The "Adobe Cage" method of stabilizing earthen walls was developed by Crocker Ltd. for a failing building in Arroyo Seco, New Mexico. The installation process is illustrated below:
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The hard plaster is cut and removed, revealing the damaged wall beneath. |
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A lime-rich mud is cast onto the damaged wall without removal and replacement of adobe. |
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Mud is cast onto the steel "cage," a frame that is one inch thick and fabricated on-site to fit the building's pathologies. |
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Once in place, holes are drilled through the wall to match up with the cage on the opposite side. All-thread through bolts are used to draw the two cages together and sandwich the damaged wall. |
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The cages are left essentially flush with the vertical plane of the walls and can be plastered over without the use of lath. |
