- Jan 12, 2024 - Explore Debra Taylor's board "Cob Houses", followed by 2,172 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about cob house, natural building, earth homes.
- Learn How to Build A Cob House. ... Some of the most well-known methods of earth masonry are: cob, rammed earth, and adobe block construction.
- Cob houses are built using clay, a mixture of sand and straw, lending eco-friendly credentials when compared to modern materials like brick and mortar.
- large cob round house - Via Kali Natural Building - Eco-Friendly Architecture
- building a cob mushroom house - Via SOM Land Design
- cob house with glass and tree shape - Via Earthen Hand Natural Building
- They can be shaped into curves or other designs making them very artistically flexible. Cob houses are usually curved with arches and organic shapes.
- Read More about Cob House Pros and Cons.
- Cob as a building material is very easy to find, which makes it a practical option. Let’s have a look at some of the highlighting advantages of building a cob house.
- This makes it cheap and easy to build. Cob houses are fairly fire-resistant. Unlike houses built from wood, cob houses are primarily clay and sand.
- Image courtesy of naturalhomes.org. Tucked away in Somerset, England, Goatling cob house is a tiny cob home whose walls feature spectacular designs.
- Cob houses may look like they belong in a fairy tale, but the enchanting homes are real—and they're an eco-friendly alternative to traditional housing options.
- Here's a look at a recent cob home thanks to the wonderful folks at Cob Works... Notice the sitting area and oven on the left. ... Cob Houses Photo: CobWorks.com.
- When everyone around the world is exaggerating modern infrastructures to live, we have a natural abode of tranquility: a cob house.
- So, what is a cob house? It is a structure built with this mud and straw material and the idea is to use the local resources available on the site of construction.
