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Straw & Hemp Fiber Insulation Walls
I am as much an advocate for straw and hemp fiber walls as I am for earth walls. Natural fiber and earth have different properties, but deliver the overall benefits that people are looking for in construction. I'll be opening up my straw-clay course very soon. This class will cover in detail how to construct straw-clay and hempcrete/hemp-slip walls. Who's interested in these natural building materials?
1 like • Feb 13
I'd be very interested as well, Alex! It sounds like this would be a separate course from the Cob one?
2025 Hands-On Workshops - Join me!
Come meet me and other like-minded people this Spring and Summer for a Cob & Straw Workshop! You can see my schedule and all class details here: https://www.thiscobhouse.com/cob-workshops/
3 likes • Feb 10
Thanks for the free book! You're really doing your marketing in a great way! I don't think it will be long before this is a very crowded forum!! Also - Could these techniques be used for underground projects - root cellars, Wallipini's, etc. And what about greenhouses? It seems like if you had windows all around the the structure itself would go a long way to keeping indoor temperatures consistent. The possibilities are really endless, aren't they?
Welcome! Start Here.
This is the Cob and Natural Building School. A community of people interesting in building natural, healthy homes. We teach everyone how to build their own cob home using traditional and modern techniques. Step 1: Comment Below! - Who you are - What your building goals are - What’s your biggest bottleneck right now? 😩 Step 2: Go through the Cob Building Basics Course! See START HERE - COB BUILDING BASICS
1 like • Feb 10
@Tal SwicegoodHigh 5's guy!
9 likes • Feb 10
Great questions, Alex! I've really been enjoying everyone's answers! It must put a smile on your face to help folks like us make dreams happen! On this end - I'm blessed to co-own a 131 acre farm in VA. We've set up an LLC called "The Abundance Farm" and it's our goal to turn this place into a "Edu-Agritainment farm where folks can come to learn, have fun and connect with nature. There's all kinds of things here that your "Skool" would benefit! - Re-doing our chicken coop to keep our chickens safer and more comfortable - We have an honor stand out front called "The Egg-sell-seer" Hotel where we sell eggs that I'd love to re-do. - We're wanting to turn our woodland area into a fantasy-themed retreat for family reunions and such. - I'm writing this from a 100-year-old farmhouse with NO insulation! Every winter, I live in my coat and see my breath in the house except for one room that I heat. I hear rats in the attic and walls...so while it's a beautiful place...I'd love to build something here that's a little warmer - and more "rat-less" 😉 Bottleneck? - Time and Helpers - but we're going to figure it out! Thanks for bringing us together, Alex! I think we're all looking forward to learning from our cob-sensei 🙏
Online and live training tuition question
Thanks so much for setting up this free portion to your classes! I just passed the link along. Quick question - if we buy your online course first - would that count toward the tuition for the live classes? I'm hoping to do both (only about 6 hours away from you guys). Thanks much!
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Shannon Jensen
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We have a 130 acre farm in VA and are both hoping to upgrade our buildings with this technique, but teach it to others as well.

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