Uganda, April 14 -- Construction during the rainy season is one of the most challenging tasks to undertake. Almost everything that is carried out at the site is done hurriedly in a race against the rain and this may come with effects such as erosion of some of the materials.
Regardless of whether you are building on a flat or sloping area, if you have to excavate your foundation, you do not want rainwater accumulating therein, because then it becomes waterlogged and softens the underlying ground. This may not only cause a structural change within the foundation ground but it also creates more work where you have to pump or scoop out the rain water from the foundation before any construction can go on.
According to Amon Atuhaire, a site su...