Ecohouse property of the bags with the ground: manufacturing materials, process

If the land already purchased and funds for building is not enough, you can try to introduce a cheap and fast technology of erection of a country house - built eco-house of the bags to the ground. Despite the fact that this method is little known in Asia, it is widely distributed and has established itself only on the positive side.

general information

Home of the bags to the ground - a relatively quick and cost-effective option of building, mainly known in the circles of "alternative" artisans, followers of environmental facilities. The use of soil available in unlimited quantities, as well as the simple process of erection given an opportunity to prove to many novice builders.

home method of manufacturing bags of earth called EarthBag. The founder of this method is that Nader Khalili - the famous American architect of Iranian origin. He has made great strides in the field of architecture in Iran and the United States. When I returned to the rural areas of the country, he began to work on the creation of technology on which the poorest population could provide low-cost housing for themselves. This house must be environmentally friendly and durable, reliably protecting against natural disasters.

In Russia, an innovative construction technology is well suited for arranging backyard or suburban area. For example, as a utility room, a cellar for storage of vegetables or the barn for the animals. The main thing is that such a structure is not spent a lot of time and money. Ekodomik is not only useful and functional, but also an originalcomplement and decoration whole area, in design podvorya twist.

Technological process

Natural material (soil) is a good thermal insulator and at the same time, the passage of air, which is important in the ecological house. construction technology is quite simple: plastic bags filled with damp earth, then stacked in staggered layers. If the ground retain moisture, it is necessary to humidify for quality compaction.

On the first row of bags is placed second, then the third and so on. D. If you use cloth tube, filling the earth must be loose, because it fits with the wrapping in a helix. Between the layers falls usual barbed wire bonding bags or tubes. For windows and doors are left openings. When the structure of the well is dry, it plastered outside with cement mortar.

Of course, who first heard about the sack method of construction, refers to this with distrust and suspicion. But Eco-house - quite suitable for the erection of life, which has a number of advantages:

1. Environmental cleanliness.
2. Minimum cost of funds.
3. Easy construction process.
4. Resistance to subsidence.
5. High earthquake resistance.
6. A variety of shapes and designs.

The only drawback of such raising to - property to absorb moisture, so the construction of the bags get wet quickly. But in regions with a warm and dry climate, its life is estimated for centuries.

stages of construction

Houses are built of earth bags pretty quickly. Three people cope with the work from the beginning to the end of the week, absolutely without practical skills in construction. Frost and subsidence of the soil such construction is not afraid, because the bags to the ground - a flexible wall material. They are covered with soil, then firmly ram, giving a broad and flat shape. Due to this wall masonry acquires strength and stability.

The foundation of the house is different uniqueness, as well as the structure itself. In fact, it's just dug a trench backfilled with gravel close without the use of any solution.

Construction work must be performed in the following sequence:

1. Dig circular trench depth of 0.5 m and a width greater than the width of the bag to the ground and to lay the pipe, which is a drainage system for water drainage.
2. Trench fill gravel or natural rock layer of 30 cm, then fine gravel for leveling the surface.
3. Place the first layer of bags compacted closely to one another.
4. On either side of gravel bags to fill up to ground level.
5. After laying the surface of each layer must be carefully ram by means of a heavy and a flat object.

Advance in the marked locations for future frames to insert windows and doors. Jumpers must be made of wood, very thick and strong, able to withstand so much weight bags, stacked on top. When the height of the walls reaches the aperture, set the window boxes with the help of the level.

Roof trusses made of wood 5 on 15 cmLaid at a distance of 40 cm from one another. The edges of the beams can be pressed with sacks of earth and additionally with a rope anchored to the walls. As the roof may first be used osb-layer plates, then - waterproofing and at the end - a layer of earth on top coated straw.

The most difficult step in the production process of the round roof of the house - it's covering it with straw. To simplify the task, you can use ready-made straw mats. You should know that the roof of such material is short-lived and must be replaced every 3-5 years. If the house will be used in cold weather, the roof must also be warm.

Finishing work

The pre-installed frame to fix the box doors and windows, exposing them to the level and fixing with screws. After installing the lift door leaf or close foil to protect it from the plaster. Then plaster the outer surface of the wall:

1. Seal the joints between the cement solution bags.
2. Apply three coats of plaster, each next applied after drying of the previous.
3. Trowel to level the surface.
4. With a sponge dampened with water, to treat the plaster, the surface is as smooth as possible.

Interior walls can be covered with clay mortar - cheaper material, which is quite easy to operate. The mixture of clay, sand and water can be added to the composition of the adhesive strength. Plastering process is the same as with cement mortar.

If the interior of the house is scheduled to perform in the ethnic style of clay plaster can be left as it is. On the floor to make the concrete floor, and then cover the floor material. The outer wall surface of any paint facade paint.