As more and more end users look for completed homes to buy and occupy, only 16% of Indian homebuyers know how to check the construction quality of a residential project while an alarming 84% of real estate consumers are clueless about the due diligence and just wished to know the process to check the quality of their house, revealed a recent poll by Magicbricks.
Many buyers ignore the construction quality as it is not possible for a common man/buyer to check the construction materials used in a particular building.
Lack of awareness is the biggest challenge in checking the construction of quality of buildings. Homebuyers must go through jargon such as seismic compliance, structural safety certificate, earthquake resistant building but have no means of ensuring that houses are of good quality.
Explains V. Suresh, Vice-Chairman of the National Building Code, the reference document for all buildings in India, there are four major components to quality of construction:
Structural
Non-Structural
Finishing and
Services
Structural includes elements such as column, beam, slab etc where you need a safety auditor to give you a report.
