A dream home looks easy in a dream but the construction process is filled with various steps and most of these steps include good quality construction material especially the cement for a promising finish.
Currently, the best real estate construction company focuses on mainly three types of cement for the construction of the home — PSC, OPC and PSC. Out of all, OPC is used mostly during the construction while PSC and PPC are the picks for providing strength and durability to the entire home structure.
Talking about the TMT bars, this is the first thing that’s ordered before commencing the construction project and you must have done the same after finding the best quality. But when it comes to ordering the cement, you should always check the manufacturing date since an engineer’s consultation is required before using the cement bag older than 90 days. Check the manufacturing date mentioned alongside the basic details like the ISI stamp and MRP on the bag. Furthermore, check for any existing lumps in the cement bag since such quality won’t be acceptable for construction.
While you are picking the quality cement from the best construction company there’s a lot to look at beyond the price tag. The quality is something that shouldn’t be compromised since on a bigger picture you would want your structure to be stable rather than saving money. Cement carries the same weightage in terms of importance like TMT bars and a strong home is made strong by picking the right TMT, cement and other materials. That said, let’s discuss the two most commonly used cement picked by owners for house construction. Hopefully, this discussion will help you to make your decision easier:
1. Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)
The usage of this cement has increased exponentially in the recent period by homeowners in their house construction. This is because Pozzolana materials are known for their better properties for the cement and these materials are the key constituents (approx. 10–30%) during the preparation of this cement. PPC has no different gradings which are seen in OPC, however, the strength of PPC cement is comparable with the OPC 43 cement. This makes the PPC cement a perfect pick for house construction considering the high-quality performance in the long term when compared to OPC.
2. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
OPC is a commonly used cement type in the construction of the residential house. It is prepared within a controlled condition of a chemical combination that consists of iron, aluminium, silicon, calcium and other such ingredients. There are three different grades available in OPC cement that is used for residential construction:
- 33 grade: small scale construction use this cement since strength from concrete under isn’t considered here
- 43 grade: medium-scale construction use this cement considering the requirement of medium strength
53 grade: special projects or huge construction use this cement considering the great deal of strength required in the large structure that consists of top quality TMT bars.
