Adobe is cheap as a material but rarely cheaper as a finished build. Bricks made on-site cost roughly $2.50–$3.00 each per Arizona Adobe Company pricing. A contractor-built 2,000 sq ft adobe runs $350,000–$400,000 per Architectural Digest — about the same as conventional stick-frame. The savings only materialize when the owner provides the labor. Mother Earth News documents owner-built adobes finishing as low as $60 per square foot, putting a self-built 1,200 sq ft home near $72,000. Modern codes also require concrete bond beams and steel rebar that erase part of the material savings.
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