Went to Pickards Mountain in NC near Chapel Hill and took an 8 day workshop on cob cottage building May 2th through 9th. We were building the cob house for Margo, the garden manager who works on Pickard Mountain. Had a great time....wonderful vegetarian food from the organic garden cooked by Megan the owner on site, great people, good instructors, Gregg and Mike; rain and storms, camping in leaky tents and lot's of ticks, escaping goats, a sick pick, fresh eggs from chickens on the farm, sore hands and cut feet, laughter and singing, campfires, popcicles and trips to weaver street in muddy clothes....no, really, really muddy clothes. Thanks everyone for a joyful and special week.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
how did u get napoleon dynamite at 7:25 to help out ..way to much eating and talking ..thats why it rained on you..boring
how can protect a cob house against freezing rain i live in northeastern arkansas and the weather here gets crazy
Did you need a permit for thisÉ
what about the roof?
I live in North Carolina too, and I want to build a cob home someday. Even though I don’t plan on living in NC for long after I finish college, what are the building regulations for cob here? (Out of curiosity)
@OldCorpBLT13 Cob is straw (or hemp), sand and clay.
What is “cob?” Is it just mud and straw? How is it different than adobe?
Nicely made video BTW.
How come noone uses a cement mixer???? all these videos sho everyone do ing all by hand
I’m sorry, but how stupid to post a 1/4 finished Cob when the premise is that you built one.
okay i didnt get to see the finished product…i stopped at 1:19 where u guys are standing in the half built house….and i thought to myself “whatta nice raised garden bed” …
Do you have a picture with the finished product?
That’s cool! I’m looking for an alternative house to build on my farm. I wish I knew folks like you in Alabama that could help me do something like this!
Great. You are an inspiration!
just luvin it!!!!!
tried and true!!!!!
Did you use any concrete or cement in the foundation? Or any kind of mortar to stick the stones toghether? Thank you!
i would love to take this course.
Funny document with the sounds changing, very nice watching, thank you!
Great video! I want to take a cob workshop so bad…..
Ok, how big is this House?
Bravo! That was nice watching. What is the name of the music on this video? I like this concept of building a house out of these materials. Keep up the great work.
How has this House progressed?
*sigh*….I would have LOVED to build myself a house using a method like this…but, the cost of land where I live is stupidly high, so I’ve mortgaged my life away…
Thanks for the vid , however…most informative!
Glad to see cob still going strong. So it’s a hybrid? That made it go a lot faster I bet!
Nice video Nita. Great to see what I missed. Awesome job everyone.
John
Thank you Greg. And just for any doubters that just about ANYONE can build cob….I’m the 60 yr.old lady in the middle of the pack with the green shirt and cowpoke hat. I wasn’t always as fast as the younger ones but I adopted my own style that allowed me to participate.