The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home | 
|  | | | Title: | The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home | | Author: | Becky Bee | | Publisher: | Groundworks | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 01 March, 1998 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0965908208 / 9780965908207 | | List Price: | $23.95 | | You Save: | $7.66 | | Amazon Price: | $16.29 | |
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Product Description
Cob (an old English word for lump) is old-fashioned concrete, made out of a mixture of clay, sand, and straw. Becky Bee's manual is a friendly guide to making your own earth structure, with chapters on design, foundations, floors, windows and doors, finishes, and of course, making glorious cob.
"I believe that building with cob is a way to recreate community and experience the joy of working together while taking back the right to build our own homes and look after our Mother Earth."
She loves doing something that makes sense in a world where lots of things don't.
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Customer Reviews:
• Great Resource To Have As You're Planning Your Project 24 August, 2006
This book is a fantastic resource, and full of practical tips on building with Cob in general, as well as site preparation, drainage considerations, roofing.
Definitely something to add to your alterative building methods resource collection.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2XHLIQVDS7QOO
• Best 09 November, 2006
I completely enjoyed this book, it is informative, practical, and consistently puts forth the message that ANYONE can build a home. I bought some acreage and have started my own. When I get overwhelmed, I reread this book, step back, and break it down into smaller steps. One of the easiest, most encouraging books I've read on any subject, and the best of the dozen books I've read on this subject.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AQ2YTVWNAOLX4
• Easy Building Ideas 04 April, 2007
This book will give you some great building ideas for your home, especially for simple outdoor structures.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2CRUEQ9QIOT70
• Great Starter Book With Info. You Won't Find In The Others. 26 December, 2007
I found this book invaluable. With it's simply put illustrations and descriptive nature. It's a simplified context that compliments "The Hand Sculpted House" wonderfully! Between these two books and a little research on site and with consideration to additional components of the structure to be erected, I feel confident that even a novice builder (with proper planning and a little guidance from some pro's) could complete a humble starter home of their own. I only speak from my little (16 years as a builder) experience with completing homes. *never built one like this till now* With another couple years of planning and designing, hopefully mine will be completed.
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• Interesting 16 January, 2007
This book will definitely get your gears turning if you have a love of building. It is simply written with descent illustration. This style of building isn't a difficult concept. However, it is a different concept that I found very intersting. A great book for smaller outdoor projects such as pavillions or outdoor cooking areas.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2ZHN70SF0UVFE
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