Edwards Cob Eco Buildings

Sustainable Cob Design

What can Edwards Cob & Eco Building do for you?

  • We can design plan and construct you a hut, house, wall, garden studio, extension, office, bench, spiral staircase, or anything else you can imagine. There are few limits with cob
  • We can run a tailor made training course for you to learn how to build your own cob house
  • We can do a combination of the above. Where perhaps we do the more technical parts like the foundations, the roof and help you to build the walls. Then you can add your own personalised features

What is Cob?

Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw and water. For thousands of years it has been used as a strong, enduring, eco-friendly, replenishable and versatile building material. Old cob houses scattered throughout East Anglia, especially Norfolk and Suffolk, are still standing strong. Edwards Eco Building is continuing this traditional and beautiful method of construction with a contemporary twist (see our projects gallery. As they say, it's the old ideas that are the best!

Why choose Cob?

  • It is load-bearing and extremely strong
  • It is cheap to build
  • It is can be sculpted into almost any shape
  • It is looks fantastic!
  • It is extremely environmentally friendly
  • Cob houses are refreshingly cool in the Summer
  • Cob houses are economical and need very little heating in the Winter thus reducing heating bills dramatically
Cob oven being built - click to enlarge
Cob oven being built
Cob artists studio, Norfolk - click to enlarge
Cob artists studio, Norfolk
Cob artists studio, Norfolk - click to enlarge
Cob artists studio, Norfolk
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