rurinjaa wrote:Bro I'm in the planning stage. Done with arch design na Kaju and now on materials before I commence. SO you are quite a couple of miles ahead of me . . . lakini nakuja tu
a few tips to you bro. many things that you suspect can go wrong will go wrong! am on leave so niko kwa site all the time.
1. on the first day of the project, three men one claiming to be a PA to the local MP came to the site disputing ownership..i had to personally see the mp with my documents.
2.i fractured my hand
3.the foundation is the devil! while digging trenches we encountered a hard layer of volcanic rock which greatly altered the price..the initial price for Y8,y10,and y12 chumas went up by almost 50%! was told kebs had decided to outlaw the old substandard y12,y10,y16 and were replaced with new ones of a thicker diameter. i panicked.
3.the estate gets water 3 times a week..so we planned when we would do koroga..however, just as we started,the taps run dry! damned water company.
4.i had to dismiss my foreman..no he quit actually after the foundation.long story
5.i dismissed 2 fake chonga mawe fundis who spoiled my stones,,the spoiled stones were used to partition units.
5. i shudder when i think of the SHUTTER!timber,trappers...the shutter is knit in a specia way,here you buy steel mpaka unaimba!
before i forget VERY important! when buying stones dont let them measure with sticks! they will always cut the ends somehow..i learnt the hard way use a wire and make sure you have a tape/foot to confirm measurements.