Updated November 4th, 2019Based on the construction method, piles can be either cast in situ or precast driven. In this post, I’m going to share a step by step process of constructing bored cast in situ concrete piles. What Are Bored Cast In Situ Concrete Piles? Piles are basically columns built underground. When the top […]
How To Set Out A New Building On The Ground For Construction
The first step to construct a new building is setting out the layout of the building on the ground. In this post, I’ll show you how to set out a building on a plot to start the construction. Simply saying, setting out of a building is just to take the building from a piece of […]
5 Defects In Concrete You Can Eliminate With Proper Inspection
Nowadays most of the buildings are RCC framed structure. And concrete is the backbone of RCC framed structure buildings. But defects in concrete make a building unusable or unsafe to use. See the image below: That is a crack in the roof slab through which water penetrates. It made the room unusable for dwellers. There […]
How to Soak Bricks for Masonry Wall Construction?
Updated July 6th, 2020Soaking bricks is a must for quality masonry works. But the questions are – What is soaking? Why should we soak bricks? How long should bricks be soaked? How to soak bricks? What is soaking? Most of us think that making bricks wetted is the soaking. As per Dictionary.com, Soaking is to […]
How To Check The Quality Of Sand For Construction (5 Easy Tests)
Sand is an important material in construction. We use sand to prepare mortar and concrete. If the sand quality isn’t good, it creates many problems later. For instance, see the image below: This is the salinity problem on the plaster surface. It happened due to the presence of salt in the sand. If the sand […]
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