Hi, I have an independent building with 1300 sqft of roof area constructed in 2016. The roof muddy (screed) was not done properly at that time which led to multiple cracks, patches and wall dampness. There is no leakage through the mother slab. Now I want to remove the screed and redo the terrace. T...

Hi, I have a building with 3 houses where I have a borewell of depth 920 feet and a texmo 3phase submersible pump. Motor is absolutely flawless, sufficient water is also there. But the problem is 3 phase power. We are short of 3 phase supply most of the time and the motor is unable to pump water. Si...

I have also got Australian honne last week from timber yard layout. The cheapest price was 2075/cft. Where did u get the price of 1400 for honne?

I am paying 230 per sqft of roof area which exclude the following; - sump - compound wall - chejja - Terrace muddy - Common area flooring(parking etc) - parapet wall - Elevation Construction is with cement blocks. For red bricks cost is Rs.240/sqft. Sump is charged at Rs.3/liter(labour only) for bri...

Which is good in terms of quality - Wooden windows or UPVC windows? My observation is that In terms of quality wood will be best compared to UPVC, provided you use good wood like honne, acasia, or second grade teak. I'm not sure about red sal though. Cost? I think if you use UPVC (good quality) it w...

Thanks girish for the detailed post. Is it the same way we calculate for the door shutters also? I guess window shutters can be calculated the same way and add the glass cost, but what about doors? Below is the quotation I received for teak wood: 1. Main door (7 X 3.5) section 6X3 2. Dining door to ...

Girish, Can you please elaborate a little more about calculating the wood required for a particular size of doors/windows? This will help many like me who has chosen the labour contract. I didn't understand how you arrived at 2.9 cft of wood including the wastage.. :roll: bmallu, I am also looking a...

I am paying Rs.3/liter for red brick sump (only labour). RCC sump will be Rs.6/liter. I'm not sure if this is reasonable. You may require around 2500-2800 red bricks to make 8'.5" * 7'.5" * 5'.5" sump which can hold about 9500-10,000 liters of water. I bought 3000 red bricks at Rs.5.25 (Rs.16600), c...

Hi Ravi,

Good going and keep it up!
Can you let me know how much was the total cost for your sump (labour + materials)
I'm also planning to make it with red bricks walls, concrete on bottom and top. My mastri is asking Rs.3/ liter (only labour). Is this reasonable?

Thanks,
Sano

Hi Ravi, Nice post and very informative, I assume that the pinth beam work is going on now, please post more pictures. I am also in the same boat, started my villa construction today near electronic city. May I know how many separate houses/ floors are you building? Just curious about the size of th...