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#941 Posted : Wednesday, February 24, 2016 4:33:34 PM
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thanks for the info
Planning to start later in the year. Current market rate for materials can be really appreciated
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tinker
#942 Posted : Wednesday, February 24, 2016 7:54:38 PM
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Am building a 5 x 1 bedroomed houses, for now I want to focus on the ground floor until fully finished & occupied basically due to cost.
Am about to do the ring beam/shutter.
My foreman has just given me a bill in excess of 700@ for this shutter only.this got me thinking. Swali ni, do I buy mbao or hiring makes sense? Again there is option of metallic trappers. Please share your experiences and help a wazuan.
....He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion..
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Tara
#943 Posted : Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:34:53 PM
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gathinga wrote:
@a4architect. You have been very helpful of late providing useful and well researched information on matters housing.

What do you reckon are the best colors for:

(a) bedroom
(b) living room
(c) lounge



This might be a taste thing but I think walls should be neutral or light i.e light shades of grey and beige. Color can then be added with furnishing and decor. By doing it this way, you can change the look of your house easily and without breaking the bank. Check these out to see what I mean.

http://www.houzz.com/pho...nal-living-room-chicago

http://www.houzz.com/pho...ransitional-living-room

http://www.houzz.com/pho...nsitional-bedroom-austin
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mayaiwaziri
#944 Posted : Friday, February 26, 2016 9:02:24 AM
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I think you should buy second hand wood(from sites which are complete) since in future you can use on other floors.The trappers help to have a flat roof.

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tinker Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 4:54:38 PM

Am building a 5 x 1 bedroomed houses, for now I want to focus on the ground floor until fully finished & occupied basically due to cost.
Am about to do the ring beam/shutter.
My foreman has just given me a bill in excess of 700@ for this shutter only.this got me thinking. Swali ni, do I buy mbao or hiring makes sense? Again there is option of metallic trappers. Please share your experiences and help a wazuan.
....He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion..
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Heri nikose usingizi Runda.
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Musimo
#945 Posted : Friday, February 26, 2016 10:58:49 AM
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tinker wrote:
Am building a 5 x 1 bedroomed houses, for now I want to focus on the ground floor until fully finished & occupied basically due to cost.
Am about to do the ring beam/shutter.
My foreman has just given me a bill in excess of 700@ for this shutter only.this got me thinking. Swali ni, do I buy mbao or hiring makes sense? Again there is option of metallic trappers. Please share your experiences and help a wazuan.


Lease the trappers or timber formwork, buying them would leave you with the headache of getting rid of them when shutter works are finished.
there is no difference between metal and timber trappers apart from the material they are made of. t triky part about metal trappers is you will still need timber to fill in some parts where the metal trappers cannot fit into.
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TSi
#946 Posted : Friday, February 26, 2016 6:00:25 PM
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What would happen if someone was to build using drawings whose kanjo stamps have expired?
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sanity
#947 Posted : Friday, February 26, 2016 8:00:35 PM
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TSi wrote:
What would happen if someone was to build using drawings whose kanjo stamps have expired?


someone will go to jail
Hope is not a strategy
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Musimo
#948 Posted : Sunday, February 28, 2016 11:39:25 PM
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sanity wrote:
TSi wrote:
What would happen if someone was to build using drawings whose kanjo stamps have expired?


someone will go to jail


Not really go to jail,but they will close down your site while waiting for you to renew the approvals. Badala ya "kununua chai" get an extension of time for them
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Rongla
#949 Posted : Monday, February 29, 2016 1:02:10 AM
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What if you had already started building, you've already completed the first phase and the stamp has expired. Do you still have to renew/ extend it ?
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XSK
#950 Posted : Monday, February 29, 2016 8:18:59 AM
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Rongla wrote:
What if you had already started building, you've already completed the first phase and the stamp has expired. Do you still have to renew/ extend it ?


Two years after the stamp date and the building is incomplete, the approval is considered expired and you need to renew it. That's from my experience in Kiambu county
You will know that you have arrived when money and time are not mutually exclusive "events" in you life!
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