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 | 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...
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 | Feb 4, 2016 | Cob, General, Natural Finishing, Walls
I keep getting a lot of questions about humidity issues with cob buildings. So I want to speak a bit more on this topic with you today. Keeping a balanced level of indoor humidity is important to maintaining a healthy living environment and preventing mold and fungus...
by Alex | Aug 10, 2015 | General, Natural Finishing, Remodeling
Here is a simple, yet functional, way to start your natural remodeling by using a limewash paint. Unfortunately, we can’t all have our own naturally built home created out of materials of earth and straw. We can however implement certain natural building materials and...
