WALL PRODUCTION: POST 01

With all Material research and sourcing complete we began the wall production on Monday the 21st of April. The Following is a image-time sequence of the First Stage of Production:

Image 1:

We begin by building a timber frame to support the bottles and mud

binding as they dry. This is done using recycled timber and timber

sheeting. The frame will be removed once the wall has dried

Image 2:

The timber frame nearing completion. The size of the frame is 

determined by measuring adequate spacings for each bottle.

Image 3:

Recycled timber boards were cut to be fixed gradually on the

front of the timber frame as the bottle and mud layers were 

built up.

Image 4:

The completed timber frame is ready for the wall production

to begin.

Image 5:

The mud is prepared by mixing a bucket of Soil with a bucket of
manure, slowly adding a bucket of water until the mixture was
moist and smooth.

Image 6:

1/2 bucket of Lime was next added to the mixture, to help the soil
and manure bond, and slow the drying process to ensure the wall
cured to maximum strength. Water was added until the mixture was
moist and consistant.

Image 7:

This image shows how the water was added to the centre of the mixture
before being worked into the mud, manure and lime.

Image 8:

Hay was worked next evenly into the mixture, to help bind the wall
together and increase the overall strength of the wall.

Image 9:

The mixture is mixed through one final time, with water added if
necessary and declared ready to bind the bottles.

Image 10:

The initial layer of mud is shovelled into the frame work. This base layer is
levelled and compacted lightly ready for the bottles to be inserted. The mud
will then be compacted and tightened around the bottles to maximise the
integrity and strenght of the wall.


Post 02: will explain the next Stage of Wall Production
 with images and annotations.