Making of Mudbricks Photos 2

Making of Mudbricks Photos

Mud bricks created 24-04- 2010

Making of the mudbricks

Stage 3 - Information on Mortar - Ready to Lay

"Mortar soil should have approximately 30-35% clay with the remainder being silt and sand. You are aiming for a well graded material with a range of particle size from clay to silt and sand. The maximum sized particle should not exceed 10mm. Remember the smaller the largest particles, the easier it is to obtain a smooth finish, so it is often desirable to screen the mortar soil to remove any large stones. The mortar soil should not include any organic material such as topsoil, roots or leaves."

http://www.makeitmudbricks.com.au/mortar.html#Anchor

Stage 2 - Making the mudbricks...

In the process of creating our mudbrick wall, stage 2 got under way in making the mudbricks. In doing so the team had managed to produce approximately 80 bricks out of the two molds in which our mudbrick mixture were placed in. It was a rather precise mixture of sand, soil, straw/dried-up grass and water ending up with a soupy but firm consistency. Currently the mudbricks are drying up in the sun. Hopefully the weather is good in the next couple of days or so in order for the bricks to dry thoroughly as possible ready for the constructing stage.

~dave.

Stage 1 of Construction

Stage 1 of Construction