Building with cob : a step-by-step guide

Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce ; with selected photographs by Ray Main

ISBN 10: 1903998727 / ISBN 13: 9781903998724

Verlag: Green Books, Cambridge, 2013

Beschreibung

'Building with Cob' shows how to apply this ancient technique in a wide variety of contemporary situations, covering everything from design and siting, mixing, building walls, fireplaces, ovens and floors, lime and other natural finishes, and gaining planning permission and building regulation approval. It also explains in detail how to sensitively restore an old cob structure. This book is a step-by-step guide, lavishly illustrated with over 300 colour photos and 85 diagrams. 252 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 016938

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Building with cob : a step-by-step guide
• Verlag: Green Books, Cambridge
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1903998727
• ISBN-13: 9781903998724
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
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  • Architecture and Design
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Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

The ancient method of cob building uses a simple mixture of clay sub-soil, aggregate, straw and water to create solid structural walls built without shuttering or forms, onto a stone plinth.
It is now undergoing a renaissance as an 'eco-friendly' building material because of its amazing 'green' credentials. 'Building with Cob' shows how to apply this ancient technique in a wide variety of contemporary situations, covering everything from design and siting, mixing, building walls, fireplaces, ovens and floors, lime and other natural finishes, and gaining planning permission and building regulation approval. It also explains in detail how to sensitively restore an old cob structure. This book is a step-by-step guide, lavishly illustrated with over 300 colour photos and 85 diagrams.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce work with lime and clay on a daily basis through their company, Clayworks. They learnt these skills through restoring ancient vernacular buildings in Cornwall, and then began to apply the traditional techniques and materials to contemporary ‘eco’ builds. They have a passionate belief in the power of using these natural materials to benefit the health and well being of people, buildings and the environment. Adam and Katy are the authors of Building with Cob and Using Natural Finishes for Green Books.