How tall is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 story buildings? Standard height of a building

How tall is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 story buildings? Standard height of a building

Whether you’re build a new house or are planning for a large commercial building, it is important to decide the standard height of a single story building so you can translate the same standard height to 3,4,5 or whatever number of stories or floors you need in that particular building.   With the changing dynamics … Read more

Post and Lintel Construction – Advantages & Disadvantages

Post & lintel Construction

Post and lintel construction is found in architectural designs of Roman Empire and prehistoric times. Post and lintel construction consists of columns covered by stone lintels. It can comprise of one or more level by placing verticals on top of the horizontals using lintels as foundation. You might have heard about Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England … Read more

Raised Foundation – Pros & Cons – Cost

Raised foundation

Foundations are of two types when we consider building a home on site one is raised foundation and other is slab foundation. A slab foundation consists of slab of reinforced concrete which is spread over subsoil over which building is constructed. Other is raised foundation which is footing spread around the perimeter of building with … Read more

Braced Frame – Different types of braced frame – Advantages & Disadvantages

Braced Frame

In different types of frame structures, braced frame are ideal to resist lateral forces like wind and earthquake loading. It includes steel bracing that is easy to erect and can resist more forces than non-braced buildings. You can easily use brace frames for its flexibility, strength, and stiffness. So, in our today’s article we’re going … Read more