[Cob] Exterior finishes for insulated cob (Sky Orndoff)

[Michael Threewit]

An alternative idea:  insulate with straw bales (14" on edge) and finish
with an earth plaster.


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> Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 17:24:15 -0800 (PST)
> From: Sky Orndoff <skyorndoff at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Cob] Exterior finishes for insulated cob
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> Hi!
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> I'm thinking about making a cob building in Montana.  I'm thinking cob
> because I
> like the sculpting and the thermal mass.  Because it will be in Montana,
> and
> because I'm an energy auditor who believes in insulation more than thermal
> mass,
> I'm interested in insulating it thickly, probably with a shredded
> cellulose.  I
> think I'll use wood 1.5"x12"s to frame a cellulose wall onto the outside of
> the
> cob. We have a lot of dead and dying trees that are being logged already
> and can
> be delivered to a friends sawmill for free.  I'll probably put cellulose
> between
> the boards about 24" OC.  What I would like advice on is an appropriate
> exterior
> cladding or siding or exterior coating for the celulose insulated wall.  I
> want
> to do a floorplan with curved walls, keeping the walls vertical, so the
> cladding
> will have to be flexible in one direction.  What would people advise for
> this?
> Something with sand-clay?  Some type of product?  Suggestions for other
> solutions than the one I'm thinking of now?
>
> Thanks for your consideration,
>
> JS Orndoff
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