Monday 11 June 2012
Would you believe it! Just down from us, about 3 or 4 fields, there's a lane running crosswise, and on a small corner of land there is an eco-build going on. All sorts of rumours are doing the rounds, but it seems most likely that George (yet another one) who owns the land, has a sister in EU grants and has arranged for this cob-building week course, so we now have a handy cob example very locally.
Dave and I walked down and found the course was being run by Stamatina, who was host at our course in Lefkas two Aprils ago. She was a bit unhappy with how this was arranged, as the architect was apparently not very familiar with cob and had specified reinforced steel inside the cob walls. Stamatina was finding it very difficult to pack the cob in around these, and was worried that the cob would crack as a result.
We were interested to see the woodwork, and the electrics, especially the battery/bird box, and also that the little house is designed with bio-gas as an energy source - out from the loo, back in through the heating.
We called in a few times during the week. Unfortunately it didn't get finished in time, I wonder what will happen to it now?
Would you believe it! Just down from us, about 3 or 4 fields, there's a lane running crosswise, and on a small corner of land there is an eco-build going on. All sorts of rumours are doing the rounds, but it seems most likely that George (yet another one) who owns the land, has a sister in EU grants and has arranged for this cob-building week course, so we now have a handy cob example very locally.
Dave and I walked down and found the course was being run by Stamatina, who was host at our course in Lefkas two Aprils ago. She was a bit unhappy with how this was arranged, as the architect was apparently not very familiar with cob and had specified reinforced steel inside the cob walls. Stamatina was finding it very difficult to pack the cob in around these, and was worried that the cob would crack as a result.
We were interested to see the woodwork, and the electrics, especially the battery/bird box, and also that the little house is designed with bio-gas as an energy source - out from the loo, back in through the heating.
We called in a few times during the week. Unfortunately it didn't get finished in time, I wonder what will happen to it now?
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