Home Inspection Guides
Written by the engineers who do the inspections — what things cost, what to check, and what the law entitles you to.
Home Inspection Cost in Bangalore: What You Should Actually Pay in 2026
What a home inspection really costs in Bangalore in 2026: market rates, what drives the price, and which add-ons are commonly overcharged.
Read guide → 7 minFlat Possession Checklist: What to Check Before You Sign in Bangalore
The checks to finish before signing your possession letter in Bangalore: documents, snagging, services testing and common-area verification.
Read guide → 8 minRERA Section 14(3): How to Make Your Builder Fix Defects
RERA Section 14(3) gives you five years of builder defect liability. What it covers, the 30-day rule, and how to invoke it successfully.
Read guide → 6 minCarpet Area, Built-Up and Super Built-Up: What You Are Actually Buying
Carpet vs built-up vs super built-up area, what RERA makes builders disclose, how loading works in Bangalore, and how to verify what you bought.
Read guide → 6 minWater Seepage in a New Bangalore Flat: Where It Comes From and Who Has to Fix It
Why new Bangalore flats leak, how to identify which of the six common causes you have, and what the builder must fix under RERA.
Read guide → 7 minHow to Write a Snag List Your Builder Will Actually Act On
What belongs in a handover snag list, how to structure it so a builder's site team can act on it, and the mistakes that get lists ignored.
Read guide → 6 minA-Khata vs B-Khata: What the Difference Actually Costs You
What Khata means in Bangalore, how A-Khata and B-Khata differ, why B-Khata blocks home loans and resale, and what to verify before buying.
Read guide → 7 minOccupancy Certificate: The Document That Decides What Your Flat Is Worth
What an occupancy certificate is, how it differs from a completion certificate, and what happens to buyers in a building without one.
Read guide → 7 minHollow Tiles in a New Flat: Why They Sound Hollow and How They Get Fixed
How to run the tap test for hollow tiles, why tiles debond, the IS 14687 threshold for re-laying versus a spot fix, and what each costs.
Read guide → 6 minWall and Ceiling Cracks: How to Tell a Cosmetic Crack From a Structural One
How to classify a crack by width, direction and location under IS 456, which patterns need an engineer not a painter, and repair costs.
Read guide → 7 minDampness on Walls and Ceilings: Identifying the Type and Getting It Fixed for Good
Rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation look alike but need different fixes. How to tell them apart and why painting over never works.
Read guide → 7 minTerrace Waterproofing Failure: Why Roofs Leak and How the Fix Actually Works
The ponding test that proves a terrace is watertight, why membranes fail early, and patch repair versus full re-waterproofing costs.
Read guide → 6 minElectrical Snags in a New Flat: Earthing, Polarity and MCB Faults, and How They Get Fixed
How to test for reversed polarity, why earth resistance over 5 ohms matters, what a stuck RCCB risks, and what it costs to fix.
Read guide → 6 minPlumbing Leaks and Low Water Pressure in a New Flat: Finding the Cause and Fixing It
How to find where a tap, trap or line is actually leaking, why low pressure often isn't the fixture's fault, and what repairs cost.
Read guide → 6 minDoors and Windows That Won't Close Properly: What's Actually Wrong and How It's Fixed
A door that swings open on its own is a plumb problem, not a hinge problem. Reading sticking doors and leaking windows, plus repair costs.
Read guide → 6 minPatchy Paint, Roller Marks and Walls That Look Wavy: What Is a Defect and What Is Not
Wall finish is the most-flagged handover defect and the most disputed. Telling workmanship defects from normal variation, and IS tolerances.
Read guide → 6 minFire and Life Safety in a New Bangalore Flat: What Must Be Installed Before You Take Possession
Detectors, extinguishers, sprinklers and escape routes in a high-rise: what must be present at handover and what to test yourself.
Read guide → 6 minPiped Gas and LPG Safety in a New Flat: The Checks Worth Making Before You Cook On It
What a safe gas installation looks like in a flat, how to leak-test a joint yourself, and what to insist on before you take handover.
Read guide → 5 minWater Quality in a Bangalore Flat: TDS, Hardness and What the Numbers Mean for You
Bangalore borewell water can scale a geyser within a year. What TDS and hardness readings mean, BIS limits, and softener versus purifier.
Read guide → 6 minKitchen Defects at Handover: Counter Slope, Cabinet Fit, Sink Drainage and the Chimney Duct
The kitchen carries the most services in the least space, so it collects the most defects. What to check and what a proper fix looks like.
Read guide → 6 minCommon Areas and Building Services: What to Check Before You Take Handover
Lift licences, DG changeover, STP operation, parking and CCTV — the shared systems that stop being the builder's problem the day you take possession.
Read guide → 6 minVilla Handover: The Site, Compound and Exterior Checks That Matter Most
Plinth height, driveway falls, boundary walls, garden drainage and anti-termite evidence — the outside-the-house defects that are expensive to fix later.
Read guide → 6 minWardrobes, Lofts and Joinery: The Defects Worth Listing at Handover
Shutter alignment, soft-close hardware, edge banding and internals — how fitted joinery fails in a new flat and what a reasonable fix looks like.
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