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Adobe Houses are dwellings peculiar to Central and South America, Mexico and Texas, made of unburnt brick. They are usually one story high, and their durability is much greater than would be expected, as there are a number now in existence which have been standing for considerably more than a century. The composition of the bricks is loamy earth, containing about two thirds fine sand and one-third clayey dust. This is mixed with water and pressed into the required size in molds, and then taken from the molds and placed on edge on the ground and left to harden in the sun. The adobes are laid with mortar, the same as an ordinary brick, and at the completion Of every two feet of the structure an interval of two weeks is allowed for drying, and a similar space of time between the completion Of the walls and the putting on of the roof.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0282004076
- ISBN 13 9780282004071
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages495
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