HERE IS PROBABLY THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ELEMENT IN
ADOBE CONSTRUCTION--THE BOND BEAM.
THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO QUESTIONS WE ASK HERE IN NEW MEXICO.
1--RED OR GREEN ? ( AS IN CHILE )
2--WOOD OR CONCRETE ? ( AS IN BOND BEAMS )
YOU CAN SATISFY THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND BEAMS WITH EITHER WOOD OR CONCRETE. BOTH NEED TO BE A MINIMUM OF
6 INCHES THICK, BY THE WIDTH OF THE WALL.
THOSE BUILDERS THAT USE WOOD DEFEND THEM BY SAYING THEY ARE CHEAPER, AND AS STRONG. THOSE WHO GO TO THE TROUBLE TO USE CONCRETE SIT BACK AND SMILE. WE KNOW WHATS BEST.
AFTER WE FINISH THE FORMS, WE PUMP THEM FULL OF 3500 PSI CONCRETE.
FOR THE RECORD,
I LIKE RED ( AS IN RED ENCHILADAS )
