Building With Cob：A Step-by-step Guide

Cobbuildingusesasimplemixtureofclaysubsoil，aggregate，straw，andwatertocreatesolidstructuralwalls，builtwithoutshutteringorforms，onastoneplinth.ThisancientpracticehasbeenusedthroughoutBritainforcenturiesainfact，thematerialissostronganddurablethatitiscurrentlyinuseforforty-fivethousandhousesinCornwall，acountyinsouthernEngland."BuildingwithCob"coverseverythingfromdesign，planning，andsitingtoroofs，insulation，andfloors.Itislavishlyillustratedwithmorethanthreehundredinspirationalcolorphotographs.Theauthorshaverecentlybeencommissionedtobuildathirty-classroomschoolinEnglandin2006;itwillbethelargestnewcobconstructionprojectintheWesternhemisphere.