Home Care Idea for you

    Seeing clothes in a catalogue is never the same as actually wearing them. Whether or not they will match up to what you want depends on the type of textile used, the actual colors, the quality of tailoring and how it fits your figure, skin color and the occasions for which you will wear it. In the same way whether of not a home that is advertised will satisfy your requirements for beauty and function when you actually enter it will depend on the quality of the finished construction, on the materials used, on its design and the techniques used in construction, on attention to details and on the skill and responsibility of the builders. So the advantages and disadvantages of choosing between readymade and made-to-order homes are similar to those of clothes. What distinguishes purchasing a home from buying clothes is that with clothes we can choose when or when not to wear them, depending on the occasion, but homes have to suit all kinds of people and occasions. And we cannot try out a house in the same way that we can try on clothes prior to buying them.

    Just as men admire a beautiful woman the architectural details which add color and beauty to buildings are what people notice touch and feel as they use them. And if anything is missing it is felt as a loss. Sometimes, these details are what make a home safe, especially when there are children and old people living there. For example, low banisters are probably not suitable for a house in which there will be children no matter how modern they look; though one can avoid danger by using glass. Nor should one use banisters with horizontal railings that tempt children to climb over them. With old people you have to avoid flooring with materials that are slippery when wet or floors that have different levels. Having multipurpose rooms on the ground floor that can be adapted as bedrooms for the elderly is also useful.

    Construction work is like working behind the scenes. If the designer has not specified details it depends on the contractor's experience, code of ethics and responsibility to figure out any problems beforehand and ask house owner's opinion in order to avoid any problems arising after construction. And they then have to add some details; such as a system for preventing damage from termites by sealing all the pipes and holes; such as prevention of leaks, especially in the roof or when constructing a swimming pool, or of rising damp at ground level. However, if the contractor does not see the details as important he may assume that it is same as work he has done previously.

    Although it looks the same externally, if attention is not paid to detail from the start you will start to see the difference when problems occur later such as when stains appear in the joints between tiles of mosaic tiling caused by mixing cement and dirty sand or salt stains from sand and water. These can be avoided by using proper grout for mosaic tiling. Also, when the designer has not informed the engineer that natural stone wall tiles will be used, he walls may not be structured to take the weight of natural stone resulting in cracks appearing later as a result of slippage.

    In some cases problems occur due to the choice of materials or products used in construction; for example, curved mirrors that crack if manufacturers or installers do not have enough experience to install them correctly. This may be due to the frame not matching the curve of the mirror, to the expansion of the mirror in the heat or to not allowing sufficient gap between the pieces used for lining.

    Or, for example, in constructing a swimming pool one has to be careful from start to finish, de-sign to construction; from the choice of water circulation system and the water purifier that will affect the space needed for the engine room to the budget and the kind of edging and the pool's appearance. When lining it with tiles one has to consider their strength and the material used for attaching them to the walls otherwise they may fall off. If you are using glass mosaic, when cutting or trimming it is important to avoid leaving sharp edges on which swimmers may cut themselves. Or we have to consider the detail of building a ledge at the deep end of the pool on which swimmers will be able to stand at the edge of pool. Although this does not affect how the pool looks on the outside it is of great benefit to those who swim in it. As for its construction, if the concrete mixture is not constant or incorrect on the exterior and interior leaks will occur later that are very difficult to be correct. These are just some examples that people usually not consider.