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From the lens Learn to Build a Cobb House.

If you live in a Cobb house or want to build one please say hello and tell us about your experiences.

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  • hlkljgk Jan 6, 2012 @ 11:14 am | delete
    cool. never heard of it previously. thanks for the info. :)
  • jadehorseshoe Dec 27, 2011 @ 2:52 am | delete
    VERY interesting read.
  • Tipi Sep 13, 2011 @ 1:14 pm | delete
    Now I remember, I did hear about a Cobb house from you, I was here a while back but my like and comment were missing here, fixed that!
  • Tipi Sep 13, 2011 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    I think I may have heard of Cobb buildings but am glad to learn more about them. We'll all be waiting to see you 10x10 and to hear about your experience. A unique and fun lens subject for sure!
  • Retro_Loco Sep 10, 2011 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    Building a Cobb house looks like fun but a lot of hard work! Interesting lens.
  • Close2Art Sep 4, 2011 @ 6:27 pm | delete
    very cool lens, very original thanks for sharing...:)RWJR
  • Rankography Sep 3, 2011 @ 7:42 am | delete
    interesting lens. thanks for sharing.
  • Junick Apr 22, 2011 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    This is very interesting! Great lens.
  • KonaGirl Apr 1, 2011 @ 7:35 pm | delete
    Happy April Fool's Day! Fascinating, but I am much too old to be doing that kind of manual labor. I have other alternative methods in mind for my next house. This is a great lens though with really useful information for someone 30 years my junior. I have Squid liked your lens and am leaving you with a Fool's Day Blessing (no April Fool's prank here). This lens has also been added as a featured lens on My Squid Angel Wings blessing lens too. Look for it in the April Fool's Day section for the "Home & Garden" neighborhood.
  • GypsyOwl Feb 23, 2011 @ 11:45 am | delete
    I want to build my own cob house!
  • CreativeArtist Dec 1, 2010 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Interesting idea. How long should a cobb house last?
  • WhiteOak50 Nov 28, 2010 @ 11:13 am | delete
    This is very interesting. Lensrolling over to my Homestead Journey page. Good job!!
  • LisaAuch Nov 10, 2010 @ 3:49 am | delete
    I am glad you returned to visit me, I had lost your lens and so wanted to leave it with a sprinkling of Angel Dust - Blessed by an Angel
  • javrsmith Nov 1, 2010 @ 11:30 am | delete
    This building technique should be used more often. I'd like to build a cobb shed.
  • LisaAuch Oct 30, 2010 @ 4:50 am | delete
    My dream - to go out into the middle of no-where and live off the land so I would definately consider this! love makes a home!
  • badmsm Oct 13, 2010 @ 1:17 am | delete
    I saw a documentary about this on PBS years ago, think it had Dennis Weaver in it. Anyway, it looked cool then and even more so now. Great lens!
  • GrowWear Oct 6, 2010 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Cobb houses are pretty cool. It's the people, not the dollars, that make a house a home. :)
  • Tipi Oct 4, 2010 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Fascinating how homes can be built so cheaply, but still be nice.
  • barbara neale Sep 18, 2010 @ 8:43 am | delete
    i am going to zimbabwe to help work in an orphanage i have been supporting. To have my own accomodation i want to build my own cob house, are there any cob experts out there who would be interested in voluntarily coming to help me with my house??
  • mukunda22 Sep 14, 2010 @ 6:37 pm | delete
    I want to build an underground house! But a cobb house sounds very interesting!!
  • AndyPo Sep 13, 2010 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    Great lens. I used to stay in a relative's cobb cottage in England as a child (I think the oldest part was about 500 years old) It's great to see this environmentally friendly building method becoming fashionable again.
  • Amelia77 Apr 3, 2010 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    I have been considering putting a small COBB cottage on our rural vacation property, but I still have a lot to learn. Thanks for the great lens.
  • pkmcr Feb 13, 2010 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    I wasn't aware of Cobb Houses before but you have certainly helped me learn something new - thank you
  • Sylvestermouse Jan 31, 2010 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    I am definitely intrigued by this lens. Would this house be similar to a sod house built back in the 1800's?
  • ottoblotto Jan 26, 2010 @ 8:01 am | delete
    I have been considering cobb for a small, detached art studio. Thank you for the wonderful info!!!
  • lasertek Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    Interesting! This is something I can work on as a project this year. I do hope I can make a cozy cobb house. Please put up more pictures. 5*

    Hope you could visit my lenses and this fb page. Thanks
  • sandyspider Jan 2, 2010 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    This is very interesting. I had thought about building an earth house. Nice work.
  • Pryzym Dec 10, 2009 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    Have you started building your cobb house? I would love to see photos! We plan on building a Compressed Earth Block house after we buy our land. We'll build a small guesthouse. Earth houses last longer.
    ~Pryzym
  • WhitU4ever Sep 25, 2009 @ 9:21 am | delete
    Try adding some photos to this lens... it's much easier for those of us who are very visual to read the information when there are photos to go with the text. Otherwise, you have done a great job!
  • AdrienneJenkins Aug 4, 2009 @ 10:14 pm | delete
    I've heard of making a house from straw bales, hadn't heard of a Cobb house. Cool!
  • Apr 5, 2009 @ 11:41 am | delete
    Never knew anything about this! Thanks for creating it :) Free Fun Stuff!
  • Sarunas Feb 14, 2009 @ 8:14 am | delete
    Thanks for this lens.
    Really interesting. :)
    5*
  • RawBill Feb 13, 2009 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    Building a Cob House is something that I will definately do!!!
    I now have a contact that builds them. Awesome!!!
  • Ramkitten Feb 13, 2009 @ 2:16 am | delete
    Definitely a subject near and dear to our hearts (my husband and me, that is). When we lived on a farm in Pennsylvania, we experimented with cobb. We built an outdoor cobb oven for bread-baking, and it worked really well. I remember taking off our shoes to mix the clay, straw and water together--squish, squish. Kinda like squashing grapes to make wine, but at least we didn't end up with purple feet. (Sorry, off the subject.) Anyway, we introduced a friend to cobb via our oven, and she went on to design and build cobb homes for a living. Great stuff!
  • Mark-Nehs Jan 22, 2009 @ 10:19 pm | delete
    Thanks for this lens. I heard of Cobb houses but didn't know anything about them. This has me thinking -- thanks.
  • thomasa May 15, 2008 @ 1:52 am | delete
    Good luck on building your cobhouse. Energy saving and cheap to build are great catch in today's energy crisis time. Just in case you decide you need additional storage space while you are building we have portable storages available. Check it out Storage buildings They come in different sizes and models to fit your budget and needs.
  • MerryM May 9, 2008 @ 10:56 pm | delete
    Nice lens. I didn't know about the project at Wounded Knee, thanks for that vid. Good luck with your house!
  • KimGiancaterino May 22, 2007 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    Interesting... I had never heard of these before.
  • Gail_Faulkner May 14, 2007 @ 9:09 pm | delete
    Hi Lensmaster nice lens. I invite you to join my Best Ratings Group We would love to have you.
  • Crystal_Booth May 11, 2007 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    Welcome to the Squidoo Ratings Swap

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