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mmarto
#1 Posted : Monday, April 08, 2013 11:35:47 AM
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Am looking for ideas on surfacing a residential court. There are two rows of houses, 10 on each side with a 6M road between. Its never been surfaced but residents are willing to surface it. I have explored various options like:
1.Cabro( but too expensive from quotes we received).
2.Bitumenn tarmack.
3.Concrete.

I am not sure which may be best. But minimal cost is our song.

Please speak, am listening. Our estate court
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Gordon Gekko
#2 Posted : Monday, April 08, 2013 12:22:54 PM
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Cabro best. When one day Telkom Orange or Access Kenya come and dig it up to locate a damaged cable, all you will need to do is remove and relay the blocks. If bitumen.....
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majimaji
#3 Posted : Monday, April 08, 2013 12:47:17 PM
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How is the in situ soil like? Black cotton soil, murram...?
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mmarto
#4 Posted : Monday, April 08, 2013 3:54:46 PM
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murram with some black cotton.
@ Gordon Gekko, cabro has advantages but expensive. reason am seeking other options.
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Gordon Gekko
#5 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 2:11:23 PM
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mmarto wrote:
murram with some black cotton.
@ Gordon Gekko, cabro has advantages but expensive. reason am seeking other options.


So why did you put it as an option if you had already dismissed it?d'oh!
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Gathige
#6 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 2:33:40 PM
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@mmarto, an inexpensive option would be to consider using well dressed construction stones laid down like blocks and filled in with some cement. They would look natural and long lasting esp if you get the type that does not weather very fast.
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mmarto
#7 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 2:43:38 PM
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Gordon Gekko wrote:
mmarto wrote:
murram with some black cotton.
@ Gordon Gekko, cabro has advantages but expensive. reason am seeking other options.


So why did you put it as an option if you had already dismissed it?d'oh!


i did not want it proposed. so it is best to state the known and wait for the new.

@ Gathige thanks.. will explore the option
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jaggernaut
#8 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 2:47:56 PM
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Gathige wrote:
@mmarto, an inexpensive option would be to consider using well dressed construction stones laid down like blocks and filled in with some cement. They would look natural and long lasting esp if you get the type that does not weather very fast.


Yeah that's a good option and they look nice. Many streets in Europe are not tarmacked but rather use such kind of stones - what they call 'cobbled streets'. I wonder why no one in Kenya goes for natural stone instead of the more expensive cabro?
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digitek1
#9 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:03:57 PM
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Gathige wrote:
@mmarto, an inexpensive option would be to consider using well dressed construction stones laid down like blocks and filled in with some cement. They would look natural and long lasting esp if you get the type that does not weather very fast.

this looks very nice if you interplant with grass on some joints
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jaggernaut
#10 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:04:15 PM
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They use them even in the rural access roads. We should learn something from them, instead of us wallowing in mud in our residential areas eg. Rongai, Syokimau etc.
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mawinder
#11 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:22:53 PM
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jaggernaut wrote:
They use them even in the rural access roads. We should learn something from them, instead of us wallowing in mud in our residential areas eg. Rongai, Syokimau etc.


There are wazuans who live in Rongai?
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jaggernaut
#12 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:31:54 PM
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mawinder wrote:

There are wazuans who live in Rongai?


They call it 'Karen view'.
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mawinder
#13 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:36:44 PM
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jaggernaut wrote:
mawinder wrote:

There are wazuans who live in Rongai?


They call it 'Karen view'.

Last time I checked there were many vacant houses in the real Karen.Why would some wazuans live in flooded Rongai and come here to comment on Nairobi county affairs?They are better of commenting on Rongai county affairs!!!!
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majimaji
#14 Posted : Friday, April 12, 2013 2:51:11 PM
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Most Rongai roads have been washed away by the rains. or submerged.
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Prime
#15 Posted : Monday, May 06, 2013 10:48:35 AM
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Beautiful
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