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Clay & Cob Buildings (Album Series Vol. 105)

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Okay, so if you're like me, you've been looking at alternate ways to own a home and have probably stumbled upon this little book, probably because you've heard somewhere else about building with earth and maybe even specifically cob. This quest probably generated all kinds of questions for you, such as what is cob and why do they call it that? If you have asked those questions, then you want this book. This book primarily concerns cob and clay structures in the British Isles which makes it also a very handy little book for students of that regions architectural styles. It would also seem ideal for anyone taking a walking tour of the more rural parts of Englnad Scotland and Wales as it readily shows the different styles of earth building prominent in those regions as well as goes into detail about technique and history. The author takes a cursory close look at some restorations and examines some buildings that have been left in disrepair since they were vacated. It is here that I found the greatest value in the book as someone currently ingterested in working with the material. Here is several hundred years of historical evidence as to what this material is really capable of. This is not some guy telling you about the durability of this construction system. This is what has happened to cob homes over years of use. Overall it is great confidence booster and testimonial to the material itself, proving just how beautiful and durable it is.