Any materials that are used for Home Building is known as Building Material. Cement, Reinforced Bars, Sand, Brick, Aggregates, Clay are the most common material that are used in construction. The quality of the materials determines the strength and longevity of the building therefore, it cannot be ignored or compromised.
Building materials comes in different Grades, Sizes and brands. Based upon the construction purposes different grades, sizes are to be used.
Construction materials such as sand, bricks, Steel Bars bind with cement. Cement is the binder in construction. Cement comes in different grades as per the Indian Standards (IS) such as:
33 Grade Cement is used for general construction work and it is suitable for lower concrete grade such as M15 or M20. Nowadays 33 Grade is hardly manufactured because higher grades are most acceptable ones in construction.
43 Grade Cement is used for plastering, concrete work, precast items such as tiles, blocks etc. It is most suitable for concrete grade mix upto M30.
53 Grade Cement is suitable to use on or over concrete grade mix of M25.
Nowadays usage of higher grade become essential therefore, 53 Grade is the most used for all type of construction purposes.
High Strength Thermo Mechanically Treated Bars with low carbon steel. TMT Bars are the main component to provide strength to your structure. TMT Bar bonds with RCC and hold the structure. It comes in Different Grades as per Indian Standards (IS) such as:
Fe 415 | Fe 415D | Fe 500 | Fe 500D | Fe 550 | Fe 550D | Fe 600
‘D’ denotes elongation. Fe 500D has the perfect balance of Strength & Flexibility. That is why it is most recommended for all type of construction purposes. It is essential to use Fe 500D grade of TMT Bar for Earthquake prone areas.
Different types of sands are available to the market for construction purposes. Sand is basically the particles of broken rock. Sand is an important material for construction because it provides bulk, strength and other properties to the concrete. Different types of sands are:
Brick is an important material in construction mostly it is manufactured from clay and rectangular in shape. Different types of Bricks are:
Aggregate in construction is used for mixing with cement. The aggregate gives stability, volume to the finished structure. Coarse aggregate particles are either 0.19 inch or more in size. It acts as additives to concrete mixes.
Wood is the most common material that is used as a construction material for various purposes. There are quite a few types of wood that are used for various purposes.
Apart from these types there are other types of wood such as Shisham wood, Sal wood, Rose wood, Pine wood, Mulberry wood and many more.
Apart from these 6 important construction material there are others such as Metal, Glass, Foam, Tarpaulin and the list is endless. In construction endless number of things is needed but, these are the Most Important Construction Material with which we cannot compromise on quality.