Building from adobe for Russia is rather unconventional, but it already attracts many developers. Adobe can be attributed to an environmentally friendly building material, the components of which are created by nature. Water, clay, sand and straw are all that is required to build a natural, affordable and sustainable structure.
Few people know about the quality of adobe, but those who are aware can say that raw materials have been tested for centuries. The most significant advantages of a building made of adobe are accessibility and naturalness, coupled with good thermal insulation and performance.
Adobe can be classified in two ways: light and heavy. In light adobe, the amount of straw is 90%, the rest is clay and sand. Heavy, on the contrary, contains a lot of clay (about 70%) and a small amount of straw.
The principle of building from adobe is as follows. Tightly pressed blocks of long straw (about 0.5 m) are folded into a wooden frame and plastered inside and out with clay. Or, before laying a row of straw, it is moistened with a mixture of clay, water and sand. The raw material dries under natural conditions, and when hardened, it acquires the strength of a stone. The walls and partitions of the building are formed from the finished material.
The foundation for the future house from adobe is used tape or pile. Finishing work on the facade can be done with any modern building materials, just like forming a roof.
The main advantages of adobe construction
-high environmental friendliness (all components are created by nature);
-maximum profitability;
-the possibility of implementing unconventional architectural designs (the plasticity of clay allows the construction of arched structures and openings);
-minimal use of auxiliary, heavy equipment;
-thermal inertia of adobe provides excellent sound and heat insulation qualities;
-durability (adobe houses have been in operation for at least a century).
House made of adobe can rightly be called handmade. The construction of this house is quite complicated and long-term, but it’s worth it! An adobe house is comfort, warmth, strength and reliability!
