I am interested in building a house using this technology. I find the finishing quite neat than normal bricks. I actually want to invest in a machine and do the bricks myself on site (and use thereafter to continue making bricks). It is my understanding that these bricks do no have to be “baked” and costs savings are also high… Builders in house, what are best practices for structural integrity and what a some potential pitfalls I need to look out for? IF i decide to use concrete based bricks, is that better and are the costs elements highly/lower than conventional bricks? What is the longevity of the brick-making machines and is it even advisable to buy a used one?
No matter how much you save, say 30-50% of walling costs, just know that walling alone as a component, shall never exceed 15% of the total cost of construction.
The so called alternative technologies are not necessarily cheap… the cost of producing one brick is approximately 28bob and the coverage is less compared to a stone … cost saving are negligible.
But from research,a ton of soil produces 225 bricks with minimal cement,so im thinking ukiwa na machine yako,haiezi kula pesa mob. Even with transport of say 3000 per lorry,haitakula zaidi ya 10bob kutengeneza,on the contrary though,bei yake ni kshs25-28 depending on manual or machine cut
The machine used to cost circa 35k by makiga engineering… Sijui kama ilishuka ama ilipanda… And they were very intelligent to ensure it lasts no more than one or two residential projects worth of blocks…
How many blocks does your research tell you you need to complete a house that meets your needs?.. Between 4-7k blocks sio?.. As in, from a one bedroomed to a 4bedroomed house.
Siukuiza ziko mob ukingia pale kariobangi utapata ata na 25k ukijitetea…some of this technologies are more expensive than stone and motar but marketers and sales men are doing a good job.
Izo bricks what you see is not what you get…lazima uwe na fundi anajua kujenga nazo. Kama utapata fundi wa Uganda nyumba itakuwa poa inapendeza macho. Fundi wa kenya hawajui kujenga nyumba smart na izo bricks.
Zaeza kuwa cheap lakini kama fundi hajuani nazo nyumba itakuwa sura mbaya