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Steps Toward Decent, Affordable HousingSteps Toward Decent, Affordable Housing Habitat for Humanity in Amecameca, Mexico Habitat for Humanity in Amecameca, Mexico

© © Scott Moore, 2006, 2006

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To this

A Habitat house built in Amecameca in 2005.

The family we built with currently lives in this house.

From this

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The family of 9 lives in a one room houseThe family of 9 lives in a one room houseMost children sleep in bunk bedsMost children sleep in bunk beds

The twins sleep in hammocksThe twins sleep in hammocks

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Ariel view shows typical designAriel view shows typical designTwo bedrooms, bathroom, family room / kitchenTwo bedrooms, bathroom, family room / kitchen

Bedroom

Bedroom

Family RoomKitchen

Bathroom

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A low-tech blimp provided on-site aerial photographyA low-tech blimp provided on-site aerial photography

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Houses are constructed of brick with excellent insulation valueIn this climate, houses have neither heating or cooling systems

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Amecameca is situated at the base of an active volcanoAmecameca is situated at the base of an active volcanoHouses are built to withstand seismic activityHouses are built to withstand seismic activity

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Rebar reinforces the brick housesRebar reinforces the brick housesHorizontally, vertically and at wall jointsHorizontally, vertically and at wall joints

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Mortar is mixed by hand

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Soaking bricks in water keeps the mortar from drying too fast

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Corner posts and string help build straight, plumb walls

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“Butter” one end of each brickThen set it on a bed of mortar

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Tongue must be held just rightFor best results when setting brick

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Use a trowel or rubber mallet to nudge bricks into position

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Scrape away excess mortarThen tool the joints smooth

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Building Walls!!!

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Bucket and brick scaffold

Holding down the scaffold

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Need to reach from both sides!!

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Electrical wires will run through plastic conduitBoxes are mortared into holes cut into the brick

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Current house has a Current house has a babaññoo with a manual flush system with a manual flush systemBut no running water!But no running water!

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Surface mounted water supply lines on earlier Habitat housesSurface mounted water supply lines on earlier Habitat houses

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Installing waste lines before pouring the bathroom floorInstalling waste lines before pouring the bathroom floor

Very thin PVC -Schedule 10, perhaps?

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Cutting copper pipe with a badly-worn tool

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Preparing copper hot & cold supply linesPreparing copper hot & cold supply linesWill be embedded in the floor and wallWill be embedded in the floor and wall

Global Village Team taught the families how to work with copper piping. They previously had no

plumbing skills.

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Pressure testing the pipes

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Mounting supply line on outside of rear wall

Is it plumb, Dale?

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Plumbing embedded in wall

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Shower valves & conduit for kitchen electric outletYes, the wall is level!

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Water supply lines were retrofit in David’s houseWe cut channels into the brick

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Pipes were cut to fit and soldered into the channels

Channels will be grouted with mortar and may be covered with decorative tile

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Floor prep included leveling the dirt, wetting & tamping

Concrete was then poured and finished

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Hand mixing concrete for David’s floorLaura’s favorite job!

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Adjusting a door frameErik, where is your dust mask?

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Where do youwant that hole?

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Exterior door installation

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Setting interior doors

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The finished look

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