When a permanent house is being built, morang is one material the job simply cannot do without. It goes into wall masonry, plastering, laying floors and casting the roof. Yet the small pebbles and stones that separate out when this morang is sifted are usually dismissed as waste and tossed aside. In reality, that discarded bit can stand in for aggregate in several parts of the house — strengthening the structure while easing the strain on your wallet.
Why Morang Is Sifted in the First Place
During plastering, morang meant for wall masonry is often passed through an iron sieve. The point is to make sure the surface stays perfectly smooth when the walls and floor are plastered. In the course of this sifting, the fine morang separates out and the small and large stones and pebbles within it come away on their own. Those very pebbles come in handy later in several jobs, and saving them means you need to buy less extra aggregate — which directly puts money back in your pocket.
Putting Them to Use While Laying a Floor
When a floor is being laid at home or anywhere else, these pebbles from the sifted morang can be mixed straight in. When aggregate, morang and the small pebbles from the morang siftings come together, they give the cement a firmer grip, making the floor far more durable. In this way, the siftings that would otherwise have been thrown out are put to proper use.
Get the Proportion Right
Expert Yogesh Kumar, speaking to TrendKia, explains that the proportion matters a great deal when using the pebbles and stones from the morang siftings in a floor. According to him, if 3 tasla of aggregate is going into the mix, it should be made up of 2 tasla of aggregate and 1 tasla of morang siftings. He cautions that the morang siftings should not be added in large quantity, or the mix can turn weak.
Useful for Building Sunshades Too
Mason Indramani Kori says the small pebbles from the morang siftings can also be used to build a chhajja, or sunshade. According to him, when the lintel is being poured on the roof, the morang siftings can be mixed into the masala along with the aggregate. This makes the chhajja stronger still. In short, with a little thought, the very thing written off as rubbish ends up playing a real part in the strength of a home.
