[Cob] Cob + container frame

[Bill Wright]

Hi Sarah,
My experience permitting a bale-cob structure in Northern California (Nevada County) has been that if you have the, "wet stamp" of a structural engineer, your wheels will be greased. You may need to write up some, "justifications" for why you're doing what you're doing, but if an engineer is on board, you should be good to go.

. . .that was my experience, and I'm happy to say my building passed its final inspection recently. However, structurally speaking my building is of timber frame design and construction which is NOT a huge stretch at all for building inspectors. The more, "out there" (ie. away from the new normal) the more you may need to justify your building techniques.

You could also consider permitting it as a studio, or shop, which is less stringent than a dwelling.

$.02
Bill


Bill Wright, L.Ac., DNBAO
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> On May 24, 2017, at 8:40 PM, Sarah Pino <pinogrigio12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> A group of friends and myself recently purchased some land and plan on building a sustainable, communal farm. We also would like a residence on the land ((and need one to legally live there)). We have tossed around a lot of ideas on what type of structure etc...
> I saw a tiny house that combined cob and shipping container (( called foxden)) but I haven't found much more info, other than it exists. Would love some feedback on how possible this would be to do.
> Thanks,
> Sarah 
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