Adding a window in a cob walled cottage

[lostwithielcottage]

Hi, I am planning to enlarge the height of two exsisting windows and look into the possibility of adding another window in our cob walled cottage, the walls are almost 2ft thick.

The new window height will be just under the roof eave level and I will need to add some form of lintel on which to resit the roof trus wall plate.

Does anybody have any experience of doing this kind of work with the cob wall cottage construction.

Any ideas on the best tool to cut through the wall?

thanks in advance for any advice
cheers
Andy

 

[Newboy]

I must confess that I don't know a lot about cob walls except that if they are not looked after or they are altered badly then they can fail very quickly.

Suggest consult a local builder who has experience of cob before making alterations to the walls

might be worth a look at this website


http://www.masterbuildersonline.com/listedbuildings/cob.html