POP False ceilings In modern houses, aesthetic and appealing look cannot be achieved in plain and simple ceilings. To give a customised look to ceilings, a technique is used which in local market is referred to as false ceilings. It is made using POP (Plaster of Paris) plates that are also called POP tiles. These […]
House foundations types Foundations are one of the most critical parts of a house or a building that supports and holds the weight of whole structure. In most of the cases foundations are in depth and concealed in soil where load of whole structure is transferred to earth. House foundations are designed according to the […]
Difference between Frame structure building construction & Brick structure Laymen, might not have an idea about house construction methods that are adopted in Pakistan according to geographical terrain of respective area, however different methods of construction are adopted in different parts of country. Each terrain has its own features and technical specifications and Pakistan has […]
Wood It is also known as timber. Wood is another crucial material required during finishing works of house for making door frames, doors, jamb frames, architraves etc. Being a natural construction material, it has certain characteristics such as moisture content, strength, elasticity, hardness etc. All the characteristics vary in different types of woods and also […]
Electric wires Another crucial item required during construction of your house and also as a first step of finishing works are electric wires. Electric wires serve the purpose of supplying current to all your appliances and devices. Electric wire consists of two components, copper conductor and insulation. Copper conductor is the main component that carries […]
Steel items (steel chogath, safety grills, steel stairs, main steel doors etc) During the construction of grey structure, certain MS (mild steel) items are required at various stages e.g. Steel door frames (steel chogath), steel safety grills for window openings, steel stairs, steel main gate etc. Steel door frames and steel main gate are made […]
Turnkey Contract with Material and Selection of Builder Turnkey contract agreement & selection criteria Welcome to the construction guide blog by Team Overcs, previously we discussed that if a client is planning to build their own house they need to keep the following key factors in their mind while selecting a contractor. We also discussed […]
September 2018 Market Latest Construction Rates In this sticky blog, our team will regularly update latest construction rates along with main material prices for house construction in and around Lahore and Islamabad region. Lahore construction market Labor contracts September 2018 Market Construction Rates with Material contracts September 2018 Market Construction Material Rates […]
Labour contractors agreement & selection criteria As previously in our blogs & videos we discussed all the necessary details about constructing a basement of the house, a detailed blog about all the necessary requirements, materials and the costs incurred in completing grey structure of the house and it’s finishing. It was further briefed that we […]
Brick tiles/Marble After discussing minor items and other items required during Grey structure construction of house in previous blog, in this article we will discuss brick tiles, marble and Khaprail. Brick tiles are very fine and thin form of regular clay bricks. Though these form of bricks are used for multiple purposes e.g. designing in […]
Bitumen Bitumen is another material that is required during construction. Like polythene, it also serves the purpose of waterproofing. Bitumen is available in different qualities and most commonly available at random hardware shops are of inferior quality. Good quality bitumen has higher viscosity. If the bitumen is very thin liquid then it should not be […]
UPVC & PPRC conduit Electrical Plumbing Un-plasticized poly vinyl chloride and Polypropylene Random Copolymer are the full forms and material used in manufacturing UPVC and PPRC pipes respectively. UPVC is used for conduits of sewerage and electrical whereas PPRC is used for water and gas system. Earlier in Pakistan most common methods used for electrical […]
Basement water proofing procedure Construction Field series Episode 5 – R.C.C Basement water proofing In this episode our technical staff will explain proceedings after following steps discussed in last episode: -Starter for layout of retaining walls -Reinforcement for retaining walls -Electric conduit -Shuttering for concrete pouring -Concrete pouring for retaining walls Next to be discussed: R.C.C Retaining […]
Brick Ballast It is made by crushing the clay bricks into small pieces of approximately 40mm to 50mm in size. Bricks used for crushing are slightly over burnt or left over half cut bricks on site during brickwork masonry. Brick ballast is used for making pads underneath the foundations along with the mixture of cement […]
Basement Construction cost, Costing & budgeting for grey structure BASEMENT construction of dream house After discussing construction cost of normal grey structure and finishing in Episode 3 and Episode 4, Team Overc’s in its latest episode will guide its viewers about basement construction cost and costing/budgeting for BASEMENT grey structure of house. Our team has calculated […]
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