The Owner-Built Adobe House

176 Pages·1980·11.16 MB·English

by  Duane Newcomb

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Contents
Introduction 1
1 SelecatS iintfgeo Y ro uArd obHeo use
4
MakinSgu er YourS itHea sW atePro tential 4
CheckifnogrA dequate STeapntkiP ce rcolation 7
CheckionngP owera nd TelephLoinnee s 9
ExaminitnhgeF easibiolfFi uttyu rAec cess Roads 10
Checkitnhge C layC ontenotft heS oil 11
CheckiLnogc aZlo ninLga ws 13
Checkitnhge T itle 14
Evalutaintgh eT erraainnd S itFee atures 16
MakinSgu reY ouA reG ettiYnogu rM one'ysW orth 16
2 PlannYionugAr d obHeo use 18
PlannitnhgeI nterior 20
Drawing PUlpa ns 30
ObtainiPnegr mits 34
3 MakinAgd ob eB ricks 35
UniforBmu ildiCnogd eR equirements 36
Testitnhge S tabiliBzreidc ks 37
MakinYgo urA dobeM olds 40
StartiPnrgo duction 42
4 PreparainndBg u ildtihnFego undation 49
Excavattihneg Site 49
CornerS takitnhge H ouse 50
vii
viiiC ontents
DiggitnhgFe o otings 52
PouritnhgCe oncrSeltaeb 56
FramitnhgFe l oor 57
5 PuttUipnA gd obWea lls 60
GettiYnoguE rq uipmTeongte ther 60
MixiMnogr tar 60
LayiAndgo bBer icPkrso perly 61
AllowifnoDgro orasn dW indows 63
BondB eams Lainndt els 65
SteReeli nforcing 66
PosAtd obCeo nstruction 68
6 InstatlhlPeil nugm biSnygs tem 77
TheD rainaSgyes tem 77
TheW ateSru ppSlyys tem 84
InstalYloiuFnrig x tures 87
TheS eptSiycs tem 88
7 InstaEllleicntgWr iircianlg 90
PlanntihnEegl ectSryisctaelm 90
SelecWtiirnaegn dB oxes 91
WiriCnigr cuaintdIs n stalBloixnegs 93
WiriHnega vy-DAuptpyl iances 99
InstaltlhieSn egr viPcaen el 102
TestianngdL abeltihnCegi rcuits 104
8 HeatianngdC ooliYnougHr o use 106
ForcedC-eAnitrrH aela ting 106
RadiaHneta ting 112
SolHaera ting 141
Cooilngan A dobHeo use 115
9 BuildYionugAr d obFei replace 117
TypeosfF ireplaces 117
DesignYionugFr i replace 119
BuildYionugFr i replace 120
CirculaFtiirnegp laces 126
10 Farminagn dC overtihnRego of 127
PuttitnhgReo oPfl aonn P aper 128
Fraimngth Reo of 130
CoveritnhgRe o of 136
Contentisx
11F inisthhiEenx gt erainodIr n terior 141
ApplyiPnlga ster 141
PlastertihneIg n etrior 142
InstalDlriynwga ll 143
SelectainndgH anginDgo ors 144
InstaltlhieWn ign dows 148
InsatlliKnigt chCeanb inets 150
SelectainndgI nsltlainFgl ooCro vering 151
Addintgh eT rim 153
Biblriaopghy 155
Index 157