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The Magic Of The Books

As I look at the delightfully beautiful cover of the book ‘The Solitary Sunflower in my Bageecha’ by Nazam Riar, shared by the author in the elite Middle writers group of top cop writer Rajbir Deswal, I think of the sheer rather utmost joy that the release of a book brings to its author. At the same time, I think of the books that might be getting published all over the world every day. A random search on Google reveals that about 22.00 lakh books get published worldwide every year with India publishing about one lakh out of them. That [...]

2021-09-11T12:59:14+05:30

Inspecting Your Own House

Jagvir Goyal Often, we undertake inspection of sites, offices and other areas under our jurisdiction as per the nature of our work or profession. During these inspections, we examine if everything is in order and note down steps to be taken to set right the things that have gone wrong. How about applying the same concept to your own house? Have you ever undertaken the inspection of your own house? If not, let’s do it now. Importance of inspection: Once you have constructed and completed your house and entered it, it’s time to heave a sigh of relief and cherish [...]

2021-08-14T06:38:59+05:30

Front Elevation Of Your House

Jagvir Goyal The way the face is considered the index of the mind, the front elevation is considered as the most striking feature of the house. While passing a building, often, we stop short and get impressed by its sheer majesty, notable features or exceptional uniqueness. ‘Stunning! Beautiful! Excellent!’ such words leave our lips and there lies the success of the architect in creating a beautiful façade. Every house builder wants to have a most beautiful elevation for his house. His ears ache to hear a ‘wow!’ from a first time visitor. He wants the passers by to be awe-struck [...]

2021-08-14T06:35:42+05:30

Leaders -Then And Now!

The train from Delhi to Mumbai was about to leave. Sardar Jagtar Singh Gill occupied his seat in the first class coach and started reading the newspaper that he had bought at the railway station. He was Master Warrant Officer in the Indian Air Force. Often he had to attend to cases at Amritsar and this forced him to travel all the way from Mumbai to Amritsar every time. Fully sincere to his duties, Gill was now fed up with this long traveling and impatiently waiting for the train to move. The man sitting in the seat next to Gill’s [...]

2021-06-21T13:52:34+05:30

Developing – A Swimming Pool

Jagvir Goyal There were times when a swimming pool used to exist either in a five star hotel or in the sports training institutes. Times have changed and now, swimming pools are developed in all the clubs of standard, society complexes, farm resorts, big bungalows and even on terraces. These add to the style and status of the owner. However, simple construction of a swimming pool in a complex or house doesn’t close the chapter. Rather a full job of its maintenance lands in the hands of the owner and he has to draw a clear cut program for its [...]

2021-06-19T11:01:56+05:30

Bathroom Accessories

Jagvir Goyal No bathroom is considered complete for its best use unless it is fitted with bathroom accessories. A Shower, a Wash basin and a Water closet are essential features of every bathroom. But in addition, a bathroom needs certain accessories to make it perfect for relaxing, rejuvenating, revitalization and refreshing. These accessories help in making available essential toiletries, towels and other items to the user. Let’s enlist some of the bathroom accessories; 1. Soap Dishes 2. Towel Rails 3. Shelves 4. Toilet paper holder 5. Soap dispenser 6. Tooth brush/paste holder 7. Coat hooks 8. Towel rack 9. Magnifying [...]

2021-06-19T10:59:56+05:30

Lighting Up Your House

Jagvir Goyal Lighting a residential unit doesn’t mean just installation of fittings and fixtures. Today, it has become a specialization field that demands a lot of innovation. Whereas lights provided in a house should serve the primary function of allowing doing all tasks with ease, these should also create an environment of celebration in the house. Achieving energy efficiency and artistic effects are additional requirements. Here are a few guidelines: General Planning: Let the lighting pattern of your house provide 'effective illumination' instead of 'simple illumination'. Planned lighting will add to the beauty and utility of your house. Lighting is [...]

2021-06-19T10:54:06+05:30

Planning a House in Times of Pandemics

Jagvir Goyal Second wave of corona virus pandemic has taken the country by storm. Death, destruction and despair are ruling the cities as new strains and initial vaccine hesitancy add surge to the wave. Migrant labour is returning to their hometowns. Under such circumstances, a house builder faces new challenges while planning to start construction of his house. Here are some tips that may lessen his worries: Ensure house plan approval: Be prepared for delay in house plan approval but ensure it before start of construction work. Work from Home is the new norm and house plan approvals may take [...]

2021-05-08T14:40:47+05:30

Use Equipment For Easier Building Work

Er. Jagvir Goyal* Construction equipment sector has undergone an eye-opening transformation at international level. In India however, the construction industry still remains labor-intensive. While the specialized structure segment is now fast adopting equipment technology, building construction work still remains alien to available equipment. It is time for a change, if we really want to build faster and better. Whenever a building is to be constructed, the mason has the last word. Same tools—the spade and the basket, the trowel and the pan, the chisel and the hammer remain in use. Only the concreting work has seen the change from hand [...]

2021-04-10T14:42:38+05:30

How To Usher Quality In Works?

Er. Jagvir Goyal The key to create something beautiful and to build a decent reputation for an organization lies in having a complete quality control in construction, not by merely appointing QC inspectors but by removing the basic flaws in the system of tendering, supervision and management of men, machines and materials. Let us analyze the prevailing scenario. Often, Quality Control in construction works looks to be a complex problem to the engineers requiring them to adopt a very systematic, step-by-step approach. The reason behind this situation is the gaping gap between the theory and on-the-ground reality which has become [...]

2021-04-10T14:37:04+05:30