Month: November 2013
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Development of Flats at Ngong. Return on Investment in Sale vs Rental options.
Development of Flats at Ngong. Return on Investment in Sale vs Rental options. Cost Item Kshs % Land 2,500,000.00 2.945889894 Preliminary/council approvals 294,000.00 0.346436652 Construction 63,000,000.00 74.23642534 External Works 3,150,000.00 3.711821267 Contingency 1,260,000.00 1.484728507 Professional fees. 4% 2,520,000.00 2.969457014 Project Management fees. 1% 630,000.00 0.742364253 Marketing 170,000.00 0.200320513 Financial Charges. 18% p.a interest 11,340,000.00 13.36255656…
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Development of Flats at Ngong. Return on Investment in Sale vs Rental options.
Development of Flats at Ngong. Return on Investment in Sale vs Rental options. Cost Item Kshs % Land 2,500,000.00 2.945889894 Preliminary/council approvals 294,000.00 0.346436652 Construction 63,000,000.00 74.23642534 External Works 3,150,000.00 3.711821267 Contingency 1,260,000.00 1.484728507 Professional fees. 4% 2,520,000.00 2.969457014 Project Management fees. 1% 630,000.00 0.742364253 Marketing 170,000.00 0.200320513 Financial Charges. 18% p.a interest…
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Wordcamp Kenya 2013 at Sportsman’s Arms Hotel, Nanyuki
This year’s wordpress word camp event was held last weekend at Sportsman’s arms hotel in Nanyuki. This is an annual meeting held by wordpress bloggers and coders. I presented on how i use wordpress to enable many Kenyans afford accessible housing through crowd sourcing . Using a wordpress plugin called bbpress, this enables creation of…
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Wordcamp Kenya 2013 at Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Nanyuki
This year’s wordpress word camp event was held last weekend at Sportsman’s arms hotel in Nanyuki. This is an annual meeting held by wordpress bloggers and coders. I presented on how i use wordpress to enable many Kenyans afford accessible housing through crowd sourcing . Using a wordpress plugin called bbpress, this enables creation of…
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House for sale, Malindi
Acreage -1.7766877 Acres (Approx) Built area (House roof)- 208 sq m 2 Villas each 4 bedrooms 2 Swimming pool Approx 5mx12m Built in 2005 Approx 600m from the beach Single title. Expected rent for short stays 20-30k per villa Monthy rent 120-160k per month Price. Offer invited.
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Feng Shui Architecture.
From the Tao Feng Shui Architecture. The words Feng – Shui literally mean Wind- Water. Feng Shui originated from China 4,000 years ago. China ushered in therir new year on February 14th ,2010[Valentines Day]. This year is the year of the Tiger. 2010 is Year 4707 in the Chinese Calendar. Feng Shui aims to assist…
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Analysis of the cost of construction of a concrete slab in Kenya. Comparison between prefabricated and in situ.
Analysis of the cost of construction of a concrete slab in Kenya. Comparison between prefabricated and in situ. Concrete slabs can either be constructed as prefabricated, meaning, they are fabricated off the site and transported to the site for erection. Prefab concrete They can also be cast in situ, meaning that a form work to…
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Building and Contruction Materials in Kenya.
Building Materials in Kenya. 1.What are the most common building materials used in Kenya? For walls, we have machine cut quarry stones and cement. For roofs, we have gauge 30 and gauge 32 steel roofing sheets, concrete and clay tiles and stone coated steel roofing tiles. For windows, we have steel casement frames with glass…