Cob building with Maya
  • • What is cob?
  • ALL PROJECTS SUMMARY
  • Spring 2022
  • NEWEST IDEA F/650 SQ.' HOUSE. NOV.2021
  • • Pandemic project phase 1: Earthen oven
  • Pandemic Project phase 2 & 3: Bench & Roof
  • Pandemic Project Phase 4: Pajareque wall
  • Pandemic Project Phase 5: Solarium
  • Pandemic Project Phase 6: January 2021
  • Pandemic Project Phase 7: Rocket Stove
  • Pandemic Project Phase 8: Cob/adobe floor
  • Pandemic Project Phase 8 : Plastering
  • Pandemic Project: November 2021 SOLARIUM MOSTLY DONE
  • • Cob wall: first project
  • • I. "ATV Shed": Rural building SITE & DESIGN
  • II. "ATV Shed": STONE PIERS & COB LIZARD BENCH
  • III. "ATV Shed": SUMMER 2012 STONE FOUNDATION STEM WALL
  • IV. "ATV Shed" spring 2013 STONE COMPLETE
  • V. "ATV Shed" SUMMER 2013 WINDOW PREP/COB WALLS BEGIN
  • VI. "ATV Shed" Fall 2013
  • VII. "ATV Shed" SUMMER 2014 SETTINNG WINDOW FRAMES
  • VIII. "ATV Shed" Summer 2015 FAMILY HELP
  • IX. "ATV Shed" Fall 2015 GOT ROOF
  • X. "ATV Shed" Spring 2016
  • XI. "ATV Shed" Summer 2016 PORCH TIMBER WORK
  • XII. "ATV Shed" Fall/winter 2016 STUCCO TESTS
  • XIII. "ATV Shed" Spring 2017 FINISHING COB WALLS
  • XIV. "ATV Shed": Summer 2017
  • XV. WALLS DONE! "ATV Shed" PORCH ROOFING f17
  • XVI. "ATV Shed" Winter 2018
  • XVII. "ATV Shed" SUMMER 2018 EXTERIOR COMPLETE W/STUCCO
  • XVIII. "ATV Shed" SU18 INTERIOR WORK
  • XIX. Late summer STUCCO DETAILS
  • XX. "ATV Shed" NORTH WALL INSULATION
  • XXI. "ATV Shed" fall 2018 CEILING INSULATION
  • XXII. "ATV Shed" 2020 Where it's at now
  • XXIII. "ATV Shed" 2021
  • • Cob Chicken Coop
  • • CSU-Pueblo Bench Spring 2019
  • • Mud Mural Workshop WITH KIKO DENZER
  • • Cob Mailbox
  • • Cob Oven at Pueblo Music House
  • • Rough Timber Frame Shed
  • • Cob bench workshop WITH ANNE FROBEEN
  • • Horticulture
  • • Mountain Park Environmental Center Fire Circle Benches
  • • Xeriscape garden
  • • Ecohouse model
  • • Natural Building on show
  • • Nature, art, fun and other photos
  • Info about Maya

Fall 2013

Once the school year begins, my commitments must shift to teaching and building progress all but stops. I did make it up one day on my own, and one day with a student, Carol. Then, it was time to take down shade tarps...all 35!!! ropes, ropes, ropes and many many trucker's knots. 
Below, the uncovered north wall.
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October 13, 2013: Taking down shade

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Fancy shade hardware: a stone in the fabric with rope tied around it. Shade tarps (sheets from Goodwill) folded and ready for next summer.
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North wall with straw and burlap removed, ready to be covered for winter.
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East wall: almost to windows.

October 18, 2013

The weather report said freezing every night this week, so I knew I had to get back up and empty water catchment so freezing wouldn't split the barrels. This morning (10/18), it snowed! So as soon as the sun came out, I headed up the hill. On the left below, one tarp left up is weighted with snow but still in place. On the right, catchment water is draining into a bucket to be given to the big Ponderosa behind it; this is the tree saved by watering this summer.
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A couple of the tarps had blown off since I had to leave on the 13th in haste at sunset because Sweetie was very concerned about something in the woods. Today, I got everything tied down very well. Only the cob bench still needs a better tarp and a bucket on the vertical post. Almost all tools moved to the shed as well.
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Beautiful Greenhorn Mountain as I head home. One more day must be put in before major snow flies to take down the last tarp and move the worktable to the shed.
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