Hydraulically pressed cob blocks and cob bricks made here in Cornwall from natural, clayey soils. Thermally and structurally tested our earth block and earth brick range of products are suitable for new-build and self-build construction projects. They are equally suitable for cob wall rebuilds and cob wall repairs. Earth Blocks Ltd is a company that…
Building with cob (and buildings of cob construction) still has its sceptics and one of the most common misconceptions of cob walling is ‘it’s built from mud, so it can’t possibly be strong enough’. Typically, this type of comment has come about from first-hand witnessing of cob walling in a state of failure. Cob…
CRADLE-TO-GATE INFORMATION (per product) RAW MATERIAL (Source) Our raw materials (ie clayey soils) are sourced from large scale development sites and therefore have already been excavated. CO2e figures omitted. RAW MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION (to our facility) Our raw materials (clayey soils) are loaded from stockpile to heavy transport at source and delivered to our…
Our 100mm cob blocks are manufactured from 100% natural and sustainable materials that are sourced locally. So, what does one of our cob blocks consist of? Well, the most important ingredient is clay. Sub-soils that contain clay (particularly here in Cornwall) are common-place and this remains the principal reason why there is an abundance of…
COB BLOCKS Standard 100mm Cob Block – £3.20 + VAT – 26 p/s/m (flat) – 12 p/s/m (edge) Standard 125mm Cob Block – £4.15 + VAT – 24 p/s/m (flat) – 12 p/s/m (edge) Standard 150mm Cob Block – £4.40 + VAT – 18 p/s/m (flat) – 12 p/s/m (edge) COB BLOCKS (ROUNDED) 100mm Rounded Cob…
Wall thickness = 350mm (excluding plasters and renders) Traditionally we can find cob walling to have no cavity and that they were/are predominantly constructed as solid walling. Monolithic cob walls boast significant thicknesses (usually 600mm) and its these dimensions that compound cob as an effective, efficient and structurally competent building medium. In addition to…
Bonding techniques for our cob blocks and cob bricks is not that different to conventional brick or block laying. There are no specialist skills required to install these cob products, a good general builder or a competent DIY’er can achieve a good construction. Methodology relies on an effective lap ensuring vertical jointing is staggered. Here…
Bonding techniques for our cob blocks and cob bricks is not that different from conventional brick or block laying. There are no specialist skills required to install these cob products, a good general builder or a competent DIY’er can achieve a good construction. Methodology relies on an effective lap ensuring vertical jointing is staggered. Here…
Bonding techniques for our cob blocks and cob bricks is not that different to conventional brick or block laying. There are no specialist skills required to install these cob products, a good general builder or a competent DIY’er can achieve a good construction. Methodology relies on an effective lap ensuring vertical jointing is staggered. Here…
Bonding techniques for our cob blocks is not that different to conventional block-laying methods and can be accomplished by a good general builder or a competent DIY’er. Our cob blocks have been designed and manufactured to accommodate a wide range of wall thicknesses and here we have a solid wall thickness of 385mm. Maximum Height…