Our estimate is that it will take about a week to finish plastering the outer walls. After that we’ll finalize the plumbing.
Finishing Cement Plastering and Plumbing – Construction Update 11 Read Post »
The construction of water tank is complete, we’ll let it dry and test it in a few days for any leaks or cracks. In the meantime, we can start working on our next task, i.e. cement plastering.
Cement Plastering – Construction Update 10 Read Post »
The construction we need to do on our second floor will be a Mumty room, Parapet (walls) and a Water Storage tank.
Mumty Room, Parapet and Water Tank – Construction Update 9 Read Post »
Open To Sky (OTS) is an area in a house plan, which directly opens to the sky and it is covered by fiber glass or some other translucent material.
Significane of OTS (Open to sky) in a house plan Read Post »
One end of the rectangular septic tank has an inlet pipe, which brings all the sewage, and the other end has a pipe which connects to sewage system.
Septic Tank – What you should know! Read Post »
While the shuttering is still on, we’ll keep on watering the concrete for the next two weeks. In the meantime, we’ll focus on electrical wiring of the rooms, and plumbing.
Electrical Wiring and Plumbing – Construction Update 8 Read Post »
In our design, floor plan of first floor is almost identical to the ground floor. So, the construction work is much faster then before.
Completion of First Floor – Construction Update 7 Read Post »
Sunk Slab is cast a bit deeper then the normal floor. This way the floor height is not increased and you get a plain consistent floor throughout the house.
Sunk Slab (also: Sunken Slab) and First Floor walls – Construction Update 6 Read Post »
These brick walls will go up-to 11 feet, vertical columns shuttering will be done and after that, we will start the concrete slab shuttering for ground floor roof.
Completion of walls and Concrete Slab Shuttering – Construction Update 5 Read Post »
Now that the Brick Foundation and DPC is complete, it is time to fill the foundation. Because after that, we are going to build some Ground Floor walls.
Ground floor walls and Concrete Beam – Construction Update 4 Read Post »
