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Ancient Egyptians are credited with discovering architectural columns to add strength and beauty to any structure. The use of RCC to create columns while making outdoor structures has become very common these days. If you live in Sydney or Melbourne or for that matter any small place in the interiors, you must have been mesmerized by the beauty these concrete columns lend to a building or structure. Homeowners having space in their property to create a porch are making increasing use of sandstone columns to not only have a beautiful porch to park their cars but also to lend solidity to this structure and to make their homes look very beautiful from outside. Columns are known for their load bearing capacity While concrete columns were earlier used to carry the load of a structure only, today these columns have become a craze among homeowners and more and more of them are getting made concrete columns in their porches to make their homes look imposing and mesmerizing at the same time. After RCC, sandstone happens to be the preferences of the homeowners as white sandstone columns look simply majestic outside the home to make an imposing porch. Choose from many different styles There are many different designs of columns that are in trend in Australia these days. Some of the more popular ones are Doric, Egyptian, Ionic, Romanesque, and the Corinthian. Out of these styles Doric is the simplest with a rounded top and without a separate base. Ionic columns have a round base and an ornamental top. Romanesque columns are square in shape and have huge bases. You find their tops decorated with flowers. Pier columns are simpler than Romanesque columns and very popular among homeowners in Australia today. The design and construction of columns is a task cut out for professionals and it is better to leave it to a construction company that specializes in making columns of concrete, sandstone, and other materials. In fact, it is the designing part that is more complex as the designer has to incorporate the ideas the homeowner has in his mind while making the columns. Whether it is your porch, patio or driveway where you want to make use of columns, you need to consult a professional before moving ahead. After all, it is a question of not only looking striking but also to lend strength to the structure that you have in mind for your precious home.
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