Category Archives: Cob
Jun
This one is over cob so we have to use a weaker hydraulic lime. These are the (harling coat) and are coats. This is the final coat applied and floated off. The Scaffold down and all done.
Apr
This is a period house built of cob and stone. As with many properties built of this age, there has been water penetrating the current cement render over a long period. We have carefully removed the external top half of the gable to expose the original cob ready for the dubbing (Harling coat). The living […]
Dec
Here is our latest project.. A period cottage predominantly built from cob. It was in need of serious attention. The old cement render had to be removed enabling the property to breath. As you can see we came across a few problems with the cob structure cracking. Our solution to this was to run steels […]