Building of the
Giant Hobbit House

During the 4 week Permaculture Course we made over 1,000 mud bricks using soil from the land. Most of the soil is extremely sandy,
so we had to get some clay from termite mounds around the land to mix with it. We then added water from the river and
rice husk and pressed the mud into brick forms.

Throughout the 6 weeks we had lots of visitors on the land helping to make bricks and dancing in the mud. Children from the local school and village came for several days during the training to help and learn how to make mud bricks.

The mud house building took place for 2 weeks, after the Permaculture Course.
We were able to complete almost the entire house!!!

Images of the almost finished house!!!

 

Students from the local school helping to mix the clay,sand,water and rice husk, Forming the Bricks, almost 1,000 bricks!!!

 

Healing Powers of Mud!!!!!

Laying the foundation, The First Brick, The Foundation Grows!!

Adobe brick building, shaping the walls, wattle and daub on the lotus window.

Natural clay paints mixed with tapioca flour, plastering the walls with children from the local village, plastering and shaping the windows.

 

Having fun with windows and sculpture on the walls!

 

Putting the bamboo floor in the loft, learning to make thatch roof, thatching the front half of the house.

 

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