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BECKY BEE`S COB PROS

cordwoodguy — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:38:28 GMT

I`M FILLING THIS IN ON BEHALF OF BECKY BEE,I `M NOT SURE WHY SHE DOESN`T POST HERE DIRECTLY AS SHE IS A REGISTERED MEMBER.BUT I`LL PRINT HER REPLY. WHEN I

RAMMED EARTH CONS

cordwoodguy — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:06:49 GMT

QUOTING BLOGGING THE GREEN.COM CONS [1]LABOUR INTENSIVE[AS ARE MOST ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS] [2]NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM REPEATED DRIVING RAIN [3]CODES AND

RAMMED EARTH PRO`S

cordwoodguy — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:06:48 GMT

QUOTING BLOGGINGTHE GRRE.COM PROS: [1]HIGH THERMAL MASS [2]DURABLE [3]FIRE RESISTANT [4]SOUND PROOF [5]CRITTER RESISTANT [6]BREATHABLE [7]SIMPLE PROCESS [8]CAN

Re: COB CONS:*

cordwoodguy — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:51:49 GMT

... BEEFED ... IN SOME PLACES.

Re: COB CONS:*

cordwoodguy — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:51:47 GMT

BECKY......THANKS FOR THE REPLY AND IMPUT!FIRST OFF THE COMMENTS I MADE WERE FROM MY RESEARCH ON COB. [1]SOMEWHERE ON THE NET I FOUND A POST WHERE THEY

Re: COB PRO`S*

cordwoodguy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:43:12 GMT

... FREE. ... BENIFITS. ... AND ... <[20]LITTLE DANGER TO BUILDERS <[21]

Re: COB CONS:*

cordwoodguy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:43:12 GMT

... BRITAIN THERE ARE SOME WALLS ALMOST 3' THICK.THE R-VALUE FOR ONE THAT THICK WOULD BE ABOUT R=7.8 TO R=10.8. ... ALL ... FOR ... SHRINK BEFORE ADDING

PAPERCRETE PRO`S

cordwoodguy — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:21:19 GMT

HERE ARE SOME OF THE PRO`S FOR PAPERCRETE [1]FREE UNLIMITED SOURCE OF MATERIALS. [2]RECYCLING WHAT WOULD BE DESTINED FOR THE LAND FILL [3]SIMPLE AND EASY TO

PAPERCRETE CON`S

cordwoodguy — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:47:59 GMT

HERE ARE SOME OF THE NEGATIVES ABOUT PAPERCRETE.[BUT REMEMBER ITS STILL AN UNPROVEN METHOD AS ITS IN ITS INFANTCY.] [1]MOLDS,FUNGI,MILDEW AND MUSHROOMS CAN

Re: CONVENTIONAL LOG BUILDING CONS:

cordwoodguy — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:20:56 GMT

... ROUND ... JOINTS ... HOMES. ... JOINT.THIS INDUCES CRACKS WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE SEEN.OTHERWISE COULD BE A PROBLEM. ... MATERIALS ... INSULATION ...

Re: GENERAL PROBLEMS WITH ALTERNATIVE BUILDING

cordwoodguy — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:56:51 GMT

... SYSTEMS. ... FROM.GENERALLY THEY TAKE LONGER TO BUILD. ... FATHER ... THE ... NOT ... ARE ... A ... BUT ... PLAY INTO ORINTATION BY SUN BUT BY STREET.SO

EARTHSHIP CONS:

cordwoodguy — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:47:22 GMT

HERE IS SOME OF THE NEGATIVE SIDES OF BUILDING AN EARTHSHIP. [1]UNINSULATED WALLS IN THE DESIGN.[R=3.6 FOR 36" WALL IS VERY LOW] VERMONT AND ONTARIO REQUIRE

Re: CONVENTIONAL LOG BUILDING PROS

cordwoodguy — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:12:01 GMT

... ALTERNATIVE. ... ALTERNATIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS ARE BASICLY NEW AND UNTRIED. ... CABINS.THERE IS A LOG CHURCH IN ENGLAND BUILT IN THE 800`S.LOG CABIN KITS

STRAW BALE CONS[2]

cordwoodguy — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:49:50 GMT

HERE ARE SOME MORE NEGATIVE STRAW BALE ISSUES. [25]UNCOMPRESSED STRAW BALE WALLS WILL COMPRESS/SETTLE 4"-6" WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS. (a)IF THE WALLS ARE

STRAW BALE PROS

cordwoodguy — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:44:43 GMT

HERE ARE SOME OF THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF STRAW BALE. [1]CHEAP ANNUALLY RENEWABLE NATURAL MATERIAL IF LOCALLY SOURCED. [2]QUICK AND EASY TO BUILD DUE TO LOW