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Blogs published by Prithu help plot owners understand home construction essentials in easy language. The technical terms involved in construction may scare some people; that’s why we are here: to make the home construction journey hassle-free for plot owners.


Siblings Unite: A Guide to Successful Plot Redevelopment as Joint Owners
When it comes to jointly owning a plot with your siblings, and you decide to redevelop, it's essential to address various challenges while preserving family relationships and ensuring a smooth process. Here, we share insights and solutions gathered from the experiences of others to help you make informed decisions. Scenario 1: Two Siblings Opting for Turnkey Development In this case, we've observed both successful and less successful outcomes. To avoid disputes and maintain h
Oct 21, 20232 min read


How Much Does it Cost to Build a Home?
Usually, when one thinks of building a home, they enquire about the cost per sqft. Is it the correct way to inquire about home construction costs? When you go to buy a car, do you simply ask for the price? No, right? You enquire about the specs first, like the engine capacity, build quality, maintenance, etc. Likewise for a home. Rather than focusing just on the sqft price, you should closely examine the specifications of a home, the build quality, and future maintenance, etc
Sep 5, 20232 min read


How should you decide the floor-to-floor height?
While building a new home, you’d want as much space as possible. So, accordingly, you’d like to have more floor-to-floor height, which is an important part of home design . Floor-to-floor height can be defined as the vertical distance between the finished floor level of one floor to the finished floor level of the floor above it. Fortunately, now an increased residential building floor height can be done on floors in Delhi and Gurugram. So, the question is: How should you de
May 26, 20232 min read


Do you feel like renovating your existing home or building a fresh one?
There’s a lot of confusion regarding whether you should renovate your existing home or go for custom home building , it afresh. Let’s simplify the benefits of the two so that it’d be easier for plot owners to decide. Firstly, extensive repairs in a home, like redoing the plaster, shifting some walls, changing the plumbing/ electrical/ flooring, etc is expensive. Largely, except for the concrete structure, most of the things are redone by home construction contractors . Then t
May 20, 20232 min read


How can Quality Construction be done in Builder Floors and Villas?
First things first, why quality checks in builder floors and villas is a big challenge? The construction laborers are daily wage workers with uneven training. So, constant supervision is required. Secondly, plot owners have high finishing expectations, so the builders need to ensure that the end product matches the expectations, which is a key responsibility of professional home builders . Thirdly, the construction needs to be completed within set timelines. Home construction
Apr 19, 20232 min read


Flushed skirting in the wall (with a groove) in rooms with marble flooring
In marble flooring, skirting can be done in two ways: Skirting protrudes from the wall Skirting is flush inside the wall, where a skirting groove is created inthe plaster above the skirting. We recommend flushing the skirting inside the wall due to the following reasons: In the traditional marble floor skirting design , Dust accumulates on top of protruding skirting. With flush tile skirting , this issue is eliminated as there is no exposed ledge. Furniture, when kept aga
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Vertical plumbing stack is installed after structure work is done
All the pipes for water supply, sewage, and drainage can be installed at two stages: In new home construction plumbing , all the pipes for water supply, sewage, and drainage can be installed at two stages. Pipes are installed when slabs are being cast. This is the method that is very common in builder floors/ villas, especially in Duplex House Design and similar low-rise developments. In this method, the pipes get buried under the slab, beam, or brickwork. In the future, if
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Building Structural Certificate for Safe and Reliable Home Construction
There are two aspects that make the structure of a home strong: Design of the structure and Is work executed on the site as per the design? The structure of every Prithu home is designed by renowned and independent structural consultants, ensuring proper house design and long-term safety. These consultants are thoroughly experienced and work for clients like CPWD, Tata Housing Development Company, Emaar MGF, Ansal API, Parsvnath Developers Limited, and other major developer
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Use of Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) for slab
There are two ways of making concrete: Mixing of cement, sand, and aggregate on site through a site-mixer Mixing of cement, sand, aggregate, fly ash, and chemicals in a computerised plant and then sent to the site through transit mixers, known as ready mix concrete . We prefer the use of ready mix concrete ( RMC ) for slabs, as due to large quantities, it is technically and financially feasible. RMC, if procured from a good ready mix concrete supplier & national brand like
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Fresh water supply pipes from above the false ceiling in bathroom
There are two ways of bringing a fresh water supply from overhead tanks in the bathroom: A bathroom water pipe is brought inside through the floor, and then through the wall, and it is taken to the respective points for the geyser, wash basin, shower, etc. A pipe is brought inside above the false ceiling area, and then it is brought down to the respective points for the geyser, wash basin, shower, etc. We follow the second method; in our case, it is possible due to the unde
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Under-slung plumbing design
Sewage and drainage systems in bathrooms can be designed in two ways as part of an efficient plumbing design for building projects: Sunken system, which is what has been traditionally done in homes and is still being used in most builder floors/ villas, which are under construction. In this, all plumbing for sewage and drainage is buried below the floor of the bathroom in a sunken area. Under-slung system, underslung plumbing system , which is followed in hotels and now, most
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Installation of P-trap in the bathrooms
A A P-trap plays an important part in keeping the foul smell of sewage and drainage out of bathrooms, making bathroom trap installation a critical aspect of good plumbing practice. Since wall hung WC has an inbuilt p-trap (or any other recommended trap), we have observed that many homes do not installing p-trap in the bathroom. We believe it is not right, as there is a possibility of foul smell and insects coming from the drainage line of the bathroom, as well. There is gen
Apr 19, 20231 min read


Understanding GST on Home Construction
Since the home construction industry is not organized, plot owners find it challenging to decide whether building a home themselves will save them GST or hiring professionals such as architects or interior designers, or hiring a single builder such as Prithu Homes for turnkey home construction will save them the GST amount. We at Prithu Homes are not only working towards home construction, but we are also working to make the life of plot owners easy by guiding them through
Apr 19, 20232 min read


What’s a better way for home construction?
Whether you hire a single company that does everything, or hire independent teams for design and construction? Home construction is a big decision: it involves a lot of mental, physical, emotional, and financial investment. Thus, making every tiniest decision regarding home building becomes critical. Additionally, the first and foremost decision is to decide whether plot owners want to build their villa by hiring a single house construction company in Delhi NCR to carry on a
Apr 19, 20235 min read


How to Build a Home in Delhi NCR While Being Away
It is a universally acknowledged fact that home is where your heart is. In the race of life, though, one may find themselves far from home; you could be based outside your home country or be unable to move back and forth as a Non-Resident Indian (NRI). This holds especially true in the contemporary pandemic situation, which has initiated unprecedented travel restrictions. The question then arises, if you can still fulfill your aspirations of building a dream home in India. Th
Apr 19, 20235 min read


Here’s Your Ultimate Guide to Find the Best Real Estate Developer
Are you planning to build your dream house, but not sure how to find the best real estate developer in your city? You have arrived at the right place. Building a home from scratch entails a lot of planning, research, verification of credentials, and many more. Choosing the right developer is one of them. One has to be extremely cautious about whom to trust so that his/her hard-earned money doesn’t go to waste. In the modern era of real estate, the turnkey construction market
Apr 19, 20234 min read


Making Home Construction Hassle-Free for NRIs
Owning a home is always a proud thing for every person. Especially for every NRI who left their motherland to pursue a career, there's nothing quite like the feeling of owning a home, back home! So, are you looking for the Best NRI Developers in Delhi , who can guide you on how to build a house in India? Why Build A Home In India? Countries like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) don’t offer citizenship. So those working there know that they may have to return to India at the end
Apr 19, 20234 min read


Fly Ash Bricks vs Red Bricks: Difference between Fly Ash Bricks and Red Bricks
When building a new home, a homeowner has to make many choices in respect to the materials used on the site. One of them is to choose the type of brick to be used in constructing the home. In the market, two types of bricks are prominently available - Fly Ash Bricks and Red Bricks . In this blog article, we will try to explain the difference between the two, Fly Ash Bricks vs Red Bricks, so that you can make an informed decision. Difference between Fly Ash & Red Bricks How T
Apr 19, 20232 min read


FAR Increase in Gurgaon, Haryana 2022 - New FAR by HUDA
Table of Contents What is FAR? How is Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Calculated? New Increased FAR in Gurgaon, Haryana HSVP/HUDA Clarifies Some More Points Calculate New FAR in Gurgaon and Faridabad, Haryana Much to the delight of plot owners, the permissible FAR in Gurgaon , Haryana, HUDA increased the FAR in Gurgaon in 2019. The FAR was increased in Gurgaon, Haryana, in September 2019 by the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), formerly Haryana Urban Development Authority (HU
Apr 19, 20234 min read


The importance of On-Time Delivery for your home construction
There is much truth in the age-old saying, “home is where the heart is”. Your home is not just a collection of rooms, but a space within which memories have been created and collected over generations. It is never easy to let go of that home in favour of new builder floor home constructions. As if it isn’t bad enough to have to give up the family home and relocate while The new building is constructed, most property owners suffer endlessly at the mercy of the hollow promises
Apr 19, 20233 min read
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