FRAMING DOORS AND WINDOWS

Door and window "bucks" are simply wooden boxes made from two-by-fours or two-by-sixes. These are set in the wall during block stacking both to delineate the space for the door or window and to provide attachment. There are several methods of attaching bucks in the adobe wall. A common practice in the traditional adobe construction is to use a wooden box (referred to as a "gringo block") in place of an adobe every five or six courses next to the buck.

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Earth Block, Inc.

P.O. Box 3605
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Jim or Nora Hallock
Phone: 970-883-2456
Email: earthblock@juno.com