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127 contributions to Cob & Natural Building School
27d •
Sculpting with COB
Using the slip form method, can you sculpt on the cob walls after you take the forms off?
1 like • 9d
Yes, but it will depend when in the drying process you remove the forms. You can take the forms off the newly packed cob after just a few days of drying, and it'll be easy to sculpt things into/onto the cob wall at that point. The only downside here is that you'll need to wait probably a few weeks for that layer to fully dry before putting the forms back on top to build the walls higher.
Jan '25 •
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This is the Cob and Natural Building School. A community of people interesting in building natural, healthy homes. We teach everyone how to build their own cob home using traditional and modern techniques. Step 1: Comment Below! - Who you are - What your building goals are - What’s your biggest bottleneck right now? 😩 Step 2: Go through the Cob Building Basics Course! See START HERE - COB BUILDING BASICS
0 likes • Mar 26
@Vani Wadhwa Exciting! I hope you get a great piece of land. When I got mine piece, it completely changed my life for the better!
1 like • 14d
@Saidah Haye Welcome, Saidah!
26d •
Passive Cooling - A Cheap and Effective Way to Cool Your Home
A student shared this video with me. Would you install a cooling system like this if you could?
2 likes • 25d
@Jj Vee Yeah, no code approval is also a big benefit to this.
Mar 14 •
Tadelakt?
Anyone here really good at tadelakt? I just joined and wanted more info about that subject.
2 likes • Mar 24
@N P Kremer Pigments is also one of the best suppliers for non-toxic, natural pigments.
0 likes • 29d
@Shawn Na Yes, my first instinct looking at that is a lack of aggregate. Just try upping the amount of aggregate and it should fix.
Apr 4 •
Gas Prices, Food Prices, Housing Crisis — Natural Building & Homesteading Solutions
I just posted this video if you want to check it out!
1 like • Apr 7
@N P Here's a good instructional video for the brick herringbone pattern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5p1FBH77X4 I learned brick building mostly from watching Youtube and practicing it on projects.
1 like • 30d
@N P It is a great video he made. I actually saved this one a few years back and used it this past Fall as instruction when I built my greenhouse.
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@alex-sumerall-5026
Professional cob house builder and instructor at This Cob House. I teach people how to build their own natural earthen homes.
Active 3d ago
Joined Jan 30, 2025
Greeneville, Tennessee
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