EDDY IS LAYING ADOBE AGAIN... LUCKY GUY !
THIS TIME HE IS BUILDING THE GARAGE PARAPET, AND HE THINKS
I'VE LOST MY MIND. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I'VE BEEN
TELLING HIM TO MAKE CERTAIN THE ADOBE ARE
LAID PLUMB. NOW I'M TELLING HIM TO LAY THEM LEANING BACK,
EACH COURSE A LITTLE MORE THAN THE ONE UNDERNEATH IT.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS CREATE THE SOFT CURVE AT THE TOP
OF THE ADOBE WALL. BACK WHEN THE ADOBE WALLS WERE PLASTERED
WITH MUD, EACH YEAR THE RAINS WOULD WASH THE MUD OFF.
THE WALLS WERE LAID PLUMB, BUT AFTER AWHILE THE WALL WOULD
BECOME THINNER AT THE TOP, AND THICKER ON THE BOTTOM, TAKING ON THE SHAPE OF A GENTLE "S" CURVE. NOW THAT WE STUCCO THE WALLS WITH PORTLAND CEMENT, WE HAVE TO CREATE THE CURVE.
A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY HERE, AND IT MUST BE DONE CORRECTLY,
OR THE HOUSE WILL LOOK LIKE A MISTAKE. THE NEXT TRICK IS TO GET THE STUCCO SUB TO STUCCO TO OUR SHAPE. THANKFULLY, THE GUYS AT PLASTERINC ARE GOOD AT KEEPING US HAPPY.
