How To Build a Cob House with Cob Construction
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Cob is a mixture of sandy-sub soil, clay and straw. It is mixed by crushing the particles together by either dancing on it or using the head of a digger. Historically cob might have been mixed by farm animals who would walk up and down on the sand, clay and straw. Cob construction refers to a method of building and will have nothing to do with corn.
This particular style is similar to making mud bricks, and it very effective. The main difference is you are adding other materials to make the bricks for the construction. These will be made using a combination of soil, straw, sand, and water. Check out this article below to see Information on building a cob house with cob construction on diynatural.com…
