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
• Learn building techniques from villagers
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
Building Process Overview
1. Level land2. Measure and stake building
plot3. Dig trenches for footings4. Add rock as footings5. Dig mud pit and make mud
mortar6. Build adobes for walls,
leaving spaces for door and windows
7. Finish with metal roof, doors, windows, and (if desired) external stucco and paint
Leveling, Meauring, Staking
Making Footings
Making Mud
Building Walls
Finishing
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