How to Lose Lakhs of Rupees in Few Hours

Do you want to know one of the easiest ways to lose a few days of hard work and lakhs of rupees during House Construction time? Then read on… My parents and my wife went to our relative’s engagement on Friday. They went to Bus. On the way, my dad noticed one building’s ground floor RCC and the wall was bent. He told RCC that it was almost touching the ground because it was that much bend…...

May 12, 2024 · P K Arun

Molding Tips During the Rainy Season

A few days back, near our one construction house did their RCC molding. It was rainy time… Sometimes you may also want to do your RCC molding during rainy times. If that is the case, then what I recommend is… Know when it usually rains. Usually, rain comes during a specific time of the day in every area. It could be early morning or afternoon or in the evening. Here in bangalore I always notice rain usually comes after 1PM onwards....

July 10, 2023

RMC vs Site Mixing Concrete - Why we went with Site Mixing?

A few days back, one of our customers asked about RMC (Ready Mix Concrete) vs. Manual/Site mix concrete for RCC molding. He asked for my input or what we opted for in our building. I quickly replied to his email about what we opted for and why. I thought many of you might have same questions in your head. And today I’m in the mood to talk about this topic....

June 28, 2023

Few things to keep in mind during molding time

Here are a few things you must be aware of on molding day. It will be a busy day. You need to manage and arrange a lot of things during molding day The more family members were available that day, more helpful You must arrange food for all the laborers on the molding day. Some owners order outside, some arrange themself, and few give money. If you arrange food outside, don’t inform the hotel that it’s for laborers....

June 27, 2023

Our Ground Floor RCC Slab Could Have Collapsed

The day before yesterday, while I was reading a book on my Kindle at 1 Am, suddenly, one picture came to my mind. Our ground floor RCC slab/mold could have collapsed during molding day due to a centering/shuttering mistake. As soon I remembered this incident, that time I learned how I could not have shared this story yet? So here I’m sharing that real incident. That happened during our second building’s ground floor molding time....

June 26, 2023

After molding… same-day build border to stop water

While working on my next upcoming guide on electrical contractor guide, I noticed outside my bedroom cum office room window – one molding work was going on from early morning to afternoon till 1PM. And at around 4 PM, laborers were making cement borders on RCC mold. The below is our building… not actual building i’m talking here. Cement Border to stop water after molding It’s really good practice. See, your contractor may tell you to do next day morning....

April 27, 2023