Tooly Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 they kick so much ass, plus its real nice to be able to just buy some land and make your house from everything you have on your land even the electrical. this is something im really looking at as an option, not in hamilton though mayne island practice wall any one else diggin the strawbale construction opposed to traditional :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 have seen some before and was impressed but it was definately looking more stoic and plain than these places these look like fairytale nooks... nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 check out the straw bale home at http://www.everdale.org/for a version that has a similiar feel and is also a more sustainable living option.built by Harvest Homes- http://www.harvesthomes.ca/projects.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 yeah thats the sh!t groove, i like how it generates alot of power on its own . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 while you don't want to build one in Hamilton Tooly we should go out one weekend and screw around with building some walls or something to get a feel for it (for down the road) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 most definitly pais before the summers up so we got the weather another good cob site is cobworks.com they even have apprentice ship progs. that 4rth one down that looks like a fairytale is hmm whats the word again,, the place where you go an do yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 ya, I've been surfing around during breaks (cobworks etc) awesome stuff for sure, seen it before but its great stuff... maybe we should build a party shelter for fun, use it once or twice then leave it there for whoever comes along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 yeah dude im definitly down with that. i just love cobwork, if your building it you can do anything you want to your house, different shaped windows different shaped doors, rooms, seating tables in the floor, bookshelfs in the walls, bong shelf in the bathroom whatever you like. i love the freedom and how artistic you can get with it. we should defintly make a day or three somewhere around here but sort of secluded and get muddy and make a little hut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 those houses are beautiful! Thanks for sharing that Tooly! I want one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 that first one was on the a&e show wierd homes once and it showed how to make them. i have heard that these houses aren't the best for northern climated though, ricky and i are probably going to go straw bale, which comes out looking very similar, just way thicker walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted July 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 theres quite a few out west where its moderate, heaps of them in cali as well but bc will do for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Hows the "R" rating on those? Wonder how well they would fair in the Yukon,which is my destination in the future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 straw bale houses can be built to the highest r rating. i forget what the number is but it was supposedly the best for energy conservation, insulation etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 can you build a house out of cememnt? or is that basically what these houses are? maybe if you just used cement then it would crack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 can you build a house out of cememnt? or is that basically what these houses are? maybe if you just used cement then it would crack You can but depending on where I guess,extreme cold could be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 coool, is there a web site any where that has plans or diections to make onw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted July 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 yeah brah go to www.cobworks.comgo to the links section its got tons of sweet sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Kat AKA chickenbutta went to Mexico in the spring to build cob houses... she's pretty good at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 smellypants and I helped build the cob blacksmiths shop at Linneae farm on Cortes Island, BC it was very cool to be part of that collective effort. i'm going for the yurt option myself one day pacific yurts \ SIZES AVAILABLE Size(Diameter) Sq.Feet Height At Center Approximate Shipping Weight Base Price 12' 115 8' 750 lb $3,950 14' 155 8'9" 850 lb $4,475 16' 200 9'3" 950 lb $4,795 20' 314 10' 1350 lb $5,975 24' 452 11'6" 1700 lb $6,985 30' 706 13' 2200 lb $8,750 (US dollars of course) *Platform/Floor not included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Kat AKA chickenbutta went to Mexico in the spring to build cob houses... she's pretty good at it! that Baja workshop advertised on cobworks.com sounds very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 those yurts look pertty cool too, it would be a goold place to live whle you build a bale or cob house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 what is the diffrence between cob houses and bale houses? which is better for canadain climates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 cob houses are sorta straw and mud mixed together over a traditional frame bale houses use straw or hay bales as the frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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