
This looks like an amazing cob building workshop. Love the little building they’ve built.
“The SunDog nine day workshop is designed to teach ordinary people the skills to build their own cob cottages, from the foundation to the roof. Our projects are small, most are under 200 square feet, and geared towards attaining a high level of completion in a short amount of time.”
Read the complete Cob Building Workshop article.
Making adobe bricks is hard work but so simple almost anyone with a strong back can do it with this age old low tech approach.
This is little adobe house in northern New Mexico is a bit bigger than tiny at 700 square feet; but I have a special place in my heart for nice little adobe homes so I wanted to be sure to share it with you this week.
I always learn new stuff while reading
I’m starting to think that building with earth makes more sense than any other building method. I must admit I’m terribly biased because my real professional training and education is in the ceramic arts. The main disadvantage is that they are no portable like so many of the tiny houses I write about and explore through design.
One of my readers on Tiny House Design sent me this very nicely done adobe casita near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Three months out of the year Samuel Grey lives in this tiny house. In a few years this will be his full-time home.
A few weeks ago I drew up a 3D drawing of Michael Thompson’s
If you have a subscription to Mother Earth News you probably spotted
Ziggy (a.k.a. Brian Liloia) has moved into his cob house at the
The folks over at the Earthbag Building Blog point out how easy it is to learn a lot about building these inexpensive homes for free online. Taking workshops can be wonderful and give you first hand experience but get started online. Read how at the