![]() Good overhangs of the thatch is the first defense. Do you have any reference on how best to plaster Adobe/mud houses? What material is mostly recommended for interior plastering, keeping in mind that the lodges need to keep a fairly high standard of comfort.Ī : The same mud that will make adobe bricks makes a good plaster if it is screened through a fine mesh of about 1/8th inch.Įxterior Plastering: the rainy season can be very wet and in order to protect wall frescoes on Adobe, stabilization of mud plastering (or other material) is a main concern. The main concern we have in designing is to stabilize the plaster (mud or other material) in order to preserve the wall frescoes we are planning to produce. We only use local material (foundations made out of stones, Adobe wall, and thatched roof). Each lodge will be build like a small Ethiopian Orthodox church with wall decorations and paintings. ![]() As the lodge will be build out of Adobe (similar to some historical construction in Ethiopia), we are considering various construction technique options. Q: With my wife, we have recently established a private company in Ethiopia for an investment in eco-cultural lodge in Lake Tana area. His website,, lists the course schedule and many other resources related to working with adobe. In the fall of 1995 he establishedĪnd taught the full-time Adobe Construction Program at Northern New MexicoĬommunity College. More, Quentin moved into professional solar adobe construction in 1976Īs the Project Manager and Instructor for the Sundwellings Demonstration Later, he traveled a bit, went through theĪrmy, and graduated eventually from the University of New Mexico withĪ major in physics, minors in math, chemistry, and education in 1970.Īfter teaching high school two years and community college math for three By age thirteen he made full-sized adobes in the back Sheets in his mothers oven in order to construct house models forĪ class assignment. In the fifth grade, he made miniature adobes on cookie Up in the South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico where he watched adobeīricks being made. ![]() Associates, specializes in solar adobe design and construction.
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