- when building in windows and doors, gaps need to be left above them to allow for the cob to settle. In "The Hand Scultped House" they suggest waiting for the cob around the window to settle, then instal the lintle allowing room for more settling between the lintel and the glass or door . One of the bookmarks I have (I'll sort them out one day, I swear!) has another method however - putting straw above the window/door and cover it with cob then continue building - this allows for movement and settling, insulates and would allow for quicker building.
- quick building is potentially an issue. Depending on the weather during the summer I am building I may need to be able to have the house weather proof quicker or drying/curing conditions may not be optimal
- because of weather concerns I will probably raise the roof first, supported on posts outside the foundations (the roof needs to have large eaves to protect the cob from weather anyway) and build the walls underneath it. This should make it easier to build if weather is less than ideal, provide a space to store materials and tools and protect the foundations, walls and floors as we build. The pay off for this is that finishing the walls up under the roof will be more tricky and potentially so will building the ceiling, unless the ceiling is built at the same time as the roofl
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