Sorry I read justy now that you have mentioned the material as particla board. Your guy is crazy and atleast the kitchen wont last more than 6 months if made of particle board. Which company hinges is he using? Hettich? Hafele? Please ask the brand name as its important. These days they use chinese ...

Hi,

I have bought a flat in bannerghatta road and for wood work, I had apporached a interior designer in JP Nagar (I stay in JP Nagar 5th phase).
He gave me the following quotation for the wood work,

Kitchen (below the black stone) 875/sq ft
Kitchen (counter top) 675/sq ft
Loft 350/sq ft
Baskets ...

Hi
I have one query, If we make good structural design, and plinth beam design, do we need to lay stone foundation below plinth beam?

TKS

Plinth beam is a beam like any other beam but is cast on soil. Normal beams have shuttering plates on the bottom to support the concrete when it is freshly ...

I have a Item Rate contract (piece work contract) with my contractor.
While settling a recent bill I noticed that he had added 10% to the steel
used for beam/slab/staircase. There is no mention of such wastage
factor in the agreement. So, is this a normal practice ?

regards
sholla

Item rate ...

mathew73 wrote:i think, saint gobain gypsum ceiling is the best in India. Can you share the quotation details ?

I agree with you about Saint Gobain. I have got a quotation for this in range from Rs 58-75/sqft Depending on the quality of the framework and the design.

hi
this is thc current market rate shridhar..i enquired with 2 to 3people before giving it.i
was told guys fromnorth will doit forcheaper rate may be 6persqft but workmanship
won't be that good ..not sure how true that it is..

Hi velu

He has written labour rate as 8000/100 sqft. This is more ...

There is something called experience, which 4 years of college will not teach you. Mestri/ barbenders charge for the Sq/ Feet of the construction & sometimes bar benders also charge on the tonnege. The less you use, the less is charged. There have been numerous instances where the engineers ...

Very true....onething that we forget is that these Architects and Civil Engineers study these construction and associated practices for 4 years in college. And if engineering was something that a mestri could do without going to school, then the entire world must be a fool to have Engineers and ...

I just got introduced to a young team of architect and civil engineer who also does project management and execution. They are very professional in knowledge and approach but they dont use the conventional system of quoting on basis of per sqft. I have given them my building plans and have asked ...

Hi All,

In my land, I am not able dig more than 5 feet for sump due to more ground water.
So Is there any solution/method to stop the ground water and construct my sump around 6 feet depth.
Please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

I discussed your problem with my contractor. He said the solution ...