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...
by Alex | Mar 4, 2017 | Building Codes & Permits, Cob, Designs, Videos
Modern Cob House Design 101 is a video presentation I put together on the main components and principles of designing a cob or earthen home for the standards of the 21st century. This is a value packed video for beginners and for experts. Here are the topics...
by Alex | Apr 15, 2012 | Building Codes & Permits, General
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...
