Build a Cob Bench with a Roundpole Roof - naturalbuilding.wood.benchroof PEP BB

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the wood badge in Natural Building.

For this BB, you will build a cob bench with a roundpole construction roof!


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Minimum Requirements are:
      - Think about the intent of this bench. When will it be in use and why? Is it a place to read in the shade on a hot afternoon or is it a perfect location to view sunsets? Should it be cool and shady or warm in the evening?
      - Orient the build to the sun. Whether the intent is to provide shade or capture heat, arrange the pieces so it will accomplish this passively.
      - Provide notes with images of the bare site, why you chose it and what you hope to do there.
      - Show images of each stage of the building process: foundation, cob work, roofing.
      - How will this roof shed weather to protect the cob? Will it have a snow load, how will you deal with that? Show images of overhangs or gutter/downspout details.
      - Show images of ground works and site drainage. Is the bench susceptible to surface water problems? How will you deal with this?
      - Create a plan for maintenance.

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following:
     - materials for construction at the build site
     - foundation prepared
     - partway through building the bench
     - partway through building the roof
     - finished cob bench with a roundpole construction roof that meets the above requirements
     - explain and show how you meet the requirements above