A Cob House

An overview of the project
from start to finish!

The location - as the work begins.

The location on which the cob house was built.

The beginning of the trench.

Trench being dug with piles of dirt next to it.

The floor and footing dug out.

Wide-angle image of floor and footing

Support polls installed.

Loft support polls in trench

Tarps added to trench to control water.

Plates added to support polls - the loft and rafters will hang on these.

Wooden supports on polls

Joists added to loft and ridge plate supported.

Joists and ridge plate supported by 2X4s

Rafters added.

Rafters on top of building

Sheathing added to roof.

Wide-angle view of frame with sheathing on roof.

Roof installed

Roof installed

Laying the bathroom footing.

Concrete being mixed and laid in the bathroom footing

Bathroom framed in.

Wall frame on bathroom

Finally, the cob building begins...

Three foot high cob wall

Cob on top of support wall (earth bags).

Cob on a support wall

Exterior of cob wall.

Exterior view of cob wall

View from outside of cob house.

View from outside of cob house

View from rear of cob house.

View from rear of cob house

Straw bales added in for insulation.

View of completed cob house.