In rural Konkan,people build their
own houses with the help of special house builder from same village and with
locally available material. This houses last for many generations. Nowadays
,Steps involve
in house building are modified as per latest trend ,convenience ,time and other
related factors but sentiment
will always remain same.
Building even
a basic
house is beyond the usual scope of a article, but
here are some general guidelines, and a basic list of steps involved in
constructing a house.
1) Finance:
This is first important step as, it will decide exact picture
of the
project.
Owner must decide overall budget ,which
includes amount of saving one wish to spend and
amount of loan considering current income ,future plans etc. Say your
budget amount is X.
X=Architect’s fee+ Building material
cost + labor
cost
+ Contractor’s profit + .Miscellaneous charges
2) Plot selection: Purchasing
plot is one of the most important part. Its better to take advise professional.
He can find out positives and negatives of the site. Do not entirely trust on
agents .There are lot more legal things involved along with services,
designing. You will not always come across plot which do not have any problem
but because of professional’s advice you will be able to find out if that can
be overcome.
3) Legal verification: Before
purchasing plot, always check if land has clear marketable title.
first find out tenure ,legal right of holder of lands in government records;
tenure or possession right, whether free hold or leasehold or under government
grant
or sanad. Architect
prepare drawings
necessary for Client's/ statutory approvals and ensure compliance with codes,
standards and legislation
4) Planning and designing :
Always get plan prepared by professional Architect. He is the
one can develop most suitable design as per your taste, budget, site condition.
Architect can
give professional assistance in both design and implementation of the building
project.
5) Hire contractor and prepare
estimate :Based
on quantities and specifications calculated by architect, owner asks for
estimation from different contractor. He
advises Client
on appointment of contractors. Owner will get detail cost of
construction in this process. During selection of contactor, owner can clear certain special conditions such as water supply
required for construction, Electricity ,total time period required for work
etc. In small villages, Contractor and
owner don’t go for formal contract but it is better to have one.
6) Structural design : Based
on architectural design ,structural designer prepares appropriate construction
drawings such as column, beam, foundation as per load and soil conditions.
7) Construction: During
actual construction
phase
,Periodic inspection
and evaluation of Construction works are done by an architects..
Sometimes onsite changes are done in design by permission of an architect
8) Completion:
Its
architect’s responsibility to prepare and submit completion reports and
drawings for the project as required and assist the Client in obtaining
"Completion/ Occupancy Certificate" from statutory authorities,
wherever required.
In some part of konkan ,it
is hard to get qualified and local architect. Sometimes cost of construction is
so less that some of the architects from
cities are not willing to do work in
rural area, but it is always better to
have qualified and experienced professional to check the plot and house construction.
Go through this blog. I am trying to post details related
with architectural practice in konkan area. You can email me queries at sawant085@gmail.com.
