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RE: Building a cheap and energy-efficient smarter house by understanding basic science
I never knew we could have DIY houses too. Sincerely it would be worth the try.
Getting an experienced hand would really help save some stress though.
Of course, I was only overseeing the structural jobs, I didn't lay the bricks or the concrete myself. That would be unsafe. But in some cases I have opted for thicker iron rebar or even rebar in the bricks to prevent whole walls collapse in case of a whiplash earthquake perpendicular on the bedroom walls. Just stick rebar in one of the brick vertical compartment ( you have a picture up there) and you add further elasticity to the wall, even if the mortar crumbles.