Friday, December 31, 2010

Precast building parts-Query and reply

QUOTE

IN A RECENT EXHIBITION AT CHENNAI.......I LEARNED ABOUT READY MADE WALLS ...IS THIS  A FESIABLE OPTION IN MODERN HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.
 
IS IT COST EFFECTIVE AND WORTH THE EFFORT CONSIDERING THE SCARCITY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND LABOR IN KERALA.
 
DO YOU THINK THISMODERN READY WALLS CAN WITHSTAND OUR KERALA CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
 
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND A READY MADE WALL HONSTRUCTION.
 
THESE READY MADE WALLS CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIERS BOAST OF ENERGY EFFICIENT, MORE LOAD BARING CAPACITY ETC....
 
WHAT DO YOU THIK WOULD BE THE NEGATIVES OF THIS READY MADE WALL.
 
I PLAN TO CONSTRUCT A BEACH VILLA USING THIS READY MADE WALLS?? IS IT SAFE, COST EFFECTIVE AND WORTH THE EEFORT AS CONSTRUCTIONG A HOUSE IS MY DREAM
 
REGARDS/CHACKO

My reply

Gypsum board  ready made walls were in use for a long time.These are normally used as partition walls in commercial building construction especially for interior work

Precast building parts are being used in many parts of world to speed up construction and also to reduce cost.In our conditions,Ferro cement precast parts can be used for partition walls and for interior work.

Basically house construction is an Engineering work which require an expert from beginning to end.Only after studying site conditions,requirements of client and other factors,the Architect concerned decide on materials to be used for construction.

It will be better to leave the choice of materials to be used for your house construction to your Architect rather than you own your own decide on materials to be used using half baked ideas you may gather from different sources.Any work which require professional expertise not only for perfection of work but also for proper management of costs involved should be managed  by you in consultation with the expert concerned.

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