{"product_id":"the-cobbers-companion-how-to-build-your-own-earthen-home","title":"The Cobber's Companion: How to Build Your Own Earthen Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou can build your own earthen home with your own hands and feet  with materials that are available almost everywhere for cheap or for free  without power tools or previous building experience.Earth is one of the oldest building materials on the planet and still the most common. Thousands of picturesque cob homes in England  Ireland and Wales have withstood centuries of rain  snow  and gales  and remain comfortable and joyously inhabited today. Currently  cob is enjoying a revival of interest both in Britain and in North America.  This book tells you how to: -- build with cob  a traditional mixture of earth  sand and straw; -- select building materials and determine the best mixture for a given soil; -- sculpt a personalized house with built-in seats  counters  shelves  and niches -- evaluate natural alternatives for roofs  floors  plasters  and insulation -- reduce your dependency on money and environmentally harmful practices -- avoid the costly mistakes made by many novice builders.  Michael G. Smith was a founding director of the Cob Cottage Company for four years and has taught over 30 week-long workshops on cob and other natural building techniques. He is a founder and organizer of the Natural Building Colloquium.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959854067765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0966373804","price":147.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780966373806_2ae2cdaa-1c79-45c5-abfd-b8d0d54b649b.jpg?v=1770376402","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-cobbers-companion-how-to-build-your-own-earthen-home","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}