House construction guide

Brick structure vs Frame structure house construction methods

May 15, 2020 No Comments

frame structure vs brick structure Team overc’s has already written around 120+ articles on various topics related to house construction in Pakistan under different categories such as grey works, finishing, interiors, house construction costs, construction DIYs etc. However all our articles in which we explained the basics of grey works of house construction based on a method called

Commerical plaza grey structure cost 5 marla frame structure

May 4, 2020 No Comments

Commercial plaza construction cost Previously, all articles on cost by Team Overc’s were applicable on residential construction projects only, however there was a very popular demand by our followers for commercial plaza construction cost frame structure. Since Team Overc’s already has a first hand experience of various commercial projects successfully completed

ORDINANCE for CONSTRUCTION RELIEF PACKAGE 17th April 2020

April 18, 2020 No Comments

Government of Pakistan today passed an ordinance on Construction Relief Package. In this article and video we have explained that ordinance briefly and how it will effect the general public. We discussed the following points in the video: 1)All construction material except cement and steel to be exempted from With

Relief Package for Construction 2020 – 2022

April 8, 2020 No Comments

As we all know that the government of Pakistan has announced a relief package for construction sector on the 3rd of April 2020. This relief package was for both private sector as well as public sector. As public sector is not our scope or our expertise we wouldn’t be discussing that

Covered area per sqft rate of house construction

February 18, 2020 No Comments

Difference in covered area will affect the cost of the house. There is this common misconception that if the size of the house or the covered area of the house is same, the cost incurred on the house will be the same. For instance in our latest grey structure covered area

Why should we hire a construction company to build our house?

January 25, 2020 No Comments

One of the most frequently asked question by a layman is why should they hire a professional construction company or a builder to build their house or for the construction of their commercial building. What will be the financial benefit of doing so? What will be the other benefits associated

2019 GREY STRUCTURE COST

December 28, 2019 No Comments

HOUSE CONSTRUCTION COST OCTOBER 2019 GREY STRUCTURE Its been almost another year since last time Team Overc’s published grey structure house construction cost 2018 article and video, response that we got on that article and video was overwhelming and encouraging that helped and guided hundreds of Pakistanis specially expatriates/overseas Pakistanis. Many

How to make an Engineered door & what is its cost?

December 2, 2019 No Comments

Our topic in today’s field guide will be regarding doors, previously on our field guide video we guided you regarding purchase of the wood. That wood is purchased for the making of door and today we will guide you on how to make a door. There are mainly three kinds of

Difference between Corean and Granite

November 18, 2019 No Comments

One of the toughest decisions you will have to make while finishing the kitchen and bathrooms will be whether to use corean top or granite top. You will have to keep the following factors in mind while making the decision to whether install the granite or corean. Difference in Corean

Plinth beam vs DPC

November 4, 2019 No Comments

Seepage from soil/earth into the walls of house is a major issue that many people face. In newly constructed houses it causes much more distress & worry as compared to old houses which already require renovation and maintenance. Almost 90% of houses that are constructed as brick structures witness seepage