comSun Oct 11 17:36:46 CDT 2009
hey rob, what recipe did you use for the mortar in your rock foundation? can you share a little info on that? thanks, jim > From: robh at ccwebster.net > To: coblist at deatech.com > Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:45:58 -0700 > Subject: [Cob] Too late for cob this fall? > > Hi, I'm a first time cob hutter (Hutterite?) who's just about finished with > the foundation (rock dug from our yard and Portland cement, sand, and lime) > of my 9 foot diameter cob hut in our backyard outside of Oregon City. It's a > project that my family and I are taking our time on, but I'm wondering if I > should wait until next spring to begin the cob walls. Will it soon become > too cold and wet for me to work slowly on the walls, or is it still possible > to work through the fall, keeping it covered? I plan on building a curved, > arch roof with old cedar shakes that I have access to. Thanks for any > experience or insight you have. > > Rob Hoisington > > _______________________________________________ > Coblist mailing list > Coblist at deatech.com > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/
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