1 more floor on 20 year old building, is it ok?

Yesterday, I got the following question from one of my customers:

Hi Arun, my house is a 20 year old constructed property. It’s a 2bhk independent house with 1200 sq. ft in ground floor. 

Do you think it wise to construct the 1st floor and terrace with a pent house now and give the ground floor for rent?

I am going through all your materials and it’s really helpful.

Regards,
Dileep

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I Miss This Thing for My Daughter

Yesterday, while I was going from my Home office (second building) to our first building on the back side door, I noticed something behind our house.

That is, neighbour kids were playing on a cloth swing in front of their house on the first floor…

All those kids were laughing too loud, and it got my attention.

Suddenly, I thought I needed to do the same in our house so our kids could play.

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Requesting Your Building Design

Yesterday I got an email from this customer:


Dear Mr. P K Arun,

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Tarak Banerjee, and I am a fresher Civil Engineer. Recently, I came across your incredibly detailed work on the Detailed House Construction Expenses with Product Price Details. I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation for the effort you’ve put into tabulating every aspect of the expenses involved in constructing a G+3 building. Your meticulous attention to detail, right down to the smallest items, has been immensely helpful for someone like me who is new to the field of construction.

I am particularly impressed by how you have comprehensively listed hardware, electrical items, plumbing, painting, doors and windows, grills, toilets, kitchen and bedroom fittings, as well as all types of flooring and skirting in your Excel sheets, complete with quantities and rates. This document serves as a ready reference and real-world example for us in the construction industry.

Given your expertise in this area, I am keen to learn more from you. If possible, could you please share the structural and architectural drawings of the house you mentioned in your documentation? Studying these alongside your Excel data would greatly enhance my understanding and skills in this field.

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Tax-paying time for property owners

It’s April. Tax-paying time for property owners.

I informed my brother to see if our municipal office is collecting tax. As this time, no announcement is being made publicly.

My brother took a Notice board photo and sent it to me on WhatsApp. And informed me that due to the election, the office does not collect taxes.

When I checked, I noticed it almost worded like that itself…

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House Construction Expenses Excel Sheet

Some users planning to start house construction are searching “house construction expenses excel sheet’.

If you look at Google results, you will see a lot of fancy Google Sheets/Excel sheet templates designed to track house construction expenses.

Tip: If you are interested in knowing our detailed house construction expenses, then visit here.

I tried a few of them, but they are not designed for real house construction users.

Some are not even relevant to the Indian market.

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A farm house in a village

This morning, I got an email from one of our reader. Below is his email:


Hi

Your emails are too good.

Any experience with regards to building a house in a large plot / sort of a farm house in a village?

Landscaping plans, planning trees, laying pipes for watering, motor, long Distance electricals and fence. What kind of irrigation for scattered plants. How to make a dry land a bit green with shades,
What kind of well options

Thanks.

Vxxx Hxxx


Your emails are too good.

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When is an ideal time to start planning for home automation?

The best time to plan a home automation concept is… as soon as you get your house plan from an engineer, you can plan your home automation stuff.

First, you need to have a rough idea of what type of automation you need and where it will be installed.

Some automation requires special requirements, and some don’t require much.

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Listen to the store owner’s suggestion?

When you trust the store owner, you may ask his opinion about the product or product quality…

That’s normal.

Is it a good practice?

If you ask my opinion… You can ask their opinion if you need to. You should also keep one point in mind…

Not all sellers genuinely recommend the right product to You. The reason is the Commission.

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