adobe construction

Solid Earth Adobe Buildings

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“Verena Maeder is owner of SOLID EARTH LTD since 2002 and is an earth building artisan with 19 years experience in the construction of earth buildings in Switzerland, Germany and New Zealand. Verena has trained in Architecture and Building Biology and Ecology in Switzerland, where she has done a lot of research on earth building … Read more

Cast In-situ Adobe Construction

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You can make adobe blocks directly on the wall with molds to save time and labor.
You can make adobe blocks directly on the wall with molds to save time and labor.

Typical adobe construction involves making adobe blocks by digging and mixing mud, filling molds with the mixture, drying the blocks in the sun, turning the blocks every so often, moving the blocks to cure under cover, and then moving them to the jobsite where they are often moved several more times in the course of constructing the wall. A typical New Mexico size brick is four inches thick, ten inches wide, and fourteen inches long (4x10x14). A brick this size will weigh about thirty pounds. Obviously building with adobes is a slow, labor intensive process.

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The Small Adobe House

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The Small Adobe House by Agnesa Reeve
The Small Adobe House by Agnesa Reeve

“Introducing the traditional ins and outs of each architectural element—roofs and ceilings, doors, windows, floors, walls, and portals–The Small Adobe House is both an introduction to adobe structures and an idea book for people who want to remodel a classic home or build a new one.

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