The first UK home to be built from CobBauge, a modern take on cob construction has been completed by Hudson Architects in Fakenham, Norfolk. The walls of the three bedroom single storey home were constructed from an inner layer of structural cob, a mixture of subsoil and straw, and an outer insulating layer of cob with a high percentage of hemp shiv which is a good insulator. The walls were built on a stone plinth to protect the material from the damp ground and finished with white render which protects the walls from physical damage and rain. The building features a shallow pitched sedum roof with a generous overhang which also helps protect the walls from rain.

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