If you have always wondered what to do with the space under the stairs, we have listed down creative and quirky ideas for you to implement and put that negative space to use. Depending upon where the stairs are located in your house, you can put the space under it to varied use both functional […]
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A terrace is nothing less than the extension of pure living space. Its a place to relax with family and meet people on a get-together, till it is decently maintained. https://youtube.com/watch?v=1vag9kiBnP8%3Frel%3D0 A roof slab is subject to severe weather conditions round the year. The absence or inadequate waterproofing in this areas can lead to variety
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When someone tells you that they’ve redone their house or ask you to redecorate your house, the first thing that comes to your mind is the cost. The term “Interior Decor” is so fancy, you start thinking about the various ways you can deck up your house, but will hold your horses the minute you
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Building or Renovating a House is a time consuming process and need lots of planning. One of the most tedious tasks in house construction is material procurement. There is lot of information you need before taking decision on building materials requirement for your house construction. Some of them are: Which material to buy? (Whether or not a material
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OPC 53 grade Cement OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) is the basic form of cement with 95% cement clinkers and 5% being gypsum. Gypsum is as an additive to increase the setting time of the cement to a workable 30 minutes or more. OPC Cement gives high compressive strength at early ages and at 28 days. A 53 Grade cement gives
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What is Gypsum? Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4:2H20). It is widely used as a fertilized, in mould, in sculptures and as plaster material. Gypsum is a chalk like material and is very light in weight. It is available in crystalline form in nature. In recent years, the construction
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CLC Blocks (Cellular Light Weight Concrete Blocks) are made of Cellular Light weight concrete (CLC) or Foam Concrete. Cellular Light Weight Concrete (CLC) is a light weight concrete that is produced by mixing cement and flyash slurry with pre-formed foam. These CLC blocks are competitive with red clay bricks in pricing and offer significant savings
Most buildings in India, whether they are residential or commercial, suffer from cracks and consequently leakages in their slabs. In most of the cases these issues occur within 15 years after their construction, this is less than one-fourth of the design life of the structure. Defects like cracks in the slab, when neglected at the
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The cost of painting a house depends on the paint materials you choose and the surface area that requires painting. For a house of 1000 sq.ft (carpet area) the area of wall and ceiling to be painted would be approximately = 1000 X 3.5= 3500 sq.ft For a house of 1000 sq.ft (built up area) the
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Aggregate to Cement ratio is important as they are used to arrive at optimized, workable and cohesive concrete for a set of locally available concrete ingredients. In this context, the total Aggregate mean the sum of weights of Sand (Fine Aggregate) and Aggregate (usually called Coarse Aggregate) Read More : How to calculate quantities of Cement, Sand and Aggregate
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