{UAH} constructing a house using bricks and mud then plaster it very well
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constructing a house using bricks and mud then plaster it very well. It cuts the walling costs by 60% Considering the ever increasing cost of cement and sand, I see it as a chance for those who have a small income being able to build easily.
Its Very common in Rwanda especially for inside walls. Rwanda is adapting them for low income people. Over 80% of houses in Rwanda are constructed that way and they do last. Infact this technology is better, the Rwandans use unbaked bricks and soil. They then plaster well with sand and cement and paint. We lived in a such a house. Very beautiful.
In Kasese, that is what most people use. Madhvani used the same to build staff quarters that have lived for generations. In kyenjojo i found this technique, they use marrum soil to make brikes big enough to the size of 9*9(nine nine) as they call them then after drying up, they don't burn but just build with mud. And finish with plastor sand and cement.
It is now popular in some villages however during rainy season it may give you some challenges. When building ,its advisable to build it during sunny season. The advantage that cement and sand has over mad or soil is that it sets/hardens very fast and becomes water proof or resistant to weather conditions. If you are low of finances and can't plaster the house soon enough, you can do it even a year later. Now these are not chances u may take when it comes to soil.
Houses constructed from just stakes and mud can last for over 50 years-- so are houses made of Bricks and Mud. Mark you the first houses constructed by colonialists were mud and bricks and they've been here for over 100 years. People are just renovating them e.g those shops in Jinja. The strength of a house is it's staightness, as long as the walls are well erected without cracks and the foundation is stable, a house will stand the test of time. Most of the old churches around the country were built with mud and bricks and they are still very strong to date
The Egyptians never used cement and sand in between bricks while building the pyramids.As long as u don't use loam soil. There's got to be at least 50% of clay. Much as it's a good idea of dodging the cost of sand and cement , usual technical samples and study should be carried out . This is aimed at determining which soil type can have relative properties of cement bse not all soil types can achieve proper bonding elements
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-- Its Very common in Rwanda especially for inside walls. Rwanda is adapting them for low income people. Over 80% of houses in Rwanda are constructed that way and they do last. Infact this technology is better, the Rwandans use unbaked bricks and soil. They then plaster well with sand and cement and paint. We lived in a such a house. Very beautiful.
In Kasese, that is what most people use. Madhvani used the same to build staff quarters that have lived for generations. In kyenjojo i found this technique, they use marrum soil to make brikes big enough to the size of 9*9(nine nine) as they call them then after drying up, they don't burn but just build with mud. And finish with plastor sand and cement.
It is now popular in some villages however during rainy season it may give you some challenges. When building ,its advisable to build it during sunny season. The advantage that cement and sand has over mad or soil is that it sets/hardens very fast and becomes water proof or resistant to weather conditions. If you are low of finances and can't plaster the house soon enough, you can do it even a year later. Now these are not chances u may take when it comes to soil.
Houses constructed from just stakes and mud can last for over 50 years-- so are houses made of Bricks and Mud. Mark you the first houses constructed by colonialists were mud and bricks and they've been here for over 100 years. People are just renovating them e.g those shops in Jinja. The strength of a house is it's staightness, as long as the walls are well erected without cracks and the foundation is stable, a house will stand the test of time. Most of the old churches around the country were built with mud and bricks and they are still very strong to date
The Egyptians never used cement and sand in between bricks while building the pyramids.As long as u don't use loam soil. There's got to be at least 50% of clay. Much as it's a good idea of dodging the cost of sand and cement , usual technical samples and study should be carried out . This is aimed at determining which soil type can have relative properties of cement bse not all soil types can achieve proper bonding elements
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