Adobe bricks

Anyone can make adobe bricks.  It’s fun and easy.  There are a ton of “making adobe bricks” sites on the internet.  The house that I live in was built of adobe in 1929 and seems to be surviving pretty well.  Of course, there are adobe buildings that have survived 1,000 years or more.  Adobe buildings do require a lot of maintenance, and you have to live in a fairly dry climate, but hey, all building materials have their drawbacks.  Adobe is ecologically sound and very beautiful.  The thermal mass of adobe walls makes them good absorbers of heat during the day that can then be released in the cold of night. Adobe doesn’t hold up as well as high-fired brick in earthquakes, but does better in tornadoes and other wind disasters.  It is important that the contour of the land on which you plan to build slopes away from the proposed structure.  Good drainage is very important.  Many cities have adobe building codes that must be followed for the construction of homes and other large structures.  However, if you are just building a temascal or horno in your back yard, you probably won’t need a permit.