Building with Cob - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Building with Cob write by Adam Weismann. This book was released on 2006. Building with Cob available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "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. It is now undergoing a renaissance as an 'eco-friendly' building material because of its amazing 'green' credentials. 'Building with Cob' shows how to apply this ancient technique in a wide variety of contemporary situations, covering everything from design and siting, mixing, building walls, fireplaces, ovens and floors, lime and other natural finishes, and gaining planning permission and building regulation approval. It also explains in detail how to sensitively restore an old cob structure. This book is a step-by-step guide, lavishly illustrated with over 300 colour photos and 85 diagrams."--Amazon.
The Hand-sculpted House
The Hand-sculpted House - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hand-sculpted House write by Ianto Evans. This book was released on 2002. The Hand-sculpted House available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Cob, a structural composite of earth, water, straw, clay, and sand, has been used for centuries, in virtually all parts of the world, to create homes ranging from mud huts in Africa to lavish adobe haciendas in Latin America. This practical and inspiring hands-on guide teaches anyone to build a cob dwelling.
The Cob Builders Handbook
The Cob Builders Handbook - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cob Builders Handbook write by Becky Bee. This book was released on 1997. The Cob Builders Handbook available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Cob (an old English word for lump) is old-fashioned concrete, made out of a mixture of clay, sand, and straw. Becky Bee's manual is a friendly guide to making your own earth structure, with chapters on design, foundations, floors, windows and doors, finishes, and of course, making glorious cob. "I believe that building with cob is a way to recreate community and experience the joy of working together while taking back the right to build our own homes and look after our Mother Earth." She loves doing something that makes sense in a world where lots of things don't.
Cob Buildings - A Practical Guide
Cob Buildings - A Practical Guide - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cob Buildings - A Practical Guide write by Jane Schofield. This book was released on 2004-01-01. Cob Buildings - A Practical Guide available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Building in Cob, Pisé and Stabilized Earth
Building in Cob, Pisé and Stabilized Earth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Building in Cob, Pisé and Stabilized Earth write by Clough Williams-Ellis. This book was released on 1999. Building in Cob, Pisé and Stabilized Earth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This study is based on experiments in the use of pisé de terre and other earth based materials. Whilst earth building has not developed significantly in the UK, the sustainable architecture movement has stimulated interest in new earthen buildings.
