This modern mud house is smart and eco-friendly.

Not one single grain of cement was used in building this house.

Just clay.



https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/decor/2022/07/19/modern-mud-house-tvpm-eco-friendly.html

Mud brick House


https://www.mymudbrick.com.au/

Mud House.


https://www.realestate.com.au/news/before-and-after-wheatsheaf-mud-bricks-amazing-transformation/

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So WHY do we waste money on expensive cement?

You cannot tell me cement buildings lasts longer than mud buildings. The Kano Wall is over 1,200 years old, as is the Benin wall, and they are still standing today!

You have guys sitting in the village moaning that they can't afford to build a house, citing the high cost of cement.

Yet they are surrounded by CLAY which they can use to erect these fabulous buildings virtually for free!

What is going on with us for goodness sakes in this country?

E get why

abitex577:
E get why

Why?

Simple Mud House


Mud House

Not just any clay. bricks made from undergo some process to make them stronger.

Napata77:


Why?

Because it’s important for them to act rich than staying alive

burp18:
Not just any clay. bricks made from undergo some process to make them stronger.

If you don't know how to make it, ask the elders nau! They know! They know how to reinforce the clay.

It's because you've all abandoned your history and are only looking at OYINBO to show you everything. We have the ancient knowledge of building any type of clay building.

Do you know Benin City had multi-storeyed buildings and monuments SINCE THE 1500s, right till it was destroyed by the British in 1897?

They used mud bricks.

Napata77:

If you don't know how to make it, ask the elders nau! They know! They know how to reinforce the clay.

standard bricks made from clay are a little more expensive the the ones made from cement. Except you want the local ones that gets washed away by rain after some years.

Napata77:


If you don't know how to make it, ask the elders nau! They know! They know how to reinforce the clay.

It's because you've all abandoned your history and are only looking at OYINBO to show you everything. We have the ancient knowledge of building any type of clay building.

Do you know Benin City had multi-storeyed buildings and monuments SINCE THE 1500S, right till it was destroyed by the British in 1897?

I'm aware of these and more. Unfortunately, not aoy of people know how these buildings were made.

burp18:
standard bricks made from clay are a little more expensive the the ones made from cement. Except you want the local ones that gets washed away by rain after some years.

The ONLY reason they are more expensive is because very few people are making them. If we set up huge clay processing plants as big as those cement factories we have, the eventual cost will be less than 20% the current cost of cement, guaranteed!

Clays are good material for building, but must pass through some processing which aren't available due to lack of technical know how. However cement are involve during the interlocking too

MightyHand:
Clays are good material for building, but must pass through some processing which aren't available due to lack of technical know how

Which lack of technical know-how? Abeg talk another thing.

Who have you asked?

Because there is no white man or white textbook around to teach you, you think you don't know.

Go to BENIN and ask them how to reinforce clay for buildings.. THEY'VE DONE IT FOR OVER 1,000 YEARS, AND RETAIN THE KNOWLEDGE.

Same as Kano. You have clay residential houses in Kano that have stood for several hundreds of years.

And you say you have no technical knowledge of what?

We had indigenous technology before colonialism.

RESEARCH IT AND USE IT.

Dem no take oyinbo swear for una.

Napata77:


The ONLY reason they are more expensive is because very few people are making them. If we set up huge clay processing plants as big as those cement factories we have, the eventual cost will be less than 20% the current cost of cement, guaranteed!

I will like to work with you, we need to do a little research work to determine where we can find them in huger quantities and if there are durable

Are you guys really serious, please go pick up your jss3 books, in introductory technology, it clearly outlines how to bake mud in a kiln to make them strong and crack resistant.
Nigerian love schooling but never implement what the learn

Napata77:


The ONLY reason they are more expensive is because very few people are making them. If we set up huge clay processing plants as big as those cement factories we have, the eventual cost will be less than 20% the current cost of cement, guaranteed!

there's not much significant difference in the pricing because bricks made from clay undergo a couple of processes. Plus they are usually smaller in size when compared with the ones made from cement.

Napata77:


Which lack of technical know-how? Abeg talk another thing.

Who have you asked?

Because there is no white man or white textbook around to teach you, you think you don't know.

Go to BENIN and ask them how to reinforce clay for buildings.. THEY'VE DONE FOR OVER 1000 THOUSAND YEARS, AND RETAIN THE KNOWLEDGE.

Same as Kano. You have clay residential houses in Kano that have stood for several hundreds of years.

And you say you have no technical knowledge of what?

We had indigenous technology before colonialism.

RESEARCH IT AND USE IT.

Dem no take oyinbo swear for una.

Technical know how sounds Oyinbo to.
You for real

Napata77:


Which lack of technical know-how? Abeg talk another thing.

Who have you asked?

Because there is no white man or white textbook around to teach you, you think you don't know.

Go to BENIN and ask them how to reinforce clay for buildings.. THEY'VE DONE IT FOR OVER 1,000 YEARS, AND RETAIN THE KNOWLEDGE.

Same as Kano. You have clay residential houses in Kano that have stood for several hundreds of years.

And you say you have no technical knowledge of what?

We had indigenous technology before colonialism.

RESEARCH IT AND USE IT.

Dem no take oyinbo swear for una.

unlike the ones made from clay, bricks made from clay are baked or put in furnaces to under go some heat. This is ater it must hae been carefully sorted ad impurities removed from it. People who do it locally add grasses to it whilst mixing as it helps strengthens and hold it together

burp18:
there's not much significant difference in the pricing because bricks made from clay undergo a couple of processes. Plus they are usually smaller in size when compared with the ones made from cement.

The point is that we have the red clay all around us. If we can democratize the knowledge of those processes in a way that ordinary folks can simply access the clay around them and implement the processing, it will be a radical shift, and will be seriously empowering for those who want to build.

burp18:
unlike the ones made from clay, bricks made from clay are baked or put in furnaces to under go some heat. This is ater it must hae been carefully sorted ad impurities removed from it. People who do it locally add grasses to it whilst mixing as it helps strengthens and hold it together

Thank you very much. And yet, somebody said we don't have technical know-how.

For our own clay again!

If you don't have technical know-how for your own red soil, what will you have technical know-how for?

We are sitting on gold with this red clay of ours, yet we're looking for cement and other nonsense.

Why?

optionalY09:


Because it’s important for them to act rich than staying alive

lol

Napata77:


Thank you very much. And yet, somebody said we don't have technical know-how.

For our own clay again!

We are sitting on gold with this red clay of ours, yet we're looking for cement. Why?

They don't come cheap all. Except of course you wanted to opt for the local ones. You could get it s cheap as N20 naira per block but it starts to melt after sometime.

The Vice-President of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), Mr Olayemi Shonubi Urges FG to Encourage Research into the Modernisation of Mud Houses in the Country.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Shonubi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that mud could be molded into bricks for the building of modern houses.

The NIQS chief suggested that brick-blocks could be designed into inter-locking shape, so that there would be no need for cement to bind the bricks.

According to him, the country has enough mud and other materials that can be used in building construction, adding that such material will be sourced locally at affordable cost.

He said that if government leverages on such initiative, the cost of housing in Nigeria would reduce.

“Mud houses are cheaper to construct; as a result, it can be produced in large quantity because mass house production is what the country needs, to be out of the housing deficit.

“There is virtually no component used in the construction of the building that cannot be sourced within the country,” he said.

Shonubi said there was need to expand the capacities of the industries involved in the production of local building materials from sources like bricks, clay, concrete products, and timbers among others.

According to him, houses constructed with mud and other indigenous building materials are more economical, durable, better and easier to maintain compared to the ones built with cement and imported materials.

“With mud houses, there is no need for extra expenses to install air-conditioner because during heat period, mud houses are constantly cool.

“While a cemented block house generates heat particularly during the dry season, a mud house is conducive all-round the year,” he said.

https://www.environewsnigeria.com/quantity-surveyor-seeks-modernised-mud-houses/

Napata77:


Thank you very much. And yet, somebody said we don't have technical know-how.

For our own clay again!

If you don't have technical know-how for your own red soil, what will have technical know-how for?

We are sitting on gold with this red clay of ours, yet we're looking for cement and other nonsense.

Why?

the funny thing is, you'd be seen as weird or trying to cut cost for using clay bricks to build. Houses built from clay bricks are actually stronger and more durable than the ones made from normal bricks

burp18:
the funny thing is, you'd be seen as weird or trying to cut cost for using clay bricks to build. Houses built from clay bricks are actually stronger and more durable than the ones made from normal bricks

Absolutely! But the thing is, if you are the type who cares what others think, and want to hide the fact that it is a mud-built house, you can simply paint it white or something after you complete the house. Nobody will know, except those that visited the site when it was under construction.

But personally, when I build my mud house, I will tell everyone I used 100% CLAY.

I will even use it to trend, with an exotic design for the house.

Ransomware:
Are you guys really serious, please go pick up your jss3 books, in introductory technology, it clearly outlines how to bake mud in a kiln to make them strong and crack resistant.
Nigerian love schooling but never implement what they learn

Thank you my brother.

Do you know that when you are in one of these mud-built houses, you don't need AC?

Pure natural cooling.

Even when it's blazing hot outside, you'll be inside the house feeling cold!

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Spectacular

Houses from mud blocks are common in benue now.

Oga if na mud house dey hungry you talk

I love threads like these, challenging

Better rain no dey fall for the location of those houses.
Believe me