COST EFFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

COST EFFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

Extensive research and development works have been taken place at various research centres to work with local materials, waste materials and prefabricated structural components to reduce the price of construction. Some of the improved less expensive technology are listed below:

1. Groundwork: Under reamed piles for foundations have been developed for housing in dark-colored cotton soil area.

2. Damp Proof Courses: Use of polythene, bituminous materials and cement mortar with water proofing agents have been suggested for damp proof lessons.

3. Walls: Fly ash stones, precast hollow concrete blocks (without plaster), brick panels and precast wall panels may be used to get reasonably good comfort having little cost.

4. Doors and Windows: Precast R. C. G. frames can save 25 to 30 percent cost when composed with timber frames. Instead of wooden shutters particle board shutters can be utilized.

5. Lintels and Chejja: In your neighborhood available stones and slates can serve as lintels and chejja.

6. Precast Structural Factors: In mass constructions works precast members can be utilized for columns, beams, reapers and stair cases. One can think about using wall panels also.

7. Roofing Units: A. C. sheets, bare cement bonded fibre sheets, paper corrugated linens, lime and fly ash cell slabs, solid planks, slates, ferrocement roof units etc. may be used for low cost housing roofs.

8. Floor: Low cost housing flooring may be with soil cement base, skinny clay tiles, bricks on perimeters or with flagstones. If group housing is absorbed automatically there is cost lowering, since mobilization of men, materials cost is reduced and continuity regarding labour work is maintained.