Great to see this video Alex. I've been drawing and costing cob builds for a couple of weeks. Always good to see another take on cob. I can' t wait to build a two story cob structure.
Nope. No worries there. Cob is not a moist environment at all. Even if the cob wall got saturated, it will dry out and return to its dry, mummified-like state.
Hello, great video! Do we still need the bond beam even we're using lumber stud embedded in the cob wall? I can understand why we need to use it in a plain cob wall.
@@thiscobhouse Thank you for replying. I meant in the floor joists of the second level area. I think the lumber will hold the cob wall just fine same as bond beam, what do you think?
If I wanted to do a perfect circle cob house and the longest span was 22 feet would 2 by 12 by 22 lumber be sufficient for supporting the floor above it ( 2 floors ) kitchen living on the ground ( bedroom on the 2nd ) I've looked at so many tables and it all seems to be different ( even with the same type and grade of lumber) and I'm wondering what your thoughts are on that thank you .
Question here... What if you have the "first" floor under ground level. Would you then safely be able to add a "third" floor. Thinking on the lines of the first floor or, in this scenario a basement/root cellar etc. Would it be more structurally sound/water resistant to build the underground portion of the house with sandbags and make sure it is totally insulated from outside water, as well as drainage under the basement floor, same floor foundation and dug down support "bricks/cement/concrete", as if you don't build a basement?? However, still adding and anchoring a stone or brick foundation on top of the sandbags when you've nearly reached the surface ground, securing them so they can't move/slide off, before starting to add the outer cob walls. I'm worried about if building with cob underground, how to insulate that part of the house from moisture and risk one day finding your first floor in what was the basement... Yes, tarps, rubber etc. but??? I don't know if you have covered in previous videos, building with cob underground/basement type style, making the first/main floor above ground but mostly dug/buried into a hillside, semi earth ship with a twist, creating a cool house in summer and a heat efficient house during winters. Third floor would most likely be partially above ground, depending on the topography of the area being built on. Due to being able to collect rainwater off the roof. Is a purely built cob house more earthquake stable? Thinking since you can build it in a rounded/oval fashion which in my opinion at least, would be stronger than a "square" structure?? Also, would it be structurally safe to mix different adobe/cob techniques? such as building the outer walls out of adobe/clay/dirt/water/straw and then build the separating walls inside the cob house with adobe bricks. Or, would it be better to just build the whole "house", Outer and inner walls out of one type of building method/material, such as only adobe/cob or adobe bricks? Sorry for the long winded post. 🙏 Thank you for any input, thoughts or ideas.Or, if you have previous videos that you can point me too. I'm still in the planning phase of my house. I'm also located very remote with no restrictions or building codes I need to follow. Still however want to build to last... Thank you for this great informational video. It did answer some of my questions in regard to securely adding/fastening a second floor. ☺️
Great to see this video Alex. I've been drawing and costing cob builds for a couple of weeks. Always good to see another take on cob. I can' t wait to build a two story cob structure.
Great video! The most informative structural video I have seen so far with cob.
Thank you. More to come!
Cheers. Great video and explanation.
Thank you
Great vedio. Thank you 😘
Thanks Alex!
can't the wood rot since it is in direct contact with the cob?
Nope. No worries there. Cob is not a moist environment at all. Even if the cob wall got saturated, it will dry out and return to its dry, mummified-like state.
Hello, great video!
Do we still need the bond beam even we're using lumber stud embedded in the cob wall? I can understand why we need to use it in a plain cob wall.
If you embed your wood rafters into the cob wall at the top, the bond beam can't be installed.
@@thiscobhouse Thank you for replying.
I meant in the floor joists of the second level area.
I think the lumber will hold the cob wall just fine same as bond beam, what do you think?
@@مرأفتالجزار Ah, I see what you mean now. No, I don't think you really need the bond beam in that case.
@@thiscobhouse Much thanks!
Если бы ещё и по Русски все тоже самое!
If I wanted to do a perfect circle cob house and the longest span was 22 feet would 2 by 12 by 22 lumber be sufficient for supporting the floor above it ( 2 floors ) kitchen living on the ground ( bedroom on the 2nd ) I've looked at so many tables and it all seems to be different ( even with the same type and grade of lumber) and I'm wondering what your thoughts are on that thank you .
Im new to cob! How much weight can cob hold?! Is the dark brown all cob, or straw bails? This makes me nervouse! Lol
What's the best material to use for floor joists in a cob house?
Question here... What if you have the "first" floor under ground level. Would you then safely be able to add a "third" floor. Thinking on the lines of the first floor or, in this scenario a basement/root cellar etc. Would it be more structurally sound/water resistant to build the underground portion of the house with sandbags and make sure it is totally insulated from outside water, as well as drainage under the basement floor, same floor foundation and dug down support "bricks/cement/concrete", as if you don't build a basement?? However, still adding and anchoring a stone or brick foundation on top of the sandbags when you've nearly reached the surface ground, securing them so they can't move/slide off, before starting to add the outer cob walls. I'm worried about if building with cob underground, how to insulate that part of the house from moisture and risk one day finding your first floor in what was the basement... Yes, tarps, rubber etc. but???
I don't know if you have covered in previous videos, building with cob underground/basement type style, making the first/main floor above ground but mostly dug/buried into a hillside, semi earth ship with a twist, creating a cool house in summer and a heat efficient house during winters. Third floor would most likely be partially above ground, depending on the topography of the area being built on. Due to being able to collect rainwater off the roof.
Is a purely built cob house more earthquake stable? Thinking since you can build it in a rounded/oval fashion which in my opinion at least, would be stronger than a "square" structure??
Also, would it be structurally safe to mix different adobe/cob techniques? such as building the outer walls out of adobe/clay/dirt/water/straw and then build the separating walls inside the cob house with adobe bricks. Or, would it be better to just build the whole "house", Outer and inner walls out of one type of building method/material, such as only adobe/cob or adobe bricks?
Sorry for the long winded post. 🙏
Thank you for any input, thoughts or ideas.Or, if you have previous videos that you can point me too. I'm still in the planning phase of my house. I'm also located very remote with no restrictions or building codes I need to follow. Still however want to build to last...
Thank you for this great informational video. It did answer some of my questions in regard to securely adding/fastening a second floor. ☺️
That's not a question! That's an essay
@@marioshadjikyriacou3381 Yeah, I guess you could see it as such. A lot of thoughts and a lot of questions... That's just who I am
@@solanisomeni i wish you all the best!!!