The Owner-built Adobe House
- ISBN-10
- 0826323235
- ISBN-13
- 9780826323231
- Category
- Adobe houses
- Pages
- 162
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- UNM Press
- Author
- Duane G. Newcomb
Description
A useful guide that will help you build your own adobe house almost anywhere in the country, even in areas not usually considered adobe country.
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