Insulation Concrete Forms – A sustainable and energy efficient Technique

The need and call for energy these days have changed the mind of engineers and constructors to device such houses and buildings that take a very minimal amount of energy and utilizes the natural sources of energy available. Insulating Concrete forms abbreviated as ICFs is among one of that technique. Insulation is considered very vital … Read more

Water Proofing and Insulation Services by GreyFix Construction

GreyFix Construction, specializes in roof treatment, Building waterproofing and insulation, foam concrete and Concrete Admixtures. The treatement may be applied for :- Water Proofing and Insulation Services by GreyFix Construction Roof Watertanks Baths DPC Basements Pools Exterior walls Expansion joint Bonding agents Crack fillers Repairing mortar Epoxy treatments Primers Cement admixtures Foam concrete water-proofing membrane … Read more

Stepped foundation – Construction process – Techniques – Benefits

If you have ever stood on the side of a hill and looked at houses built on the same lot, you would notice that one home might be significantly smaller than the other home just because of the way the foundation was built. There are ways to build houses on sloping lots to ensure that … Read more

Parts of a Bridge Structure – Concrete Span Bridge

Bridges in a broad spectrum is one of the major Infrastructure types that depicts the development and expansion of a region. The significance and value of a Bridge is doubt less at all.  These structures have provided the ease and reduced the distances between two cities and countries. I have worked in regions full of … Read more

Types of Piles Foundation and their Classification

A pile is a long slender foundation member, made either of timber, structural steel or concrete which might be cast-in-situ or driven and acts as a structural member to transfer the load of the structure to a required depth in deep foundations carrying a load which may be vertical or lateral or lateral plus vertical … Read more