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Ancient 'cob house' building technique may be key to cheap sustainable homes: 'All the comforts of home and the natural world'

Do you find yourself staring at concrete walls, daydreaming about an idyllic life close to nature? Does the sight of drywall make you want to pack your bags, lock the door, and run off into the forest ...
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A Montana couple spent $20,000 building a 2-bedroom house, and now they're debt-free. There's just one catch: The house is made of clay, sand, and straw.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Building an earthen home from scratch might sound daunting to some, but for Daniel and Katherine Ray, ...
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Couple lives debt-free in cob home that only cost $20,000 to build: ‘A pot-shot dream that we really wanted to do’

A Montana couple who built a home from clay and straw brings to mind "The Three Little Pigs" fairytale. But Daniel and Katherine Ray, the ambitious and frugal home builders, are not interested in ...
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Victor couple turns cob house project into natural building business

VICTOR, Mont. — A couple in Victor is living a lifestyle created by their own hands, and now they’re teaching others how to do it themselves. Their home is on the grid, gets its water from a well and ...
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Photos: Petaluma’s ‘Sir Cobalot’ builds first-ever ‘cobin’ on Maui

Miguel Elliott, founder of Living Earth Structures and a longtime resident of Petaluma, moved to Maui last fall after the devastating fires there, with the intention of sharing his knowledge of ...
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Ancient 'cob house' building technique may be key to cheap sustainable homes: 'All the comforts of home and the natural world'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Getty Images Do you find yourself staring at concrete walls, daydreaming about an idyllic life close to nature? Does ...