Cob brick and cob combination Bonding techniques for our cob blocks and/or cob bricks is not that different to conventional brick or block laying. Both methods rely on an effective lap ensuring vertical jointing is sufficiently staggered. Here, we have a cob wall thickness of 215mm using our 100mm cob blocks AND 100mm cob bricks…
Earth Blocks Ltd are the only company in Cornwall that manufacture and supply cob blocks and cob bricks. But did you know that we also manufacture and supply premixed cob? We sell premixed cob by the tonne bag (dumpy bag) We sell premixed cob loose (tipper truck) 1 tonne of premixed cob will; make approx…
Cob bricks are a useful alternative to the mainstream, widely recognised cob blocks that dominate the marketplace. Our cob bricks are dimensionally friendlier when either called upon by design-stage specification and/or when installation limitations preside. Our cob bricks require no specialist skills to lay and the everyday brick/block-layer or even a competent DIY’er can install…
Soil Analysis Ideal soil contents Sub-soils used for the making of cob in Cornwall must contain several different elements to ensure a successful pre-manufacture, manufacture and cure. The graph above displays a typical combination of natural materials that is proven to be effective throughout these processes and is one of many reasons why Earth Blocks…
Raw Materials: Our entire cob block and cob brick range are made from 100% natural materials and boast no additives or hardeners. Barley straw, clayey sub-soil and water are the only ingredients necessary…and this recipe for un-fired earthen building mediums has been very much the same for 1000’s of years. There are local and geographical…
Rounded Cob Bricks Our unique rounded cob bricks have been developed for localised cob repairs, self-build projects and new build, to assist at the design stage of cob rebuilding or for cob new builds. We currently manufacture and supply two types of rounded cob brick: BK84R is a single-rounded cob brick with an 84mm radius.…
Cob repairs are oftentimes required to corners of cob buildings, particularly window and door reveals. These areas tend to be vulnerable to weather erosion and/or disruption. Many old cob buildings have had replacement windows and doors introduced at some stage, therefore it is inevitable that some disruption would have occurred. In addition, many cob walls…
Earth Blocks Ltd are the UK’s only manufacturers and suppliers of standard and shaped cob products. Launched in mid 2020 by The Cob Specialist our unique products are designed for cob wall repairs, cob wall rebuilds, cob new builds and architectural/ornamental design. Using 100% natural ingredients ALL of our cob block and cob brick range…
Earth Blocks Ltd are the UK’s only manufacturers and suppliers of standard and shaped cob products. These unique shaped cob blocks are ’rounded’ on one corner (Product Code – BL84R) and have been specifically designed by The Cob Specialist for cob repairs, cob rebuilds or cob new builds and are introduced into cob walling –…
Earth Blocks Ltd are UK’s only manufacturers and suppliers of standard and shaped cob products. Our showroom example wall demonstrates the many ways in which our cob product range can not only simplify cob wall rebuilds for the practitioner or builder but also illustrates short and long term cost saving. Material costs can be significantly…