Build a Cob House: 6 Easy Steps

A brief overview of the 6 steps of building a cob house. It's cheap, eco friendly and easier than it looks! Building this type of construction can be an affordable, community building alternative to modern construction techniques. Let me answer a few questions I've gotten in the past: 1. What about electrical and plumbing? -Electric wires and plumbing pex can be run right through the cob walls. If you cob in PVC pipes you can easily run electric through and the pvc will protect them from the elements. Then you just cob outlets into the wall. 2. How long will it last? -There are cob structures in the UK that were built in the 15 century that are still standing. 3. What about colder/wetter climates? -Currently the largest concentration of cob house construction is in the town or Coquille Oregon which gets 55 inches of rain annually. You can adjust your construction to be more durable for wet climates but adding a higher stem wall and longer eves.