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Penny-Stocker
#171 Posted : Friday, March 14, 2014 7:05:18 PM
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a4architect.com wrote:
Your floor plan is approx. 280m2. Your budget was 5m and revised upwards by 30% to kes 6.5m.
This brings it to kes 23,000 per m2.

True that @a4arch...I'll end up spending much more for the perimeter walling,landscaping, water tank storage etc....but for the house itself, calculation is right!
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#172 Posted : Saturday, March 15, 2014 5:29:28 PM
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@pennystocker, so it will be safe to estimate that the construction will cost around kes 25k to 30k per m2 , which is the normal range for the type of housing units in the particular locale.
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Penny-Stocker
#173 Posted : Saturday, March 15, 2014 11:09:55 PM
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a4architect.com wrote:
@pennystocker, so it will be safe to estimate that the construction will cost around kes 25k to 30k per m2 , which is the normal range for the type of housing units in the particular locale.

@a4arch...yes sir, it would be safe to say so!
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Junior121
#174 Posted : Sunday, March 16, 2014 5:25:26 PM
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Penny-Stocker wrote:
a4architect.com wrote:
@pennystocker, so it will be safe to estimate that the construction will cost around kes 25k to 30k per m2 , which is the normal range for the type of housing units in the particular locale.

@a4arch...yes sir, it would be safe to say so!

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Wendz
#175 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 2:48:35 PM
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a4architect.com wrote:
@pennystocker, so it will be safe to estimate that the construction will cost around kes 25k to 30k per m2 , which is the normal range for the type of housing units in the particular locale.


@a4architect,
What would be the estimate if similar was done in Kitengela?
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#176 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 3:48:46 PM
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@wendz, it will be same cost with a % added since nairobi construction is slightly more expensive.
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josimar
#177 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 4:41:27 PM
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@pennystocker , can I understand the ground floor has 2 ( 3bedroom houses) and similarly the upper part has 2 ( 3 bedroom houses) ?
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justKiwi
#178 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 5:16:51 PM
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Of all i have asked they must have been telling lies.
And their lies can make one live homeless forever. I'm used to asking fundis about the costing of either a house in a photo or the actual house on the ground. Mostly they tell double the cost. About the one posted in this forum 12-15m i heard and one fundi was certain.
Is it pennystocker taking wazuans for a ride or fundis donoh...?
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#179 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 5:39:31 PM
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@justkiwi, pennystocker's house is 280m2. Cost of construction in kenya for middle class range of buildings is kes 25,000 to kes 30,000 per m2. This brings to 280m2 x kes 25,000 per m2 =kes 7m.

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Penny-Stocker
#180 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 6:58:49 PM
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justKiwi wrote:
Of all i have asked they must have been telling lies.
And their lies can make one live homeless forever. I'm used to asking fundis about the costing of either a house in a photo or the actual house on the ground. Mostly they tell double the cost. About the one posted in this forum 12-15m i heard and one fundi was certain.
Is it pennystocker taking wazuans for a ride or fundis donoh...?

@justKiwi...my original fundi had quoted me around 12m .... Each unit at 3m. This included his labor of about 2 m. I didn't believe him and I never gave him the job. I also tendered my project in phases...ie slab, walling, upper floor slab etc. Also, Nairobi is abut expensive compared to Kisumu. My advise, engage professionals like QS, engineers et al. Fundis are craftsmen not engineers, not ! I learned that the hard way!
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