Lesser Maintenance
As any home grows old, like us, it needs repair and maintenance. And like you, we also hate repair and maintenance.
We have done several small and not-so-small things to do our bit in reducing the chances of repair and maintenance as your home grows old. And while doing so, we have tried to find smart value-for-money solutions rather than lazy expensive solutions.
Allow our Technical Experts to take you through a tour of our near-completion home and demonstrate this. If you are not in Delhi NCR, you can also see a home through video-call.
1ft high skirting in stilt
Many times, stilts are washed. One feet high skirting gives extra protection to the walls from seepage due to washing.
Toe walls
We make concrete toe walls in bathrooms, balcony edges and terrace edges. These toe walls coupled with the concrete slab gives an additional layer of protection against the seepage.
Water supply pipes on terrace
Traditionally, water pipes from overhead tanks are taken to the point of vertical stack from below the terrace floor. This is an economical and faster way, but it creates a big problem in case of any future leakage or damage. So, we recommend taking the pipes along the parapet wall, the way pipes are taken in the bathroom.
Texture paint
In high movement areas like stilt, staircase etc., any kind of marks or scratches become very visible. Texture paint is a better solution as this is more resistant to dust and marks.
Crystalline water-proofing chemical
We prefer to use crystalline chemicals mixed in concrete to make the concrete slab water-proof. In case of any scratch or tear, the slab still remains water-proof.
Underslung plumbing
This system of plumbing in bathrooms is used in luxury hotels, offices and residences. This makes maintenance easy and exposes any leaks fast.
Fresh water pipes in the bathroom
As far as possible, we try to bring the fresh water pipes on the bathroom walls from the false ceiling above rather than the flooring. This makes the future maintenance simple.
Provisioning for AC pipes
Copper pipes and electrical wire travel between indoor units and outdoor units. In many cases, we have seen that copper pipe and electrical wire are tied together and are buried in the wall. In this method, in future, if wire is to be changed or repaired, it would be difficult. We take electrical wire through a separate conduit.
Video door phone
We recommend the use of individual video door phones for each floor rather than a single outdoor unit for 4 floors. A separate unit makes maintenance easier
Requests:
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This page explains some practices that we follow. In case, you would like to propose a better solution, please do contact us. There can be differences of opinion among people on the solutions that we have proposed.
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If there is a problem that we have not captured here, do let us know.
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Based on our experiences and future developments, we can change any of the proposed solutions. This document captures what we are doing as on date of writing.
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Specific features may be available as add-on in some products.