Are You Planning to start a House construction for your Family?

 Wait Till study the following steps to be considered before Constructing a Home

General:-

    For any building, the prerequisite is formal planning. Good planning transmits the best living environment. A Good home means the building has been built and planned well for structured living with family as comfortable.

The Construction of a Building has two stages, they are, 

Pre-Construction Activities:-

• Site/Plot Selection
• Acquired Technical details/help
• Prepare the detailed budget
• Acquire the permissions from concerned departments
• Approach an architect/Engineer for Construction
• Material Selection and Brands for All Item of works

During Construction Activities:-

• Site Preparation and Land Development
• Setting out Or Line marking
• Excavation & P.C.C Bed laying
• Foundation Marking
• Reinforcement Placing and Tying
• Sub-structure works (Upto Plinth Level)
• Super-Structure up to Lintel Level
• Doors and Window Framing works and Fixation
• Super-Structure Lintel and Above
• Roofing works
• Finishing works

Principles of Site Selection:

        Site selection is the most important first step in this process for the good planning and designing of buildings. The following general principles to be kept in mind while selecting the plot/site for the building.

1. The site/plot should be located in a fully developed or fast developing locality.
2. Before selecting a site, we should study the bye-laws of the local authority. i.e. about the restrictions regarding proportions of plots to be built up, open spaces and margins to be left in front and sides, the height of buildings, etc.
3. The area of the plot should meet the requirement of the owner who wants to build the building there, after following certain restrictions of the local authority.
4. The site should be located in an elevated place and also levelled surface with uniform slopes from one end to the other to provide good and quick drainage of surplus water.
5. The soil in the site should be good enough with a high safe bearing capacity to provide an economical foundation.
6. The purpose of building and extent of privacy is desired.
7. The shape of the plot should be rectangular or squared in shape. Rectangular is preferrable.
8. The site should be located near the community services like clearing wastages, utility services like water supply, electricity, drainage, etc., and easy access to the hospitals, schools and transport facilities, etc.,
9. The site should get Govt approved authorities for building construction.
10. The site shouldn't be in the zone of quarries, kilns, factories, rivers/lakes, flood, waterlogged areas and badly maintained slopes for drainage.
11. The legal and financial aspects also should be given due consideration.

Acquired Technical details/help

    After selecting the site for our new home construction, our next step will be to make technical drawings of our dream house by an Architect or an Engineer with all amenities in our thoughts.

    For that first, we have to interact with a number of technical persons about the designs that they have done. If, so will see their completed projects and ongoing projects about their way of working and also get the detailed estimation about all item in work-wise. then start to discuss with the Engineer/Architect the materials that we are going to use for our building.

Prepare the detailed budget

    Get the lists of the building materials and the quantity which obtained for our building. If possible, ask them to make a model of our new constructing house for the preview for our satisfaction and avoiding any changes and reworks. It will help us to avoid any extra costs.

And get cleared about the contract details that what are the works are covered in the contracts. If any, not included items so, please make a page in contracts to add the items separately.

Acquire the permissions from concerned departments

    For the new home construction, after getting approved or signed drawings and detailed estimation, We get approval from the local govt bodies like Panchayat/Municipal/Corporation. Then we have to submit the application for a new Electric connection for the construction in commercial terms until we complete the house.