Thanks Navhe. Me too planning to go for direct line from water tank to closet, instead of concealed tank. Main reason was there is lot of cost saving. But one small concern is one shop person told me direct line will take lot of water per flush. Later he told there are new models of flush valve wher...

Thanks Swamy.

I was planning to use White sal for Frames and Honne for shutters.
What is the difference between Burma Teak and Burma Border Teak?

rgds,
Prince

Hi all,

I'm going to buy wood for my house construction.
Please let me know current cost/cft for
1) Honnae
2) White saal
3) Burma Teak

rgds,
Prince

Here is another Eco Architect in Bangalore.
Just do a google search with this
"satya prakash varanasi architect"
you can get so many articles about him.

Hi,

Just one suggestion on floor plan.
If you can move pooja room near to living room, you can have a really bigger dining room with full view of balcony.
Pl see this pic.


rgds,
Prince

That's a good idea.
Similar to the way we deduct the initial advance payment from each stage bill.

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Prince

Thanks bloremanager and kaukix. Just one more point. In some agreements I have found people putting a clause saying, "5% of the total expense will be paid only 6 months after the construction". I have found it as a very good control clause. Whether anybody tried this? Will contractors agree for this...

Thanks a lot for sharing these valuable experiences ! I'm in finalising my contractor. One contractor whom I found (or thought) good is putting in agreement that at the time of signing agreement I need to pay 15% of total planned estimate amount to him !! I just wanted whether you people (or usually...

Hi,

Which is the best quality cement?
For normal residential work, is 43 grade enough?

rgds,
Prince

Hi all, Need your suggestion on this. I'm planning to finalize my agreement with contractor. Before that I want to know whether it is worth/needed to have the construction inspection by my Architect? Architect will charge roughly some 1.5 lakh for that. My contractor is somewhat is reliable..did wor...