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Cob Building

  • UNDER 18 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN

One day intro to cob building with Kate Edwards. Get hands on with one of the world's oldest building materials.

By Devon Rural Skills Trust

Date and time

Saturday, July 12 · 9:30am - 4pm GMT+1.

Location

Newcastle Cottage

Woodhouse Lane Uplyme DT7 3SX United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 6 hours 30 minutes
  • UNDER 18 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
  • Free venue parking

Experience cob building with an introduction talk from Kate about

some amazing cob facts and a look at some photos of the cob

houses and sculptural buildings she has built.

- a brief look at the history of cob

- a detailed experience of at how to source the materials for cob,

clay sand, gravel and straw and mix it up correctly, including what

not to do!

-experience of cob building in real life working on building a wall of

a live cob build that is going on site.

-an experience of putting a window into a cob wall and sculpting

around it.

- a detailed look of how to use reclaimed / recycled materials in

cob wall building.

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£130