What's so "Easy" about Fast Cob?
If you attend one of our Workshops, you'll hear the word "easier" often.
If you've read any of our promotional emails, you've read the word "easier" often.
If you read through this website, you'll read the word "easier" often.
So what do we mean by "easier", especially when Fast Cob has no machines involved? Isn't Natural Building hard work?
If you've read any of our promotional emails, you've read the word "easier" often.
If you read through this website, you'll read the word "easier" often.
So what do we mean by "easier", especially when Fast Cob has no machines involved? Isn't Natural Building hard work?
By "Easier"...what the heck do we mean?
When we say Fast Cob is "easier", we mean:
- There's no mortgage to pay off when you're done (working any job is hard work and our workshops are affordable and the tools and materials are "dirt cheap").
- The technique is at least 30x faster to mix materials (compared to "West Coast Cob").
- The technique is at least 30x faster to build walls (compared to "West Coast Cob").
- There are no posts involved that get in the way of building and degrade before the cob walls.
- It takes less time and effort...and we're comparing Fast Cob to every existing building technique.
- There's no machines so there's no extra expense, pollution, or complication...and no danger!
- Structures built using the Fast Cob technique are finished sooner than by any other method.
- The technique can be learned and done by anyone with a desire and a fully-abled body.
- The technique can also be done by less-than-fully-abled folks:
- A younger man who is considered "disabled" was incredibly grateful to have been empowered to build on his own with our technique...which he unable to do with the "West Coast Cob" technique;
- An older woman who couldn't squat or kneel easily or comfortably, now uses our technique with a table to outmix many fully-abled folks!
Of course, we don't mean "easy" as in no physical labour. Converting a giant mound of earth into vertical walls takes a lot of energy. Our technique utilizes many natural processes, but because there are no machines, there is LOTS of human effort involved.
If you're inclined to use machines, you likely won't enjoy Fast Cob.
If you like to be able to build and make stuff, and you don't want to invest in tools and machinery, you'll love Fast Cob!
Simple. Fast Cob, that is.
If you're inclined to use machines, you likely won't enjoy Fast Cob.
If you like to be able to build and make stuff, and you don't want to invest in tools and machinery, you'll love Fast Cob!
Simple. Fast Cob, that is.
