Hi ashish Could you please specify what are the specifications that you got for this quote of 1500 psft. Also what things are excluded from this. I have also been looking for a reliable contractor from long time but either the quote is too high or too many things excluded and get added later. Does y...

Congratulations. I have a different question - Many ppl off late on this forum itself have said that quotes range from 1300-1700 psqft. So how does the quote from your contractor vary so much? Do you have some specific requirements which is increasing the cost? I am also in the same stage of finding...

Hi Ramesh Thanks for your reply. I saw your ground floor plans in the other thread. I will follow that thread and wait for your other floor plans now :) . kraghum : That is indeed a new design. Thanks for sharing it. Also about the point on the rental home from loan - i was thinking of building it a...

Hi I am looking to start planning my construction in a 30*40 plot. I wanted to gain some knowledge about the kind of plan that can be approved from BBMP. Basically I want to construct a duplex 3 BHK and 1\2 BHK for rental. Which of the following is most feasible to construct as well as get approval ...

Hi Rajakaluve width is upwards of 20 feet unless someone encroached and grabbed the land. Distance from rajakaluve i think should be atleast 10 metres. But are you sure this is a rajakaluve and not just the drainage of the adjacent layout? Is the adjacent layout fully occupied? How have the people w...

I could not find the number of floors allowed in this. Is there some other document for that?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/44439071/BBMP-Bye-Laws

Does it apply to external walls only or even for walls other than the external structure?

Thank you Vimal for your inputs and thanks Deborshi for such a detailed and clear explanation and suggestion. It really helps a lot. Thanks!!

Thanks Vikram for the reply. Maybe first floor cost is included in ground floor Good luck with your construction

Thank you Mahesh for the detailed reply. It helps a lot in starting. However I was a bit worried at the cost quoted since I was also under the impression that building cost ranges between 1300-1800 but the cost quoted was almost double. Hence wanted to confirm that the rate I had in mind was not the...