House Construction - My Experience
Posted: April 2nd, 2017, 4:28 pm
Hello All,
Constructing a G + 4 House with lift in 30*40 site in Malleshwarem ,
Started on Feb 4th, as on today 1st slabwork going on
Hired an architect, and contracted the turn key project to a contractor @ 1750/-
15 columns (including 4 for the Lift) lift space is 4'8 × 4'8
Combined footings (2) + individual footings
Pits excavated are 6 feet deep, footing plan is excellent and suficient to hold even 8 storeys
My structure is as follows
G - 550 Sq feet parking (3 cars) + Lift pit + staircase
+ Half of duplex house where living room, pooja room and kitchen Along with 1 restroom + internal staircase folded mould type )
F1 - 3 bedrooms (2 attached bathrooms) + home theatre room + 1 small store room + 1 balcony
F2 - 3bhk rental unit with 2 bathrooms + kitchen + living room + balcony
F3 - same as above
F4 - same as above
Terrace - Lift room n storage room + ample space for terrace gardening setup
Did footing manually, using M sand, Second grade river sand and Birla Super 53, raised columns to 8.5 feet, slab and beam 1.5 feet,
Sump tank 8k litres used trichy sand first quality for plastering , built using 6 inches solid block.
Materials used n included as part of contact
Blocks - 6" apco E grade
M sand ( robo first quality)
Cement - Birla Super 53 grade throughout
Steel - Indus 500 Fe
Granite throughout of 130rs + gangslab type
Duplex hosue royale paint internal , rental units - emulsion premium (all asian brands )
Havells Switch boards, wires etc, anchor roma switches all over, except duplex where we r using crabtree
Bathroom fittings - Cera for duplex n jaquar continental for tenants , all wall amounted commodes
Bath tub in duplex unit
Upvc windows 3 track with mosquito mesh for all windows.
External asian weather coat paint
External elevation cladding with WPC and aluminium
Geysers in all rooms
Solar water heater for duplex
Lights n fans in all room, parking area n passage
Grills for utilities
Interiors and lift cost is extra
Constructing a G + 4 House with lift in 30*40 site in Malleshwarem ,
Started on Feb 4th, as on today 1st slabwork going on
Hired an architect, and contracted the turn key project to a contractor @ 1750/-
15 columns (including 4 for the Lift) lift space is 4'8 × 4'8
Combined footings (2) + individual footings
Pits excavated are 6 feet deep, footing plan is excellent and suficient to hold even 8 storeys
My structure is as follows
G - 550 Sq feet parking (3 cars) + Lift pit + staircase
+ Half of duplex house where living room, pooja room and kitchen Along with 1 restroom + internal staircase folded mould type )
F1 - 3 bedrooms (2 attached bathrooms) + home theatre room + 1 small store room + 1 balcony
F2 - 3bhk rental unit with 2 bathrooms + kitchen + living room + balcony
F3 - same as above
F4 - same as above
Terrace - Lift room n storage room + ample space for terrace gardening setup
Did footing manually, using M sand, Second grade river sand and Birla Super 53, raised columns to 8.5 feet, slab and beam 1.5 feet,
Sump tank 8k litres used trichy sand first quality for plastering , built using 6 inches solid block.
Materials used n included as part of contact
Blocks - 6" apco E grade
M sand ( robo first quality)
Cement - Birla Super 53 grade throughout
Steel - Indus 500 Fe
Granite throughout of 130rs + gangslab type
Duplex hosue royale paint internal , rental units - emulsion premium (all asian brands )
Havells Switch boards, wires etc, anchor roma switches all over, except duplex where we r using crabtree
Bathroom fittings - Cera for duplex n jaquar continental for tenants , all wall amounted commodes
Bath tub in duplex unit
Upvc windows 3 track with mosquito mesh for all windows.
External asian weather coat paint
External elevation cladding with WPC and aluminium
Geysers in all rooms
Solar water heater for duplex
Lights n fans in all room, parking area n passage
Grills for utilities
Interiors and lift cost is extra