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Dampness and Its Prevention
CAUSES OF DAMPNESS Dampness may be caused by: (a) Ground water (b) Rainwater and (c) Leakages from pipes. (a) Dampness…
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STAIRS
Stairs give access from floor to floor. The space/room housing stairs is called staircase. Stairs consists of a number of…
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LINTELS
Lintel is a horizontal flexural member which spans over the openings in the walls for doors, windows, ventilators, cupboards etc.…
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Types of Windows
Various windows used may be classified on the basis of materials used, types of shutters, types of openings of shutters…
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Types of Doors
Various types of doors are in use which may be classified on the basis of arrangement of shutters, method of…
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DOORS AND WINDOWS
The function of a door is to give access to building and to different parts of the building and to…
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ROOF
Roof is the uppermost portion of the building which protects the building from rain, wind and sun. Various types of…
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Upper Floors
In olden days upper floors were made of timber floors or steel joist and stone slabs. For larger spans jack…
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FLOORING
Purpose of flooring is to get a good hard, level and beautiful surface for living. The floors directly resting on…
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POINTING
Instead of plastering entire surface of the masonry, special mortar finishing work is done to the exposed joints. This is…