Hi, although this is an old post, I saw there was a recent post back in April of 2029 so i decided to give it a try. I just started researching cob buildings and want to build a cob house on the land we just purchased. I was trying to go sorta tiny house w the build. My plan is a small off grid homestead. I wanted to do multiple buildings ( all under 200 sq ft bc of permits) and wanted to try different diy builds for the different buildings. A bath house, a kitchen, and a bedroom all connected by a deck or some sort of pathway. I also wanted a lotus belle canvas tent for the living area, with a big fire pit centered in the middle of the deck areas well as a garden area. I wanted to try and build garden roof tops for hopefully a system to possibly recycle grey water. We will have access to a well but I also want a rain water catchment system. I want to build a bottle wall so I've started collecting glass bottles, but im still debating if that's going to be part of an outdoor shower or a small enclosed bath house. I also am going to use IBC tank to build a small hot tub or bath for the bath house ( i was also thinking of using bamboo for the bath house but im worried about winter). I dont know if I'll do a cob structure for the kitchen but I definitely want to incorporate a cob building for the bedroom. I also wanted to try and build a loft for the bedroom. I need to get some more research material, but what is the roof made of in a cob building? Can I do a second floor/ loft area with only cob or do i need to incorporate some other building material like wood to accomplish that? I wanted to talk with those who built their own cob house on here to see what they did for roofing options and for the foundation? Other things im interested in adding to the little homestead is a green house, some chickens and a coop, a cobb oven for breadbaking, and an aquaponics system. So basically we have a ton of diy projects to tackle and only two of us working on them. If anyone is interested in getting their hands dirty and learning through experience, that would be fantastic. Email me at
jbeneke0001@outlook.com. or just reply on here, even just some sound advice or some guidance would be greatly appreciated. Im trying to collect material for building but will be gone until Oct ( my bf and I have a camper we live in that we just outfitted for off grid living/ camping and are about to start traveling or boondocking full time). So we probably will be working slowly on projects when we are back in town and will be slowly gathering material and researching a lot. It will probably be slow moving so plenty of time for any kind of advice or help if anyones interested. Glad I found a semi active thread! Thanks, Jess
