Month: February 2021

Wood is a good construction material for school type buildings. It makes the rooms warm and cosy, conducive for the learning environment. It is also easy to dismantle and rebuild elsewhere , similar to prefabricated buildings. Labour cost. Wooden construction is labour intensive. With logging bans in Kenya, wood is sourced from Tanzania and DRC,…

Nairobi Foundation excavations. Eastleigh area. Nairobi region foundation excavations generally reach stable rock at between 1.3 to 1.8m deep. Langata. Areas around Langata have a rock level of 1.5m deep but water logged. Same case with areas around Runda where water table is high and houses have to be built literally above swampy grounds. Excavations…