Amabhodi asekelayo angangenwa amanzi kanye nomswakama, njengamabhodi asebenzayo anomswakama omuhle kakhulu-okuvikela amanzi, kanye nezakhiwo ezikwazi ukumelana nokugqwala{2}}asetshenziswe kabanzi emikhakheni ehlukahlukene efana nokuhlobisa izakhiwo, impilo yasekhaya, ukukhiqizwa kwezimboni, namaphrojekthi angaphandle ngenxa yesakhiwo sawo esizinzile nokuvumelana nezimo eziningi. Inani lawo eliyisisekelo lilele ekuvimbeleni ngempumelelo ukungena komswakama, ukuvikela i-substrate ekuwohlokeni komswakama, isikhunta, nokubola, nokwelula impilo yesevisi yephrojekthi iyonke noma umkhiqizo. Ngakho-ke, zingenye yezinketho eziyinhloko zabathengi kumswakama-izimo zobufakazi.
Umhlobiso wokwakha uwumongo wohlelo lokusebenza lwamabhodi angangeni manzi kanye nomswakama{{0}okungenamanzi, afaneleka ngokukhethekile ukuvikela ama-substrates ezindaweni ezinomswakama. Emhlobiso wangaphakathi, izindawo ezifana namagumbi okugeza, amakhishi, namakamelo okugeza anamazinga aphezulu omswakama futhi yizindawo ezibalulekile zokuvimbela umswakama. Amabhodi okusekela angasetshenziswa njengesisekelo sesisekelo samatayela odonga namatshe, esikhundleni sokhuni lwendabuko noma amabhodi avamile, ukuvimbela ukungena komswakama okungathambisa i-substrate futhi kubangele ukuwa kwamathayili. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ezindlini ezingaphansi kanye -ezingaphansi, ezivame ukuba sendaweni enamazinga aphansi amanzi kanye nomswakama ophezulu, amabhodi asekelayo angasetshenziswa njengomugqa wokuvikela umswakama{5}}ezindonga naphansi, avimbele ngempumelelo ukukhuphuka komswakamo ongaphansi komhlaba futhi avimbele ukufuma ezindongeni kanye namaqhuqhuva phansi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ekuhlobiseni usilingi, ikakhulukazi ophahleni lwasendlini yangasese nasekhishini, ukusebenzisa amabhodi angangeni manzi kanye nomswakama{7}}kungavimbela amabhodi endabuko ukuthi angabi manzi futhi akhunte, kuqinisekise ukuzinza kwesakhiwo sikasilingi nokunciphisa izindleko zokulungisa kamuva.
Empilweni yasekhaya, ukusetshenziswa kwamabhodi angangeni manzi kanye {0}nomswakama kungathuthukisa kakhulu ukuqina nokuphepha kwezinto zasendlini. Emkhakheni wefenisha yangokwezifiso, amapaneli angemuva kanye namapaneli aphansi amakhabhinethi kanye nezinto ezingenalutho zokugezela yizindawo ezithintekayo ekulimaleni komswakama. Ukusebenzisa amabhodi angangeni manzi kanye nomswakama{3}}njengoba isisekelo sezinto singamelana ngempumelelo nokuguguleka kukawoyela wasekhishini nezihwamuko zendle kanye nendawo enomswakama yendlu yokugezela, kuvimbele ukonakala kwekhabhinethi nokukhula kwesikhunta, nokwelula ukuphila kwefenisha. Ekulungisweni kwe-balcony, leli bhodi lingasetshenziswa njengesendlalelo sesisekelo samakhabhinethi okugcina kuvulandi namashalofu, kanye nokusekela imihlobiso yodonga, ukubhekana nemvula yangaphandle kanye nezinguquko zomswakama womoya. Ukwengeza, ukusebenzisa amabhodi angangeni manzi kanye nomswakama-angaphansi noma odongeni lwamawodrobhu, amashalofu ezincwadi, nenye ifenisha kungavimbela umswakama ukuthi ungangeni odongeni futhi kubangele ukuthi izingubo nezincwadi zibumbe futhi ziwohloke, kuthuthukise ukusebenziseka kwekhaya.
Ezilungiselelweni zokukhiqiza ezimbonini, ezinye izindawo zokusebenzela nezindawo zokugcina impahla zihlushwa umswakama ophezulu, umswakama osalayo, noma amagesi abolayo. Amabhodi angangenwa amanzi kanye nomswakama{1}asebenza njengezinto ezibalulekile zokuvikela izinto zokusebenza nokugandaywa kwesayithi. Ezingqungqutheleni zokucubungula ukudla kanye nokukhiqiza iziphuzo, ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi njalo ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza kuholela kalula ekuqoqeni kwamanzi kanye nokuba manzi phansi nasezindongeni. Ama-backboard board angasetshenziswa njengama-anti-imigqa yaphansi eshelelayo kanye namaphaneli avikelayo odongeni, anikeze kokubili izakhiwo zokuvikela amanzi kanye nomswakama-lapho ehlangabezana nezindinganiso zokuhlanzeka-zezinga lokudla, ukuvimbela indawo emanzi ukuthi ingaphazamisi ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo. Ezimbonini zama-elekthronikhi nama-workshops amathuluzi anembayo, izindawo ezinomswakama ophezulu zingabangela kalula amasekhethi amafushane wemishini kanye nokuncipha kokunemba kwezinsimbi. Ama-backboard board angasetshenziselwa{9}ukuvikela umswakama izindonga zeshabhu kanye naphansi, nokugcina amazinga womswakamo azinzile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ekugcinweni kwempahla nasekuphatheni impahla, ezindaweni zokugcina impahla ezigcina umswakama{11}}izimpahla ezizwelayo (njengephepha, ukhuni, nemikhiqizo ye-elekthronikhi), ama-backboard board angabekwa phansi noma ezindongeni ukuze kwakheke umgoqo womswakama, oqinisekisa ukuphepha kwempahla egciniwe.
Amaphrojekthi wobunjiniyela bangaphandle adinga amazinga aphezulu kakhulu okumelana nesimo sezulu, ukuvimbela amanzi, nokumelana nomswakama ezintweni ezisetshenziswa ekwakhiweni kwawo. Amabhodi angangenwa amanzi kanye nomswakama{1}afaneleka izinhlelo zokusebenza zangaphandle ezihlukahlukene. Emaphrojekthini angaphandle wokulungisa indawo, izindlela zokuhamba, amapulatifomu, amabhokisi ezimbali, nezinye izakhiwo zihlala zichayeka emoyeni nasemvuleni. Ukusebenzisa amabhodi angangeni manzi kanye nomswakama{4}}njengoba okuyisisekelo kusiza ukumelana nokuguguleka kwamanzi emvula kanye noshintsho lomswakamo womoya, ukuvimbela ukuqhekeka nokubola, nokwelula isikhathi sokuphila salezi zakhiwo. Ekukhiqizweni kwezimpawu zokukhangisa zangaphandle namabhokisi akhanyayo, amabhodi asekelayo asebenza njengesivikelo esingaphansi, esivimbela ukungena kwamanzi emvula okungalimaza ukujikeleza kwangaphakathi noma kubangele ukulimala okuyingcaca. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwezolimo, amabhodi angangeni amanzi kanye nomswakama angasetshenziselwa izindonga nephansi lezindlu ezibamba ukushisa, kanye nokuvikela umswakama-amashede emfuyo, avimbele umswakama ngendlela ephumelelayo futhi anikeze indawo eyomile nezinzile yokukhula kwezitshalo nokulima kwemfuyo.