Even in the modernisation age, when all the infrastructure are growing at a rapid pace. New building were built on strong foundation around the world. There are still many areas where , people depends on MUD/ CLAY to make there architecture.
Hello Steemians...before Cement were brought to use to build strong architecture, people use to play with Mud to make their building.
I believe, mud/ clay has been intrumental in making house since the Neolithic ages. Earlier civilisation use to make houses using mud.
However, even today the glimpse of the mud architectural is quite visible in many remote areas. The legacy has been carried on many village areas.
Although , it is very rare to see complete mud house, but using mud for plaster in place of cement is common sight. Today I come across one such construction, where mud were used in place of cement to construct a wall.
To start the construction, first of all , the mud/ clay were brought in at one place.
Then some amount of water is mixed on it , to make a proper mixture
The mud and clay needs to be properly mixed to make it a thick liquid mixture. The best way for mixing is by uusing the leg.
I remember, as many use to make juice from grapes, using grape dances in a wooden container, similarly here the masson, used his leg in same way to make a mixture.
The water and mud ratio must be proper to make a sticky combo, which can be helpful for sticking the bricks one upon the another.
As bricks are harder material, it is quite necessary to make, the mixture in such a way, so that bricks get stick with each other using the mud/clay.
The mixture prepaired are then use as plaster or joining material. The mud mixture are poured upon the bricks, and flattened propelry across the bricks, so that more bricks can be join upon it.
The masson used all his masterly experience and skills to join the bricks upon bricks to make a stronger wall. Even i tried to shake the dried wall by pushing it, however, it is stronger enough to make me loose my strength.
One of the economical way to make walls at very cheaper rate. No bothering of buying cement, also the market for cement is sky rocketing due to heavy increase in demand.
However, people are smart enough, to find an alternative by taking the leafes out from the ancestors book and using mud instead of cement for making a boundary wall👌
Efficient utilisation of mind and money👌
Hope you all find this post quite intetesting......another one from my native place - Glimpse of Rural India.
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