The Owner-Built Adobe House

About this book

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.