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limanika
#781 Posted : Thursday, December 18, 2014 9:54:27 PM
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@fakemoney, do what works for you.only major precaution is that ground 0 is high enough to prevent any rainwater runoff from external access road or own compound etc from getting back into the house. Have you also tried to get your architect advise you
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#782 Posted : Friday, December 19, 2014 9:11:49 AM
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heri wrote:
@A4 my dad did 20 two bedroomed houses in nakuru. he is spending sh 40K per month to empty the septic tank which has to be done twice in a week

what could be the problem?


@heri, well designed septic tanks can handle apartments very well. There could be a problem in the design of the septic tank in that it does not allow for anaerobic bacteria to digest the waste properly.
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heri
#783 Posted : Friday, December 19, 2014 10:52:01 AM
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@A4, does it matter if the residents are using too much water?

How can you help? or do you have someone who we can contact my email is employerat40@gmail.com
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smallfama
#784 Posted : Monday, December 22, 2014 8:00:54 AM
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smallfama wrote:
Construction veterans, can this EPS pannels from KOTO and NHC be used for building slabs like for maisonett? Or they are just good for walling?


A4architect and structural engineers assist hapa.
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#785 Posted : Tuesday, December 23, 2014 10:30:58 AM
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@smallfama, the panels are made of polystyrene infill , which is quite brittle. The infill is then plastered hence no strength to support live and dead weight eg when used as a floor slab.
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#786 Posted : Tuesday, December 23, 2014 10:33:01 AM
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heri wrote:
@A4, does it matter if the residents are using too much water?

How can you help? or do you have someone who we can contact my email is employerat40@gmail.com


@heri, it doesnt matter. a well designed septic tank can be able to exit all the water that comes inside through the soak pits which are well spread out to increase surface area for evaporation to take place. as long as the rate of evaporation is higher than the rate of water intake, it will work perfectly.
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geofreygachie
#787 Posted : Thursday, January 01, 2015 5:53:12 PM
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@ A4 , i am planning to develop a plot measuring 30 x 60 ft in Githunguri,Utawala.The plot has no title its only share certificate.I already have some drawings done having squeezed 2 units of 2 bedroom house.Please advise if the Council would approve my drawings without the title and considering the size of land and the development i plan to undertake and roughly how much i would have to pay to the City Council.Below is a screenshot of the ground floor plan.Kindly advise.


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madhaquer
#788 Posted : Saturday, January 03, 2015 12:39:34 PM
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a4architect.com wrote:
heri wrote:
@A4, does it matter if the residents are using too much water?

How can you help? or do you have someone who we can contact my email is employerat40@gmail.com


@heri, it doesnt matter. a well designed septic tank can be able to exit all the water that comes inside through the soak pits which are well spread out to increase surface area for evaporation to take place. as long as the rate of evaporation is higher than the rate of water intake, it will work perfectly.


Is it really ok to have the bath and kitchen sink water going to the septic especially in the case of flats ?
I think the septic should be left for the toilet waste only and have the bath and kitchen waste water go into a separate soak pit, failure to do this means you have to really empty the excess water in the septic because it is just too much.
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madhaquer
#789 Posted : Saturday, January 03, 2015 12:42:06 PM
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@geofreygachie your plan must show some parking space allocated for this units.
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geofreygachie
#790 Posted : Saturday, January 03, 2015 2:51:02 PM
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madhaquer wrote:
@geofreygachie your plan must show some parking space allocated for this units.


In that case the ground floor will only have one unit instead of 2, to accommodate the parking.Thank you.
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