The adobe walls are almost complete. Heavy 4"x10" window and door bucks (frames) dominate the south wall. The passive solar windows, doors, and trombe walls (glass faced adobe walls that absorb the sun's energy during cold sunny winter days) will be installed in these massive frames.
Nichos are in, buttresses are in place to add outside support on long walls, and the fireplace continues to grow. The nichos are made on 14" walls by turning the 10" x 14" adobe lengthwise leaving a 4" depression. This adds bit of flair to an otherwise blank wall, and provides an area to display interesting objects.
The buttresses are required by the New Mexico adobe building code to provide external support to walls that run 26 feet or more without other reinforcement such as being linked to an internal adobe wall.
An artistic touch has been added to the upper body of the fireplace as Ever takes it on up to the ceiling. Here again the steps and ledge provide some additional interest and allow for more decorative objects. Of course the fireplace body will be stucco, unlike the rest of the adobe walls on the inside.
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