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BOTTLED WALLING
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Bottled Walls / Windows
Background:
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The most famous local bottle wall constructions can be found at the owl house in New Bethesda and were built over 60 years ago.
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Benefits:
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Recycling waste reduces landfill.
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Additional jobs can be created on site.
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Bottles can be used to create beautiful patterns of light.
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The walls create good insulation.
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Technical information:
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The tapered ends of bottles are cut off and taped end to end so as form a sealed tube of glass.
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To cut the bottles, typically bottles are first marked with a tile or glass cutter and then subjected to thermal shock to break the heads off the tops of the bottles.
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Alternately jars can be used and placed over the neck of the bottle, or 2 jars joined together to avoid having to cut the glass.
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The tubes are stacked in a pattern and either set in cob, lime or cement.
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Lime and white cement are more effective at reflecting light through the glass.
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Tinfoil or waste material with a reflective surface can be wrapped around to further enhance the quality of light.
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Company Track record/examples of work:
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House Olivier, Kromme Valley Farm, Clan William, 2019
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Yiza Ekhaya Soup Kitchen – Kuyasa, 2015
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House Ndumiso Dlamini, Lyndock Eco Village, Stellenbosch, Western Cape 2013
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House Eglin, 2009 – 2011, Gqnube Green Eco Village, East London
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House Sidler - Milnerton Cape Town, 2006
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House Brodie - Scarborough, Cape Peninsular, 2003
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House Patience – Greyton, Cape Province, 2002
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House Lijnes - Noordhoek Cape Peninsular, 2001