Cob building

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Once in your lifetime, you should find the time to build a beautiful cob oven in your backyard. If you can't find time, then you'll have to "make time", because you simply cannot live a

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Did you know that cob is one of the oldest building materials around? According to my guest, Dave Olsen, most cob houses are tiny houses because they take so long to build! Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water that hardens into a thick, load-bearing, structure. Think curved, earthen walls and whimsical building shapes. Dave Olsen has been building with cob for over 20 years and has developed his own technique, called “Fast Cob”. Dave tells us about the benefits of Cob building…

Even though I am busy building my own tiny house, I still find myself thinking about building a cob house… is that cheating on my tiny house?I have been coming back to cob houses again and again because I love the curves of cob walls, the organic feeling that the cob mix brings and the price is also very attractive. I have thought about building a cob house if in the future I decide I need more space if I get married or just want more space. #tinyhome #cobhouse #tinyliving