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Where do you buy Earth Blocks in Costa Rica? Better yet, where do you buy the machine that makes them?
The machines come from South Africa. Here is a site, http://www.hydraform.com
Hope this works forks for you…
A friend was trying to persuade us to buy one…Still no answer as to where to buy earthblocks in Costa Rica. I checked out the website, They still require cement although it was hard to figure out the savings from the the amount of cement used in earthblocks versus the amount of cement in regular blocks.
The norm for the Earth Blocks is A 1Sack mix(1Cubic Yard of
soil and 1 sack of cement) Pending on the Clay/Sand soil you are using, If the clay is a 80 % and A 20 % sand you can cut back on the cement. I would Not build with those blocks, The inside and the out side Prep for the finish and running Electric and plumbing is a pain, Unless you build a Metal stud wall with Sheetrock on the inside, You still have to attach a metal lath on the out side to cover with stucco.
Using there Concrete blocks, They are Faster and Stronger
to install, P/S I still have no answer on the Cell Pone Rental
Willem
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