3 Easy Soil Tests for Making Good Cob - Testing Soil for Cob Building

[@steveanderson8441]

Thank you for this video.

[@maeveofthelongbows9552]

So, what is the desired percentages for sand, silt (and please explain what silt is), and clay?

[@wilsonfineart]

Nice content.

[@boltholeonabudget6526]

Brave man to make a video about his shrinkage. My sub soil is red and I can't tell any distinct difference between sand, silt, or clay after a jar test.

[@tonipanayotov8943]

Very informative as usual. Thank you.

[@markburningcandlehamilton1245]

If there's a higher content of clay, could more sand just be added to fix that and keep the shrinkage to a minimum?

[@mrmoralman1]

I think lime helps

[@markkristinestanley7038]

Very informative

[@rafaelellis-rech6950]

Great info thank for making the videos great to get down to basics and what’s in the soil

[@elliemay7839]

What's not the safest thing to do in a when building with cob what will leak first the wall or fail

[@elliemay7839]

How not to build a cob block wall with dry clumps at medium speed ⚒️🔥⚒️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@gmw3083]

I guess i couldn't do cob. I have an average of about 5-10 inches of black topsoil and then pure clay down to who knows how deep.

[@thiscobhouse]

You can also purchase subsoil from landscape supply stores or soil depots.

[@elliemay7839]

Not the safest thing to do in Rush building with cob huge dry clumps