Adobe; build it yourself / Paul Graham McHenry Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c1973Description: x, 157 pages : illustrations ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 816503702
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 7150 .M34 1973
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. History of Adobe -- 2. Planning your home -- 3. Space and room considerations -- 4. Financing ,permits, and insurance -- 5. Plans, setting grades, and staking -- 6. Foundations, concrete, and slabs -- 7. Adobe walls -- 8. Doors and frames, hardware, and windows -- 9. Roof beams, decking, and insulation -- 10. Floors -- 11. Plumbing -- 12. Heating and cooling -- 13. The electrical system -- 14. Roofing -- 15. Plastering, drywall, and ceramic tile -- 16. Cabinets and countertops -- 17. Paints and stains -- 18. Fireplaces -- 19. Landscaping and yard planning -- 20. Estimating and tools -- 21. Restoring old adobes -- 22. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: The purpose of this book is to enable you to intelligently and realistically plan and build your own home. Primary emphasis is placed on adobe construction, but as you will find in pursuing the project, there are many other materials and problems with which you must deal, and many principles are discussed at length which would apply to building a home from many materials.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 7150 .M34 1973 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000017459
Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 7150 .M34 1973 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.2 Available NULIB000017460

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. History of Adobe -- 2. Planning your home -- 3. Space and room considerations -- 4. Financing ,permits, and insurance -- 5. Plans, setting grades, and staking -- 6. Foundations, concrete, and slabs -- 7. Adobe walls -- 8. Doors and frames, hardware, and windows -- 9. Roof beams, decking, and insulation -- 10. Floors -- 11. Plumbing -- 12. Heating and cooling -- 13. The electrical system -- 14. Roofing -- 15. Plastering, drywall, and ceramic tile -- 16. Cabinets and countertops -- 17. Paints and stains -- 18. Fireplaces -- 19. Landscaping and yard planning -- 20. Estimating and tools -- 21. Restoring old adobes -- 22. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

The purpose of this book is to enable you to intelligently and realistically plan and build your own home. Primary emphasis is placed on adobe construction, but as you will find in pursuing the project, there are many other materials and problems with which you must deal, and many principles are discussed at length which would apply to building a home from many materials.

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