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.

Unlike traditional houses which can got up very quickly cob is a slow process so be prepared. Since you aren t using a linear building material like lumber many cob homes are made with curves bumps and flowing lines. Using the same mix as cob the cmb s are made on the construction site itself. The top part of the compressed earth block parapet wall is lined with a layer of baked brick.

The roof can be constructed the same way and many are made with a flowing roof. To make vents in the cob walls bury a three inch pipe running through the cob. Set the foundation for your cob house. Once the perimeter of the roof was covered with sod we covered the rest of the roof.

Since i already wrote about cutting sod for my roof i will describe how the sod was loaded. Building a cob house. The staircase and parapet walls are made with the same blocks placed on their 4 inch edge put together with mud lime mortar. 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 the living roof.