From the Ground Up with COB

Natural Stone Foundation
Load Bearing Cob Walls,
Natural Plasters & Paints,
Earthen (Adobe) Floor

As much as is reasonably possible, we try to prepare you to be able to go home from our workshops and build your own home.

We will build a lime mortared foundation suitable for a cob structure. You will learn everything you need to know to build a lime mortar foundation for a building, including site selection, drainage, using lime, choosing materials, and utility access.

We will ‘learn by doing’ to build cob walls as we choose materials and mix cob, build w/ foot mixed & tractor cob, trim & shape walls using a cob saw, and bury roof anchors & build cob up to beams.

We will cover just about every aspect of building cob walls including, site selection and passive solar design, building your home on a solid foundation, sourcing materials for a good cob mix, setting windows and doors, and special considerations for roofing a cob building.

Working with natural plasters is perhaps the most rewarding aspect of creating an earthen structure; the dessert after the main course of building with cob. We will explore and compare a variety of recipes.

We will consider the advantages and challenges of using lime, and will work with natural mineral pigments to create various colors & effects.

As a special treat, we will install a natural earthen floor on the final day of the workshop. We will learn how to prepare materials, prep the building for pouring the floor including setting up the frame, and see the final stage to building with earth.

Register online at http://www.disputantacob.com or feel free to call me at 606-256-8954

Looking forward to cobbing with you soon!
Warmest Regards ~ Diane

This post was submitted by Diane Jennings.