Adobe house going up

Here are lots of different pictures showing how an adobe house is built. Very informative. Gives you a feel for all that is involved in building a house.

Rammed earth building

This is an amazing 6 floor building made of rammed earth in 1826. I was aware that this type of construction was used in the country in South America, but I didn't know you could build a 6-story house with it. Have to admit that this is a durable and good-looking building method.

They use ramming equipment nowadays to compact the earth mix, so I guess this has come a long way. Check out this site. He has lots of links.

Free building guides and handbooks

Your tax dollars at work. Lots of information at this government site for downloading.