Traditional Brick Making

Although bricks are made on a commercial scale in many places there are still a number of independent producers. Initially the clay and water mix is loaded into a mould and compressed. The mould is then emptied onto the floor to be sun dried. After that they are placed in a kiln to be fired. The kiln is stacked in such a way that it reaches very high temperatures using only wood as a fuel. Each brick would cost 4Inr or £45 per thousand.