Hands-on Rammed Earth Workshops

Workshop Format

Day Two

We start day two going over the equipment you’ll need:

• A list of all the gear
• Where to source it
• Costs
• Second-hand options

Then we check our work from day one:

Hands-on
– Strip formwork from the decorative miniatures
– Strip formwork from the test blocks

• How to select the optimal finish and lift depth

Hands-on
– Stripping the retaining wall blocks
– Clean-up

Next, we cover scaling-up to build your own house:

• Commercial equipment
• Costs
• Second-hand options
• Engineering requirements
• Building Standards

Then it’s all hands-on for the rest of the day:

• You’ll be building peer walls for a plant-covered walk
• We do the mixing, so you get more time ramming

Hands-on
– set-up formwork for the first set of walls
– ram walls
– finish tops
– set-up formwork for the second set of walls
– ram walls
– finish tops

That wraps up two very full days of working with Rammed Earth. 

But it doesn’t end there. We’ll keep in touch. We’re always available to answer any questions via email or phone.

Also as a workshop participant, Tech-Dry Building Protection Systems Pty. Ltd. – Head office, offer a 10% discount on purchases of Tech-Dry’s Plasticure for your Rammed Earth build.  Plasticure is Tech-Dry’s innovative water repellent admixture for producing water and salt resistant rammed earth construction.  For further information please email info@techdry.com.au.