The Owner-Built Adobe House
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Book Overview
First published in 1980, this book remains a useful guide that will help you build your own adobe house almost anywhere in the country, even in areas not usually considered adobe country. Duane Newcomb takes you through every step of the process, from selecting a site, obtaining building permits, drawing plans, excavating, and making bricks to adding kitchen cabinets and finishing the interior. "The Owner-Built Adobe House" details every aspect of various types of adobe houses and includes information on plumbing, electricity, heating and cooling, fireplaces, flooring, and the framing of windows, doors, and roofs. With sixty-six detailed drawings and photographs accompanying the instructions, this book is the basic manual in the field and is invaluable to both the novice and expert homebuilder.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0684174596
ISBN13:9780684174594
Release Date:January 1982
Publisher:MacMillan Publishing Company
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Adobe House
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Great book. It has excellent drawings and photographs. It is a good basic manual for adobe building.
a book for the novice
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
good book for the beginner, but very little in the book for those in need of advanced adobe info.
Good beginner book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
If you are going to build you own adobe home, this is a great book for the first time adobe builder. Had details on all aspects of the house. From electrical to pouring bricks to septic. Details as in the formula for a perk test, and footing sizes for load weights.I have a lot of adobe books, this is second "good" one I have seen.Very good.
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