To build a small building, you need a building material with which you can easily and quickly realize your ideas. For such purposes, durable and modern expanded clay concrete blocks can be suitable. They are light, keep heat well and with their help you can quickly build the necessary object. Few people know, but do-it-yourself expanded clay concrete blocks can be made at home.
For the very process of manufacturing such blocks, you will need sand, water, expanded clay, cement, a vibrating machine, a steel plate. You do not need to make great efforts, the production of this product is a fairly easy and not burdensome process. The composition of expanded clay concrete itself consists of sand, cement and expanded clay granules.
To get started, prepare the following ingredients in the required proportions: three parts of sand, one part of water and one part of dry cement, six partsexpanded clay granules. Add this mixture to the electric concrete mixer in a certain sequence: water, expanded clay, cement. Thus, do-it-yourself expanded clay concrete blocks are now at the initial stage of manufacture. Stir the solution for several minutes without stopping the process even for a minute. The stage of readiness is defined as follows: if the solution is taken in the palm of your hand, then it should flow out of it.
As can be understood from the above, the manufacture of expanded clay concrete is not at all a difficult procedure, you just need to carefully monitor the sequence of laying the components in the concrete mixer so as not to disturb the technological process of making the mortar.
Next, using a pre-prepared vibrating machine, we form an expanded clay concrete block. We place the steel plate in the mold, pouring the prepared mixture. After we turn on the motor of the unit - the upper part of the machine should begin to actively vibrate. This is a necessary process. It is necessary that excess air come out and the composition of the future block be evenly distributed throughout the entire volume of the product. Do not forget to remove all excess expanded clay concrete mortar. Now the claydite-concrete blocks are already ready with your own hands, you just need to raise the plate along with the block. Twist the handle of the vibrator well - and then the block will be removed.
Now begins the final stage of production. Soon, claydite-concrete blocks, made with their own hands, will go to dry. By no meanshurry up and do not remove the steel plates ahead of time. It should take at least about two days before the expanded clay concrete blocks completely dry out. Only after this time has passed will it be possible to release the block - and only then will it be fully ready for use.
Making expanded clay concrete blocks at home will help save the necessary money. Free money can be spent on interior decoration of the premises or for other construction purposes.
