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[koolanil16]

Hello Friends,

I have been a silent member of this community (till now).

I have a plan to construct my dream home in Rajarajeshwari nagar in bangalore. So i am doing my homework by visiting the websites and places to get more knowledge.

I have visited the ACE which was held on 11 till 13 January. I have seen some products and also clicked some

images. I thought it would be good to share with you all.

I would start with,

1. Ready made (teak) doors:

I found one store where he had kept teak doors with good finish and polish.

He said, they make these doors and windows in Delhi and would ship it any where in bangalore.
I just enquired about the price for a burma teak door(), he said it would be approximately 19k. I also happened

to ask him if they make custom sized doors and windows and also what all materials he would do.
He said they would need 40 days approximately to deliver the door. I personally felt it was good, i would like to

know suggestions form you guys if this is good idea to get ready made doors than buying wood, hiring a carpenter
to get the job done.

Ready made (Burma teak) door after polishing

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Please reply to this lets see pros and cons of this.

2. Ready made sink:

This was a product from Futura, it was made from some Quartz material. I felt the quality was very good, looked solid great fit and finish. And it was priced 7550 Rs i dont know if this is over priced or not.
I have a question here, can we install these instead of granite sink.

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3. uPVC windows:

i saw four different companies showing off there products
1. Fenesta 2. Lingel (Germany) 3. LG Hausys 4. Fimen Windows.

I liked the quality of Lingel. Most of them have websites so you can visit them to check it. Price was confusing for me, they said to contact once again when we need it.

4. Wallpapers:

There were few vendors who were selling the wallpapers, they were starting from Rs 40 till 800 so on per sqft. The one attached in the image was 40 Rs/ sqft it seems.


5. Shoe Rack:

This guy was from hydrabad, so no contact info nor the website. It looked prety decent to maintain the shoes in a vertical rack which can handle 10-12 pairs of shoes.

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6. Window sheets:

This was very impressive, this was from japan (partner was from bangalore shop i guess). This was very simple, buy the sheets of your choice stick to your windows.

i also found that Bosh equipment were also good ( he was saying its cheaper than outside)

Kindly let me know your opinion and feedback so that we can have discussions.

[santro]

Yes, Lingel (Germany) uPVC windows quality was good & at par with Fenesta. Their price was around 400-600 for two track & 500-700 for 3 track sliding windows. Again the sales executive told that final price varies slightly also based on model.

Burma teak door price was 850/sqft. Also wide varity of tiles display was there.

[koolanil16]

Thanks for your reply, do you thing those doors are good and can be bought and installed without the head ache to look for wood and carpenter???

[santro]

Koolanil, Only carpenter or experience person can guess the quality of wood. Also since these are manufactured at different place out of your sight can't rely thier quality. Please visit Karnataka forest dept depot in Mysore road for good quality of wood & workmanship is ok.

[m3_07]

I just enquired about the price for a burma teak door(), he said it would be approximately 19k.

I just presume that the price quoted is not a "typo error". I feel it should have been 91K, you probably could have heard it wrong too. The basic cost of just "teak" with no bells & whistles attached for a decent size of 7 x 4 will be 50K upwards.

[deborshi]

You do get ready-made teak doors for 18-19K but they are not top quality Burma teak. There are a lot of machine made products in the market that look awesome but are of poor quality. A top quality Burma teak door that is customized costs around 50K.

[ardesarchitects]

Hi ,
One important part about aquartz sink is that it sites on the granite counter that is 1/2" think so the water on the kitchen counter (used for cleaning ) can be pushed directly in to the sink and the edges collect good amount of food fast in no time.
As a sink its the best material ,looks fresh,makes no noise,comes in interesting colors

Regards
Ar.Praveen.N
Ardes Architects and Interior Designers
ardesarchitects@gmail.com
www.ardesarchitects.com