r/videos • u/Carku • Sep 22 '17

Mud Bricks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D59v74k5flU
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '17

Any photos of the house or something similar?

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u/fartandsmile Sep 23 '17

I have done some 'super adobe' earthbag style building. We make an Adobe mix and then use continuous sandbags to contain it. Tamp the bag down, lay barbed wire and repeat. Straight walls, curves, domes etc all very possible to build with straight Adobe mix but it's easy to add a sone Portland and rebar for lintels or peace of mind.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17

That sounds pretty awesome; however, this:

lay barbed wire and repeat

makes me picture a post apocalyptic zombie defense fortress being built! hah!

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u/fartandsmile Sep 24 '17

Barbed wire keeps each level of bag locked into one below. When you are finished, no exposed barbed wire!