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Row house plan -18 ft X 45 ft (3 BHK)

             Row houses are getting popular these days as they acquire very less amount of land area and provide larger space in-house. Due to both the walls of row house are shared among the adjacent houses, it has light & ventilation available from the front & back margin only. That's why we have left min 3 ft margin at front & back. Here in this article, we will take a look at a 18 ft X 45 ft size plot area row house plan. It has 3 bedrooms, a living room, 2 attached toilets, a common toilet, kitchen, dining area, wash area, parking area, balcony etc. It is a Ground+1 storey RCC structure and the rooms are situated as below. Ground floor consists parking space, plinth area, living room, kitchen, dining area, a bedroom, a common toilet and wash area. First Floor consists two master bedrooms with attached toilets and wardrobes, passage area and a balcony. Second floor is consists stair cabin and open terrace area.  It requires lot of efforts to utilize the slab area ef
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Why use "AAC" blocks in masonry work ?

            




                In modern construction practices, masonry work has a major impact on RCC design of the building. There are several options available for masonry work such as bricks, blocks, stones etc. But out of all these options, AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) blocks are the best option to use these days. Here are the features that AAC blocks offer:

1. High Thermal Insulation

  • It delivers 5 times lower thermal conductivity than brick & ten times lower than RCC.
  • In tropical countries, it provides comfortable interiors and saves sir-conditioning energy cost.



2. High Resistance to Air & Water penetration

  • Due to the cellular discontinuous microstructure , AAC blocks offer superior resistance to air & moisture penetration compared to traditional masonry products. 


3. Light Weight

  • It possesses 1/3 rd  weight than regular clay bricks.
  • It reduces dead load of the structure resulting lighter RCC design, thus reduces cement steel consumption. 
  • Due to lighter weight, the workability improves and results into faster construction. Thus, saves labor cost. 

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 4. Durability & Dimension Stability

  • The production of AAC blocks has been widely spread to most of the parts of the world and it has been proven durable under extreme weather & chemical conditions.
  • Thermal expansion coefficient of AAC blocks is less than 0.02%. 

5. Fire & Earthquake resistance          

  • The light weight of these blocks reduce the mass of the structure resulting decreased impact of earthquake on the building.
  • It has approved 4 hour rating against fire and is suitable for all fire rated applications. 


6. Higher Compressive Strength

  • It provides 25% higher compressive strength than other products of same density.
  • Average compressive strength is min 3.5 N/mm2.        


7. Insects / Efflorescene Resistance

  • As it is made of inorganic materials, AAC block does not promote growth of fungus, termites and efflorescene.               
      



8. Sound Insulation & Absorption

  • The aerated structure of AAC blocks consist of millions of micro non-interconnected air cells giving very low porosity. That's why, It gives a high resistance to the passage of air borne sound relative to density.
  • The sound absorption reduction up to 42 db can be achieved in AAC block masonry structure.          


9. Cost Saving 

  • Due to the larger size, it reduces joints and mortar up to 66% .
  • Uniformity in shape & texture of AAC blocks give even surface to the walls. Thus, there is about 35% of reduction in cost of plastering.
  • AAC blocks reduce the dead load of the building, resulting into the reduction in steel up to 15% and concrete up to 7%.
    



            Moreover, AAC blocks are available in flexible sizes according to the application. It provides thickness from 3" up to 9" , length of 24" to 25", Height from 8" sup to 9.6".  Thus, AAC blocks are less in density while more valuable for masonry work point of view. Shortage of clay bricks and its higher cost makes AAC blocks more practical in recent times.


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