If you want to construct small lodge, then can use adobe as construction material. The lodge from it will be warm and reliable. The adobe brick is construction material which part the clay and straw diluted with water is.
Instruction
1. For a start it is necessary to be engaged in mix preparation. Consider, this process very labor-consuming. It is necessary to dig out hole in the earth. Its sizes completely depend on your opportunities, that is on what number of workers will be present. The recommended depth – 30 centimeters. The fact is that if to do hole is deeper, then it will be much heavier to mix mix. It is the best of all to lay polyethylene film or tarpaulin on its bottom. There will be otherwise sticking of mix to soil. It is possible to receive mix various make-shifts. It is the best of all to find the old concrete mixer. This adaptation can facilitate your work.
2. Clay which is used at laying of bricks for flues is necessary for preparation of adobe. Also bank sand, straw and water is required. Glyn needs to wet before all works in water. It is possible to do it in that hole which was dug out. The main thing, observe proportions of clay and sand. Clay content in mix should not exceed 20 percent.
3. Then it is possible to pass to forming of blocks from ready adobe. Make them the necessary size. Now it is possible to pass to the process of laying. Thickness of walls has to be picked carefully up. This moment completely depends on the construction purpose. The main rule – blocks have to be wider at the basis. If you are engaged in construction of the house, then width of the basis needs to be done more than 25 centimeters. In the course of laying width of blocks can be done less. It becomes in order that the design had small weight. However if it is going to build the house about 3 meters high, then it is not obligatory to do the big width of the basis at all. Blocks need to be done such height that they did not move down then. You can do length on the discretion. At laying it is not necessary to add cement. Blocks just keep within at each other.