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A cob home will have a very distinct and unique quality to it that you will not find among conventional homes. Living in a cob house is more than just abiding in a shelter. It includes a unique experience that is both uplifting and healthy.
Here are some concepts and advantages of cob homes to consider: Continue reading
There is something really special and inspiring about this book.
For me, this book offers a glimpse at what I’m trying to accomplish with my work. It gives me hope, inspiration, motivation, and new ideas to accomplish my goals.
Not only does it provide me with wisdom on building, but it shows me more ways that I can live the type of life that I want. It is like taking one more step toward reaching my goal of freedom and a debt free lifestyle. Continue reading
When people first learn about building homes and structures out of cob they get really excited and their imaginations go wild with creative ideas and all the possibilities that the material offers for creating things.
Then at some point in our excitement we get a rude awakening to the thought of how we might actually go about building a cob structure and attaining the building permits and whether it will meet the building codes. Continue reading
If you told most traditional farmers that you could produce one million pounds of fresh, organic food on just 3 acres of land they would probably not believe it.
With more limited space these days, people are developing new methods of farming that don’t require hundreds of acres of land to produce a substantial amount of crops and food.
Greenhouse utilization, vertical farming, hydroponics, and composting techniques are some of the ways that people are able to use their small plots of land so efficiently. Continue reading
Today I wrapped up the cob oven project at Lookout Mountain with a final layer of lime plastering.
It’s been really cold here in the nights and mornings, which hasn’t been good conditions for plastering with lime, but we made it work in the end.
I’m just glad that it’s finished successfully. Now we can start baking pizzas!
Here’s a video I made showing the building process. Continue reading
This is my “Roaring Lion” model for a Cob Oven I’m planning to build. Inside the mouth cavity is the fire oven which will burn bright and hot! I might make the nostrils as the exit for the chimney too so smoke comes out of them. Continue reading
I made this model out of modeling clay according to one of my Cob House designs. I still need to design and add the roof.
I made it according to the scale of 1 inch = 2 feet. It’s a good size home with central living area (can include a wood burning stove), kitchen, bedroom, and office. Continue reading
