hello

[kiddrahcir]

hello, just found the site whilst looking for info on building with cob. very impressed.

thought i'd join your forum as it looked like there is a lot of friendly clever peolple who i could ask what are probably daft questions.

so if people could tolerate my daftness as i'm new that would be cool.

anyway here goes....

i was thinking of building some low walls in my garden and was wondering about the feasibility of using car tyres, but as tyres are a bit dull to look at i was wondering can you cover them with cob or a similar material to create a more attractive look.

any advice would be appreciated.

apologies if this is in the wrong place or anything.

and er hello.

[ina]

Hiya, Kiddrahcir - welcome to the world of Ish! Join all the other dafties here...

Can't help you with your wall, but I'm sure there's folk around who've done something like this.

[Mainer in Exile]

Hello

[red]

welcome
plently of daft yet friendly people here

can't help you would your cob/tyre idea though.. other than to suggest trying a test bit

[old tree man]

Hi and welcome


Russ

[Shirley]

Hello - what a clever username!

It might be worth asking your question in the tips and hints section too, as not everyone checks the hello thread regularly. I imagine that you can cover the tyres with cob though.

[gigglybug]

Hello and welcome Kiddrahcir

Amanda

[marshlander]

Hello!

I've cut and paste this from thriftyfun.com;-

Retaining Walls
You can use whole tires, just like block walls staggering them. Start off with a level surface, dig down if you have to and start your first row, making sure it is level from one end to the other. Now comes the hard part, you have to pack each tire with soil and I mean tightly. I use a short handled sledge hammer. When you get the first row, done drive a 24 inch piece of 3/8 rebar at the back of each tire. Start your next row, staggering the tires so the lines do not match up and do the same thing all over. I have done one wall 90 feet long and 12 feet high 8 years ago and it is still solid as a rock. You need to plant a high fibrous root plant in each tire, I like red honey suckle as it cascades and hides the tires and the wall but monkey grass lariope does well also.
By Stanley

The only place I have seen tyre walls rendered is in Earthships.

You would want to take care any wall is really stable - the earth it would be retaining weights tonnes - literally!!!!

Hope this helps.

[hedgewitch]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

[kiddrahcir]

thanks for that everyone, as i expected you are all very nice people. its also nice to know that some of you are daft as well. i shall put my request in the tips section sounds like a good plan.

i'm not using the walls to hold back soil they are going to divide parts of the garden and i was hoping to add some innovative features to them, if they do work i will try and put some photos on.

ran the idea past my 5 year old boss (daughter) and she thought it sounded good so hopefully it will be. her brother (1) just shouted doggen so the jurys out on his opinion.

once again thanks, speak to you all soon.

[ina]

ran the idea past my 5 year old boss (daughter) and she thought it sounded good so hopefully it will be. her brother (1) just shouted doggen so the jurys out on his opinion.

Sounds like you are getting good advice at home!

[John Headstrong]

welcome to ish

someone has already pointed out that earthships use tires.


http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... rch=Search

there are a few videos that show how it is all done

[Thurston Garden]

Ahoy Kiddrahcir!