Planning, rules and approvals
Before building, you need a plan that follows local rules and the permissions to build it. These guides explain building bylaws, approvals and completion certificates, plot sizes and layouts, and how to convert land area between units.
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Planning, rules and approvals
Best time to build a house in Delhi: monsoon or winter?
When to start and when to cast the roof slab for a house in Delhi, how the monsoon, winter and summer change the work, and why winter air-quality rules matter.
Planning, rules and approvals
Land area units in India: cent, guntha, gaj, marla, kanal, acre
How many square feet are in a cent, guntha, gaj, marla, kanal, ground and acre, where each unit is used, worked plot examples, and why bigha differs by state.
Planning, rules and approvals
Stages of house construction in India: checklist and inspection points
The stages of building a house in India, in order, with what to check before each one is covered or built over, and links to the detailed guides for each stage.
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Plot area converter
Convert land area between square feet, square yards (gaj), square metres, cent, guntha, ground, marla, kanal, acre and hectare.