Can you run electric and plumbing lines in the walls? I never see anyone do that with cob, so I wondered.

Hi! I’m Sue. 👋 I just joined a moment ago. My husband and I plan to sell our suburban home soon and buy land to build our retirement/forever home on. I’ve been interested in using recycled or repurposed materials for a quite a while now, and for a time I was enamored with the idea of using shipping containers. But I’ve been following sir_cobalot on IG for a bit, and I feel cob would be a much more suitable material for the humid climate where we plan to be. I love the idea of having a dissected house, with conjoining walkways between rooms, and a semi-open or indoor/outdoor kitchen setup. We could always add on another room if we needed to expand! I also love that they are termite resistant, as that is a problem in the environment we will be in. I’d like to learn more about them on a practical level, and flesh out whether or not this is a material we could use, that would last and be suitable as we age, what the drawbacks may be, and what maintenance looks like.