Build Your Own Adobe

Stanford University Press, Published 1946. Hardcover, xi, 110 pp.; 29 cm; color frontispiece; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and plans. In Good condition, no dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards with brown cloth spine; light wear to corners and edges. Binding tight. Moderate foxing to both endpapers. Interior pages mildly toned but otherwise unmarked; color frontispiece bright. Step-by-step guide to planning and building an adobe house, written by Paul and Doris Aller based on the experience of building their own home. Published by Stanford University Press. Chapters cover all aspects of adobe construction from making bricks to foundation, walls, roofing, plumbing, electrical wiring, and finishing. Contents: Building with Adobe; Making Bricks for the Adobe House; Planning the Adobe House; Foundation for the Adobe House; Laying the Walls of the Adobe House; Roofing the Adobe House; Plumbing in the Adobe House; Electric Wiring in the Adobe House; Finishing the Adobe House; Owning the Adobe House. Title: Build Your Own Adobe Author Name: Aller, Paul; Aller, Doris Location Published: Stanford, Stanford University Press: 1946 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Used: Good Size: 29 cm Type: Hardcover Categories: Architecture, Art & Architecture Seller ID: 20260319006 Keywords: adobe construction, adobe house, building, southwestern architecture, stanford university press