Here's a little demo on how to apply a lime plaster over a Cob floor. I will probably do a lime wash over this and then a special lime sealer to make it waterproof.
You mentioned that this is the 1st time for the UPWARD foundation... will you be doing a video about that as well? Because I am curious of the foundation process...instead of having it directly on the ground. Gr8 video btw, and thanks for sharing👍
Love your videos. Thank you. You've helped us build our own cob structure. One thing we'd like to see is how you mix your lime plaster from dry materials. Is that done with a mixer of some sort, or can it be done by hand?
Thanks! Yeah, that would be a good idea. I do have a pretty thorough video on how to build a Palletable Cobin' and in that video is a section on how to do a Cob floor
Hey! I am super interested in the palletable cobin style of building you have done! I live in the mountains in the west kootenays of British Columbia. Im curious if this style will work here, it can get very snowy here some years.
Hi Angus, yes, you can build a Palletable Cobin' in British Columbia during the summer months. When it dries, it would be fine, with a good lime plaster and 2 ft roof overhang.
Nice! Good move to prime with lime wash. What kind of lime did you use? You mention hydraulic, NHL? I just got 2 tons of quicklime for many projects, including a floor. Could do a cob layer first and then cover with lime to make it waterproof and more durable, but also consider either adding putty to cob or hot mixing quicklime with some pozzolan for the entire floor.
Hydraulic lime and quicklime will give you different results, since the pozzolan ratio to putty will not necessarily be the NHL 3.5 structure. It will cure differently as well. Use the nHL 3.5 !@christinebaker3293
@@cobalot9 i m thinking about doing the same thing, but in the bathroom I thought to use NHL 5 with sand and pigments. Then d close the pores with a plastic trowel + black soap and final finish with a wax. How did you seal the floor?
In my book, I list 50 reasons for why it's good to build with cob. I'm pretty convinced that it's great. I do use concrete in certain applications such as the foundation, but not necessary for the walls.
@@christinebaker3293 I do Christine, it's www.livingearthstructures.com My book of "Accoblishments" is self published, I need to get more copies printed...
@@cobalot9 Your site and videos are very inspiring. Was specifically looking for lime, but really enjoyed learning about your projects and especially Cob on Wood in Oakland. In 1998 I sold my house in San Bruno and then ended up living in the Mohave desert. Read the Guardian article with great interest. Land is so incredibly cheap here, and it is stunningly beautiful (in my opinion) and would be a great place to house thousands. But what would people do all day, hot in summer and cold in winter, the opposite of Bay Area climate. Although the last winter must have been awful for people in tents in California, so many storms! Sadly, Mohave County LITERALLY leaves mentally ill homeless to die in the desert (in violation of AZ state law) and there was nothing I could do to get anyone to investigate and ensure compliance with the law. No activists here, mostly Qanons and old, sick and tired people. Speaking of cob on wood, that's been a serious problem for me and that's why I got quicklime, didn't want to use Portland anymore for environmental reasons and also because it's crap. My stucco is cracking and I am on a quest for "Roman concrete" that lasts. Anyway, love your work!
Best cob how-tos on youtube! Thanks for fighting the good fight, brother!
Hey, thanks! I appreciate that!
Your pallets covered in cob is definitely the way to go, definitely a no brainer,
You mentioned that this is the 1st time for the UPWARD foundation... will you be doing a video about that as well? Because I am curious of the foundation process...instead of having it directly on the ground. Gr8 video btw, and thanks for sharing👍
Thanks for the video! I’m going to do this in my straw-bale home.
Love your videos. Thank you. You've helped us build our own cob structure. One thing we'd like to see is how you mix your lime plaster from dry materials. Is that done with a mixer of some sort, or can it be done by hand?
It looks beautiful. I'd love to see you do a video solely on cob floors from start to finish.
Thanks! Yeah, that would be a good idea. I do have a pretty thorough video on how to build a Palletable Cobin' and in that video is a section on how to do a Cob floor
Love love love!!! Hoping to be able to join a workshop
Nice, thanks! I'm building another classroom now in Florida
Good looking cob house
Hey! I am super interested in the palletable cobin style of building you have done! I live in the mountains in the west kootenays of British Columbia. Im curious if this style will work here, it can get very snowy here some years.
Hi Angus, yes, you can build a Palletable Cobin' in British Columbia during the summer months. When it dries, it would be fine, with a good lime plaster and 2 ft roof overhang.
Love this! Did you also do the electric layout /wiring for the classrooms?
Thanks I didn't we had a licensed electrician come in to do the electrical work
Nice! Good move to prime with lime wash. What kind of lime did you use? You mention hydraulic, NHL?
I just got 2 tons of quicklime for many projects, including a floor. Could do a cob layer first and then cover with lime to make it waterproof and more durable, but also consider either adding putty to cob or hot mixing quicklime with some pozzolan for the entire floor.
Cool, yes, I use hydraulic lime plaster. I have not used quick lime before but I'm sure that would work. .
Which kind of hydraulic lime?
Edit: Must have missed that right in the beginning you explain that you use NHL 3.5.
Hydraulic lime and quicklime will give you different results, since the pozzolan ratio to putty will not necessarily be the NHL 3.5 structure. It will cure differently as well. Use the nHL 3.5 !@christinebaker3293
thanks for the tuto, which lime sealer did you use?
There is a limestone sealer I used
I burnish with a steel trowel a lot and then use black olive oil soap plus stone burnishing! It is a kind of tadelakt finish and makes it waterproof
Is there pallets on the floor covered in plywood right? Then cob floor . Then lime plaster
No pallets on the floor. It's on a deck
Hi Miguel, how is the lime finish holding up after 3 month of use?
Hi, it's held up just fine.
@@cobalot9 i m thinking about doing the same thing, but in the bathroom I thought to use NHL 5 with sand and pigments. Then d close the pores with a plastic trowel + black soap and final finish with a wax. How did you seal the floor?
@@ericdez969 if you do a tadelak the way you are describing, you should be fine. I sealed it with linseed oil, thinner and oxide for color.
What is a "lime wash" you keep talking about
Just lime mixed with water
might help if we could hear what you saying
Mmm. Audio seems.totally fine to me. Perhaps you need a hearing aid.
Hmmm. Ever heard of concrete buddy? Much easier, lasts longer, look better.
Do you have scientific evidence for that?
In my book, I list 50 reasons for why it's good to build with cob. I'm pretty convinced that it's great. I do use concrete in certain applications such as the foundation, but not necessary for the walls.
@@cobalot9 Do you have a website sharing your experiences?
Which book?
@@christinebaker3293 I do Christine, it's www.livingearthstructures.com
My book of "Accoblishments" is self published, I need to get more copies printed...
@@cobalot9 Your site and videos are very inspiring.
Was specifically looking for lime, but really enjoyed learning about your projects and especially Cob on Wood in Oakland.
In 1998 I sold my house in San Bruno and then ended up living in the Mohave desert.
Read the Guardian article with great interest. Land is so incredibly cheap here, and it is stunningly beautiful (in my opinion) and would be a great place to house thousands.
But what would people do all day, hot in summer and cold in winter, the opposite of Bay Area climate. Although the last winter must have been awful for people in tents in California, so many storms!
Sadly, Mohave County LITERALLY leaves mentally ill homeless to die in the desert (in violation of AZ state law) and there was nothing I could do to get anyone to investigate and ensure compliance with the law. No activists here, mostly Qanons and old, sick and tired people.
Speaking of cob on wood, that's been a serious problem for me and that's why I got quicklime, didn't want to use Portland anymore for environmental reasons and also because it's crap. My stucco is cracking and I am on a quest for "Roman concrete" that lasts.
Anyway, love your work!