Some pics from over the pond.

[Ken]

Oh and here's the plums, and jam

Funny. I just checked MY kitchen counter and there ain't no jam there.

Crash, you get your jam yet?

[canid]

actually that sign is meant for land-yachters. it means there is a prevailing headwind...

[wildWoman]

that's why i love cob, you could modify walls with a bread knife and some re-finishing if need be.

Have you built with cob?? I was really interested in that too but wasn't too sure about prolonged periods of -30 in it. I love methods where you can build freeform.

[canid]

cob, particularly when combined with other insulative building styles can insulate as well as any other building material.

as long as it stays dry, rapid freezing will not damage the structure, and as long as it is not damaged, it will insulate well.

the trick to cob, as i understand is to use the proper composition of sand/clay, and next, to use absolutely no more than is needed to coat each piece of straw. this leaves a high straw [and thus, air] to mineral ratio, and a pretty good insulative value.

beyond that, thermal mass heating on inside portion of walls will keep temperatures inside stable through even wild swings of ambient temp change.

there are many ways to plan such building out, and it's a subject far greater in scope than my knowledge reaches. i'm only just learning.

i had the opportunity to spend some time this year with Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley [pioneers of the oregcon cob style] and i would highly recommend their book.

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