Month: October 2014
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Earthbag house in Kenya. Construction costs.
Earthbag building currently being constructed at Kiserian, Nairobi. Cost breakdown. Foundation. 142 bags=kes 3,000. Super structure walling.70m2 =kes 21,000 Roofing.kes 22,800. Floor=kes 30,000 Doors. 2 No. @ kes 5000=kes 10,000 Windows. 2 No. @ kes 2,500=kes 5,000 Wall plaster. =kes 28,000. Paint=kes 28,000. Plumbing and electrical works=kes 20,000 TOTAL=KES 167,800.
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Earthbag house construction in Kenya. Cost of walling.
Earthbag houses have walls made from polypropylene bags filled in with soil. Cost of wall. Cost of 1 bag of dimensions 850mm by 450mm by 100mm is kes 20. 12 bags make 1 m2. Cost of bags per m2 =12 x 20 =kes 240. Cost of soil. Assuming the soil is available on site for…
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The Dubai Mall & The Dubai Fountain
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Reducing cost of construction using roof pitch. Kenya.
Earthbag construction project at Kiserian on a leased property. 30 degree roof pitch. The round curvilinear room has a pitch of 30 degrees for roof. The roof surface area is 60m2. Asuming gauge 32 mabati roof at kes 300 per m2, the iron sheet cost is kes 18,000. The truss length is 40m.Assuming 3 x2…
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uPVC Building and Construction products in Kenya.
uPVC stands for unplasticised Poly Vinyl Chloride. This is a compound of chlorine, carbon and Hydrogen. The Hydrogen and Carbon elements are obtained from petroleum while the chlorine part is obtained from common salt. Unplasticised means that plasticisers that make the compound soft have not been added. A large percentage of uPVC is consumed in…
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Runda Paradise Lost
Available for Rent. Contact info@a4architect.com or call 0721410684 for more info.