Cost Details on Low cost housing

[samskaragros]

Hi,

I would like to build a cattle shed, drying area (shed), Vermicomposting sheds, Labour Quarters and rest room with low cost roofing & construction material.

Kindly suggest the best possible ways for economically feasible and durable constructing ideas.

Thanks,
Ram

 

[Ashwini]

hii
Hardwood timber posts with large holes drilled through are placed upright, and the lower ends buried in the ground.Used tires are laid out on the floor of a cattle shed. The insides and outsides of the tires are filled with sand or rice hull.The sand or rice hulls should be changed occasionally to prevent contamination with cattle excrement.

Vermicomposting shed --A thatched roof shed preferably open from all sides with unpaved(katcha) floor is erected in East-West direction length wise to protect the site from direct sunlight. A shed area of 12’X12’ is sufficient to accommodate three vermibeds of 10’X3’ each having 1’ space in between for treatment of 9-12 quintals of waste in a cycle of 40-45 days. The length of shed can be increased/decreased depending upon the quantity of waste to be treated and availability of space. The height of thatched roof is kept at 8 feet from the centre and 6 feet from the sides. The base of the site is raised atleast 6 inches above ground to protect it from flooding during the rains. The vermibeds are laid over the raised ground as per the procedure given below.

The site marked for vermibeds on the raised ground is watered and a 4”-6” layer of any slowly biodegradable agricultural residue such as dried leaves/straw/sugarcane trash etc. is laid over it after soaking with water. This is followed by 1” layer of Vermicompost or farm yard manure.

Regards
Ashwini