Wooden Flooring Flooring is very important part for your home. The right flooring has to be aesthetically appealing while matching with interiors of your home and should also be durable. Although a higher percentage of Indian home owners prefer tile and marble flooring, Wooden Flooring is also becoming commonly used by builders in luxury residential …
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Ancient Egyptians were the first to make tiles using clay baked in kilns. The Mesopotamians introduced terracotta and ceramic tiles. The Chinese developed porcelain tiles. The most commonly used tiles in residential construction today are manufactured using ceramic. Although cork, concrete, metal, glass and composite materials are also used in making tiles. They were made …
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Masonry bricks/blocks should be joined with a mortar which is relatively weaker than the mix used for making blocks in order to avoid the formation of cracks. A rich mortar (strong) tends to make a wall too inflexible/rigid thus limiting the effects of minor movements due to temperature and moisture variations resulting in cracking of the …
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The proportions of cement, sand, coarse aggregate and water plays an important role in determining the fresh and hardended properties of concrete. So care should be taken while calculating the amount of Cement, Sand and Aggregate required for 1 Cubic meter of Concrete. Method-1: DLBD method to determine material requirement for 1 Cum concrete The DLBD (Dry Loose …
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Foundation is the most essential part of the structure which transmits the loads acting on the structure and the self-weight of the structure, safely to the ground/subsoil. Functional Requirements of Foundations The functional requirements of foundations are – strength and stability. Strength – The foundation should be strong enough to bear the combined dead, imposed …
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Foundation is the part of the structure which transmits the loads acting on the structure and the self-weight of the structure, safely to the ground/subsoil. The first and foremost consideration while designing the foundation is the type of superstructure and the number for floors to be constructed. The type of super structure can be classified …
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What is Bar Bending Schedule? Bar bending is a process of cutting and bending reinforcement steel into shapes as suggested by the structural engineer for various structural elements like like Slab, Beam, Coloum, Footing etc.,. Bar Bending Schedule is a list details of bent reinforcement bars used in any given structural concrete (RCC) element. The …
As clay bricks inherently have high water absorption (to the tune of 20%), we should be ideally soaking bricks as they may absorb water present in cement mortar thus reducing the hydration of cement in mortar leading to reducing the mortar strength, adhesion and bonding with individual bricks/block. You should avoid spraying of water on …
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Check the material of the window is as per specification & drawing. Weight per meter of the sections should be checked before power coating. Bearing used should be as per specification. Plumb, level & Diagonal of opening should be checked. The opening should be ready to have the window frame. Check if details of sub …
Step BY Step Procedure to Install Door Frame and Door Properly Check for the reference level as per construction drawing Position and location of opening & its size as per GFC drawing Size of door frame section as per drawing Size of door frame & door opening side as per drawing Check components for length …
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