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young
#1 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 1:04:22 AM
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Consider the following :-

People :- The quality and intergrity of your workmen

Materials :- Try to source materials at reasonable prices. You may need to go the extra length to sourse your materials directly by by-passing middlemen to cut cost.


Supervision:- Direct supervision by you or a trusted represntative is a must.
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Njung'e
#2 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 12:07:32 PM
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@Young,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge.

I have a friend in UG (Near Tororo), who has built a beautiful rural retreat house using ISSBs.The cost seems unbelievably low.This coming week-end,I'll pass by his place and take some shots of the house and possibly post here but from the few i have seen from his mobile phone,the house looks so aesthetic.I'll also post on a new and cheap ceiling concept which he has used and involves cement and perforated MS plates....Hopefully....but meanwhile,sample a wall made from ISSBs.The inner wall may be plastered but not necessary while the outer wall is finished with varnish and painted keys.

Rgds.



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Stealth
#3 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 12:32:46 PM
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@ Njung'e

the house looks good. This we need to import to kenya. Any mathematics of the costs to help pple make a decision.
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K22
#4 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 12:43:33 PM
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This method of building houses is already in kenya.... The machines (albeit manual) are sold by some SME called Makiga Engineering.

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Njung'e
#5 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 1:48:43 PM
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@Stealth,
A little help maybe.An ISSB manual machine from Makiga will cost you kindu 80K including training.With four able men,you can make 400 ISSBs per day.Depending on the type of soil you use,you can make 100-150 ISSbs from one packet of cement.The Size of one ISSB is 290mm long by 140mm wide X 115mm high.My friends house is a three bedroomed house with a single garage,Kitch,office,D/R,two baths and spacious sitting room and he used roughly 8,000 ISSBs although he saved by employing a tuscany/Bali roof design.....Do the math and post...smile

catch up some more from their website.

http://www.makiga-engineering.com/
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Chaka
#6 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 2:30:40 PM
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Njung'e
How much soil did he use?
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alfkaris44
#7 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 2:52:47 PM
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Njunge,

Kindly share info once you visit you buddy @ Tororo regarding total cost of the project till completion.

email details as follows kmwaniki2007@gmail.com
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earthvoice
#8 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 2:56:08 PM
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young wrote:
Consider the following :-

People :- The quality and intergrity of your workmen

Materials :- Try to source materials at reasonable prices. You may need to go the extra length to sourse your materials directly by by-passing middlemen to cut cost.


Supervision:- Direct supervision by you or a trusted represntative is a must.


Any building contractors you would like to recommend?
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Njung'e
#9 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 3:14:35 PM
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@Chaka,
I can't say for dead but as appears in picture i would estimate the two pits where he excavated soil from at no more than 6 cubic metres.

@karis,
Will try.Let's see that come Monday,God willing.
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Chaka
#10 Posted : Monday, February 28, 2011 3:23:51 PM
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Njung'e wrote:
@Chaka,
I can't say for dead but as appears in picture i would estimate the two pits where he excavated soil from at no more than 6 cubic metres.

@karis,
Will try.Let's see that come Monday,God willing.


Njung'e,
Ok, one more question.Can black cotton soil be used to make the bricks?
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