Building a ferrocement water cistern

Ferrocement is a versatile construction technique that uses readily available and affordable materials to build structures such as water cisterns. Workshop participants form a wire mesh into a cylindrical shape and then cover the mesh with a mixture of cement & sand. Ferrocement water cisterns are much cheaper than pre-fabricated plastic tanks and the technique is easy to learn and replicate. Household water cisterns are designed to collect and store rainwater.

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