Houses are externally and internally plastered to overcome deviation in plumb and line that are inherently occurred due to deviations in RCC and masonry wall, line and level individually. Also, there are numbers of joints in individual masonry courses and between RCC and masonry wall. These joints are prone to rain water ingress. External plaster […]
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India is a tropical country, where temperatures in the plains soar up to several degrees, causing discomfort to living conditions. We want larger windows for scenic views and for optimum daylight, but that brings in a lot of unwanted heat with itself. We might wish to have dark coloured interiors, but that would mean heat
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Is Pointing the Same As Plastering Plastering is a very common term in masonry construction. A plaster is provided as multiple coats on the inner and outer faces of buildings for a number of reasons, such as protection from harsh weather, uniformity in appearance and so on. But how many of you are familiar with
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India can be thought of as a conglomerate of different cultures and races, places and people. Each city and each town has its own story to tell. The architecture, the ways of living and the overall outlook of the people becomes native to the place and its history. Pondicherry is one such place in India
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While architects prefer using the north light for interiors so that rooms do not get heated up, they can’t avoid fenestrations on the South, and sometimes on the East and West facades of the building. Having large openings on these sides might, apart from daylight, bring in enormous amount of heat energy into the indoor
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Perhaps in some wild imagination on a fine afternoon, you must have envisage how different your house might look if instead of the bright whites and beiges and yellows and greens, your walls, floors and ceilings talked of darker tones; black, greys, purples, browns and dark blues? It is indeed true that deviating from the
Terrazzo / Mosaic Flooring – Installation, Advantages & Disadvantages Read More »
Congratulations! that you have decided to build your own home. Today, buying a home off the shelf comes with a higher price tag. The average self-build home is economical by 30% than the one we can buy from a builder directly. If you have booked a home which is in construction stage from the builder,
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Kerala is known for its verdant greenery, warm natives and lip smacking delicacies. It is the land where the yearly monsoons strike first in the year, by the first week of June itself. The rains here are prolific and heavy and hence the state gets its share of extensive greenery and dense foliage. The ‘Land
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Perhaps in some wild imagination on a fine afternoon, you must have envisage how different your house might look if instead of the bright whites and beiges and yellows and greens, your walls, floors and ceilings talked of darker tones; black, greys, purples, browns and dark blues? It is indeed true that deviating from the
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Flooring in different parts of your house, apart from carrying some aesthetical value, also tend to be appropriate for the function of the space. The flooring of a kitchen needs to be durable and rough, so that it prevents slipping while working, and does not wear out easily if cooking materials fall on it –whether
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