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Adobe in Action has supported a total of 16 Owner Builder Projects since 2016. Our current 2026 Owner Builder Support projects are:
Ayla’s Adobe Home
Location: Joshua Tree, CA area
Current Status: Finalizing house design, getting plans ready for building permit submission and energy conservation code adherence, making adobes.
Upcoming support/workshop topics:
Foundation installation
Rough buck, anchor block and story pole construction
Adobe wall construction
Valerie’s Adobe Home
Location: Placitas, NM area
Current Status: Finalizing house design, getting plans ready for building permit submission and energy conservation code adherence, making adobes.
Upcoming support/workshop topics:
Foundation installation
Rough buck, anchor block and story pole construction
Adobe wall construction
Volunteer Work Day at Gregor & Rachel’s site.
Gregor & Rachel's Adobe Addition
Location: Pojoaque, NM area
Current Status: Second story frame walls and roofing are under construction.
Upcoming support/workshop topics:
Second story frame wall infill with light-straw clay
Exterior wall insulation with light-straw clay
Interior and exterior earthen plaster
Earthen and brick on sand floors
Owner-builder made adobes dried and stacked for the project.
Stephanie's Adobe Home
Location: Albuquerque, NM area
Current Status: Finalizing house design, getting plans ready for building permit submission and energy conservation code adherence, making adobes.
Upcoming support/workshop topics:
Foundation installation
Rough buck, anchor block and story pole construction
Adobe wall construction
Mateo & Laura’s Adobe Home
Location: Taos, NM area
Current Status: Adobe wall construction is complete. Working on bond beam and roof construction. Planning exterior insulation and plastering.
Upcoming support/workshop topics:
Exterior insulation with hemp/plant boards
Exterior lime plaster
Project Links:
Freshly poured concrete foundation at Mateo & Laura’s site.