Difference between revisions of "Accessible - Floor Finish"
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| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image: | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:floor_finish2.png|thumb|left|380px|Rammed earth floor without marram (small stones)]] |
| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image: | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:floor_finish1.png|thumb|left|380px|Cement slab, installed level with earth floor around it]] |
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| − | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:floor_finish3.png|thumb|left|700px|]] | + | |style="vertical-align:top"|[[Image:floor_finish3.png|thumb|left|700px|Rammed earth floor made of marram (small stones) and sand; cow dung is smeared over to make it even and smooth]] |
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|width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | |width="20%"|'''Cost / labour''' | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Rammed earth floor without marram (small stones) | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Rammed earth floor without marram (small stones)''' |
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* Materials locally available | * Materials locally available | ||
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Rammed earth floor made of marram (small stones) and sand; cow dung is smeared over to make it even and smooth | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Rammed earth floor made of marram (small stones) and sand; cow dung is smeared over to make it even and smooth''' |
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| − | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|Cement slab, installed level with earth floor around it | + | |style="background-color: #EDEDED;"|'''Cement slab, installed level with earth floor around it''' |
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* Locally produced | * Locally produced | ||
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===Acknowledgements=== | ===Acknowledgements=== | ||
| − | * Content and images: [http://www.wateraid.org/what-we-do/our-approach/research-and-publications/view-publication?id=aff6d098-00f2-42e5-b9a0-22ec2b264a5e Compendium of accessible WASH technologies] WaterAid. | + | * Content and images: [http://www.wateraid.org/what-we-do/our-approach/research-and-publications/view-publication?id=aff6d098-00f2-42e5-b9a0-22ec2b264a5e Compendium of accessible WASH technologies] WaterAid and WEDC. |
| + | [[Image:WaterAid logo.png|none|100px|link=http://www.wateraid.org/us]] | ||
| + | [[Image:WEDC logo.png|none|100px|link=http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/index.html]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:27, 31 January 2015
| Think about: the balance between hygiene and safety. Floors need to be smooth enough to be washed and swept, but not so smooth that they are slippery when wet. |
| Construction | Advantages | Disadvantages | Improvements / variations | Cost / labour |
| Rammed earth floor without marram (small stones) |
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| Rammed earth floor made of marram (small stones) and sand; cow dung is smeared over to make it even and smooth |
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Low to medium |
| Cement slab, installed level with earth floor around it |
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Medium |
Acknowledgements
- Content and images: Compendium of accessible WASH technologies WaterAid and WEDC.
