Hi all! In this week’s video I finish off the short cob wall beside the wood burner (Mr. Burns) inside my tiny house here in Central Portugal. Fun with mud! I also explain why I’m putting such a wide wall in such a small house… I have a reason, I promise! Three, in fact!
I really loved making this video because I absolutely love building with natural materials. I’ll always try my best to work with natural materials over conventional materials… partly for environmental reasons but mostly because they’re better suited to these stone buildings and I think there’s so much more potential for making beautiful things. Plus they’re certainly a lot more fun to work with, especially cob!
I hope my excitement about working with natural materials shines through in this video and I expect a lot more cob action soon, so keep watching for that!
Thanks for watching, I hope you like this video!
00:00 Hello!
00:52 Collecting Clay from a Friend’s Place
02:58 Getting Started Again… One Month Later
03:43 Plans for My Internal Cob Wall
04:26 Saying Hello to Mikey
05:00 Sand Delivery
05:54 What is Cob?
06:30 Sawing Off Internal Wooden Supports
09:09 Rescuing Mikey from the Mezzanine
10:34 Making Cob
12:18 Building with Cob
23:31 Explanation for Why I’m Building a Cob Wall Inside My Tine House
27:22 Idea for the Top of the Cob Wall… What Do You Think?
28:44 Bye, Thanks for Watching!
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Cats really love to explore everything 😉 When I was painting my room they always went on top of the ladder and didn't dare to come down by themselves 🐈
You are so focused and patient it's incredible kirsty keep going 🙌
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Looks good are you going to add on make the house bigger
Bussy Mc Bussface made an entire bathroom on the bus with broken plates, it is really cool.
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Cob is versatile, looks very nice. Have you considered extending your barn to allow more space indoors. Also would you consider a small window/porthole in front door to allow light. As a lay person it's hard to visualise space,I guess you already have that visual insight as to how your barn will look. I'm loving all your work and picking up tips. 💚
I am a retired psychologist from a tropical Country who lives in Lisbon. First of all, your videos are very interesting and I´m curious about the banana trees. I wonder what will happen to them during winter for they live best in a 15º to 35º temperature. Of course, you must know everything about this. 😁But I will be following their progress.
It must be so difficult to do hard and heavy work alone. In my opinion, your idea of using cob is the best. You can achieve a lot with rammed earth walls, cob bricks, earthen floor. Why don´t you use it more in your property, like for building a shed or a veranda. Take a look at the Nito Project.
Loved watching you cobbing, it was quite therapeutic😁
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Cob wall! I can see it already finished in my mind. I love watching your home evolve. Scritches to Mikey and have a snooze in the hammock for me while the autumn weather is nice and breezy.
What is the structure behind your house? Is it part of your property?
Loved this video – LOVE Mikey!!! You seem like an awesome cat mom :-)!!! Looking forward to your parents visit and your best friend.
Girl plays with mud? I loved playing with mud with my girlfriend when I was 6! You are doing a great job by the way.
I like your reasoning, you are a smart cookie 😁
next time if you have some use chicken wire or similar to reinforce the cob . it works very well for molding shapes
Looks great, another project done.
HELLO KIRSTY, WELL, THERE IS LITTLE MIKEY!…GREAT TO SEE HE IS STILL THERE WITH YOU…YOUR COB CREATION IS COMING TOGETHER VERY NICELY…IT HIDES THE SOLAR PANEL EQUIPMENT WHICH IS A PLUS…WILL THERE BE ANY EXTENSIONS TO THE STONE QUINTA?…ARE YOU ALLOWED TO EXPAND THE STRUCTURE TO MAKE A LARGER SPACE FOR THE FUTURE?…I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU SAID WHAT THAT BUILDING IN BEHIND YOURS IS, THAT OTHER STONE HOUSE – IS IT OCCUPIED & IS IT SEPARATE FROM YOUR PROPERTY?…PERSONALLY, I WOULD NOT WANT TO LIVE THAT CLOSE TO ANOTHER COTTAGE, BUT, THEN, THAT'S JUST ME…ALL THE BEST…🙏🏻;)
The tripod got ‘cobbed’
What are those yellow flowers next to front door area. They look like yellow bells.
It is satisfying even watching you do it
Excellent work and description as to how to work with and rejuvenate the cob. Great idea for a heat sink!!
Great progress! Yes, to thermal mass!
So interesting! Where did you learn to make cob walls–I can't imagine it's taught in many places, although it should be. How long will it take for the wall to dry–I would think months. You don't want it to dry too quickly b/c it would crack, right? Love the idea of a mosaic stone/tile/glass top! could you do that on the sides too or would that defeat the thermal feature?
Looking good! I keep meaning to mention this to you about using glass bottle bottoms for features in your cob wall, the window you will work on or any outside facing wall. I saw people making sand bag homes/rooms and they used different coloured glass bottles. The end result was beautiful! You could break off the bottle to just the bottom to help adhere the cob. Just a thought. You are so chill (at least on camera!) love it!
I passed by to say a ''Hello'' to you …🙂🙃
Mikey is getting so big!
I feel like I'm on the journey of creating your home with you. You are a very talented person and I look forward to seeing your lovely little home when it is finished.
Real nice job again there cobber 🙃
From watching videos (websites on cobs homes) before you tube, (dating myself) guessed it was for absorbing heat as well as protection for solar. Enjoy seeing your creativity creating your home & lfe in Portugal. Congratulations, power cord rescued! looking forward to future videos with family & friends :).
Great job
Your comments on your cob wall were entertaining. Wall looks good
Cob is such an underrated natural material in today's modernised world. Cannot wait to see what more you will do with it (inside or outside your tiny home).
Love the mosaic tiles idea! Have fun with your mum and dad! Laura 🍻🍻🍻
Yay! The extention cord is available for your use again! Great job!
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…you crack me up…❤..would you video yourself crawling through that tiny window…🤭👌😅