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News Release from: Green Books | Subject: Building With Cob
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2007
Step-by-Step Guide to 'Building With
Cob'
Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce: The first practical UK handbook about building with this eco-friendly material.
BUILDING WITH COB: Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce 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 article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 27 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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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, it is the first book of its kind in the UK.
The Authors:.
Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce undertook an apprenticeship in natural building with the Cob Cottage Company in Oregon, USA.
On their return to the UK they started their company 'Cob in Cornwall'.
They have built and restored many cob buildings including two-storey houses, small studios and garden rooms, outside courtyards and fireplaces, and earth ovens.
In 2003 they won a 'Pioneers to the Nation' award from the Queen.
They live in Manaccan, Cornwall.
CONTENTS: History of Earth Building around the World.
Design and Siting.
Soils: Identifying and Testing.
How to Make a Cob Mix.
Foundations.
Building with Cob.
Roofs.
Insulation.
Natural Finishes.
Earthen Floors.
Fire and Cob.
Restoration.
Planning and Building.
Regulations.
Conclusion.
Resources and Suppliers.
GBP20.00 pb.
ISBN 1 903998 72 7.
255 x 205mm with 360.
photos and 65 diagrams.
192pp in full colour.
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