Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Why Buildmyghar is most cost effective solution for home building?

Buildmyghar is a single window solution provider right from structural design to factory production, site execution and more.
This is a question that comes to us daily 'why is your cost more than others?' The straight answer is because we provide all solutions in the single quote. 

More particularly, your journey in home construction is not limited to a hiring a contractor. You will have to buy/design a floor plan from an architect. A contractor will still need you to hire a structural engineer and get the structural drawings in place. Buildmyghar provides you a free catalogue of 100s home designs plans Indian style along with customisation services. Our in-house structural team can realise any design into concrete and make your dream home. 

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A contractor may give a very low initial quote to retain your interest but will not provide you with a professional bill of materials (BOM) before starting construction. Once you start demanding quality materials and fittings, there will be multiple cost escalations. He may also not be able to adhere to the drawings and will end up doing multiple reworks. Buildmyghar, provides a complete BOM and by the virtue of its precast technology is precise. There is no scope for error or rework. Our site engineers not only keep a daily log of progress but also report you daily in order to avoid your site visits or last minute changes. 

Saturday, 17 June 2017

The history of Precast in India

How prefabricated homes revolutionized modern day housing solution
Though, precast is recently getting popular in India, rarely people know that the use of this technology dates back to mid-1950s, possibly the city of Chandigarh is the first one to use reinforced concrete in modern day India. Europe and North America had been implementing reinforced concrete for more than half a century. British Military engineers were the introducers of precast materials into the Indian construction industry. Construction costs were a huge factor in the past, leading only significant structures to use precast materials in place of the old technology for construction.
During the 1920s reinforced concrete was used in Spring Mills, Mumbai for building flats for mill workers. The engineers were British, who built these structures. In the initial days reinforced concrete was built using steel and cement. The books that were referred for designing precast structures were from UK, that the then engineers took as a guide to carry on construction. The Napier Bridge in Chennai was built near the Fort area between 1939-1943; it was the first pre-stressed concrete bridge in India. The Madras Port is built using precast piles and retaining walls between 1905-1910, which is the first recorded pile foundation with precast. The best architects of that time were involved in designing these structures.
Buildings and houses were still not using precast concrete for construction purpose. An un-named Army barrack was constructed prior to 1905 by Royal Engineers. For civilian use in 1907, the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, in suburban Byculla a four storey hostel was built using precast masonry. The hostel building was designed by Messrs Taraporvala, and Bharoocha & Co.
For office buildings, Bombay House was a five storey structure built in early 1920s using reinforced concrete frames.  It was the headquarters and offices of the Tata Group of Companies. This building was designed by architect George Wittet, who was one of the Board of Directors in The Tata Engineering Company Ltd.
Having all these structures in the past is propelling the Indian precast industry to go all over the construction sector of the country. From small individual houses to bungalows and villas, precast construction is taking the market with storm.
Why precast being the hot favorite of home buyers?
These are the major reasons for going precast construction of houses and buildings.
  1. Construction is done faster, as precast needs less time to install.
  2. These are manufactured under automated quality controlled factories.
  3. These are machine-made products involving less manpower.
  4. Allows load bearing concrete structures in place of framed walls.
  5. These are weather resistant and helps build the house in any time of the year.
The future of precast in India
There are numerous prefab building solutions in the country producing both wall panels as well as floors. Initially the precast market was focused on major cities and metros only; gradually the penetration is going down to smaller cities. The longevity of the products is making the precast masonry a hit in home buyers. Now, not only the high end home owners but the average home buyers as well. The affordable housing plans are now gearing up.

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Dream Homes Made Real with Custom House Plans

Are you living in a dream world, fantasising about the right home you’ve constantly wanted however by no means thought you could have? Landmark desires you to understand that you can open your eyes and make your custom house plans a truth. From -tale luxurious homes to custom small lot designs, our designs are smooth-reduce, crisp and modern. We are a leading house builder of homes inside the Surat region, and one leaf through our collection of layout samples will make it clear that our homes are the stuff of desires.

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When we're relied on to construct someone’s home, we take into account it an honour, and we do not take the obligation gently. As a result, we paintings directly with our customers in a non-public way this is difficult to discover in this business. Every purchaser has a devoted contact at our office, about thirty mins from Surat, to whom they could reach out with enquiries and concerns. Build a home is quite the method, and you’ll be satisfied to have someone with sound information available as your manual.

If your custom domestic plans have slightly started to take form, the “Designs” page of our clean-to-use internet site is an outstanding source of an idea. Simply click on the house that pursuits you and test out the ground home plans, in addition to exceptional perspectives in and around the home, and examine a description of the house’s features. You’ll discover that our range of house designs covers special sizes and patterns, and the home could be tailored even further to your needs. We deal with every building as a character challenge, and you'll in no way feel like quite a number whilst you choose us as the builder of your own home.

Sunday, 16 April 2017

Things to incorporate for your custom home decor

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Owning a new home is a dream come true for every person. There are lot of things to consider like new furnishing, wall decors, and the list goes on. In such a crucial point deciding the décor for your house becomes easy, when you have an experienced interior designer to assist you all along. There are various colour schemes, themes, inspirations readily available for decorating your home, apart from what the designer suggests.
 To tastefully decorate your home, you got to have the flare for things that are functional yet soothing to your eyes. The first step is go basic, think what all can be incorporated without breaking the harmony of the existing décor and your budget of course.  Focus to choose an attractive colour palette along with common design elements. For deciding colour palette use elements that you already have at home, such as wardrobe, carpets, even the kitchen and balcony.
Collect designs from the internet
Internet is a great source for everything that you are not aware of. Choose a colour palette that goes in sync with your lifestyle. For every room you can choose a unique design but it will be easier to have a common theme for every room. You can even extend the theme to the balcony or living areas from the master bedrooms. From the internet you can even get expert design tips, ideas, and suggestions and discuss them with your interior designer. It helps you to complete the home décor and offer you the feeling of accomplish that you did something in your budget - the lively living room and cosy interiors would bring warmth, as you designed them according to the lifestyle of the family.
Finalize the idea
Finalizing the idea is bit tricky as you get overwhelmed with a galore of options online or in a store. Now it’s time to set the map and start working. Focus what is of top most priority in which room, for example, the bedroom centres around the bed, so make sure to highlight the bedding. Then the curtains, furniture and accessories like side lamps and all are chosen. In every case, time, lifestyle and budget stay of primary concern, to ensure that you don’t go overboard seeing so many options in front of you.
Set aside the budget
Budget is the basic constraint people usually hesitate while hiring professional home décor services from interior designers. Ensure that better quality products must be installed at elements and spaces where you spend most of your time. It may include choosing the right bedding and furniture, upholstery for the living area. Add a personal touch to the décor if you have some sewing or knitting skills and save some amount of money.
Get the right ingredient
Choosing the right ingredients impacts your interior decoration greatly. It doesn’t matter in which way the house is built, all that means is how you have accessorized it to suit your functional needs and lifestyle.  Be it choosing the fabric for the curtains or the water proof furnishing for the bathroom, everything should be done carefully.
You are good to go
Once you have collected the home décor materials for your home, you are good to go. Start with your designer to revamp the look using all that beautiful fabric, wallpapers, accessories and furnishing you have got. Hand painted or machine printed, choosing the right fabrics would transform the interiors.
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Saturday, 4 February 2017

Confessions of a custom homebuilder

A house is the basic need of every individual and people hold it close to their heart. There are ready-to-move-in homes and custom homes as well. People choose their nest according to their preference, budget and convenience. Real estate agents and custom home builders offer a varied range of houses for buyers, spanning over different price ranges.
There is a lot about what goes in the mind of a home buyer and how they make their deals while choosing the dream home and a lot less about what a homebuilder thinks.
We, as a custom home builder, bring you these facts that let us sustain in the industry:
  1. Customers first
Though, as a construction company we try to sell homes to prospective buyers, it does not mean that we don’t consider their actual requirements. When an individual approaches a custom home builder to get assistance in constructing the dream home, the builder takes into account every possible element that the person wants to incorporate in the house. After all, at the end of the day, the person has to live there. We, as a responsible home builder, make sure that everything is explained to the buyer in a transparent manner. Trust is inevitable in this industry and we stand by what we are offering them.
  1. Business ethics
We follow business ethics that would explain the way we are performing in the industry. Winning the trust of our customers was a big challenge in the initial period but thanks to our top-notch services, we achieved it gradually. We keep nothing in the background; all our terms and conditions to construct residential homes or corporate constructions are explained to the prospective buyers in order to prevent any kind of future disagreements. We assist them the right way to secure a home of their choice.

Business ethics
  1. Modern technologies in construction
Like everything in the world, the technologies in the construction industry too have taken a leap. We have moved up the ladder and adapted to modern construction techniques and technologies like Prefab construction. It allows home buyers to get custom built homes that are designed as per their requirement but sans the long waiting time of construction. Here the modular homes are prefabricated and shipped to the worksite and installed just like a custom built home. Isn’t it a great option to get a custom home constructed within 60-90 days of time? Of course, it is!

Modern technologies in construction
  1. Cost effective
Though we admit that these prefab homes come with a bit high cost than the brick and cement buildings, however, they save a hefty amount that you would have shed towards paying off the cost of labor and raw material purchase, transportation, storage charge etc. It’s a one-time job with no headache later. We understand your budget and being in this industry as reliable custom home builders, we would assist you to obtain easy and suitable home loans from the leading banks associated with us.

Cost effective
  1. Options galore
We bring you a lot of options in your desired locality. You can choose your preferred location and kind of house you want to build and we would be more than happy to be of help. Being a well-known real estate firm, we ensure transparency in every transaction while assisting you to take possession of your dream house.
  1. Emotional value
We understand your emotions involved with a new home, as you have saved your earnings since long to buy the dream home. Our architects take great care in designing your home, keeping in mind your preferences and the way you want things to be. Though there are standard models, even in Prefab homes we ensure your plans are implemented your way.

Emotional value
BuildMyGhar has been implementing technological innovations in the construction industry and we would keep upgrading to meet our customers’ needs. No doubt we face various challenges, but we thrive to deliver you the best.

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Size matters: What square footage is right for you?

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Here’s how to calculate the square footage for home plan
            People who buy or build custom homes are more concerned with how much usable space they get and it is only a few people that actually go into the details of the square footage system before the purchase or construction. It is equally essential to know how much square footage is available to you, along with the number of bedrooms, the baths or how big and modern the kitchen is.
Usually, most real estate companies include only the areas within the house that are air-conditioned or heated. This calculation method omits the attic storage, unfinished basements, garage, porches and similar spaces.
The total square footage of a house is not restricted to only the area of all the rooms; it also includes the area that the walls in between them occupy. The area occupied by the walls seems may seem negligible on an individual scale. But, when calculated in whole, it is a considerable amount that adds up the total square footage of the house. Three linear feet of an interior wall becomes one square foot and the thickness of walls would comprise of almost ten percent of the overall square footage of the entire house!

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For your home plan, understanding these measurement basics is certainly important, so as to avoid any confusion with the builders during construction or buying of a house. Fire places and small mechanical closets take a tiny portion of the entire space of your home, so they can easily be avoided. Square footage needs to be measured from the outside faces of the outer walls, including the area covered by the stairs. You need to calculate square footage of spaces with a ceiling height beyond seven feet. You don’t have to count areas that open to rooms located down stairs.
You have to bear in mind that the heated square footage is usually used along with a rough estimate of the ‘cost per square foot’ for preliminary cost estimating. It is one factor of construction cost, but not everything that would decide the actual cost of your home. There are additional costs which are unrelated to the size of the house, such as landscaping costs, driveway, and appliances, to name a few.
For rough estimates, construction companies and builders use only the ‘cost per square foot’ system of calculation. They almost avoid signing a legal contract mentioning a particular ‘cost per square foot’ while building a house. In a custom built house, modifications through additions and deletions might happen at any point of time during the construction phase. Therefore, the builders would go broke if they follow the square footage way of planning a home, as there’s no exact way to find out what needs to be ordered for constructing the house and how much labor is required for building the house. Price of the raw materials keeps on varying and that would impact the overall cost of the house irrespective of the square footage.
Imagine you opt for a marble exterior wall rather than a normal wall - the costs would certainly drive up.  If you choose a specific kind of shingle which would require more labor and materials than a normal one, the cost would again be higher than the quoted amount in the planned estimate. This makes the builders quote the square footage cost within a range rather than an exact amount. The cost of the house would also vary depending on the number of bedrooms, sinks, toilets, bathrooms and flooring, roofing material as well as appliances used.

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Additional Notes: Make sure that the builder is calculating the square footage for the home plan the same way as you do. Sometimes builders include garage and porch area or some would count garage area as half its square footage. Although it would dilute the overall cost while considering the average per foot cost and make the construction costs seem less, this would make things very confusing. Counting heated square footage would be a solution in this kind of situation, in order to maintain transparency.

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Tuesday, 27 December 2016

How to invest in plots for houses during demonetization


With demonetization in effect, property prices, especially the cost of plots for house are hugely affected. It is expected that within this phase the prices of plots for homes in India would go down almost 30 to 50% of the pre-demonetization rates. The real estate industry is in a panicked state due to this move by the Government of India; announcements such as implementation of new steps to curb un-named properties are coming to the forefront.
When the economy of the country is being reformed, the property rates are going haywire making residential plots cheaper than before. As the black-money is being eliminated from the system it’s influencing the real estate industry as well, by ticking off the unrealistic prices of plots for home. The law of supply and demand is playing a crucial role in the market making excess amount of residential lands (supply) easily available and less number of buyers (demand) for them, even at a cheaper rate.

When the property market is experiencing so much fluctuation, you should remain alert in case you are planning to buy plots for houses. We know that buying plots for home is a crucial step for you, as the dream abode (be it a simple house, villa or bungalow) to be built upon it means a lot to you.
Now, both residential and commercial plots have their prices declining. It is an opportunity for buyers to invest in suitable lands that would have a greater value in the future, keeping in mind the rapid urbanization of India.
Here are some points to keep in mind, while buying commercial or residential lands:
  • Location of the plot
  • Direction of the plot
  • Shape of the plot
Location of the plot
Location of the plot is the first thing that comes to your mind while considering buying plots for home construction. Selection of the residential lands should be done wisely; the sites without any or poor source of groundwater need to be avoided. While selecting the plot for your home, take optimum care to avoid it being close to any garbage dumping site in order to get clean and fresh air. For a smaller residential plot, try to avoid having huge trees in it and save extra expense to chop it. You can design a beautiful garden around the trees if the plot is generously large.
Direction of the plot
The direction of the residential plots would matter to you more, in case you are a firm vastu believer. The east and north facing plots are considered to be appropriate for house construction according to vastu. West and south facing lands are least preferred by vastu, as they are believed to have some negative effects on the residents of the houses built on such plots. Avoid them if you don’t believe in vastu, but in general also the direction of the plots for houses is of significance from the construction and future convenience point of view.
Shape of the plot
The shape of the plots for houses plays a significant role while selecting the perfect residential lands. The most appropriate shape that you should choose to construct your house should be square or rectangular in shape. Rectangular lands are considered appropriate plots for bungalows, because laying the foundation becomes easy as linear shapes allow more flexibility for construction.
Plots for houses which are wider at the front as compared to the back are good for the construction of residential villas or bungalows, while the plots with a narrow front can be utilized for commercial activities.
Right selection of the residential land is important for a well-built home. Whether you want to build a bungalow, villa or house, you should always keep in mind the size of the plot. When you have enough money to build your dream bungalow or villa (an independent one – fully detached from neighboring houses), you shouldn’t hesitate investing in the right piece of land for the same purpose. Invest wisely in this crucial phase of demonetization and build your dream home on a suitable plot for houses.

Summary
Demonetization has brought down the cost of plots for houses, still you need to do keen research and gain knowledge of different shapes and sizes of land available for residential purpose. So that your dream home comes with no frills attached.

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