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Building Adobe Huts in the Peruvian Altiplano

Building Adobe Huts in the Peruvian Altiplano. Harriet Siebert Director of Special Projects Global Humanitarian. Purposes of Building Huts. Provide adequate housing for villagers Restore destroyed homes Earthquakes Fires Develop working relationships with villagers

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Building Adobe Huts in the Peruvian Altiplano

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  1. Building Adobe Huts in the Peruvian Altiplano Harriet Siebert Director of Special Projects Global Humanitarian

  2. Purposes of Building Huts • Provide adequate housing for villagers • Restore destroyed homes • Earthquakes • Fires • Develop working relationships with villagers • Learn building techniques from villagers

  3. Pre-Service Process • Meet with village leaders to determine housing needs • Plan specific building sites • Assign families to specific homes • Encourage villagers to make adobes well in advance of service expedition • Plan Global Humanitarian service expeditions • Recruit expedition volunteers

  4. Building Process Overview • Level land • Measure and stake building plot • Dig trenches for footings • Add rock as footings • Dig mud pit and make mud mortar • Build adobes for walls, leaving spaces for door and windows • Finish with metal roof, doors, windows, and (if desired) external stucco and paint

  5. Leveling, Meauring, Staking

  6. Making Footings

  7. Making Mud

  8. Building Walls

  9. Finishing

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