"Stop Buying Cement": Man Displays Alternative Way to Build a House Without Cement, Video Emerges
- A Nigerian man has showcased a local and easier way of making bricks for the construction of houses
- According to him, the rising cost of cement across the country meant people had to begin to explore other ways to build houses
- Mixed reactions trailed a video of a man mixing sand to make the local brick, with some doubting its durability
Amid the rise in the price of cement, a man has shared an alternative method of creating bricks without using cement.
In a TikTok video, he videoed a labourer as he made bricks using the localised method he talked about.
Source: UGC
The man mixed sand with water as he moulded the bricks without any cement.
@ojmoney55, who spoke in the background, said cement is expensive and people need to be thinking of alternatives.
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Nigerians have appealed to the federal government to summon Dangote Plc, BUA Plc and others over the rising price of cement.
Watch the video below:
Mixed reactions trailed the video
469 Creekrun C said:
"In Canada and USA, they use wood to build storey buildings here."
AlwaysEasy1 said:
"Eish how which I come across this video since morning before I go buy cement 9.500 earlier."
Evans said:
"Clay house last more than block cement. Go and verify from your grandpa."
Emmanuel Daisy said:
"This is what they used in the olden days."
victoriavick113 said:
"We are still coming back for this.
"The broken heart."
Merineskies said:
"Use them to build 3 stories first. Let's check something."
Children caught playing with cement in viral video
Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that parents came home to find their children covered in building material.
The parents posted a TikTok video of their children covered in dry cement, which was meant to be used for a construction project. According to an expert that posted on Quora, children are said to get bored with shiny objects and revealed that the idea of playing with toys appears to be a fairly recent development.
South Africans laughed at the video and compared the children to fictional characters from the famous South African historical drama, Shaka iLembe.
Source: Legit.ng
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