Month: November 2013

A 1m2 of masonary walling, assuming a 200mm/9inch stone thickness, will be as below. Horizontal mortar. Surface area =0.2m x 1m=0.2m2. 5 Surface levesl in 1m2 =5 x 0.2m2=1m2 For horizontal mortar joining the stones. Vertical mortar. Surface area=0.2 x 0.2=0.04m2. 15 vertical surfaces in 1 m2 of wall=15x 0.04=0.6m2. Total surface area =0.6 +…

Mabati gauge 30. costs 570kes for a 2m by 0.8m wide sheet. Mabati Gauge 32 costs 470 for same. This translates to kes 350 per m2. Add cost of timber frame support, say 4m x kes 30 per foot. Cyprus 2 x2 costs around kes 24 to kes 30 per foot. This translates to kes…