Home Building

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Homes. We've all grown up in them, visit them, love them and build new ones, but what are they exactly? How do they are made? The short answer is that they are structures to facilitate your family's range of activities, protect and inspire your life. Still, the long answer is much more complex than that. That's what we're here to help answer.

Single Floor House designs have often been misunderstood by homeowners and often termed as low budget single floor homes. We shall explore if the term holds any merit, advantages, and disadvantages while building your home as a single floor house.

Homes come in many different sizes, styles and material. Then what exactly is a Small Home? Are Small Homes as beautiful as lavish villas? How do I decide if my life fits in a Small Home? But for the benefit of understanding, we will restrict homes designed under 1000 sq.ft on a single floor. Homes have always been an essential part of our life's journey, right from childhood as toddlers to growing old in them. Every stage confirms a special memory or activity that we loved doing in that particular place.

Structural designs are essential to understand if you are building the home yourself, using local contractors. A survey of 2019 by GRIHA showed that 10 in 15 homes in semi-urban and rural areas are either over-designed or under-designed.

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."-anonymous 

Homebuilding is a significant investment of your resources. Making your home a happy and comfortable place goes beyond the skills of a designer. It is essential some due diligence in acquiring the right permissions and paperwork from authorities. The list below is what you need to have in your possession before beginning any construction.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket may be prudent advice when it comes to investments. But when it comes to Real estate, things are a little bit different. You have now moved beyond your idea stage and have clear intentions for building yourself a lovely home. 

Every Industry has its keywords for communication, and the construction industry is no different. Building a home will expose you to many such terms that will often be a head-scratcher. What I indent to do is, assimilate critical words and provide you with context. 

Bricks are one of the oldest building material in use for building our homes. What has been surprising is, even as we have evolved in construction technology. There has been continuing demand for the benefit of bricks. The questions I will raise here are