The thatched hut without walls
Digging a pit to mix clay
Clay in a dry side creek bank
Clay into pit
Water in main creek
Water into pit
Let clay slake then tread into mix
Dig puddle to soak brick mold
Brick mold made of fired clay
Wood ash makes the water slippery so the clay wont stick to mold
Wet mold
Dry ash stomps clay sticking to ground
Lump of clay
Press clay into mold
Scree off excess clay
Lift up mold
Next brick
Wash mold
40 bricks
Turn bricks to dry quicker
Lay bricks around structure
Flatten ground
Only make 3 sided wall (front left open)
More clay
More bricks
Stack on previous layer
White tail rat prints
36.5 bricks per layer
Now adding water to clay bank so it's easier to dig (softens soil)
It's good to add dry dirt to the previous layer so that as the bricks dry they slide rather than crack as they dry
Stop motion brick laying
Bricks formed into wall are simultaneously drying. When ready they can be fired into ceramic bricks but for now are protected from the rain while not taking up space within the hut.
Adobe wall