"cob" flooring..

[Mikey P]

Hey Mike! This is *******, ***** ****'swife. My mom has a natural cob floor and wants to strip a layer of wax off it. She wants to sand it down smooth then reapply wax. It's cob so it's like concrete. What do your recommend?

I had never heard of this hippy dippy type floor, which is surprising haven't spent all those years in Santa Cruz.. There's actually quite a bit of info on how the build one but not how to strip old wax on without destroying it is there anybody here knows anything about cob floors?

 

[Cleanworks]

Hey Mike! This is *******, ***** ****'swife. My mom has a natural cob floor and wants to strip a layer of wax off it. She wants to sand it down smooth then reapply wax. It's cob so it's like concrete. What do your recommend?

I had never heard of this hippy dippy type floor, which is surprising haven't spent all those years in Santa Cruz.. There's actually quite a bit of info on how the build one but not how to strip old wax on without destroying it is there anybody here knows anything about cob floors?

Call Larry.

 

[FredC]

I've seen a few cob houses.......never given much thought that it might be used for the floor too

 

[Nomad74]

Wow, seems like a lot of work went into that.

 

[Mikey P]

I've seen a few cob houses.......never given much thought that it might be used for the floor too

Did you find anything that would relate to her question as far as stripping something off the floor without busting it all the pieces or emulsifying it?

 

[FredC]

Did you find anything that would relate to her question as far as stripping something off the floor without busting it all the pieces or emulsifying it?

I didn't look


I've just personally seen cob houses...

 

[hogjowl]

I didn’t look either

 

[FredC]

I guess you should find out what oil/wax was used.....I see a bunch of hippy "recipes"..

and some commercial products

Non-Toxic Wood Finish, Wax

Non-Toxic Wood Finish, Wax

www.heritagenaturalfinishes.com

BioShield Paint Company

BioShield Paint Company

bioshieldpaint.com

 

[DAT]

The property i was in at Oregon was a cobhouse. My wife mom has that floor. She sand and reapply wax. She does it by hand because it offgrid and the solor power isnt enough to operat 175

 

[DAT]

Correction, i believe she only used linseed oil

 

[FredC]

 

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[FredC]

so it looks like

scrub with soap/water (maybe a little dlime)
re-oil (?) and let cure
sand with green pad or 80-120 grit sandpaper
Apply new wax coat
buff with a white pad




*I'd be curious if the "sand it down smooth" is to correct problems that are better corrected by other methods or even a complete redo or just to give a more polished texture

 

[FB7777]

Call Larry.

this is serious situation....Ron


when it comes to cob flooring its important to be prepared and use proper methods ...

you can’t just play it by ear

 

[hogjowl]

 

[FB7777]

Too…..

Corny?

 

[Dolly Llama]

oh my gawd....


I'm not sure which is worse
The insufferable pr1ck Boyle, or Boyle the Canadian


..L.T.A.

 

[FB7777]

All I know is , I wish you had joined Spinal Tap in the early days

 

[Dolly Llama]

lta

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Which is worse, nice Boyle or jackass Boyle I’m sure you can sand screen that floor.