1 or 2 day intensive hands on cob building workshop Currently unavailable
Are you interested in natural building materials?
Would you like to learn more about building a house from cob, earth/straw?
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
During the course we will go through the entire building process from start to finish
Building regulations
Purchasing suitable land
Designing house with passive solar and energy saving in mind
Cob as mass storing heat
The main rules when building with cob
Materials needed for building process
Planning ahead for any future materials needed to be built into the walls
Planning and building the roof
Correct Cob mix ratio
How to mix cob
Foundations
Drainage
Stem wall
Building the wall - different methods
Walls load bearing or fillers
Inserting window frames into the walls
Clay plaster
Clay floor
Advantages and Disadvantages of cob
Cob and other building materials
Performance of our cob house during the summer and winter: heat-cold
And much more
MORE ABOUT THE COURSE
Duration of the course 1 or 2 days
Vegan food, snacks and refreshments included
For 2 day course sleeping in tents on the land or room for extra 10 Eur-night per person in the village 2 min walk.
Compost toilet
Outdoor warm shower
Contributions for the course:
1 day course 100 Eur per person
2 day course 160 Eur per person
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