Month: March 2021

Residential Apartment, Njiru, Nairobi. The Apartment is built on a 1/8th acre land. There are 4 units per floor on 4 floor levels. The ground floor is raised to allow extra parking spaces. Bank financing options. Assuming an interest rate of 12% per annum, and 50% of construction cost borrowing from bank, at a duration…

Foundations on Black Cotton Soil in Kenya. Areas such as Oloolua in Ngong have back cotton soils which require specialized foundation construction methods. Some areas like in theabove picture are old stone quarries which have been refilled with soil to ground level. The soil is usually loose hence propert engineering design is required for the…