1 Brykiety z darni lub torfu zastępują cegłę, A wall is made of them without the use of mortar. The construction of a house from turf should be started by cutting out a few equal sizes of briquettes. Donut should be cut into briquettes similar to bricks.
2 Ułóż pierwszą warstwę brykietów wyznaczając jednocześnie obrys ścian chaty. Leave a break in the front wall to the entrance. Subsoil, on which the house rises, it must be flat, equal and hard. Take into account, that it will have to bear the significant weight of turf walls and roof without foundations.
3 Stopniowo wznoś ściany chaty układając brykiety tak. how the bricks are arranged. After placing each layer, check, whether the wall sticks to the vertical and whether it is stable enough. Try to keep the right angle between the walls all the time.
Arrange each free brick.
4 Ścianę frontową podciągnij wyżej niż tylną, Obtaining a fall of the roof, which should be inclined towards, generally blowing winds. After the sloping roof, it is easier to rain and snow slings.
The door frame is best made of wooden logs. The transverse beam should be strong enough, That it can withstand the weight of several layers of briquettes.
5 Dach pokryj płatami torfu, grass up. Patch all holes in the walls with clay. After weeks of rain, the wind and sun walls from turf will turn into smooth, strong, polished and coherent wall.
House from turf
