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🏡✨ Earth Below, Wood Above 🌿A stunning cobhouse with a wooden top room and big window — where sunlight, nature, and desi...
03/11/2025

🏡✨ Earth Below, Wood Above 🌿
A stunning cobhouse with a wooden top room and big window — where sunlight, nature, and design come together perfectly. Simple, natural, and full of life. 🌞💛

🏡✨ Stylish, Yet So Simple 🌿There’s beauty in simplicity — and this cobhouse proves it.Handcrafted from earth, straw, and...
03/11/2025

🏡✨ Stylish, Yet So Simple 🌿

There’s beauty in simplicity — and this cobhouse proves it.
Handcrafted from earth, straw, and sand, it carries a natural elegance that no modern materials can replace. The curves, the textures, and the soft tones all come together to create something stylish, warm, and timeless.

No paint, no polish — just pure earth and creativity. 💛
That’s the art of living simply, beautifully, and naturally.

🎨🏡 A Cob House Full of Colour and Soul 🌿✨Once just a pile of clay, sand, and straw… now a living, breathing work of art....
03/11/2025

🎨🏡 A Cob House Full of Colour and Soul 🌿✨

Once just a pile of clay, sand, and straw… now a living, breathing work of art. 💛
This colourful cob home isn’t just built — it’s crafted by hand, with love, patience, and imagination in every wall.

Each room tells its own story — soft earth tones blending with splashes of colour, from deep terracotta reds to warm golden yellows and calming blues. The natural textures and colours of cob bring a warmth that no paint or brick can match.

As the sunlight pours in through the windows, the colours shift and glow, giving the home a different feeling every hour of the day. 🌞🌈

It’s not just a house — it’s a piece of nature, art, and heart combined.
That’s the magic of living in cob. ❤️

🌿☀️ Light, Earth & Warmth — Naturally Combined 🏡✨This stunning cob home is designed to welcome the sunlight from every a...
03/11/2025

🌿☀️ Light, Earth & Warmth — Naturally Combined 🏡✨

This stunning cob home is designed to welcome the sunlight from every angle, with large handcrafted windows that fill the space with natural warmth and energy. Every beam of light dances across the soft, earthy walls — creating a home that breathes with nature.

Built from clay, sand, and straw, this cobhouse is proof that eco-living can be both beautiful and sustainable. A perfect balance of comfort, creativity, and connection to the earth. 🌍💛

Let the sunshine in — naturally!

✨🏡 Double-Storey Cob Magic!This beautiful cob home glows with warm, natural light — giving it that special rustic charm ...
03/11/2025

✨🏡 Double-Storey Cob Magic!
This beautiful cob home glows with warm, natural light — giving it that special rustic charm only earth can create. Handcrafted from raw materials, built with love, and made to last. 🌿💡

🔥🌿 When Nature Meets Creativity! 🛁🍕At Cobhouse South Africa, we love pushing the limits of natural building — and this p...
03/11/2025

🔥🌿 When Nature Meets Creativity! 🛁🍕

At Cobhouse South Africa, we love pushing the limits of natural building — and this project might be one of our favourites yet!

A hand-sculpted cob pizza oven joined with a built-in cob bath, all crafted from earth, straw, clay, and sand — 100% raw and natural. Every curve shaped by hand, every surface telling a story of sustainable living and creative design.

Imagine soaking in a warm bath under the stars while your homemade pizza bakes beside you in an earthy oven — that’s the magic of living with the land, not against it. 🌍✨

🌿 Natural Living, the Cob Way! 🏡There’s something truly special about building in harmony with nature — and this latest ...
03/11/2025

🌿 Natural Living, the Cob Way! 🏡

There’s something truly special about building in harmony with nature — and this latest cob project proves it!
A handcrafted cob wall meets a beautiful timber deck, overlooking a tranquil pond framed with soft river grass. 🌾💧

Every curve and texture tells a story of earth, water, and human touch — sustainable, timeless, and full of life.

Wouldn’t you love to relax here with your morning coffee or a sunset view? ☕🌅

🌿 Natural Building Workshop 2025 🌿It’s that time of the year again!Come and join us for our hands-on Cobhouse Workshop w...
21/08/2025

🌿 Natural Building Workshop 2025 🌿

It’s that time of the year again!
Come and join us for our hands-on Cobhouse Workshop where you’ll learn how to build your own natural home using earth, clay, and sustainable techniques.

📅 Book your spot today – spaces are limited!
🏡 Learn. Build. Create. Live Naturally.

🌾 The Strawbale Dream: A Story of Building Naturally 🌱Once upon a quiet morning in the countryside, a group of dreamers ...
03/06/2025

🌾 The Strawbale Dream: A Story of Building Naturally 🌱

Once upon a quiet morning in the countryside, a group of dreamers gathered around a piece of open land — barefoot, coffee in hand, and hearts set on building something beautiful and lasting: a cozy, natural cob home.

But this wasn't just any cob house. This time, they wanted to build better — warmer in winter, cooler in summer, and quicker to raise. The answer? Strawbales.

🧱 Chapter 1: Why Strawbale?

Someone in the group, probably with a dusty hat and a twinkle in their eye, pointed to the bales stacked nearby and said,
"These are more than just farm leftovers. They’re insulation, structure, and soul — all in one."

Strawbales are affordable, sustainable, and easy to work with. When plastered properly, they’re even fire-resistant and rodent-proof. Plus, they breathe well — a perfect match for cob.

📐 Chapter 2: Planning the Build

The team laid out their foundations — either a raised stone stem wall, rubble trench, or tires — anything to keep those bales dry and off the ground. Moisture is the enemy of straw, so proper drainage and a big overhanging roof were non-negotiable.

They designed their walls in modules — window placements, door frames, and wall heights — all mapped around the size of their bales. Most bales were about 90cm long, 45cm wide, and 35cm tall. Modular design made stacking easy and reduced cutting waste.

🧱 Chapter 3: Stacking the Walls

With joyful chatter and a few creaky wheelbarrows, they began stacking the bales like giant LEGO bricks. Each bale was placed tightly together, staggered like bricks for strength. Wooden stakes or bamboo pins were driven through the bales — vertically and sometimes horizontally — to lock the wall in place.

As the sun moved across the sky, the golden walls rose higher, glowing warmly in the light. Door and window frames were anchored in with rebar and tied tightly to the surrounding bales.

They stepped back and admired their work. The walls stood tall — thick, breathable, and beautiful.

🎨 Chapter 4: The Cob & Plaster Magic

Now came the art. They coated the straw with earthen plaster: clay, sand, straw, and water — sometimes mixed with cow dung for added strength and love.

First, a thin “scratch coat” was applied to bind the straw. Then, a thicker second coat gave the walls texture and shape. Finally, a smooth finish coat sealed the deal. Every layer was hand-sculpted with love — the walls rippling with character.

The roof went on last — big, wide eaves to protect the walls from rain. Some used metal, others thatch, but all were built with one goal: longevity.

🏡 Chapter 5: Life Inside the Bale

Months later, the house stood proud and natural — warm in winter, cool in summer. The air inside was fresh. The walls were thick enough to silence the wind, yet soft to the touch.

Visitors always asked, “What’s it made of?” And the answer was always the same: “Straw, earth, and a whole lot of heart.”

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💬 Want to build like this? Ask questions, share your photos, and join the strawbale conversation right here in our group. Let’s keep this natural building tradition alive, one bale at a time! 🛠️🌻

🪨 How to Make Limewash for Your Cob Walls 🖌️Want to protect and beautify your cob house naturally? Try limewash — it’s b...
30/05/2025

🪨 How to Make Limewash for Your Cob Walls 🖌️

Want to protect and beautify your cob house naturally? Try limewash — it’s breathable, mold-resistant, and looks amazing!

Here’s how I made mine:

1. 🪣 Mix 1 part hydrated lime (builders lime, not garden lime) with 2–3 parts water.

2. Let it sit overnight — it thickens into a smooth, creamy paint.

3. Stir well before use. It should be the texture of milk.

Apply with a big brush in thin layers. Let each coat dry before adding the next. I did 2–3 coats for a strong, bright finish!

✨ Natural, affordable, and beautiful — that’s the limewash way.

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