What Is Drywall? Drywall is basically a gypsum board which is installed on the interior wall of the house. Drywall is widely known by some other names like gypsum panel, sheet-rock, wallboard, custard board, buster board, etc. In drywall, a gypsum board is sandwiched by two paper boards. Those are attached by quick set gypsum…
What Is a Pony Wall? The pony wall is small. Also, it is known as the ”knee wall,” and this wall is a short design wall that will not design from the surface to the roof. These walls are an excellent path to remove the space of a large room except the rejection of to…
What Is Sealant? The term “Sealant” can be simplified as “sealing elements”. Sealants are the materials, which are used to seal the progress of substance between two surfaces, or where two different characters meet. In the civil engineering field, sealants are materials, which is used to block the passage of any fluid or fluid-like substances,…
Mass Concrete: Large bridge piers, foundation, and such as dams like the massive structure, the mass concreting technique is used. For also, mass concrete strength, economy, uniformity, and other factors considered should take into account. The temperature shrinkage is the major problem in mass concrete work. To prevent shrinkage, one must have excellent control of…
What Is a Nail? Nail is the most common fasteners used in construction. Up to the end of the Colonial period, all nails used in the United States were handmade. They were forged on an anvil from nail rods, which were sold in bundles. These nail rods were prepared either by rolling iron into small…
Introduction of Column The column is one of the most important component parts of the structure. The main function of the column is to transfer the whole load of the structure to the underground strata. Columns are constructed to support axial compressive loads of the structure. The columns are classified according to how they are…
Introduction of WCB Vs. QB Whole circle bearing(WCB) and Quadrantal bearing(QB) are the two types of bearing which is used in the field of surveying for the purpose of measurement of the bearings. In this article, you will get to know about the whole circle bearing and Quadrantal bearing and their differences. What Is Whole…
Mezzanine Floor The mezzanine floor is an intermediate floor of a building, below the open floor. At least twice as high as a floor with minimum height on a ceiling the mezzanine floor is placed halfway up the wall on a floor. To determining maximum floor space, a mezzanine does not count as one of…
Concrete joints are used to compensate when concrete expands or shrinks with changes in temperature. Concrete joints are normally used to prevent cracking when concrete contractions, creating training, tools, sawdust, and placement of joint builders. Pre-planned cracks will provide a finishing product with a better finish and will be formed in specific locations where those…
Types of Houses The types of houses vary from old to new times. Due to turn of people live hood. Now a day’s sum of complications is dependent on purchasing a home. Like the economic figure, lifestyle of people, modern appearance, kinds of houses, elements, area, natural character, environmental status, etc. The estate retail has…