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Originally posted by Illusionsaregrander
reply to post by jude11
Good for you. And Im glad you posted the thread so that people get an idea that it is possible and you dont have to be fabulously wealthy to do this.
I want to build my own home too, but Im not sure a cobb home will work for my needs. Im thinking of doing concrete and then burying it except for the one side for light. So with a living roof, but more dirt than the wooden ones. Too many tornadoes here in Tennessee for an above ground cobb for my taste.
Although they are absolutely beautiful. Maybe a guest house somewhere down the line.
For those who need to worry about earth quakes, there are also these,
Originally posted by hederahelix
reply to post by jude11
This is a great thread! So many interesting things to investigate and consider. S&F!!! and good luck with your current endeavors. Did you notice that they had a little cob pizza oven?edit on 7-6-2011 by hederahelix because: (no reason given)