pr: cement compaies: The ACC Help Centre

Build with knowledge

Anil Chintamani

Ignorance about the intricacies of building construction is common among 
one-time house builders. The result can be lifelong regret about flaws 
in construction. One little facility in Bangalore seeks to erase such 
ignorance before one begins construction, writes Anil Chintamani.
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In fact, the ACC Help Centre offers information, consultation and 
guidance on more than the basic aspects of house construction. Plot 
selection, for example, is one area where the help centre can provide 
consultation services. Tips on the home loan plan to choose and the size 
of the loan could follow.

Loans depend on the estimates of construction cost. Few potential house 
builders, avers Venkatesh, know “How and what to look for in an estimate 
furnished by engineers.” He believes the builder has to know how cost is 
calculated. Similarly, a lay house builder cannot tell one kind of jelly 
from another, or assess the quality of sand. Aspects like curing, 
centring and earthing remain mysteries to such a builder. Who would 
imagine that even chicken has something to do with house construction? 
Enter a Sherlock Holmes or two, in the garb of university professors R V 
Ranganath of BMS Engineering College and R N Pranesh to unravel such 
mysteries. They conduct the help centre’s tutorials to explain such 
unfamiliar processes in simple terms. After dealing with routine 
details, Prof Pranesh of M S Ramaiah College of Engineering goes a step 
further at one such tutorial session. He uncovers the secret behind some 
architects’ reluctance to sign building plans. Under the revised 
building regulations, “the architect and not the owner-builder is held 
responsible for any violations.”
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