Seacrete/Seament/Biorock Building Components

A wide range of building components such as these floor slabs can be made with seacrete or seament instead of concrete.
A wide range of building components such as these floor slabs can be made with seacrete or seament instead of concrete.

Yesterday’s blog post introduced the topic of seacrete, also called seament and biorock. Today we’ll briefly look at just a few building components that a do-it-yourselfer could make for very low cost if they live near the sea. Yes, this takes a bit of work, but remember the materials are extremely cheap and the end result is stronger than concrete.

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Seacrete/Seament/Biorock

Seacrete is the substance formed by electro-accumulation of minerals from seawater. It’s stronger than concrete and can be used to build many things.
Seacrete is the substance formed by electro-accumulation of minerals from seawater. It’s stronger than concrete and can be used to build many things.

“The biorock building process (called accretion) grows cement-like engineering structures and marine ecosystems, often for mariculture of corals, oysters, clams, lobsters and fish in salt water. It works by passing a small electrical current through electrodes in the water. The structure grows more or less without limit as long as current flows.

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