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4 contributions to Cob & Natural Building School
One of my online students built this Cob House!
I've actually never shared these before, but one of my online students from a few years ago built her own beautiful cob house in Sri Lanka. She did an amazing job! What do you think?
2 likes • Mar '25
Beautiful!
Thank you for this!
I’m so excited to have this resource. Thank you Alex! I live in the Mojave Desert of Southern California and recently discovered I have mold illness from a grey water leak in my cabin. I’m needing to build another structure on my property to live in and want a healthy building so I am planning a small cob house. I’d like to use slip form and possibly post and beam. I need to design it to be relatively quick and easy to build. Your online info has been such a great resource.
1 like • Feb '25
@Alex Sumerall I’ll be starting my experiments this week. We literally have no clay out here but I found a supplier in Thermal Ca and got a few bags to play with. I’m excited!
1 like • Feb '25
@Alex Sumerall It’s a clay soil that others in the area have used for Adobe. I did a soil test using the Jar method and there was a paper thin layer of clay. Others here have had the same issue. I’ll document and show my samples. I’m excited to get working on it. This week has all been preparing for rain and I’m ready for fun stuff!
What style do you plan to build?
Cob, straw, and natural building methods can be used to build any style of structure. What is your preferred style of building?
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What style do you plan to build?
1 like • Feb '25
I’m torn… I like a mix. We will see what I end up designing.
2025 Virtual Cob Workshops
I know that most people can't travel to attend a workshop. Let me know, who would be interested in seeing my classes live via Zoom, and recorded for watching later? I need some feedback so I can start putting this together. Thanks!
2025 Virtual Cob Workshops
2 likes • Feb '25
That would be amazing!
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Kate Short
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@kate-short-6354
Artist living in the Mojave and enjoying homesteading, building my own home and growing food!

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Joined Feb 3, 2025
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