Building with Cob: A Step-By-Step Guide Volume 1

by Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce

Book Overview

This informative guide shows you all need to know on how to build and restore using cob techniques to create modern, environmentally friendly buildings.

The ancient method of cob building uses a simple mixture of clay sub-soil, aggregate, straw and water to create solid structural walls built without shuttering or forms, onto a stone plinth. Cob is now undergoing a renaissance as an 'eco-friendly' building material because of its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903998727
• ISBN13: 9781903998724
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Green Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.0"