Price : $84.95
BUILDING WITH COB
A Step-by-Step Guide
Author : Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce
ISBN : 9781903998724
Publisher : Green Books
Pages : 256
Format : Large Format Paperback
Description : "This has got to be the most practical and beautifully illustrated book on earth building ever published!"
Keith Hall, Editor, Building for a Future magazine
Cob building uses a simple mixture of clay sub-soil, aggregate, straw and water to create solid structural walls built without shuttering or forms, on to a stone plinth. This ancient practice has been used throughout Britain for centuries—the fact that 45,000 of Cornwall’s housing stock is cob, is a testament to the material’s strength and durability.
Building with Cob shows how to apply cob-building techniques in a wide variety of situations. It covers everything from design, planning and siting, to roofs, insulation and floors. Lavishly illustrated with inspirational colour photographs.
