Building cracks

Which Are Various Reasons of Cracks in Buildings?

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Cracks can happen due to foundation movements and settlements of building, thermal movements, chemical reactions, elastic deformations and shrinkage etc. in buildings. They can damage plaster of walls, ceilings and destroy the beauty of the structure also. Let’s know their reasons in detail and get preventive measures.

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The cracks are repaired by using low-pressure injection of epoxy or polyurethane foam repair material.

How To Repair Cracks

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You can repair cracks which damage plaster surfaces, ceilings and the whole structure. To ensure safety of the building and maintain its good looks, let’s know different techniques to fix various types of cracks.

Orientation of Building

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To get maximum ventilation and natural light in your house, make sure the building is properly oriented. Orientation of building saves energy and provides comfortable living as well. This article tells you about various factors and benefits of building orientation.

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Handle the cracks in the walls initially because they can destroy smooth finishing of the plaster.

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Outdoor walls always take a beating from the wind, rain and changes in temperature, these results in cracks. They can be filled so that you can get your wall looking as good as new.

Building New Home V/S Buying Builder Flat

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Buying a builder’s flat may be costlier for you rather than building a new home. But if you plan to make your own, you will have to devote your time on arranging raw materials and hiring contractor to ensure the quality of construction. This article gives details of the pros and cons of building a new home and builders’ flat.

Guidelines for Ventilation in Building

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Proper ventilation in building ensures sound health and good living conditions. This write-up tells you some tips for proper ventilation while designing a building.

Cupola Proportions

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Tips for cupola proportions

Gharexpert can save you money during construction

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Do you know almost all individual home construction projects in India take more money to complete than what people originally plan? If planned properly, we all can save 10% or more on our home construction projects. GharExpert.com has collected a series of articles where our objective is to share with you all the tricks that you could use to save money in building your dream home!

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To avoid cracks, Earthen Plastering is applied. Clay in Earthen Plasters is Hygroscopic (water absorbing). Earthen walls can help to temper interior humidity.

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A slab is a single layer of concrete which is several inches thick.The slab is poured thicker at the edges to form an integral footing reinforcing rods strengthen the thick edge.

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The best DPC is of plastic membrane placed across the whole width of the wall to its full length

Surface Preparation and Painting Tips

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Whether you are going to paint a newly constructed wall or old one, These surface preparation tips will help you in getting better result for painting your wall, room or even complete home. Paint is any liquid, liquefiable or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to solid form.paint is used to protect ,decorate or add functionality to an object.

Fire Resistant Building Material

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A building constructed with fire resistant material can safe guard you and your family from fire damage. This article will tell you more about fire resistant build materials.

How to Design a Garage

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How to design a garage- Read ideas and tips before designing your garage. It helps you the decide the location and in designing a unique and functinal garage. You can design multi-purpose garage that provide extra storage space for car or other vehicles and household articles also.

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For Termite Control in existing as well as new buildings, soil treatment with chemical is essential in order to protect buildings against termite attack.

Demarcation/layout Procedure

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Baseline is marked on the ground either from centre line of the road or from any permanent building nearby

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It may be necessary to prepare your walls painting if they are worse and solid to remove the natural household layers those can be, especially in the kitchens and the rooms adjoining the kitchen . Remove dust, stains and grease by using a household detergent and warm water. Rinse well.

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The diameter of soil and waste pipes should be based on fixing units...........