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kaifastus
#531 Posted : Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:46:50 PM
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african coloner wrote:
kaifastus wrote:
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.

what chuma are you using for columns?




I used y12 for the collumns..standard y12.i noticed that there's a significant diff btwn standard and sub-standard y12. substandard ones are still sold in the market but my very good fundi chuma completely refused to use them.
kamundu
#532 Posted : Thursday, August 29, 2013 8:31:27 AM
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@kaifastus email?
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kaifastus
#533 Posted : Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:52:40 AM
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kamundu wrote:
@kaifastus email?

kaifastus@yahoo.com

kamundu
#534 Posted : Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:27:21 AM
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kaifastus wrote:
kamundu wrote:
@kaifastus email?

kaifastus@yahoo.com



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Tito44
#535 Posted : Wednesday, September 04, 2013 11:29:43 AM
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I have been informed by my ballast supplier that he has a 20ton and 25ton FAW truck. Question is, how do i know which is which so that i don't end up getting less ballast than i pay for? This is what happened last time when i used a smaller lorry.
jaggernaut
#536 Posted : Wednesday, September 04, 2013 11:35:37 AM
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@A4architect - suppose one has a 1/8 acre plot hapo kitengela that they want to develop flats (5 floors comprising 25 units) for rent. What options are there for funding of such a project.
a4architect.com
#537 Posted : Wednesday, September 04, 2013 12:04:29 PM
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@tito44, measure the volume of the truck then multiply by density of ballast, around 2000m3 per kg.
Density =mass/volume
http://www.rbcsurveyors....tant/conversion-tables/

This way, you will get the average tonnage.

Another way is to ask for the weigh bridge receipt every time they deliver. The receipt shows the tonnage.

@jaggernaut, for rentals, most people finance through personal savings or bank loans or both. For sale, Joint Ventures have become common but mostly for high end areas such as kilimani, lavington etc or middle class areas such as athi river, kitengela , mlolongo for lands larger than 5 acres nea the main road.
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Tito44
#538 Posted : Wednesday, September 04, 2013 3:24:41 PM
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Thanks a4architect. It seems i will have to arm myself with a tape measure
josimar
#539 Posted : Wednesday, September 04, 2013 4:17:59 PM
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@ a4architect,would You advice residential house construction using Hydroform interlocked bricks? Your professional opinion will be appreciated. The house in mind is a bungalow.
a4architect.com
#540 Posted : Wednesday, September 04, 2013 4:29:10 PM
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@Josimar, it depends on location of house. Where is the site?
Also depends on roof design. Roof should avoid Bernoulli effect and give overhang protection to wall from sun n rain.
The ssb walls will need to be kept as dry as possible through architectural design.
Also, design should remove any unnecessary loading to wall .
check here

http://www.a4architect.c...costs-savings-in-kenya/

http://www.a4architect.c...y-construction-in-kenya/
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