Since much of the construction material used in such structures was readily available, housing problems were few. Mud could be obtained by simply mixing soil and water.
पूर्व आफ्रिकेच्या समुद्रकिनाऱ्‍याजवळील प्रदेशांत घरांचे गवती छत अगदी जमिनीपर्यंत असे व ही घरे मधमाशांच्या पोळांसारखी दिसत.