Here are the most important steps to strengthen your Riad or villas:

1. Mark all cracks in the building.
2. measure the severity of cracks and do not forget the evolution of cracks.
3. Shoring or securing of structures, wooden beams or concrete slabs: walls, windows, doors.
4. Reinforcement work in reinforced concrete according to the plans provided by the design office and the architect.

The most important steps for lining reinforced concrete columns.

1. Mark damaged posts. On site.
2. Place metal supports to distribute the loads.
3. Uncover the existing frame of the posts.
4. Covering with a new frame supplied by the design office.
5. Connect between the new and the old frame.
6. Formwork and concrete pouring by adding an admixture.

The work of repairing cracks will not be the same depending on the substrate on which it appears.

1. severe cracks due to structural movements; Their repair requires intervention by a design office to correct the cause.
2. Crack on plaster wall: widen and clean the crack then scrape the area around the crack, then fill it with the tow and the plaster coating.
3. Crack on chipboard wall: widen and clean the crack then scrape the edges of the crack then apply the mesh to the support and fill it with cement mortar.

All septic tanks are divided into two compartments and Two inspection pads with a high ventilation to evacuate gases that could deteriorate the concrete. The dimensions of septic tanks change depending on the users

1. Excavation digging.
2. Concrete of cleanliness.
3. The reinforcement work follows the reinforced concrete plans.
4. Connection of the septic tank.
5. Bonding of water-repellent concrete.
6. Backfill with earth.

Here are the different steps to build a soak pit:

1. Dig a hole in the soil with a diameter between 1.5 and 2.5 m down to the permeable soil such as sandy soil.
2. Pour a layer of sand – Gravette- G1-G2-G3 and rock or large stones and cover yourself with a geotextile fabric.
3. Finish the construction of your soot with a layer of sand 30 cm thick and reinforced concrete inspection pad.

The first thing is to clarify the nature of the problem and its cause. If the humidity problem is related to condensation, the ventilation of the room must be improved.

The use of a special product in the walls of Riad is not useful especially on the ground floor.

1. Wall cladding in BA13.
2. Cladding of the walls in terracotta briquettes glued with a special lime mortar mixed with earth and sand
3. Double partition in red brick chipboards.

The cost of stripping coatings and plasters including disposal is between 15 and 25 dirhams.

Strip your Riad and check the condition of the walls to avoid surprises in your renovation budget.

1. Clean the walls with a compressor to remove waste.
2. Apply specific traditional plasters based on lime and earth and sand, because this mixture helps the walls of your Riad to breathe all the time.
3. Maintaining your sanitation system properly helps you avoid moisture problems.

• The finishing work remains at your choice, and according to the plans provided by your architect (respect the traditional soul of Moroccan riads).

The price of the construction of a Riad between 3000 and 5000 dhs per square meter covered depending on the level of quality of finish and the materials used.

The different steps to build a cheaper ecological adobe house:

1. Digging foundation trenches to good soil.
2. The foundations must be made with rubble masonry or large concrete and reinforced concrete, respecting the distance between the expansion joints (depending on the condition of the soil).
3. Apply waterproof leveling to the foundation to protect your wall from moisture.
4. Usually rammed earth wall formwork is done with 0.80cm high wooden or metal panels reinforced with shoring.
5. The construction of an adobe wall is done with the compaction of the earth, in layers by layer of 15 to 25 cm maximum, compact well with a compactor. To have the right soil to rammer, you must not use gravelly or vegetal soil; and to have a better mixture it is necessary to mix the earth with the lime; and for proper processing, a small amount of water must be added to the mixture.
6. Often the slabs of the adobe walls are made with the wooden beams and the reed.

Straw is a natural insulation that can be found in the walls, the floor, the roof.

The advantages of straw insulation:

1. Straw has a much longer lifespan compared to other materials.
2. Excellent sound insulation performance.
3. Excellent thermal insulation performance.
4. Ecological insulation.
5. Much cheaper compared to other insulation materials.