Sun dried
bricks
Most homes in Rural India have mud walls that are made
with sun- dried bricks (Adobe as they are popularly
known). Unless mud bricks are sun dried for a long time,
they tend or are washed away by excessive moisture. Our
sun dried bricks are made from pressed earth that is
stabilized and strengthened with gravel, sand and cement.
Mud, Cement and mud are mixed in the proportion of 2:1:1.
Add 1/6th of this quantity of gravel to this mixture.
Once this mixture is compressed into shape, it is left to
dry for a day.
After that, it is transferred to a water tank and is left
to soak there for 8- 10 days.
The bricks are then stacked in the sun for at least 7 days
before they are ready for use.
