by Alex | Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Mold is becoming one of the most serious health crises in modern housing. From chronic respiratory issues to severe allergic reactions, toxic mold is making thousands of American homes uninhabitable – and costing homeowners tens of thousands of dollars in...
by Alex | Nov 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Hidden Cost of Traditional Homeownership What if I told you that the average American paying off a $200,000 house will hand over $343,000 by the time they actually own it? That’s $143,000 vanishing into interest payments alone. But here’s what makes...
by Alex | Oct 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
BOTTOM LINE FIRST Missouri, Idaho, and specific counties in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas offer the best combination of no building codes, land under $50k, and proven alternative construction communities. Missouri’s Ozark counties and Idaho’s...
by Alex | Nov 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Slipform cob, also known as shuttered cob, is a method of building cob walls using removable forming systems. Forms are constructed, set in place where the walls are to be built, and loose cob material is then packed inside the forms, or “shuttering”, to create the...
by Alex | Jan 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s important to give careful consideration to how your electrical and water systems will be integrated with an earth wall building. Unlike a hollow stud-framed wall to run your wires and pipes through, an earthen wall is a solid mass that can not be opened up....
by Alex | Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
A good roof will be a large factor in how long your cob building lasts. Learning how to build a roof is beyond the scope of this book. However, I will show you the basic concepts and components you’ll need to attach a strong roof to your cob home. You can build any...
