Once the perimeter of the roof was covered with sod we covered the rest of the roof.
Cob house roof construction.
Unlike traditional houses which can got up very quickly cob is a slow process so be prepared.
The staircase and parapet walls are made with the same blocks placed on their 4 inch edge put together with mud lime mortar.
A cob home has a lot of benefits the one down side is that it s very labor intensive and takes a good while.
The top part of the compressed earth block parapet wall is lined with a layer of baked brick.
Some are built with moss in the roof and some with a tarp type fabric for more of a teepee effect.
To make vents in the cob walls bury a three inch pipe running through the cob.
The top and bottom of this space need to be vented out of the roof through the cob walls.
Building the living roof.
Since i already wrote about cutting sod for my roof i will describe how the sod was loaded.
Set the foundation for your cob house.
The roof can be constructed the same way and many are made with a flowing roof.
Building a cob house.
Using the same mix as cob the cmb s are made on the construction site itself.