Building Homes and Out-Buildings From the Dirt They Sit On

Can a home or out-building be made from the dirt it sits on and still have a modern look.

We found a soil block machine that employs the age-old technology of using native soils to build homes and other types of structures, and combines it with the sophistication and acceleration of modern technology. The result is one of the most efficient and productive methods of construction available for the expanding demand for inexpensive and environmentally safe homes and out-building.

This machine is the modern-day answer for providing a means of significantly enhancing the centuries-old process of making soil blocks by hand or by other methods which are slow, crude, and cumbersome. The machine is versatile, cost effective to operate, and is easily maintained by a single operator. It is very light and can be hauled with a farm tractor or almost any other type of vehicle with a ball hitch. Once on site, the machine is easily maneuvered by manpower into the various production locations. Quite simply, it dramatically increases the speed and quality with which soil blocks can be made in the areas of the world where adobe style construction is a viable option.

This may be the answer many countries such as India and other developing nations are looking for when it comes to housing their growing populations. This is a greener more ecologically sensitive option to high impact building methods. This machine was very simple to operate. Know by trade as the Village Builder, it was producing approximately 180 bricks per hour.

Blocks produced by this machine can be varied in thickness and can be used for construction as soon as they are made. The basic building block produced by the machine has an average weight of about 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms), and is capable of producing most of the walls of a small house in just a few days. After the blocks have been placed, they may be painted if desired.

We found that the Blocks that are produced by this machine are significantly more dense and stronger than those that were produced by the centuries-old method of making blocks by hand.

How it works. It is rather simple. The machine is loaded with dirt and then you add a liquid that is diluted with water to the dirt. That liquid is a polymer. Once it is hard it will not revert to a liquid state. This mixture with the dirt becomes one solid monolithic hard, water resistant, bug resistant, brick. Turn the machine on and out come the ready to use bricks. You simply pick them up off the small conveyor and put them in place. Fast and Simple.

For those that are working in countries where home construction is an issue, this machine may be the answer to many of prayers. For those that want to find a greener more ecologically sensitive method of building this is it. We tried the machine and found it will do the work of twenty men in one hour and the end result was a product that can be used to build a house or out-building from the dirt it sits on and still have a modern look, without the modern cost of construction.

Kurt Tompkins is the inventor, of the Bedfan personal cooling system for night sweats and menopause hot flashes. He is researching ecological methods of dust control, soil erosion, soil stabilization and alternative building methods. Further information about the Block machine can be found at soilscontrol-usa.

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