Saturday 28 May 2016

Concrete and earth grounding floor

With the availability or lack there of material to fill and pour a concrete slab, we opted to go for artificial flagstones made from concrete .  We used strips of recycled sheet metal to make rock shaped forms.
Once the concrete was poured and cured in our forms we polished with diamond pads.
The spaces between the rocks were filled with earth, then cob providing a direct connection with the earth.  This provides for the "grounding" aspect of the floor, when you are stepping on the finished cob with bare feet your body is grounded and will benefit your health in many ways.  
The finished cob infill is rock hard and sturdy, and gives an earthy and natural look!