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A Santa Fe style adobe home created from the foundation up
Spanish style tilework with lime plaster
A garage converted to a guest room featuring douglas fir tongue and groove floors
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Bringing shades of green to any building project |
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Detail of the entryway of the Sedona home
Detail of a hardwood to tile floor transition for a home in New Mexico
An earthen plastered fireplace with Mexican tiles and beautified adobe bricks
Currently the building industry is undergoing a major shift toward sustainable and green building due to an increased awareness in the general public regarding the resources used by the conventional building industry.
Having worked in both traditional construction and being ourselves committed to natural building, we bring our lifestyle preference into our chosen profession and are here to work with owner-builders to incorporate sustainable practices, or natural building into any project. As each person has his or her interpretation of green and sustainable practices, we will assist you in defining and creating your green home, by any degree.
At Earthen Touch Builders, we are life and building partner-contractors who specialize in natural building methods to create healthy homes using sustainable materials which are gentle to the earth.
For the owner-builder who needs assistance, to projects where we create for you from beginning to end, we are here to guide you to a finished product with both economy and quality top of mind.
From adobe, straw-bale, cob and light-straw clay to traditional construction, we bring into
your project the elements which work best for you. Using earthen
and lime plasters, and other natural materials for finishing, we help make a home warm, friendly and beautiful. Our workmanship is high end with attention to detail
as our specialty.
We have worked and studied in the natural building world for years, applying and living those methods of sustainability which we believe in and support through our daily lives.
Our belief is such that we utilize minimal resources in our work, and embrace the methods which make a home more efficient, earth-friendly and healthy for both the planet and inhabitants.
Details of a home built from the foundation to the finished detailing shown here - interior post, earthen plasters, tiled floors and a beautified adobe arch.
From plastering a room to installing your radiant floor system, we are ready to help you create your vision for your home.
Our work is not limited to New Mexico as we are mobile and able to travel to an area for extended periods for 24 hour onsite attention to your project.
We have worked across the board in terms of project type and size. From building a home from beginning to 98% completion in Sedona, AZ (click for photos), to plastering a single room in a local library in EL Rito, NM (click for photos), we can assist you either in development of your project, or take it over from beginning to end. We will also consult on any project you have in mind.
Should you require design assistance in the beginning of any project, we work with committed natural building architects as part of our team.
Whether you would like to make your home more sustainable, healthier, or simply need advice on the natural building process, we are here to help you along the way.
A list of our services include:
Straw Bale Construction
Adobe Construction
Cob Construction
Light-Straw Clay Construction
Custom Adobe Beautification & Restoration
Rough & Finish Carpentry Work
Foundations, Framing, Flooring & Roofing
Earthen Plastering-Interior and Exterior
Interior Decorative Earthen Plastering
Consulting for Interior and Exterior Detailing
Interior and Exterior Tile Design/Installation
Design & Installation of
- Electrical & Plumbing Systems
- Solar Electrical & Hot Water Systems
- Radiant Floor Heating Systems
- Home Heating & Cooling Systems
Installation of Wooden and Tiled Floors
Owner-Builder Architectural Design Assistance