Botswana Rammed Earth Project
Panoramic view of the site
The development is being managed locally by Tineo Investments (Pty) Ltd
This is what is being built on the site, two 2 bedroom and two 3 bedroom single storey houses with rammed earth walls and a traditional thatched roof
Every day the lads get the pots boiling ready for lunch… Pap! (porridge to you and me)
They call him Terry… Terry Hill… he attended one of my UK courses and invited me over to help get the rammed earth wall formers built and teach the guys on site to prepare the earth and ram the walls
Some of the lads working on the project (Don’t worry, they don’t get locked up in there, that’s where we keep materials etc)
Meet Alfred, he’s in charge of the labour force and for ensuring that everything gets built as per the plans
The timber yard where I selected the materials for the formers, finding straight timbers is almost impossible
Maun has a good selection of builders merchants, it’s a shame things are so expensive though
Here we are on site, the small building used to be a house but I made it into my workshop whilst I was there
Not much room inside as it measures about 4 metres square, can’t imagine living in it with a family
Every now and again Terry let me out for exercise
Alfred, Titus and Terry start setting up the formers I made in the workshop
Corner formers can be tricky to get set up but they’re getting the hang of it
Levelled and tightened up
Straight sections are easier to set up
They have a big petrol mixer available to blend the earth prior to ramming
This is Titus, he’s running the project and he’s also a safari guide. (Bit worried about his tee shirt sponsor though)
I built a Saf-Cab to enable the three of us to go on a short safari. Complete with its photovoltaic solar panel is a real head turner, might be because it’s the only wooden one around
Our safari home for the night
This is where I stayed down the road from the site, see ya Terry, I had a blast!
I was hoping to find out if you have any courses on rammed earth building after the one scheduled for August? I will be in Zimbabwe in August doing due diligence as this is where i would be using the rammed earth system.
Good day
I am interested in taking a Rammed earth course. When will the next one be held?
Mojgadi Botswana
267 7656 0236 (WhatsApp)