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Residential construction & remodelling

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It is seen that some people get bored after some time about their house design, every now and then there is new designs that are coming today and one wants to remodel his or her house according the present standards and design, And at times also one will be in dilemma like to build or to remodel their existing house as the real estate prices and construction materials will go up 7 down, and also throw light on when it is better to build a new home or to remodel it!!! Lets have a discussion on it.......

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By : Anjali Sinha
malladi madhukumar  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
Rennovation helps in makeover of the construction. Rennovation  and small alteration  increases the resale s value of the product. Repairs in kitchen, bathrooms,and other places, removing broken or old sink, , leaking taps, plasterings, etc., can...
ganesh s. shetty  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
Well, if owner himself carry renovation work in order to make it more user friendly and to upgrade with advanced products and technology then definately such expence is justified but if the intention is to increase its marketability for resale...
Kunal Shah  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
Yes, in many cases. The appreciation is great if it's in the prime location where there is a significant growth in land price. Also if it has historical features, then restoring and preserving them will definitely increase the value of the...
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1 Ten points to remember.....
2 The Change in purpose or Objective of building's use
By : Devarajan Venkataraman
Pragya Kothari  |  Supported idea  "Ten points to remember....."  |  3 years ago
I appreciate Mr. Mahindra for the points he gave are very much helpful in remodelling a house...
Mahindra Chawla  |  Added idea  "Ten points to remember....."  |  3 years ago
I am rewriting the article written by us published in 'The address" - Times of India on Fri, 15th May'09 Ten points to remember while designing a house: 1. BUDGET - Create a preliminary budget estimate by accounting for all the labour and...
 
 
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1 Design and Planning
2 health of base
By : Anjali Bhatia
Vinod kumar  |  Added idea  "health of base"  |  2 years ago
its the most important part ...if it will loose...than nothing will remain to loose.
Anand Mundhada  |  Added idea  "Building Saferty "  |  2 years ago
I do believe Builty safety or building structure is important issues to give attention while renovating the any old building. We came across so many cases perticularly in mumbai and other metro cities where owner neglect the structural aspect and...
 
 
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To Build a new home 
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By : Pragya Kothari
Anwar Bester (South African) Pr Eng.  |  Argues in support of  "To Build a new home"  |  3 years ago
I'm in the construction Industry for 22 years, over the years and depending on the scale and scope of works, a "Hack and bash" is always more expensive than building new.  The Life expectancy risk of new building structures are also less.  May I...
Shyne U  |  Argues in support of  "To Remodel"  |  3 years ago
If remodelling an existing house can fulfill your requirements  functionally , always go for it! A lot of reasons: Adaptive reuse is environmentally friendly. No need to put into use new materials thus can avoid unwanted energy use. Use your...
Rajeev K Jha  |  Argues in support of  "To Build a new home"  |  4 years ago
Building and House consist of Multiple of Joint and togetherness of variuos Items/Products. It won't last long yeras untill its complete structure of building is not new. It won't support each other.REMEMBER - Remodel Building can survive for...
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By : M Radha Krishna
Chandramouli  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
Yes, QS is main part of the construction. But like QS, lot elements are there to perform for complete 'CONSTRUCTION'
Pragya Kothari  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
I don't believe that QS is the main part of construction. But QS has got a vital role to play in construction.
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1 Inspection
2 Location
By : Krishna Kadam
Sumit Singh  |  Supported idea  "Inspection"  |  4 years ago
Datta you must also let inspector to see many details of your home once  framing has been completed, with no sheet rock, Once your inspection is complete, deliver your report to your real estate agent or builder salesperson and address all issues....
Abhik Datta  |  Added idea  "Inspection"  |  4 years ago
I could say that many city inspections are general inspections, meaning they only inspect one or two items in the home and assume the rest is in the same condition. You will also find that through the numerous city inspections, each one comes to...
 
 
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By : Pragya Kothari
Taraka Veerendra  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  14 days ago
unless with out any knowledge on BIM and its usage, nothing can be achieved. better option to implement BIM in to the industry is government projects, by that there is a chance for learn from mistakes. BIM means team work, that means every person...
vanita ahuja  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
In India we are not using BIM extensively as yet, rather I do not know of any organization using it. I think it is a long way to go for us to use BIM.
Pragya Kothari  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
I don't think BIM is being widely used in India, apart from big developers others are still into the drawings and calculating was always a problem, with so much communication gaps from contractors, to schedulers and in the end the laborers, with...
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By : K LAXMINARAYANA RAO
Saleel Deshpande  |  Argues in support of  "YES"  |  3 years ago
How do you define illegal building ....a building on a land having No NA layout or certificate or a building built on a NA layout approved plot but exceeding the building byelaws...I the former is in question then I would vouch for not legalising...
K LAXMINARAYANA RAO  |  Argues in support of  "NO"  |  3 years ago
I agree with you fully. Government should strict action against all persons involved in such activities like the official who is sleeping over encroachment activity, the politicians who are responsible to posting suh oofiers by taking bribe, the...
Bangaru Murali Krishna  |  Argues in support of  "NO"  |  3 years ago
Illegal constructions vary starting from occupying the Government lands to violating the local bodies building bylaws. More often we observe that people know the government will any how legalize the illegal things and take the advantage of these...
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1 Slipform Sytem
2 Reducing manual labour
By : Devarajan Venkataraman
Murali K Balla  |  Added idea  "Reducing manual labour"  |  3 years ago
This will mean increasing automation, increasing speed of work and increasing quality of work
Sachin Sabnis  |  Added idea  "Slipform Sytem"  |  3 years ago
that's offering the constant rising of forms used in high rises
 
 
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By : Anjali Bhatia
Kandavel Raja  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  2 years ago
Its surprising for me that Mr. Venkatesh from L&T is opposing the outsource in construction, where L&T is a biggest contract company in INDIA. Naturally Outsourcing may definitely affect the flow of works since the purpose of the builder & the...
Mohammad Bakhsh  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  2 years ago
Mr Mayur's argument signals positive aspect of big project. For a big project ,times lines and degree of correctness are standard charter.
Devinder Pal Singh  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
Outsource depends on many things like project size,construction period,expertisation of activity,overhead expenses,quality control etc.
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Posted by: Mallaya Pandravada
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The productivity is obviously linked to availability of Skilled manpower, quality material, Efficiently tailored equipment suited to site use, timely release of funds and last but the most important ingredient that is an Efficient Project management team using appropriate techniques ensuring the effective optimized use of all the above resources. Apart from these basic requirements effective methodologies employed in every stage of construction, Quality assurance plans and Project management techniques play important roles in project administration. The project staff whatever efficient may be the constant on job training make them effective work force to complete the project on time. To retain the skilled labour effective welfare measures like hygienic labour camps including medical, water and toilet facility, timely labour payments and safety at construction site   ensures the improvement of productivity in the Construction industry.
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