Building Construction Specifications

OUR BUILDING SERVICES:   In Almyros Homes we have the following priorities: quality of construction, and application of the design (that is visualized from the beginning in the drawings) throughout all the construction stages.
We strictly follow some indispensable directions on the construction. These concern the anti-earthquake regulations and are applied on the main static parts of the buildings.

For the rest of what is needed for building a home, we offer a package of choices concerning the materials to be used, that enable us achieve a high quality of construction at flexible prices. Certainly clients can always apply their own configurations to the plans, so that the final result is exactly what they desire.

Basic Building Construction Specifications in Greece / Crete

Basic building construction specification (as per Anti-Earthquake Reinforced Concrete Regulation of F.E.K. 1068B - 31/12/1991 enforced by the Ministerial decision D. 11B/13/13-9-1995)
Foundations, Frames, Floors and Staircases: Foundations, Bases, Columns, Beams, Floors & the exterior staircases in reinforced concrete. Exposed sides rendered smooth externally and plastered smooth internally. Exposed concrete fully insulated where necessary.
External and Internal Walls: External Walls of double brick skin cavity construction, insulated and rendered smooth externally as well as plastered smooth internally. Interior Walls of single brick skin, plastered smooth both sides. Choice of plasters available. Two reinforced cement rings on all interior and exterior walls.
Roofs: Flat roofs in reinforced concrete, insulated, waterproofed and covered with resistant cement mix. Pitched roofs with cement ring beams raftered in Swedish timber, felted, insulated and externally tiled.
Flexible choices for your house
Electrical Installation: Electricity Supply via a Meter to a Distribution/ Fuse Board inside the Dwelling including an electric circuit breaker switch. Each room to include all wiring, conduits, lighting switches and tails with 1 bulb holder and 1 bulb, socket outlets, TV and Telephone points - Light fittings are available as additional items.
Floors and Ceilings: Internal floors & staircases as well as balconies and verandas tiled - choice of tiles available. Thresholds to doorways in marble. Flat roof ceilings of reinforced concrete and plastered smooth. Pitched roof ceilings made of wooden planks.
Carpentry and Joinery: Internal Doors with wooden frames covered with MDF-choice of colors and styles available. External Doors, Windows and Shutters (louvered style) in wood including accessories and glazing. Entrance Door includes security locks - choices of colors and styles available. Fitted wardrobes including drawers, shelving, hanging rails etc. with melamine carcasses and a choice of doors of MDF- choice of colors available.
Plumbing Installation: Underground Mains Water Supply from the boundary of the plot to a Distribution Box inside Dwelling. External 1 ton back-up water tank. Full hot/ cold water piping supply and plastic piping for wastes. Plumbing installation for a washing machine. Waste connection to an absorbent septic tank.
Bathroom: Fittings include a wash-basin, bathtub or shower base, toilet, all taps/ mixers, waste plugs, chains and stays, mirror and other standard accessories. Floors and Walls [up to a height of 2.20m] tiled. Choice of fittings/ tiles available.
Kitchen: Fitted wall- and floor-kitchen cupboards in accordance to plans, to include worktops, a double sink with drainer, mixer taps, wastes, plugs, chains and stays. All cupboard carcasses in melamine with doors in MDF- choice of colours and styles available. Walls between worktops and wall cupboards tiled- choice of tiles available. Electric wall-mounted Extractor Unit complete with flues supplied and fitted.
Painting & Decorating: External walls painted with exterior quality paint. Internal walls/ ceilings with interior quality paint - choice of colours available. Exposed rafters of pitched roofs, doors, windows and shutters are varnished or painted- choice of colors available. Window sills in marble or local stone. Lintels and canopies in local stone on exposed windows and doors.
External Works: External lighting tails ready for light fittings - Waterproof Electrical Power Points- Taps with hose connections - Tiled terraces (allowance approx. 25% of dwelling size) - Housing for electricity meter - Driveway and parking area in gravel with stone edging - Fencing between the neighboring property and accurate marking alongside the road.
Completion: On completion, the whole site including interior of building to be left clean and tidy and free of all debris and/or rubbish arising from the building works. All services and fittings to be left in safe working order.
More choices
Internally: Fireplace and Central Heating: full installation - Central Heating: provision for pipes only of dwelling size - Air Conditioning Heat Pump - Domestic Appliances e.g. ovens, fridges, etc - Internal Light Fittings - fixing and connection - Windows, doors, archways decorated with stone - Timber/ Marble Floors - False ceilings - Storage lofts - Textured plastering - Aluminum doors, windows and shutters etc.
Externally: Solar panel water heating facility - Basements, storerooms, sheds etc - Tiled verandas, balconies, terraces (above 25% of dwelling size) - Tiled pergola roofs covering patios, veranda, balconies etc - Timber pergolas - Stone covered (quoins) corners to external walls - Textured plastering - External areas paved in stone - Boundary supporting walls and fencing - Entrance gates in a variety of styles - Barbeques - Swimming-pools etc.