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050 _aNA 7150 .M34 1973
100 _aMcHenry, Paul Graham.
_eauthor
245 0 _aAdobe; build it yourself /
_cPaul Graham McHenry Jr.
260 _aTucson :
_bUniversity of Arizona Press,
_cc1973
300 _ax, 157 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c31 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aIntroduction -- 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.
520 _aThe 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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