How to Repair an Adobe Wall

Things You Will Need

• Adobe plaster
• Trowel
• Adobe mortar
• Adobe bricks for bigger repairs

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Repair the Plaster

1. Scrape deteriorated or cracked plaster off of the wall.

2. Make adobe plaster using the same basic adobe mixture as the bricks.

3. Spray the area you are going to patch with water to get it a little wet.

4. Coat the area with the plaster until you fill out any depressions and cracks match the preexisting plaster.

5. Allow the plaster to dry.

Repair the Mortar

1. Remove loose or deteriorated adobe mortar from the joint between the bricks.

2. Scrape mortar out of the joint to a depth of two or three times the width of the mortar joint.

3. Make adobe mortar using the same adobe mixture that makes the bricks although a little wetter. You'll also need some adobe plaster, which is a little dryer than the mortar.

4. Spray the bricks around the joint you are repairing with water to get it a little wet.

5. Use a trowel to fill in the joint with mortar.

6. Allow the mortar to dry.

7. Plaster over the repaired area with adobe plaster.

Repair the Bricks

1. Scrape out deteriorated brick and patch it with adobe mortar, if the deteriorated part is small.

2. Make or buy adobe bricks to replace whole bricks or a substantial amount of one.

3. Scrape out and remove deteriorated parts of bricks or whole bricks. It may be necessary to remove some good brick to have a good surface to apply new bricks and mortar.

4. Spray the area you are going to patch with water to get it a little wet.

5. Apply some mortar to the brick and insert it into the wall. Add some mortar if needed to make the patch even with the rest of the wall.

6. Allow the mortar to dry.

7. Plaster over the repaired area with adobe plaster.