A building that has structurally active elements or walls that take the load imposed vertically downwards to the footing is a load bearing structure. The load travels from the roof through the wall, floor, and to the footing. There’s no column or beam structure here. In residential construction, we prefer load-bearing buildings for up to … Read more
While you’re considering different types of roof for your home, lean-to roof might be a best fit. It readily prevents water or snow pooling and it looks clean, and contemporary. Homeowners love lean to roof as it quite affordable and is easy to building. A lean to roof is also termed as a mono-pitched roof. … Read more
The type of bricks used in a construction project makes all the difference. A certain type of brick is particularly well-suited to a certain type of project if properties of bricks align with the requirements of the project. Therefore, one must educate oneself about these 7 major and common types of bricks before starting a … Read more
When you’re working on a concrete masonry unit, there’re some unique concepts and one of them is bond beam. It is stiffening or a tying beam that goes along top of wall, floor and foundation connections. In masonry walls, there’re number of beams relevant like tie-beam, lintel beam, and bond beam. Well, the concept of … Read more
A lot of people are confused or have difficulty in remembering different parts of stair. That’s quite normal as there are different components of a staircase; it is not simple to easily remember all. That’s where you can save the diagram I’ve shared in our today’s post or download the PDF that will help you … Read more
Have you ever wondered how civil engineers use concrete retarders to compensate the accelerating effect of high temperature in mass concrete? Or why thy add sugar in concrete while pouring? The use of concrete retarders as admixture slows down the setting rate of concrete. Slow initial setting time allows site engineers to place concrete in … Read more
When we think about the drainage of driveway, yard, or pavement, two important relevant structures are curbs and gutter. In fact, curbs and gutter is an important part of a roadway. But a lot of home owners don’t know what does curb and gutter mean, or what some relevant details one must know are. Well, … Read more
P-trap vs S-trap differs in terms of configuration how drain exists. In a typical S-trap configuration, the drainpipe drops down from the sink and then loops over before existing downward. In comparison to S-Trap, in the configuration of P-trap; the drain do come down from the sink but it goes horizontally before existing downwards instead … Read more
You might have heard the concept of flitch or flitched beam during a historic renovation project and are now wondering, what is a flitch beam? its purpose and benefits. A flitch beam, also referred to as flitched beam is a composite beam that uses vertical steel plates as reinforcement for wooden beams. These steel plates … Read more
Asphalt concrete also known by the name of blacktop or flexible asphalt which is generally made by mixing different materials like coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, filler and the binding material. It is a stabilized granular soil that acts as a durable water and abrasion-resistant structure. It comprises of sand or well-graded aggregate mixed with 3 … Read more