Hi guys.

for those of you who want to see a classic example of prefablicated concrete buildings, please visit NSSF Embakasi estate.

These were done by Mugoya construction in between 1995 and 2000 and it is only Mugoya who had that technology and capacity in the entire republic.

The contractor could do 5 or 6 four floor block of flats per week!!

I think this gona change the way we build houses is kenya in a big way.

I was at Hongkong Ceramics at Plaza 2000 and saw the wall panels. Made of cement and polystyrene in between; they provide an economical way of building a house.

A panel goes for 2,500.00 for internal walls per piece and 3,000- for external walls. They are light and easily transportable. You need a few fundis; 2 to 4. You can put a whole house in 14 days excluding the floor slab.

A 10ft by 10ft room requires about 25 slabs. Approx 67,000.00. Minus roof and floor. A 10 by 10 mabati room costs almost 40,000.00

NHC has put up a factory for the panels in Mulolongo. I am going there today to have a look.

Just imagine what this can help us achieve. This is what I will use for my City and shags house.

http://www.nhckenya.co.k...mp;id=109&Itemid=68


Watch video here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Npxw3WHO1s

@A4 you are in the industry and therefore you could be right. But i still want to believe that there exists a cheaper way of putting up houses than we do in this country. In many countries eg. SA, Far East prefabricated concrete walls are very popular and I would want to believe there is a reason for this.

In terms of cost per sqm i noticed that with prefab there is no plastering before paint work. Again I donot know whether you have included cost of labour for erecting the walls and cement used.

Also if you put a cost on the turn-around time, prefab walls are quicker to erect.

But l taken note of your contribution and will use it to challenge the Chinese.

How does this techonology fare in terms of cost comparison to using stones?

@icecube..any link where we can see the breakdown of the 30 to 40% savings?

someone please give us the name of a local contractor using this technology. eco homes ltd are only able to do a single storey while I need a multistorey

@mawinder. The Yaya parking is prefabricated structural concrete. This is the normal concrete with the difference being that its made elsewhere and transported to the site and bolted together.

Butterfly properties, located in Ruiru, have the mouldings to produce this and use ift on their construction projects around Ruiru.

Westgate also looks like it was made using concrete structural prefab panels.

A more modern method of construction is the pre engineered building made of steel eg the building at Hurlingham near the new bypass roundabout near yaya.

Also, the car park at international casino, near museum was built this way many years ago.