GUIDES
House building guides for Hyderabad
Plain answers to the questions people ask before building a house in and around Hyderabad: materials, costs, comfort and permissions. Where a number comes from somewhere, we say where.
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CSEB vs bricks and blocks
How compressed earth blocks compare with red bricks, fly ash bricks, AAC and concrete blocks on strength, finish and cost, and when each may suit you better.
Read the guide →Mud house vs concrete house
What a modern mud house is, and how it compares with a concrete house in Hyderabad’s heat and rain.
Read the guide →Building permission in Telangana
Who approves your plan (GHMC and the new corporations, HMDA, DTCP, FCDA, municipality or gram panchayat), applying on BuildNow, and the steps.
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