Cob Course 2 – DIY Guide to Building with Cob

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in our cob courses in Cornwall. We have tutorials to suit all levels of expertise, from the absolute novice to the more advanced professional…….and everything in between:

Cob Course 1 – A Beginners Guide to Understanding Cob

Cob Course 3 – Advanced Learning of Cob in Construction

Cob Course 4 – CPD Event

Cob Course 5 – Wellbeing and Mindfulness Development

Cob Course 6 – Cob Workshops – An informal approach to understanding and building with cob

Whichever cob course in Cornwall you choose, we can guarantee that you’ll come away with a fuller understanding of cob in construction. ALL cob courses are operated by Leslie Cornell Snr. Leslie continues to be a practitioner and is an accredited cob specialist.

Please be mindful that our depot is an operational environment.

If there isn’t a cob course here that fulfils your requirements then please let us know, we can tailor all or some of these elements to suit you. One-to-one tutorials and group bookings catered for.

Where to stay

Inclusions

Help yourself to tea, coffee and a choice of light snacks (including vegetarian and vegan options) throughout the day. Lunch is provided. We have ample car parking, however we do not have charging points. We operate all activities inside, outside and under cover….so rain doesn’t stop us! We are an accessible activity centre and all of our cob courses function from ground-level and therefore do not involve working at height.

Photography

You are welcome to photograph and/or video your cob course in Cornwall experience for your own purposes and/or share the occasion with social media….but please ensure you have sought the permission of any and/or all of those on the other side of the lens before publication. Feel free to add our links to your photos/videos and spread the muddy word!

Dress Code

Due to the nature of our operations and cob course content it can get a bit muddy, therefore we recommend that you bring old clothes and/or overalls to change into along with Wellingtons or similar. Eye protective glasses are provided. Gloves (not provided) are optional.

DIY Guide to Building with Cob – About this Cob Course

Aimed at self-builders (but not exclusive to), this useful cob course in Cornwall demonstrates:

Slideshow of cob buildings and cob walls
Raw material sourcing and identifying suitable soil/s.
Mechanical mixing on masse
Participate in Construction techniques
Participate in manual cob mixing
Participate in New build options – cob blocks and cob bricks
Q and A throughout the day

Venue: Workshop 1, Singlerose Depot, St Austell, PL26 8TD

Cost: £120.00 + VAT

Duration: 9am – 3.30pm

Min persons: 3

Max persons: 6*

Itinerary:

9am Introductions and housekeeping

9.10am Slideshow

10.00am A walk around the yard looking at/handling the raw materials.

10.10am Wellies on! A stomp around mixing cob manually to get an understanding of constitution, consistency etc.

10.30am Coffee/tea break + light snacks.

10.45am Demonstration of mixing cob mechanically

11.15am Using a pre-mixed batch of cob we’ll set about ‘clumping’ it onto the demo walls.

12.30pm Lunch

1.15pm Making cob blocks and cob bricks.

2.00pm Try your hand at building with blocks and bricks.

3pm Clean down any tools used and clean down yourselves!

3.30pm Finish

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Refunds and Cancellations

ALL cob courses require a minimum of 3 persons to attend. If 4 or more cancellations are received (per day cob course) then we have the right to cancel that particular days’ cob course and refund, in full, all remaining participants. A full refund will be issued if you cancel your placement slot up to and no less than 7 days before that cob course is scheduled. Late cancellations will forfeit all cob course costs paid. Terms and Conditions