How about raising the floor by 6 inches. Will that help? Bad idea leaks will be difficult to detect and fix. You will need to break floor for diagnosis. Believe me or not leaks do occur as maids use acids etc to clean and joint cements give way. Also remember if you are fixing floor tiles it is hig...

You need to make a ledge wall ( 6 inches wide 36 or 48 inch high ) running along the wall on which EWC rests the plumbing lines will run inside this ledge and exit towards the road. At the top of ledge you can place black granite. You might have seen this in office toilets or toilets with concealed ...

I think best is search for vendors on indiamart near to you and call them up for rates. Dont forget to post your findings here for reference of others

Thanks for reply , however just curious how longer curing time is related to compressive strength of concrete and why would you prefer longer curing time ?

Any one here used slag sand (granulated blast furnace slag sand) ?

What are the prevailing rates of slag sand and good quality M-sand ?

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I am planning basement GF and FF and want to give full contract. In some of quotes the specification says M20 Concrete for pillars and slab. Can some one please guide what is standard concrete used in residential construction. Is it M20 or M25 ?

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Yes Johnson tiles are good in my current flat going good for 15+ years no cracks no fading of motif colour or surface degradation . Johnson is one of oldest company.

Not 80 L but my estimate was 60 L max. If you can control costs carefully in fact it could be original amount 54 L. If you don't give turnkey contract then there are several ways to cut costs by which you can further save 10-15% The price which contractor quotes is for basic finish civil work as I d...

You need to take a paper and pencil draw a rough map of what you need and calculate the constructed area to get accurate estimate. I am also doing construction planning for very long time and got rates for turnkey contracts on per sq feet basis Here is my estimate based on information I have collect...

You can use wood cement composite boards. These are available in brands such as bison board , shera board , century zykron for the box and shelves this is 100% water proof and considered greener option cheaper and made in India. These boards use cement and flyash to bind wood fiber instead of poisno...