Category: Building

Parts of a Roof 1.Ridge Board:  Horizontal metal or timber is one of the parts of a roof and resting at the peak of the roof. The trusses

Parapet wall It is a barrier or gourd that extends the construction wall at the edge of a balcony, walkway, roof terrace, or other structure. Where a wall

Honeycomb Structure The honeycomb structure has the geometry of a honeycomb to allow the minimization of the amount of used material to reach minimal material cost and minimal

Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting The rooftop rainwater harvesting is a method from which rainwater is captured from the roof catchments which is then stored in reservoirs and by adopting

Low Cost Housing Low cost housing deals with effective budgeting and the following techniques which help in reducing the cost construction through the use of locally available materials

Curtain Wall The curtain wall is thin and lightweight. Usually, aluminum and glass and these walls are not structural and can only carry their weight by design. Curtain walls are

Sunken Slab The sunken slab is a type of slab provided to maintain architectural design in areas where water drainage systems or pipes are installed below the floor

Anti Termite Treatment The anti-termite treatment is a chemical process to provide the building with a chemical barrier against the underground termites before and after construction work. This

House Construction Cost The house construction cost depends on what quality of construction you want and construction prices are different according to high, very high, and normal construction.

Rafters The rafters are a series of sloped structural pieces that will extend from a ridge area to the plate of a wall and support the load of

Lintel Beam A lintel beam is a beam placed across the openings like windows, doors, etc in the building to support the load from the structure above, and

Counterfort Retaining Wall The counterfort retaining wall is a retaining wall with counterforts attached to the inside face of the wall to resist further lateral thrust, and materials used for

The cantilever beam is a beam that is fixed at one end and set to be accessible at the other end and distributes the load back to the

Two Way Slab The Two Way Slab is generally supported on all sides of walls or beams and while transferring the loads to the walls or beams it

Deep Foundation A deep foundation is a foundation which transfers the loads to deep strata and is placed at a greater depth, and provides lateral support and resists