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Home Maintenance Manual, a first in India

Apartments or Houses or Villas are the most expensive purchases most individuals make, and furthermore most of us make only one such purchase in our lifetime. Does this then, not beg the fact that we need to take care of it. Strike that, make it very good care of it. Has anyone realised that even […]

Why completed buildings (not during construction) collapse?

Recently there have been many news items where we have seen multiple buildings which have been occupied and complete in terms of construction collapse. We have listed a few articles towards the end of this article It is quite common to attribute adverse weather conditions as the main reason for collapse of buildings, however, it […]

Good Quality Construction

Industry Best Practices in Building Finishes Floor trap installation in Toilets This is one of the most common issue causing the stagnation of water in Toilets ultimately making it slippery and also smelly. As per National Building Code published by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), recommended floor slope in Toilets is 1 in 60 i.e. […]

Don’t ignore Quality Check #HomeInspection

Have you ignored the Quality of your house before you took it over fro the builder? Workmanship and Material quality How does a common man, not conversant with construction materials and workmanship ensure that the house/flat that he is taking over meets the Industry Quality standards both in workmanship and in materials ? It is […]

Floor Hollowness check during Home Inspection

What is Tile Hollowness? A hollow sound which is heard when tapped with a mallet shows that the tile or a portion of the tile is not bonded or that there is a void under that portion. The hollow sound could also be a characteristic of that particular tile assembly. Un-bonded mortar beds have a […]

Dampness in Buildings – Sources, Prevention & Causes – Part 1

Get Dampness Inspection QuoteGet Home Inspection Quote Dampness in building may occur due to bad design, faulty construction and use of poor quality of materials. This dampness not only affects the life of the building but also creates unhygienic conditions of the important items of work in the construction of a building. The treatment given […]

Inspection of Ancestral or Old & Independent Houses

What happens when one is asked to do an home inspection for an old and independent house, where the owner or buyer is keen to stay in the same place for sentimental reasons? The first thing that comes to mind is the level of decay that could have set in. Cobwebs and moth-eaten furniture and […]

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