Sri Sangameshwara Cement Bricks

If you head over to Syndicate Nagar and look for Door No- 92, you’ll find where we make the cement bricks at Sri Sangameshwara. We are located quite near the Anjanya Swami Temple, so the area has a familiar, local feel to it. The process of making cement bricks is a bit different than the clay ones; it involves a lot of mixing and vibrating the molds to get the air out. Our yard is usually filled with rows of grey bricks sitting out to cure in the air. We have to keep them damp for a while so they get strong, so you might see someone walking around with a hose early in the morning. The neighborhood is mostly quiet, but we add a bit of noise with our mixer and the trucks that come to pick up the orders. It’s a fairly straightforward operation. We have a few sheds where we store the bags of cement to keep them dry when the rain starts. The workers here are mostly from the local area, and we’ve all gotten used to the heavy lifting that comes with the territory. It is interesting to see how a pile of grey powder and some grit turns into something solid that people use to build their homes. We keep our gates open during the day, and since we are near the temple, we get a lot of foot traffic passing by. It’s just a normal part of the Syndicate Nagar landscape for us.