Machine Pouring of Adobe
PHONE
505-852-4131
Adobe Factory, Premium Adobes, Alcade, N.M.

Specializing in quality tested adobe.

Hand pouring of adobe
FAX
505-852-4055
Machine and Hand Made Adobe Bricks
Above is an Egyptian hieroglyph of Queen Hatshepsut making a mud brick.

Photos:
Above left, modern machine pouring of adobes at the Adobe Factory site.

Above right, lifting the form for the horno brick by hand.

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Adobe Types
Type
Adobe Material
Qualities
1. Traditional Dirt (Blended Soils), Barley Straw (for fibrous bonding) Water Susceptible
2. Semi Stabilized Dirt (Blended Soils), Barley Straw and 4-5% Asphalt Emulsion Water Proof
3. Fully Stabilized Dirt (Blended Soils), Barley Straw and 8-10% Asphalt Emulsion Can be left exposed
     
Adobe Sizes
Size
Use
Type
Per Palette
2" x 5" x 7" Domes and Vault Adobe
Traditional
200
4" x 5" x 7" (10" long) Horno Adobe Traditional (Hand Made)
100
4" x 4" x 16" Veneer Adobe Semi & fully stabilized
100
4" x 10" x 12" Specialized Adobe All three types
85
4" x 10" x 16" Specialized Adobe All three types
75
4" x 10" x 14" The Standard Adobe All three types
75
       

Prices are given by quote only.

Custom made Kivas (Hornos)

To learn more about traditional and modern adobe brick construction try the following well known New Mexican adobe educators:

Quentin Wilson

Joe Tibbets

ADDRESS
The Adobe Factory
P.O. Box 510
Alcade, N.M. 87511
We Deliver Adobes anywhere in the U.S.
E MAIL
Mel Medina's email address
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