Dear New home,

Ensure that the contractor has given you proper bill /running bill with his 15 digit PAN based service tax number. In few instances contractors' collect this and might not remit the tax. Ideally it should be 12.36% on 25% of contract value ( service portion). On the remaining 75% he ...

Hello newbie81,

Due to some unavoidable reasons I had to defer my home construction. However, I hope to start the same in about 2 months time from now. I have scheduled drilling of bore well this week . I would share my experiences once construction starts.

I did some home work and have decided ...

Dear Vivek,

Thank you for your inputs.

Dear mohanvk,

The suggestion made by you is very apt, thank you for the same.

Dear kraghum,
Thank you . This is very useful .

Dear kraghum,
Thank you very much for your suggestion. Small clarification, are you suggesting to move the living area towards Kitchen. In that case where to place the Kitchen ?
Also, please suggest if it is wise to make the Dining area double height ( open above) so that first and second floor are ...

Hi,
The Terrace plan is also attached here.

Dear Forum members ,

I am attaching the Plan of my 30x40, East facing site for your comments and suggestions please.

Dear forum members,

Can someone suggest me a good contractor /Architect in North Bangalore. I am looking for construction of my home on a 30x 40 East facing site in Jakkur. My requirements are - Home office in the ground floor with 2 Car parks parallely , Duplex house in first and Second floor and ...

Dear tech4pk,
Thank u for your reply. Even i have concerns about the cons. of split level or multilevel houses.