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Ultimately all the problems lead to the need which is achieved by spending the amount of money. The main problem arising to the uses is in making the right decision for the particular problem related to your house, which is ultimately related to the budget!

Ghar calculator are helpful for knowing the very very approximate quantities of the materials requirment which will give you the very very approximate cost so that you can take the right decision with the awareness of the numerical values of construction fields and ultimately you are not bluffed by anyone.

The preliminary estimate of cost and materials requirment based on ‘Thumb Rules’ will empower you to present your case with a proper perspective to the Architect/ Engineer or it will help in rightly negotiating a price with the contractor or the agency. It will also help you in making purchase decisions.

Of course, these are not exact and detailed results and hence may not be reliable in totality. They are likely to vary to a large extent depending on one’s individual case.

Ghar calculator is required when you need to calculate the small quantities such as for, Renovation/ Maintenance/ Repairs/ New construction, etc. It will give you the approximate quantity & budget based on the thumb rules for particular construction or repair so that you can check-out whether the developer or contractor have not have bluffed you!

The main motto of the ghar calculator is also to guide you how the quantity is calculated in the construction field and at the same time you can be aware of and take the right decision before hiring the professionals/Agencies/Contractor, etc.

Yes, definitely, here we provide you a platform to help you solve your house related queries. Put your query on gharpedia.com as a text message and if possible by uploading images, drawing etc. to understand your problems better. We will respond at the earliest.

Yes, you are most welcome. Anyone can write the article, but it should comply with our policies, standards, and object of our website. We will upload it after editing it, if required. For more details you can contact us directly. If your articles are found interesting and, if you are ready to contribute on a large scale, we may work out a win-win solution offering you monetary rewards, too.

In the plan analysis section, we have tried to analyze different types of homes and apartment plans. After review by experts, we have highlighted ‘good and appreciable’ features of the design. Simultaneously we have also pointed out the features which are not in confirmity with sound design principles and are either not comfortable for use or may create problems while using or maintaining.

Good features have been highlighted as ‘R’ – Recommended and ‘NR’ – Not Recommended. Such features and analysis will help you in understanding your plan and in taking remedial measures if possible!

Yes, we will sure give you peer review of your plans and design. Please upload your plan with details of North, Road on which it is abutting and if possible with the layout of surrounding areas and plots/ houses, etc. We will study and review it. You will thereafter, get a detailed analysis of your house plans. This analysis will help you in nurturing your health, safety, and happiness through your dream house.

The use of this site is free barring special services.
The site covers solutions to all the problems or queries that arises in the mind of a common man as far as the house either it may be construction, repairs, maintenance, buying, selling, renting or its life, finance and social life with house is concerned.
The site is broadly divided in 16 chapters, each chapter is again divided into 8 to 16 sub-chapters. Wherever required the sub-chapters have also been divided in the further sub-chapters.
All the contents have been written in the form of question answer. The answers have been provided in a language which even a common man or even house wife can understand.
The answers have been provided in three levels. First level shall cater to the need of a common man while the second level will be useful to all the technical people and third level is targeted for students and professionals in the field.
The user can go and the search ‘option’ on the home page and can write his or her query, which will direct him or her to a solution of particular problem. If your query is not included the site, please do write us we would be very happy not to over to reply you, but to include on site for the benefit of all at large.
The user can also follow topic tree chapter-wise to reach the particular question. The use of this site is free.
You can submit your queries with necessary photographs, drawings etc., and we will reply your queries within a week’s time.
If you want to list under different categories of professionals, please contact us on gharreview@gmail.com

Nearby Professional is an online directory of all professionals right from Designers, Architects, Repairing Agencies, Real Estate Brokers, Housing Finance Institutions, Vastu Consultants, Packers & Movers and all engineering consultant related to house.

This online directory will help people in finding the right agencies for solving their day to day problems concerning to house, whether it is designing, repairing, maintaining, buying, selling or renting etc.

The professionals thus will be able to generate leads for their business, as the ‘Gharpedia’ has a huge number of daily visitors (potential clients) who visit the site for the solutions pertaining to all house related problems for which “Nearby Professional usually provides services”. Thus, it is a directory with a niche market.

Nearby Professional is meant for those homeowner / occupants, who are in search of different professionals / agencies related to house. Vice versa, all the professionals also can use this platform for their digital presence, which is more important in the age of digital marketing. This platform can also help you in building ‘A feather in your Cap’ with the growth of your business.

In Nearby Professionals we have identified the list of wide range of professionals who are needed by a  homeowner for anything that is required or to be done for the home right from planning of house to the construction, finding materials, furniture, maintaining, repairing and cleaning of house to buying or selling or even in availing loan, etc.

Here are the categories for which you can get listed on:

Architect

Find A Repairman*

Interior Designer

Engineering Consultant*

Material Manufacturer

Labour Contractor

Contractor

Retailor

Builder/Developer

Packer & Mover

House cleaning

Vastu Consultant

Financial Loan/Consultant

Furniture Showroom

Other

*In these categories there are many more sub categories also on which you can list yourself. Kindly visit our Nearby Professionals page for the details.

https://gharpedia.com/nearby-professionals/

For the users, Nearby Professionals is a platform which can lead you to find and choose the right professional to carry out any type of work for your home.
Most of the homeowners find it difficult to decide which Repairman or an Architect they should hire. This platform will help you in finding a right professional to whom you can contact directly in your locality.
You (homeowner) can also easily get response of your queries or problems if you post a comment or your query  in a “Ask Your Question” section of a particular professional or company profile page.

Here are the seven main reasons to register on Nearby professionals:

1) You can establish and expand your “brand” by gaining visibility of your profile at the top of the search page results in Google for your selected Cities or Districts.

2) You can also showcase your signature works, achievements, services, strengths and capabilities to the right customers.

3) You will be also able to expand your online presence to the specific niche related targeted audience (readers) of our website.

4) It is hard for most of homeowners to decide which professional to hire. This platform serves the specific niche audiences, makes easier for your potential clients to search you. Thus, you get more leads for your business.

5) You can also get reviews from the satisfied homeowners. This not only make your visibility to other peoples but also builds your reputation as a committed and devoted expert.

6) You can add your additional features to your cap every year.

7) You will get an opportunity to feature in our new section “Material Exhibition” / Designer’s Album where you can exhibit your products / services to the audience.

Listing is absolutely free for all districts of India under ‘Silver category’. However, if you want to remain at the top across the nation or in districts and also want to get included in ‘Designer’s Album’, then you have to buy subscription of one package according to your need out of various packages.

For package details contact us on: info@gharpedia.com

The Professional can choose to register under any of the following four packages depending upon the personal needs.

01) Platinum + (Plus) Profile: Here you can showcase unlimited information; images and you will remain at the top in the search list of not only your district but among all districts of India i.e. your name will appear at top 2 search for all districts of India.

02) Platinum Profile: Here you can showcase, unlimited information, images. In search results, you can choose to remain at the top for up to 25 Indian districts of your choice. However, your name will appear below the ‘Platinum + (Plus)’ profile package.

03) Gold Profile:Here you can showcase limited information, images but you remain on the first page of search query for up to five Indian districts selected by you. Gold Profiles will be below the Platinum profile package.

04) Silver profile: Here very limited facilities are provided and shall be visible below all above profiles.

You can upload and showcase unlimited / limited photos of your projects, services and videos to exhibit your strength to all the potential clients (readers of gharpedia) depending upon your category of registration.
Nearby Professionals is also a platform where you can know what other professionals/vendors are undertaking within your cities, state or nation.
With Platinum+ (Plus) Profile you will get first preference and can generate possible leads from all over the India.
Similarly, for all other profiles, you can directly get free leads from the customers in your locality.

Yes, lifelong subscription is available. However, maximum limit shall be of 10 years. You can contact us on info@gharpedia.com for the subscription details. It is negotiable and you will get a very good discount.  And the best part of this subscription is, you remain free from renewal headache every year. You can also pay in three quarterly installments (acceptable for life subscription only).

The listing is District wise for India. However, those who are registered in Platinum + (Plus) category will appear at the top of all districts across India. Similarly, those registered under Platinum category will appear at top in all twenty-five districts selected by professional but below Platinum + (Plus). Similarly, those registered under Gold category will appear at top in all five districts selected by professional but below ‘Platinum’.

You have to buy the Platinum + (Plus) profile package, if you want to be on  top all nationwise i.e. in list of all districts.

Can I register for more than one districts?

Yes, you can register either for

All districts of India (Platinum + (Plus) package profile).
Any 25 districts of India (Platinum package profile).
Any 5 district of India (Gold  package profile) *.

* For Gold profile package Your name will appear at top as per of all districts that you have selected. However, it will be below ‘Platinum + (Plus)’, ‘Platinum’ profile.

Yes, once you are registered in (i.e. all Architect, Interior Designer or Engineering Consultant) you are allowed to upload images of your projects and product designs in the various categories of “Best Home Designs” section. Initially, the images will be uploaded by us and the account details shall be passed on to you, which you can change later on. Of course, you can also directly upload all the images in the particular section.

The “Designer’s album” and “Testimonials” would be published for only those subscribers who are registered under Platinum + (Plus) or Platinum, Gold profile. Thus, inclusion in Designer’s Album will be free for those registered in Platinum + (Plus) / Platinum and Gold profile. All others who want to get covered in Designers’ Album will have to pay prescribed subscription.

Yes, you can. It is very easy. When you are offering more than one services, you can easily select all those services when you’re signing up. The first selected category will be visible first on your profile. So, choose wisely your services/categories according to your strength.

Tip: It would be better that you select the category “first” on which you want to get known in your city / district.

Yes, it will appear depending upon the phrase with which the user searches on Google and subject to your overall digital presence.

Yes, if the users find your profile interesting, they will either contact you through email address or may call you.

As a Homeowner, you will get the contact details of all professional services / agencies in their individual profiles. You can also ask the agency to call you back. You can also ask your query to the professionals. Even, if you are looking for job or internship you can straight away apply and upload your resume. You can also ask the agencies to send their representative to meet you, so that they can assist you in solving your problems.

Below sections are provided in profiles:

01) “Call me Back” (visible in Platinum + & Platinum Profiles)

02 ) “Ask Your Questions” (visible in Platinum +, Platinum & Gold Profiles)

03) “Looking for Job/Internship” (visible in Platinum +, Platinum & Gold Profiles)

04) “Send Your Representative” (visible in Platinum +, Platinum Profiles)

Normally the users will directly contact you. However, gharpedia will also send you details of all leads, so that you can followup with the prospective clients.

Yes, we will give the details of the leads (via emails) whenever someone give their details on your profile.

Currently the listing is being done for India only. But we will start in other nations soon.

At gharpedia we have thousands of blogs on the solutions of various problems related to the house. Most of the visitors of gharpedia visit the website to find out the solutions to their problems. Hence, it is not only a directory or a listing site. It offers knowledge and experience-based solutions. It is much more than normal listing sites.

Furthermore, Gharpedia is a niche platform, only and only related to house. It does not list any other agencies, which are not concerned with the house or a home in any way.

Thus, only “interested people” visits this website, who are in search of solutions and therefore it has better marketing potentialities.

Your website may be the best and may be conveying all your services and projects. But normally the website of any designer or service provider or even of a multinational company dealing in manufacturing has limited nos. of visitors per day. As against that, gharpedia has thousands of visitors per day across the globe and hence many visitors can see your profile / designs.

Further, there is a possibility that all the people may not be knowing your site. Through gharpedia you can build your brand and   can   contact with the possible customers from various corners of the world.

Normally while searching for labour contractor or material supplier or packers & movers or even an architect, people search with the phrase like “Best architects in Mumbai”, “Best contractors in Gauhati”, “Best painters in Varanasi” and so on. With Gharpedia, during such searches your name will appear in few top searches in Google from where the user will visit your profile and get all details about you. Thus, it will establish connection between you and your future prospective clients.

Yes, you can upload videos also. It is open for Platinum +, Platinum and Gold profiles.  And you can also upload your videos on ‘Youtube channel’ of gharpedia once it get approved.

Right now, there are no plans to start such services in other nations. We however want to start such services in countries Malaysia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Philippines and many such countries. If you are interested in any tie up for any such business ventures, please contact us on info@gharpedia.com

You can Sign Up by following 3 simple steps:

https://gharpedia.com/signup/

01) Click on above link and then choose Nearby Professional.

02) Select your Profession on which you want to get listed in “Nearby Professionals”

03) Enter Name for your profile

04) Enter the Email address or social media account you have on Facebook, Twitter and generate your new

05) Enter your Contact Number (Mobile No.) and you will receive OTP on your phone/cell. Enter your unique OTP no.

06) Select your District for which you want to get registered.

07) Now your profile has been generated and it will redirect you to front-end where you can enter more details about yourself.

You can edit following information from your front-end profile:

Your Profile picture, name, address, phone and email
Add and edit Projects/photos
Add services
Receive messages from the customers*
Receive placement inquiries from your field*
Upload Videos*
Adding Awards & Achievements*

*For Platinum and Platinum + (Plus) Profiles only.

Yes, you can pay online through payment gateway.

Yes, we will surely help you. For any problems you face while signing up or signing in, please send an email to listing@gharpedia.com  Our team will help you shortly.

Best Home Designs is a platform for everyone i.e. either Homeowners or Designers, who can Present / Showcase /Exhibit their wonderful home designs or elements of a home by uploading images.

Anyone interested in the design of the house as a whole or for its components or searching for new ideas can use Best Home Design.

01. Designers (who can showcase their designs to public and grow their business) &

02. Homeowners (who are in search of good design ideas)

Yes, It is absolutely free to upload images.

Here is the list of areas/elements that you can upload:

Home Exterior
Living Room
Bedroom
Kitchen
Dining Room – Table
Bathroom
Staircase
T. V. unit
Wardrobe
Bed
Chair
Sofa – Centre Table
Dressing Table
Door – Window
Balcony
Pooja Room
Verandah – Patio – Foyer
Home Garden
Kitchen Garden
Miscellaneous – (any other areas or décor items related to home)

(a) You can share creative ideas and knowledge with people around the globe.

(b) Share your special joy, happiness and sense of pride by owing something beautiful.

(c) Best home designs is the best platform for the homeowners to exhibit and share their wonderful designs to the world and feel the sense of proud.

By uploading your (homeowner) images, your design will become popular on various digital platforms and will help the users who are surfing for new and creative ideas.

(d) If you are a fresh designer, this platform enables you to build your ‘Name’ & ‘Brand’ and enables you to grab opportunities for new projects.

(e) As an owner of a home, you can also pay tribute or credit your designer by showcasing the designs to the public and helping in building his/her “Brand”.

(f) As a designer (Architects, Interior Designer or any consultant) you have an excellent opportunity to exhibit your designs to the public to expand your business and build your personal brand and presence in the digital world.

(g) You can upload images of either exterior of a home or any room or furniture, either from design or décor point of view showcasing the use of new green materials to the people across the world.

(h) It is a platform where wide range of home exterior/interior/ furniture design from various continents across the world are exhibited. Therefore, as a user, when you are in search of good designs, ideas, you are exposed to a wide range of ideas from various countries’ cultures and styles.

Your website may be the best and may convey all messages but normally the website of any designer or service provider or even a multinational company in manufacturing has limited nos. of visitors / day. As against that gharpedia has thousands of visitors per day across the globe and hence many visitors can see your designs. Through gharpedia you will build your brand and you can come in contact with possible customers from various corners of the world. Also, you can build your digital presence across the globe.

It is very simple. Here are the 3 simple steps to sign up on Best Home Designs:

Step 1:

Click on the “Sign up” from the top menu bar on Home page.

Step 2:

This page will ask you to first select “Best Home Design” option. You can generate your User Id and password, by adding your Name, Email & Password or you can login with your existing Facebook or Twitter account.
Now select whether you are a ‘Designer’ or a ‘Homeowner’. (If you are an Architect or Interior Designer you can select the ‘Designer’ section and if you are homeowner, select ‘Homeowner’ section).
Do read and agree with the terms and conditions of ‘Best Home Designs’. Read it and click on “I agree” once you agree.

Now your profile has been generated.

Step 3:

Your dashboard is now open and you are allowed to upload your images.

Step 4:

Select the appropriate category in which you want to upload images.

Just attach a file and Have a Start!

We advise you to select Designer as it is a good opportunity to build your brand and showcase your skills and strength.

For better visibility of your design, we recommend you to upload image of minimum 600-pixel width and for the height there is no limit. Even if your image is larger, you are allowed to upload the images without any hassle.

Image Size (Width & Height)

Yes, you can.

Normally at gharpedia, we never intend to delete any images; however, gharpedia reserves the right to delete, any images, if:

It violates the public policy of decency and good taste.
It does not meet the quality as well as standards of gharpedia.
It is uploaded in the wrong section; we may change it from one section to other.

Yes, you can download images, but the use of images for any commercial purposes is not allowed under law.

You can upload the images in jpeg/png format of any size (but it should be of minimum 600 pixels width). There are no limitations for the larger sizes.

The users will be able to contact you through the email ID provided by you or can also contact you via phone if provided by you.

The images uploaded by any homeowner or a designer can be rated by any end-user or a viewer as per his / her likes across the world.

By using this Rating search, users can also search and see the images from the hierarchy of ratings like 5-star, 4-star, 3-star, 2-star and 1-star.

The copyright of the design rests with the designers. You cannot use it without the prior permission of designer or else contact us if contact details of Designers/Homeowners are not available.

Yes, you can share your images on any social media platforms.

No. But if your profile is Gold, Platinum or Platinum+ (Plus), then we can publish your videos on our Gharpedia’s YouTube channel for free.

Yes, you can get it. But it will be on nominal chargeable basis. Please contact us on info@gharpedia.com or info.gharpedia@gmail.com for the rates.

Then, you can email us on info@gharpedia.com or info.gharpedia@gmail.com . Our technical team will assist you to solve your difficulties.