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Introduction to Cob: The Ancient, Natural, Tiny House Building Method with Dave Olsen Cob House Interior, Tiny House Building, Cob Building, Granny House, Cob House, Home Tattoo, Energy Efficient Homes, House Building, Humble Abode

Did you know that cob is one of the oldest building materials around? According to my guest, Dave Olsen, most cob houses are tiny houses because they take so long to build! Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water that hardens into a thick, load-bearing, structure. Think curved, earthen walls and whimsical building shapes. Dave Olsen has been building with cob for over 20 years and has developed his own technique, called “Fast Cob”. Dave tells us about the benefits of Cob building…

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Wow, I was not expecting that at all. 😯  Shalina Luna and Ben Griffith had their kids’ futures in mind.  They bought a lot in Ignacio, Colorado, thinking that they would build a house for their children in that land once they turned 18, and Joli Galvan had just turned of age for her new home.  The couple made an off-the-grid house using straw bales covered in cob on a 34×17-foot concrete slab.  Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water, and it’s fireproof. Straw Bale Building, Straw Bale Construction, Cob Building, Earth Bag Homes, Straw Bale House, Fall Nature, Build A House, Natural Homes, Straw Bale

Wow, I was not expecting that at all. 😯 Shalina Luna and Ben Griffith had their kids’ futures in mind. They bought a lot in Ignacio, Colorado, thinking that they would build a house for their children in that land once they turned 18, and Joli Galvan had just turned of age for her new home. The couple made an off-the-grid house using straw bales covered in cob on a 34×17-foot concrete slab. Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water, and it’s fireproof.

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