Enzyme Stabilized Mud (Earthen) Construction using DZ-2X

Enzyme Stabilized Mud (Earthen) Construction using

DZ-2X

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Enzyme Stabilized Mud (Earthen) Construction

• Modern building industry dealing with providing shelter comprises of using materials such as “Fired/burned/fused bricks”, “Cement” and “Steel” to produce rock solid buildings, at an astronomically rising cost, mainly due to the cost of producing the above mentioned products. Moreover, the buildings constructed from these materials are major energy guzzlers requiring energy to COOL, HEAT AND ILLUMINATE.

• EARTHEN BUILDINGS HAVE BEST INSULATION AGAINST HEAT AND COLD.


• Mud has been used as a construction building material for the last 10000 years.

• Mud offers the same versatility in construction offered by burnt clay bricks/blocks, and then even more.

• Offers to save up to 658kg of Carbondioxide emissions per 100 sq. foot of construction


• Enzyme(DZ-2X) stabilized Mud blocks are cast in either:

• adobe method if the soil is permitting or

• using a press to make compressed earth blocks.


Manual Adobe block mould Compressed Earth block press and mold


DZ-2X stabilized Earthen Hollow blocks cast with already available machines in Nigeria


DZ-2X stabilized Earthen Hollow blocks cast with already available machines in Nigeria


Mud is mixed with DZ-2X and sufficient water and allowed to incubate until homogenous wetting and

plasticity is achieved








Earth mixed with water and DZ-2X soil stabilization enzyme cast into desired sized blocks.


Earth mixed with water and DZ-2X soil stabilization enzyme cast into desired sized blocks.


Adobe blocks cast and set to dry for 1-3 days


• Prior to any construction a proper base using stone or burnt clay bricks has to be prepared


• Prior to any construction a proper base using stone or burnt clay bricks has to be prepared


Concrete with reinforced steel is used to add extra strength to the base of the construction to allow for

resistance to Earthquakes (As per Building construction codes)








Foundation built for a home of 22’ x 17’, with one partition wall to provide for two rooms. Plinth taken 1’ above highest recorded flood line


A plastic sheet is placed on the concrete to further ensure no water via capillary action seeps into the earthen wall.

Enzyme stabilized blocks are then placed onto the base, stuck to

each other using mortar made from the same earth used to cast the

blocks


Enzyme stabilized blocks are now placed

the same way conventional red clay

burnt bricks are laid to construct a wall, the

difference being they are stuck to each other

using mortar made from the same earth used to

cast the blocks


Enzyme stabilized blocks are now placed

the same way conventional red clay

burnt bricks are laid to construct a wall, the

difference being they are stuck to each other

using mortar made from the same earth used to

cast the blocks


Enzyme stabilized blocks are now

placed the same way conventional red clay

burnt bricks are laid to construct a wall,

the difference being they are stuck to each other using

mortar made from the same earth used to

cast the blocks


Earthen Mortar used to cement the earthen blocks to each other






Top coping made of concrete reinforced with steel bars.Arrangement to get slope to adjust roofing




Water proofing application onto the earthen walls


Polymer based Water proofing application onto the earthen walls


Post water proofing the basic structure is ready for outfitting of electrical and plumbing lines and any cosmetic work such as plasters.


Smooth Plasters on walls


Rough Plasters on walls


Low Cost House Extension


Low Cost House under Construction


Finished Building


Finished Building Interior


Floors stabilized with Enzymes and Sealants


• THE CONSTRUCTED BUILDING CAN BE FITTED WITH WINDOWS AND DOORS OF CHOICE.

• THE FINISHED SURFACES CAN BE PAINTED WITH ANY COLOUR OF CHOICE OR CAN BE LEFT UNPAINTED TO ENJOY THE NATURAL COLOUR OF THE EARTH.

• FLOORINGS, LIGHT-FITTINGS, AND PLUMBING IS ALL DONE THE SAME WAY AS IN ANY OTHER CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS.

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Enzyme Stabilized Mud (Earthen) Construction using DZ-2X