From the Cob Cottage Company:
“The rate of building depends on weather and the size of your workforce; in a dry weather workshop setting we can build up to a foot of height per day. The Cob Cottage Company works primarily with found and recycled materials and hand-worked lumber. Using local materials such as poles, bamboo, native stone, and cedar shakes, our second cob cottage was completed for about $500 with building parties, working meditations and workshops”
Our entire center for 56 guests and 11 resident staff, including the land on which it will reside, will be realized with less than $175,000.
COST ESTIMATES AND SYSTEMS
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TEMPORARY SHELTER – PRE-BUILDING STAGE
Pop-up Toilet/Change Tent 2 – $60
Shower Tent – $80
Coleman Sundome Tent (2) – $70
Portable LED Camping Lantern with Ceiling Fan (2)- $31
Portable Camp Toilet $57
Temporary Tool Shed $360
Pickup Truck – $2000
Truck Bed Tent – $300
Coleman North Rim Adult Mummy Sleeping Bag x2 – $80
Pop-up Canopy for Outdoor Cob Kitchen – $150
Stainless Steel Water Kettle – $30
5-piece cast iron cookware – $91
Total = $3310
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TOOLS and GOODS
Ladders 1×40’= $500
1×20’= $200
Wheelbarrow x 4 $50
40’ x 60’ Heavy Duty Tarp 1 – $322
6’x8’ Heavy Duty Tarp 2 – $12
8’x10’ Heavy Duty Tarp 2 – $20
Tarp Stakes – $10
Aluminum Hammer n stake remover – $16
Handsaw DEWALT 15 in. 2 – $40
Hacksaw HUSKY 10in 2 – $20
Hammer HUSKY 20oz 2 – $20
Cordless Electric Staple Gun – $60
Spading Fork 2 – $50
Weeding Sickle 2 – $50
Hand Rake 2 – $20
Shovel 2 – $40
Pick 2 – $60
Rake 2 – $45
Pruning Shears 2 small 1 long – $40
Working Gloves 2 – $20
Beneficial Nematodes – Tick/Flea/Ant/Flies etc(4 acre 4x10x100M) = $340.00
Ladybugs – Aphids/Mites/Beetles – 1 Gallon = $125.00
Hoses 54×4 = $212
Spray Nozzle = $30
Spray Bottles = $30
Flat Trowel 8×3 = $24
Notch Trowel 9×3 – $36
Brick Trowel 2x$8 – $1&
Wire Brush = $5
Whisk Broom – $8
Tall Broom – $25
Heavy Duty Dustpan 2x 11 = $22
Spade $25
Square layout tool – $9
Level 4ft = $25
Machete – $70
Plumb Bob – $4
Rope 1000ft Paracord – $120
Aluminum Carabiner Clips #2500 each $13×4 – $52
Buckets 30
Pencils $4
Chalk $4
Drill $50
SNAP-LOC PUSH CART DOLLY – $90 x 4 = 360
Reciprocating Saw – $80
Prybar x2 = $24
Utility Trailer #2100 – $1100
Outdoor motion detector spotlights
TOTAL $4425
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STRAW
Straw $3 each bale
TOTAL = $4500
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WATER
Hand Pump Pitcher Press (2) $200
Handy Well Pump Model HWP-(2017) Stainless Steel Hand Well Pump Kit, Permanent, up to 150’ Deep Well Water Pump – $389
TheFitLife Best Expandable Garden Hose Hose (100’)(4) – $54 = $216
Rain Catchment 11x$30 $330 – One inch of rain falling on a 1,000 sqft roof can produce 623 gallons of water.
Norwesco 3000-Gallon Water Storage Above Ground Tank 1- $1,600
Norwesco 300 Gallon Vertical Water Tank Rainwater (x4) – $1200
Water Tote (IBC) (3) – $900
Water transfer pump
EGasland 1.58GPM 6L Outdoor Portable Propane Gas Tankless Water Heater with Shower Attachment $139.98 x 10 = $1390
XHome 12 Feet Propane Hose Adapter with POL Connector for Most LP Gas Tank to 1 lb Portable Stove, Gas Grill, Heater, and More Small Appliance $11.99 x 10 = $119
Total = $6844
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HEATING
Masonry Stove – The masonry stove is a highly efficient heating unit which has been used in Eastern Europe for hundreds of years. On a cold day, the standard widemouth deep firebox, English style, masonry fireplace will lose more furnace heated air up the chimney than it generates from the fuel it bums. Under the best of conditions, the English fireplace will waste ninety (90) percent of the fuel that it burns on a season long basis. By contrast the masonry stove has been tested and found to deliver to the room, about ninety (90) percent of the heat generated from the fuel that is consumed. Even the least efficient masonry stove designs have resulted in eighty (80) percent of the heat delivered to the living space, compared to sixty (60) to sixty-five (65) percent for many of the airtight modem wood stove designs. One full loading of the firebox of a masonry stove will keep the stove at comfortable temperatures for 24 to 36 hours.
This masonry stove is based on the use of flue baffles made of brick, stone or adobe, that direct the hot flue gases in an “S” shaped pattern. The serpentine pattern slows down the air speed and also increases the length of the flow. Each additional square foot of masonry surface absorbs some of the heat from the flue gas until maximum available temperature is reached. As the fire itself is allowed to bum out, the hot bricks slowly pass their stored heat through the wall and into the living space as radiant heat. Each pound of brick will store 2/10 BTU of energy for each degree (Fahrenheit) rise in temperature. This is the reason a masonry stove is so efficient and retains heat for long periods.
“We light a fire in the masonry fireplace about once a week through the winter, on average. It takes all day to heat up the mass of rock, but then it radiates heat out for the next three days. By the end of the week the house starts feeling a little cool, but we usually put on long-sleeved shirts and wait for the weekend and company before lighting the fire again.”
“The user may gather less wood and tend the fire for only short periods each day to achieve comfortable surroundings. The wood can be scrap limbs or other inferior shapes up to four feet long. Wood with diameters of 2″ or less will give the best efficiency.“
The above means that owners of these stoves no longer have to purchase “thick” wood by the cord. Salt cedar, or forest slash (often free to gatherers to reduce fire danger), or trimmings from orchards are ideal, as are wood construction scraps.”
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ROOFING
Top Layer of Waterproof and Fire Proof Canvas = $5,550
Wood frame
Cob inside layer
Liquid Rubber Waterproof Sealant = $750
Total for all Lodges = $6300
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FOUNDATION
8 tons of stone = $800
4 tons gravel = $120
80lbs of cement = $180
Total for all Lodges = $16500
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GUEST LODGE SYSTEMS
Masonry Stove
Round Windows
Built-in Beds
Built in Desks
Built in Shelving for Clothes
Common Area – Built-in Sofas
Big Berkey BK4X2 Countertop Water Filter System = $1466.4
ROXY-G2 Solar Outdoor/ Indoor Lighting Kit = $3200
Windows x48 = $2000
Furnishings – $8254
TOTAL 24 GUEST LODGES $14920
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BATH HOUSE
10 Shower Stalls
10 Compost Toilet Stalls
5 Sinks
Masonry Stove
Total = $2730
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RESIDENT LODGES
BATHROOM
Compost (Dry) Toilets – $50
Shower – $100
Tile – $200
Portable Dish Sink – 300
Propane Water Heater – 600
Portable Solar On-Grid/Off-Grid DC Washing – 500
Windows – x10 $500
KITCHEN
DC powered refrigerator – 1000
Propane Range – 500
COMMON AREA
Lighting and Solar Panels – 1000
Masonry Stove
TOTAL EACH LODGE – $4759
TOTAL 3 LODGE= $14277
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DINING HALL
Masonry Stove
Cob Ovens
DC powered refrigerator (2)- 2000
Sundanzer which is 12v, runs off a single 127watt panel, and draws only 40 watts
DC powered Freezer – 800
X Large Portable Propane 3 4 Compartment Commercial Concession Sink & Hand Wash – $1800
Solar panels (4) Sharp Photovoltaic Modules 250W – 1000
Charge Controller – 200
Battery Bank – 600
Inverter (2) 300 watt inverter – 600
Backup battery charger:
Honda EU2200i 2200-Watt = $999.00
ROXY-G2 Solar Outdoor/ Indoor Lighting Kit 10x$50 = $500
Sound System 13W –
Compost Buckets = $30
Dishes, Cups, Utensils – $500
Briggs & Stratton Q6500 Inverter Generator = $1,235.95
New Stainless Steel Commercial Kitchen Work Food Prep Table
– 30” x 48″ 4 = $360
Cooking Stock pots/saute pans/skillets etc. = $1000
Windows x10 – $500
Total = $11265
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GROUP MEDITATION LODGE
Windows $500
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SOUND THERAPY LODGE
Windows $500
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SWEAT LODGE
GRAND TOTAL
$86,071
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$5,000 – $30,000 land
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$91,071 – $116,071
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