Veins and Arteries of a Building
Jagvir Goyal A house works like a human body.It has a strong structural frame like the human skeleton, attractive finish like our skin and a network of pipes and conduits like the veins and arteries in the human body. These ‘veins and arteries’ of the house must work efficiently for [...]
Time To Get Ready For Rainy Season
Jagvir Goyal April is about to end. Monsoons are a couple of months away. Though always welcomed by us, these may also be a cause of worry if dampness or leakages appear in the walls or ceiling of the house. It is therefore always better to prepare oneself to welcome [...]
Resting RCC Slab on Common Wall
Jagvir Goyal In planned residential areas, the houses built on small size plots are supposed to have common walls. The building bye laws carry such provision. Mostly, plots having up to 300 square yard plot area are governed by such laws. Certain precautions need to be taken while resting intermediate [...]
Jagvir Goyal : Replacing Old Windows
Jagvir Goyal Large sized windows have been in vogue now for many years and these certainly elevate the elevations of the house notwithstanding many aspects related to their provision to be taken care of. Planning large sized windows for a house to be constructed is easy as any size can [...]
Pervious Concrete For Walkways
Jagvir Goyal Resistance to moisture and refusal to seepage of water are known properties of concrete used by us in our houses and structural components. We want concrete to be impregnable to any sort of moisture and keep a low water cement ratio to impart maximum strength and least porosity [...]
Jagvir Goyal : New Avtaars of Concrete
Jagvir Goyal Today, we can’t think of building a structure without using concrete. It has become the most commonly used man made building material. First of all, simple plain concrete was invented. It was followed by reinforced cement concrete (RCC). And then were invented many grades of concrete with varying [...]
Jagvir Goyal : The Last Laugh
Man is full of desires. As he fulfils some, more of them arise. Whatever be the age, some desire always remains with the man. And when he knows that his days are numbered, he chooses at least one wish that he wants to get fulfilled before leaving the world. Mostly, [...]
Make Your Adobe Accident Free
Take the following safety measures to ensure that no untoward incident happens with in the house. In the Covid times, your house is the place where you are most likely to feel secure and safe. The increased time at home has led to more movement within the house,especially in the [...]
Jagvir Goyal : Brain Doesn’t Retire
Thirty six years back, when I was in the engineering institute, I eulogized Dharmendra. To me, he not only had a perfect personality but an ideal character also. Not only mine, he ruled the hearts of millions. He was always portrayed as an absolute gentleman who stuck to values, never [...]
Jagvir Goyal : Count Your Blessings
That day, the morning newspapers had covered in detail the most extravagant wedding of the century. Rs. 300 crores had been spent on the marriage of daughter of a business tycoon. Invitation cards were 20 pages long, placed in boxes made of silver. 1000 distinguished guests were made to stay [...]
Jagvir Goyal : Forced into a profession!
The incident dates back to 1974. After scoring a good position in the university in pre-engineering examination, now called 10 + 2, I decided to join Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala as it was considered to be a prestigious institute. In view of my score in pre-engineering examination, [...]
Jagvir Goyal : Apna India Apna Hai!
Dubai mesmerized me. Wherever I ran my gaze, sky scrapers stood in clusters, competing with one another in nudging and scraping the sky. They stood in all shapes and sizes, as if trying to strike different poses of a gymnast. Rough and tough, stiff and solid concrete used in them [...]
