Putting A Roof On A Cob House

Many cob homes are made with curves bumps and flowing lines.

Putting a roof on a cob house.

Cob structures can be used as homes chicken coops barns and even smaller ones for ovens. Windows and doors in a cob house. The main approach here is to have a solid timber act as the header for the span of the top of the window or door. Learn about the pros and cons of each material in this excerpt taken from roofs.

You would place a bond beam at the top of the cob wall ideally concrete and rebar or alternatively airplane cable connecting all the members of the roof in one big circle they way the roof is designed is to act in compression while exerting force on the bond beam which will act in tension. It will comprise of 6 dwellings and the main house which is 2 storey will be 80 cob. The roof can be constructed the same way and many are made with a flowing. Abobe cob construction will feature prominently along with alot of old timber my place is named bedrock after the flintstones.

You can absolutely have windows and doors in a cob house. Basically have a big beefy piece of wood at least 6 inches thick and go for as wide as the wall. From sod to straw wool to wood there are a variety of roof insulation options for cob houses.