Month: October 2015
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Constructing Steel Prefabricated housing on Leased lands in Kenya.
The need for habitable space is ever increasing as the population keeps growing. Demand for land has also increased exponentially as the population increases, leading to very high land buying costs. The influx of international land buyers into Kenya has not made it easier, hence very high land appreciation especially around Nairobi. Solution. Leasing land…
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Bedsitter/Office Prefab House cost in Kenya.
Prefabricated housing can be used as an extra additional office space or bedsitter and placed within an existing compound. This can be rented out for extra income or used when a family unit increases in size. Shipping containers vs Prefabs. Current options for such additional spaces in Kenya are from use of shipping containers.…
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Steel Prefab Houses Durability and Safety in Kenya
Prefab houses available in Kenya are mainly in the steel sandwich panels or cement board sandwich panels. Cement board sandwich panels cost much higher hence suitable for high cost housing. Steel sandwich panels cost much lower hence suitable for middle cost housing. Estates such as Greenspan in Athi River have been constructed using cement sandwich…