by Alex | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Now that you have the basics of cob mixing under your belt, I’m going to introduce you to some other methods of constructing buildings with earth. These other methods of earthen construction are different in the ways that they are built, but the cool thing…...
by Alex | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the next lesson on your journey to becoming a cob building expert. You’re making great progress! Now you’re ready to start getting your feet muddy! You’ve already learned what ingredients you need to make cob, how to select soil, and test it for...
by Alex | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Now that you know what ingredients go into making cob, you need to know about how to select a good soil. In this lesson, I’ll teach you about how to select an appropriate soil for making cob. I’ll also show you several ways to test…...
by Alex | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
You’ll soon discover, if you haven’t already, the information you’re receiving in this free course is TOP-NOTCH! In this lesson I’m going to teach you all about what cob is made of. There are only 4 simple ingredients to this building material, and...
by Alex | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Welcome! In this free video course, I will be teaching you all about how to build your own cob house. Think of it as taking an introductory class on cob construction. In fact, I will be sharing more information with you in this…...
by Alex | Feb 21, 2019 | Cob, Videos, Workshops
This is an introduction to the new online video course. I’m the owner of my company, This Cob House, where I teach and educate on earthen building and other natural building materials. I got started with natural building and cob construction because I had an...
by Alex | Dec 20, 2018 | Spanish
El agua es esencial para la vida, pero cuando se trata de construir con materiales de tierra y casas de cob, el agua es su enemigo principal. Así que mucha gente tiene miedo de construir una casa de cob y la casa se derrita debido a la lluvia y la intemperie. Una cosa...
by Alex | Dec 20, 2018 | Cob, Natural Finishing, Videos, Walls
Water is essential for life, but when it comes to building with earthen materials and cob homes, water is sort of its main enemy in a way. So a lot of people have a fear of building a cob house and the house melting away because of rain and weathering. One thing...
by Alex | Dec 14, 2018 | Spanish
Voy a hablarles sobre el moho con edificios de mazorca y edificios de tierra. Mientras escribo esto, estoy aquí en Costa Rica y una cosa que noté sobre las estructuras aquí es que tienen muchos problemas de moho. Es muy húmedo y muy húmedo. Aquí la mayoría de los...
by Alex | Dec 14, 2018 | Cob, General, Materials, Natural Finishing, Walls
I’m going talk to you about mold with cob buildings and earthen buildings. As I’m writing this, I’m here in Costa Rica and one thing I notice about structures here is they do have a lot of mold issues. It’s very humid and very wet. Here most of the...
