by Alex | Dec 10, 2018 | Spanish
¡Hola a todos! Estoy aquí en Costa Rica nuevamente, y solo quería darles una actualización y darles información sobre la construcción de Cobb nuevamente. Sólo quería compartir más información contigo. El año pasado, estuve aquí en Costa Rica experimentando con la...
by Alex | Dec 10, 2018 | Cob, Designs, Videos
Hey everyone! I’m here in Costa Rica again, and I just wanted to give you guys an update and give out some information about cobb building again. I wanted to just share some more information with you. Last year, I was here in Costa Rica experimenting with cob building...
by Alex | Nov 18, 2018 | Spanish
Quería hablarles sobre los diferentes componentes de la construcción de una casa de mazorca. Hay muchos componentes para una casa de mazorca o cualquier tipo de construcción natural. Me especializo en muros de mazorca y muros de barro. Realmente no me especializo en...
by Alex | Nov 18, 2018 | Cob, General, Videos
I wanted to talk to you about the different components of building a cob house. There are many components to a cob house or any kind of natural building. I specialize in cob walls and earthen walls. I don’t really specialize in the other components of the...
by Alex | Nov 11, 2018 | Spanish
Hace poco recibí muchas preguntas que me preguntaron acerca de las casas de mazorca y si se infectan con termitas, roedores e insectos. Por mi experiencia y por lo que he aprendido a lo largo de los años, este no es un gran problema. Las termitas en primer lugar no...
by Alex | Nov 11, 2018 | Cob, Foundations, General, Natural Finishing, Walls
I’ve been having a lot of questions come to me recently asking me about cob homes and do they get infested by termites, rodents, and insects. From my experience and from what I’ve learned over the years this this is not a big issue. Termites first...
by Alex | Nov 9, 2018 | Spanish
Quiero hablar aquí de la realidad de los costos de la casa de cob. Ahora, he hablado de esto un par de veces en el pasado y, en cierto modo, opino que el costo de construir una casa de mazorca generalmente será aproximadamente el mismo costo por pie cuadrado que una...
by Alex | Nov 9, 2018 | Building Codes & Permits, Cob, Designs, General, Materials, Uncategorized, Videos
I want to talk about cob house cost realities here. Now, I’ve talked about this a couple of times before in the past and it’s sort of my opinion that the cost of building a cob house generally is going to be about the same cost per square foot as a...
by Alex | Mar 18, 2017 | Building Codes & Permits, Cob, Designs, Foundations
Since there are currently no official cob house building codes that have been created, cob home builders can sometimes face an uphill battle against the bureaucracy of the building departments and their many existing code books. This can often deter people from...
by Alex | Mar 7, 2017 | Building Codes & Permits, Cob, Designs, Foundations, Videos
Having a proper cob house foundation design is critical to the success of your cob building! I stress this point every single time I talk about foundations. Its not something to pass over lightly just so you can get to the fun of doing cob work. Take time and...
