Frequently asked questions

What is the advantage of this type home?
Ans: Nirmithi homes are built with eco friendly, cost effective, modern, alternative technologies and techniques have a different look and have the vernacular house appearance at the first place. They are comparatively less expensive compared to conventional buildings. These houses are thermally comfortable and are having less maintenance cost in the long run.

What is the disadvantage of this type of home?
Ans: The disadvantage is individual based and not of the building.

What is minimum budget of 2bhk house and What is cost difference between Nirmithikendra homes and others?
Ans: Normal benefit of a Nirmithi house is 15 to 20% less expansive then a conventional house.

Have any Government Subsidy for these buildings?
Ans: There no subsidy for Nirmithi houses. These type of houses need not be constructed by Nirmithi Kendra alone. Any engineer or contractor can build this type of houses, provided he has the knowledge and skill about these technologies.

Canyou re-construct already built houses?
Ans:Re construction, up gradation, face-lift, beautification, alteration etc can be done with ease.

Validity or Life of homes?
Ans:These houses are equally strong as other houses and the life also is the same.

Suitable for Coastal weather?
Ans:This is very commonly asked. This is only a myth. These type of houses are very popular in Kerala and Goa. The whole concept was initially started in Kerala, which has the coastal belt and also receives equal amount of rainfall.

Have any ready home to sale?
Ans :Nirmithi Kendra do not play the role of a developer or builder. It only caters the need of an individual or public who approaches independently for their needs. Even the products at the Nirmithi production center are custom made and order based only. There is generally no ready bulk stock available of any product, any time.

What is Maximum floors one can go in your construction?
Ans: There is no limit as far as floors are concerned. If it is masonry structure we have gone up to G+2 and if it is the framed structure, it up to the designer to decide.

Eligibility to get training at Nirmithi Kendra?
Ans : Nirmithi Kendra can train interested people with no qualification limit. It has trained people from common man to assistant mason to masons. From students to graduates like Architects and Engineers. People from individual trades like carpenters, bar benders etc.

Training Period?
Ans : The training period varies depending upon the individuals. It is generally custom designed. An assistant mason who need a hands on training may need a week duration to learn a particular technique. A mason may require one or two days of hands on training.. A graduate may need 1 to 3 hours of awareness program and so on.

Any charges/fees for the training?
Ans : All the awareness programs are free of cost. Hands on training can be made free or subsidized by the govt. depending on the no. of people participating in a group.

Can you construct anywhere in the country?
Ans :No. We restrict ourselves to the boundary of Dakshina Kannada district only for construction activity. Product sales and consultancy can be given anywhere depending on the product and the project. Almost every district in our country has a Nirmithi Kendra which can be approached locally for their requirements.