The house from clay

 Building of the house from clay requires more time, but the result delivers the big pleasure as a hobby and will save health of its tenants. Clay use in building from time immemorial. In Europe clay structures, which on one thousand years were saved. Earlier clay was very popular, so was one of the most accessible and cheap construction materials. Today it is used a little and as a rule in the specific purposes. Daredevils who would not be too lazy to familiarise with advantages of materials on the basis of clay, — units. On the othr hand, earlier in building rush work reigned — if only more fast to construct and grant clients the new house. Fortunately, rush work has ended. Time when wishing to get the house again has come became more captious and circumspect and wish to receive really qualitative housing accommodation.

 The accumulated experience and knowledge of harmless building have created preconditions for wider use of the materials containing clay. The house from clay "breathes" and saves health of tenants.

 At clay many good properties which help to create healthy and comfortable conditions for human life. Used at building of housing accommodation clay regulates humidity of air within 40–60 percent, reducing thus quantity of a dust in air.

 Construction materials from clay do not cause an allergy as clay acts as the filter, absorbing unhealthy substances. Besides, clay surfaces do not keep charges of a static electricity.

 As the person conducts time large part on kitchen and in a bedroom it is desirable to use in these premises clay plaster and paints.

 In kitchen one more property of clay is shown — to absorb substances. At one my acquaintances the kitchen is trimmed with clay plaster and painted by a light clay paint. For the whole year on a light paint there was no dark speck though at this wall the gas cooker and a bowl are possessed. Simply clay "has gradually absorbed" all appearing stains.

 Clay is one of the most harmless construction materials. Its use allows to lower power inputs at building, to connect energy of the sun.

 Clay and tree ideally approach and supplement one another. Stay in clay preserves a tree, i.e. protects it without use yadohimikatov. Old structures visually show, as wooden designs in clay walls were well saved.

 Clay almost for hundred percent can repeatedly be used, that gives the chance to the future generations to use this construction material again. It is very important, that a building waste at clay use it is not formed, it it is possible without harm for the nature to return in environment.

 Often ask, clay constructions are how much durable. In Europe many clay houses of the constructed 150 and more years. Correctly constructed clay building durable and strong. But there is one "but": clay does not bear water streams, therefore it is necessary to cover outside walls with a tree or limy plaster.

 For building of the house from clay it is possible to employ firm, and it is possible to make it and the hands. If there is enough time and desires, it is necessary to find only the master who will supervise over building and to train in building. If you build the house will lose in time, but considerably will win in money.

 Internal walls can be constructed of the stamped clay or the dried bricks from not burnt clay. Having closed up in pipe walls, it is possible to solve a problem of heating of the house, and having constructed massive walls — to use them for solar energy accumulation.

 The remained walls can be built from easy clay. A unique place where this material will not approach, — walls per capita and bathing. From natural materials here it is possible to advise mineral materials.

 Materials for internal furnish can both be acquired, and to produce most under the guidance of the master. For solutions use, basically, clay (or limy) milk and wood schepu. Instead of schepyi straw, flax or hemp fibres will fit also.

 Clay plaster can be put directly on walls from easy clay. Applying various technicians, it is possible to create unusual reliefs of surfaces. Do of clay and floors.

 At present rate of a life people lose contact with one another. Building of the house from clay — a remarkable occasion to collect friends that the hands to create something absolutely new and remarkable. Such work gives possibility to feel which were well familiar to our ancestors.

 House building is a business for all family, it is possible to involve in it and children, having given to them to feel participation in a common cause.

 30.04.2008 Tiyt Kaazik Postimees