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Learn About Building with Cob and the Cob Building Materials Used Cob Houses, Permaculture, Cob Cabin, Orphanage Design, Cob Construction, Green Architecture Concept, Cob Homes, Sage Green Paint Color, Cob Building

Cob was a popular means of construction of earth buildings throughout the UK, Europe and America during the nineteen hundreds. Here you will learn all about building with cob and how it is a very strong method of green building construction. You will find a list of cob building materials and suggested techniques for the process.

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Terry Mancini
Introduction to Cob: The Ancient, Natural, Tiny House Building Method with Dave Olsen Cob Houses, Cob House Kitchen, Cob House Interior, Tiny House Building, Cob Building, Cob House, Home Tattoo, Energy Efficient Homes, House Building

Did you know that cob is one of the oldest building materials around? According to my guest, Dave Olsen, most cob houses are tiny houses because they take so long to build! Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water that hardens into a thick, load-bearing, structure. Think curved, earthen walls and whimsical building shapes. Dave Olsen has been building with cob for over 20 years and has developed his own technique, called “Fast Cob”. Dave tells us about the benefits of Cob building…

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Benita Bünger

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