Most prospective house owners pay scarce attention to the quality of the raw materials used in their construction.
Sadly, it is true that while most people take pains to select quality plumbing /electrical fittings and sanitary ware, they thoroughly disregard selection of raw materials!
Cement – one of the most important ingredients that binds together your dream home. This makes it extremely import that no mistakes are made in the choice of cement used in building construction. In this post, we look at a few things that a layperson should know, before they make their choice of cement.
Are you over-awed by the process of construction of your house? Do you find the stages of building construction rather over bearing and difficult to comprehend? Not to be, as we would like to give you a simplified over view of the stages of building construction. This will reveal to you a panoramic view of building construction, all of which you need to know!
It can be quite dreadful if your newly constructed house starts slowly sinking on one side, like The Leaning Tower of Pisa! The worse, if it develops cracks and finally collapse in due course of time. All your effort, time, and money spent on erecting a building go in vain if it happens. The thumb rule to avoid this is to start construction only after testing the quality of soil in the plot! At the end of this article, you will learn how important soil testing in building construction is.
The layperson is quite unfamiliar with the materials in use in the field of construction. Though it is not necessary to dig into the details of all the materials used, it wouldn’t hurt to have a fair idea about the major components used in building construction. The knowledge of such aspects helps in making smart and pocket-friendly choices. Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) is amongst the most commonly recognizable terms related to building construction. Let us look in detail to understand RCC in building construction, the significance of the term “reinforced’’ in RCC and its properties and advantages.
Steel, in common parlance is an epithet for strength. So much so, ‘men of steel’ often signifies persons of resilience and physical strength. Likewise, in Steel structures lie the strength of the construction industry.
In our series of blogs, we have already seen how a civil contractor in Kochi handles carpentry, wiring, painting, roofing, flooring and foundation for constructions in Kerala. In this article, we take a look at plumbing basics and why it is important to consider the same during building construction.
Carpentry is the art and magic of slicing, cutting, and joining wood- which is one of the most abundant and flexible natural substances for home furnishing. In the earlier days, most parts of our building construction were using wood or wood materials which provided years of hassle free services. But in recent times you would need a good deal of carpentry skills so that you can obtain long life for your wood work. It is best to entrust to the services of a civil contractor in Kerala for the carpentry work of your dream home.
