Check out this funky business. This neighbor has been building his house on the plot nextdoor since we moved in. I was quite shocked when I noticed he was using bamboo for scaffolding instead of metal framing. How on earth does bamboo support all of that weight and not give in?
But he was not the only one...
Bamboo is a professionally used material for building throughout the city of Hong Kong. Not only for small houses, but even some of the highest skyscrapers in the world have been built here by using bamboo to support it. Bamboo is extremely eco-friendly, cost-effective and durable enough to support the weight of builders, their equipment and materials, while being lightweight itself. Unlike typical metal scaffolding, bamboo can also be cut and tailor-made to suit any contour of construction - and takes very little time to assemble. Light and easily transportable to other sites bamboo requires no machinery to assemble the scaffold and put it in place. When one job draws to a close, bamboo can easily be recycled and used for another project.
Nifty ain't it! Why aren't we using this in SA? Too lazy... maybe? "Let the machines do it"...
Crazy Monkeys!
