THE AFFORDABLE HOME

The Affordable Home

• For What:
• Home for Everyone
• To live under RCC roof

• To Whom:
• Affordable home for TNHB, Slum Clearance Board & Luxury Duplex Home

• How:
• Simple, reduce the height of building

normal roof = 9'9"+5" = 10'2"

affordable home = 7'9"+5" = 8'2"

C/S view (not to scale)

• Build Tall. But, Build Small
• Keep Labor Costs Low (Material Cost can't be minimized)
• No lintel is to be provided
• Pre-Fabricated staircase
• Basement Block Work partition - 6" (up to 2 storey) (with medium pressure consolidation)

(or)

• Fly ash Blocks for Basement
• Block Work of 6" for Mother Wall & 4" for Partition Wall
• Form Work by Board (no sheet & box for shuttering)
• PCC Flooring
• No PCC floor finishes for common area (organic gardening)
• 3" Skirting
• clay jolly for elevation
• UPVC Windows
• WPC Door for Bed Rooms & PVC Door for Washroom

(or)

• Wooden Frame tk 3"x2.5" of Country Wood (Neem Tree) & Flush Door of 1" tk
• Open Conduits Chasing (E&P)
• Electrical Wooden Box & Modular Switches
• Extra Conduits & Essential Sockets
• MS Grill with 4" spacing
• No Putty Finishes
• Underground Sump by Rings (4'Ø & 6' ht) (2000 L capacity)
• Muddy Finished Terrace (No Weathering Tile / Shed Work Based on Budget)
• Masonry Furniture
• Exposed Brick Finish
• Container Homes Concept
• Consult a Pro
• Do It Yourself
• Painting
• Arts & Crafts
• Decors
• Furnishing Concepts
• Build Energy Efficient Homes (one time investment, that saves you alot for lifetime)
• Solar Panel
• Rain Water Harvesting
• Water Saving Faucets
• Recycling the waste water
• UPVC Profile Frames

• Benefits:
• The most Affordable Home with standard specifications (no compromise in quality)
• Reduce the construction cost upto 30%
• Simple Structural Design
• Material & Manpower Cost would be minimized
• Aesthetic Look
• Short Term of Project Duration
• Easy Form Work
• Adoptive for TNHB & Slum Clearance Board
• Adoptive for Luxury Duplex Home too

• Drawback:
• No Loft & Chajja
• No ceiling fan
• Complications in Electrical Work (chasing of concealed conduit)
• Future rise of Basement is not possible
• Provision of A/C
• Room Temperature may rise

• Be Careful:
• Proper Level is to be maintained
• Pre-Planned Provisions (Electrical & Plumb