August 31, 2012

This note was posted by Yamini Jay Singh on facebook....
"...well i request a post- gv the chronological order in whch things shud b done in a house whn it's gettng constructed i.e shud electric fittings come b4 plumber job or vice versa, whn shud one decide where will they hang the pics, i ask coz hav seen ppl spoiling the plastered walls wth nails, plumbng faults are found once electricity is also runng thru the house n so forth. dn't knw if this is ur field of expertise or nt...bt go ahead...indulge me!!!"
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Yamini the moment u decide the renovation of a house the first thigs to be done is a proper planning... wherein the process would be as follows :
1. Decide first what is the layout you need of the house...
That is do u need to knock off some wall or merge 2 rooms or just keep the lay out as is but u need the look in some specific manner...

2. Where do u need more lights or where u need some specific setting of some cupboard, wall units...etc..

3. Check whereall you have a leakage issues & find out solutions to rectify the same.

4. Then start ur break downs if needed... & then as per your plans make your electrical switch board placements & your electrical sockets & some extra spaces where u may have the possibility of some electrical points in the near future... Then the initial base wirings to be done which are going to be sealed later on...
THIS is the time when you get your plumbing work also done simultaneously as here some people make a plan of the kind of bathroom & kitchen set ups they need as here the electrical points have to made keeping in mind water outlets...

5. After you do that then you start with every room individually... First u need to do wall cements & finish. Not the paintings... That will the last finishing part of your house. Here again the plumbing works are finished.

6. Before painting get the floor tiles done... After proper finishing of the floors cover the floors with jute sacks... Do not use newspaper as most of them leave their ink on the floor & to clean that the workers use acid which is harmful for them as well as to some of the floors & then that can lead to colour variation in tiles. So avoid.

7. Whenever you take up the rooms You should first do your bedrooms... then the kitchen & then the bathrooms... Bathrooms should be last.

8. Also ensure every tiling work whether floor or walls should be done before painting the house.

9. Now when only painting work is left...you get a pretty good idea about the house & it's set up... So plan our photo frames & wall paintings or anything that you may need to hang on the walls... Use small nails. Mark the walls & get the nails fixed.

10. After that the final work of paintings happen. Do not remove the sacks from the floors as that will help the paints not spoiling the floor.

WE NORMALLY LOSE OUR PATIENCE HERE... SO THIS IS THE TIME WE HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF PATIENCE & DON'T HURRY...

PAINTING is the final finishing of the house. Choose the right colours Which you should have planned at the time of planning in the very beginning as it based on that you decide on the lights to be put.

11. Once the painting is done... Remove all the materials & equipments from the house & do the final cleaning... The floor sacks have to removed next... After this get proper cleaning liquids & get the house cleaned & NOW it is ready for your use...

NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU HAVE TO PLAN KEEPING IN MIND AFTER THIS RENOVATION WHEN WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO DO ANOTHER RENOVATION... SO YOUR PLANNING HAS TO BE SUCH THAT WHATEVER ELECTRICAL SET UPS YOU MAKE IT HAS TO LAST YOU FOR THOSE MANY YEARS...

PLANNING IS A VERY CRUCIAL... SO TAKE GUIDANCE OF SOME PROFESSIONAL INTERIOR PERSON FOR THESE PLANNINGS.... They not only plan things but also understand your taste & accordingly suggest... If you have a financial issue to pay to an interior person then you yourself get into some research from books & internet... Visit done up homes so that you get an idea of how lights are used in every house... Go during the day as well as the night so that you can understand the effects of lights...



August 08, 2011

Furnitures in ur house...








FURNITURES...
add a lot of asthetics to your house...

When choosing a design of the furniture we have to be clear of few things :

  • When we keep furniture we should first work out the empty space that we require in our house. Based on that we must get the furnitures...
  • We should always see our own convenience & affordability rather than the looks of the furniture.... We must understand that once we are clear about these things then we need to just see what fits into our house. Once that is clear then it becomes easy for us also to look for furnitures based on those lines whether readymade or to get it made...
  • Always think how DIFFICULT or EASY it is to maintain the furniture ?Because... if we are working people or have less time in our hands which means the maintainence has to be less...
    We also need to think "Is it possible for us to clean & wipe the furniture everyday???"

    In maintainence cleaning of the furniture is the most important aspect on a daily basis...

    If they are wooden furnitures then they have to be polished/varnished after every 5-6years based on your maintainence...

  • Quality of the furniture & it's durability...
    If we don't keep any money restrictions then we can get many furnitures but most of us look at the cost & affordibilty also... Sometimes very expensive furnitures don't last because of the quality not being right...!!!

    Secondly, if the piece of furniture that we are buying is the most used one in our house & we get a delicate thing then the lasting of that furniture is very less... So durability has to be seen as per the use of that furniture in our house...

    For example...
    * Center tables, Side tables, Decorative shelves are just used to keep things... They are not regularly  moved or used... So this can be chosen in different pattern & styles...  
    * Bed is used everyday for sleeping therefore this has to be simple, elegant & durable... This is not something people shift or buy on & off.
    * Dining tables are also in the same category... Most used on a daily basis so needs to be sturdy.

Similarly, we have to analyse the use of all the furnitures in our house & buy sensibly as per our need & space.


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