Hi Navhe, Thanks for your reply! I was referring to Flat Panel Collector (FPC) type of solar water heater. As panel collector can withstand damages to some extent, I may go for FPC based solar water heater. Racold Omega (FPC based) specs says water hardness should be less than 200 PPM and chloride l...

Hi Members, I need some info about water softener for household purpose. Should I get my borewell water tested before opting for water softener? What are the tests to be done ? Any reliable test labs ? In what ways does it help FPC based SWH systems ? I got some quote of ION total softener. Kindly s...

Dear Members, I am looking for main gate designs for my new house. I have plan for two cars parking space. Open space between staircase start point (south) to north-east column edge is 19 feet. Our lane road is of 20ft wide after sewage stones are laid on both sides and height of plinth beam from ro...

Hello, Front and backside of the doors are covered using PVC material for WPVC doors. But what about thickness side? Especially if the wood is exposed on the bottom thickness side, water will again spoil the wood part. How should we protect / water proof the edges? Kindly suggest your opinion. Thank...

Doing flush door with plywood is typically not done with 1 sheet , 2 sheets are glued together , its more practical than ordering 30mm one. doing doors with bwp plywood is a expensive affair and you will end up with a heavy plain looking door , what do you do for edges, it will chip and break event...

Dear members, Before we started house construction, contract agreement drafted by my engineer cum architect has mentioned total construction area (in sft) based on floor plan i.e concrete slab area. And per sft rate and total construction cost are written clearly. Now at the finishing stage, after t...

Swamy,

Thank you very much for prompt reply.

Regards,
Karthik

Hi Members, I need some information on water proof Bathroom doors. Niki has the following options. WPVC - Particle board (pine) is glued with thin layers of PVC on both sides. Both frame and shutter are available. Solid PVC - Made of complete solid PVC material. Neither so light nor heavy. FRP - Fib...

Thanks for prompt reply! H Anantha, My contractor says ready made burma teak wood doors are less priced than buying wood plus carpentry labor charges (As per him, Ready made can be purchased @ Rs 26K and custom made can incur Rs 12K additional amount). Is this true ? How do I assure the quality of t...

Hi All, I am looking for teak wood main doors. Exploring the options and need to finalize on main door frames with the following requirement: - 4 Main door shutters (Frames were already done with 4' x 7' dimension). One among these needs to be carved. Preference: Burma Teak - 1 Pooja door shutter (F...