Protective Measures during excavation of Soil.

The following protective measures should be followed during excavation of the soil:

Excavation should be fenced securely provided with proper cautionary signs, conspicuously displayed during the day and illuminated properly with red lights during the night to avoid accidents.

The excavation operations should not damage adjoining structures or dislocate the services.

Excavation shall not be carried out below the foundation level of the adjacent buildings until under-pinning, shoring etc is done.

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Guidelines for Ventilation in Building

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.

Home Construction Safety

There are several home construction safety tips which can be applied during construction of the house. This article will guide you through better construction safety tips.

Preliminary Works during Ground Work

Entire area should be cleared of all roots, bushes, vegetation etc. for a smooth construction works.

Types of Soil and Digging Tools

Some kinds of soil need special effort for excavation. Only a trained professional can make excavation for 'Hard Rock'.

Advantages of Kota Stone Flooring

Kota stone flooring is a subtle blend of grandeur and luxury giving the interior and exterior a gorgeous look.......

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.

Kitchen Pictures

Preview some of the most impressive pictures of kitchen from GharExpert Gallery.

Types of Roofing

A solid roof on building is very important for everybody living in the house. The roof should be constructed in a way that assures you great safety. Here are given details about different types of roofing.

Door and Window Frames

Frames of doors and windows are most important parts of your doors and windows. They are available in different size, height, width and shapes. Frames hold locks and hinges and support door and windows to shut and open easily. Here is what you need to know about different doors and windows frames.

Type of Steel Bars

Different steel bars are recommended for their relative tensile stresses.Steel bars are major components of construction.Here is what you need to know about steel bars (Sariya).

Vastu and Brahmasthan

Brahmasthan is a powerful zone of the house. It should have open space for flow of energy in the house. The positive energy is very useful for living beings of the occupants of the house.

Brick Work

Brick work is an important part of construction work done with the help of bricks and cement mortar. It is done with different quality of bricks with different ratios of cement mortar according to the requirement.

Bathroom Shower Doors

Are you remodeling your bathroom? Bathroom shower doors make your bathroom a style icon. Read the following article that will help you select the bathroom shower door that will exactly suit your bathroom.

Vastu for Living Room

Living room or Drawing room should be located in east or north direction. The ideal location of a living room depends on plot facing.

Ratio of Cement and Sand for ‘Plastering’

Without knowing perfect mixture of cement and sand you can not achieve your goal.

Purchasing Guidelines for Cement

Manufacturing date, grade and type play vital role in purchasing right cement and there should be no lumps in it.

Bricks Quality

First Class Bricks must be homogeneous in texture without showing appreciable sign of efflorescence.

Which type of materials are required for drainage pipe fitting?

A coupler connects the two pipes to each other. If the material and size of the pipe are not the same,it is called a 'reducing coupler'.

Fine Sand /classification of sand

Fine sand should consist of natural sand or crushed stone sand. It should be hard, durable, clean and be free from organic matter etc. and should not contain any appreciable amount of clay balls and harmful impurities such as alkalis, salts, coal, decayed vegetation etc.