Inspected an adobe home

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Not many of these in California. The builder, Weir Brothers, built a tract of them in Fallbrook, CA. These are real adobe, not clad wood frame. Check it out
here

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Why does the ridge on that front gable pitch down at the rear? None of the others I see in your short video do that and it looks like it creates a really minimal pitch in the valley.

Intentional? Accidental? Did it change?

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There are some roof issues for sure.

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Cool Frank. I see water on the sidewalk, what’s that? :stuck_out_tongue:

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I couldn’t hold it :slight_smile:

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Ah.

Being that most of California is experiencing a major drought I was just curious.

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Frank, I’m a bit confused by your video, didn’t really show anything and why do you call them "infamous?

Since I couldn’t really see anything, why do you call them adobe?

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Because they’re adobe. They’re fame hasn’t reached B’more, until just now, but the builder is well known in San Diego. I’ll post some pictures for you. Don’t want to disappoint.

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http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r9/IAMSWUTIAMS/SAM_1109_zpsurhevseh.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r9/IAMSWUTIAMS/SAM_1147_zpsrw8nfuds.jpg

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Thanks, Frank. We don’t have any around these parts. It is fun to see some. :slight_smile:

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Thanks Frank very interesting for sure … Roy

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We don’t have many, if any, new adobe’s because of the updated seismic requirements. This development was built in the early 70"s.

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Hi Frank, thanks for the posting the other shots, I used to live in New Mexico so I’m very familiar with adobe construction.

I don’t think those are “real” adobe homes, if those were real adobes you wouldn’t have the adobe exposed as it would wash away in the rain, as a true adobe “brick” is literally made of earth. It would covered with stucco.

I suspect those are more of a concrete based product.

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Nope. Real adobe. Very soft material. The damage pictured
at the window sill is from plants, bushes, rubbing against it.

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Here is an old New Mexico adobe home. This was my great grand fathers spread from the 1850’s

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Very unusual! :smiley:

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The adobe or Frank? :mrgreen::wink:

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