Cob House Roof Construction

Some are built with moss in the roof and some with a tarp type fabric for more of a teepee effect.

Cob house roof construction.

Set the foundation for your cob house. Since i already wrote about cutting sod for my roof i will describe how the sod was loaded. A cob home has a lot of benefits the one down side is that it s very labor intensive and takes a good while. Since you aren t using a linear building material like lumber many cob homes are made with curves bumps and flowing lines.

Building the living roof. The top and bottom of this space need to be vented out of the roof through the cob walls. Unlike traditional houses which can got up very quickly cob is a slow process so be prepared. The roof can be constructed the same way and many are made with a flowing roof.

Cover the pipe with screen. Doing the edge was the trickiest part since i had the fold the epdm underneath itself and leave a little bit exposed to protect the edge logs. Building a cob house. Using the same mix as cob the cmb s are made on the construction site itself.

To make vents in the cob walls bury a three inch pipe running through the cob.