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Construction Loan for Employees in Kenya. House Ownership using Affordable Solutions.
In Kenya, particularly in Nairobi, the cost of housing is high mainly due to high bank interest rates and high land value appreciation. See below for details on this http://www.a4architect.com/2013/10/18/housing-costs-in-kenya-why-cost-of-acquiring-a-home-in-kenya-is-high/” “http://www.a4architect.com/2013/07/12/7cost-of-housing-in-kenya-kitengela-vs-south-africa-594/” Employees in formal employment can have the advantage of huge bank interest rate discounts. With the huge bank interest rate discount, they can then…
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Mombasa Diani Beach Road
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Quantity of cement and sand in 1m2 of Masonry walling in Nairobi, Kenya.
A 1m2 of masonary walling, assuming a 200mm/9inch stone thickness, will be as below. Horizontal mortar. Surface area =0.2m x 1m=0.2m2. 5 Surface levesl in 1m2 =5 x 0.2m2=1m2 For horizontal mortar joining the stones. Vertical mortar. Surface area=0.2 x 0.2=0.04m2. 15 vertical surfaces in 1 m2 of wall=15x 0.04=0.6m2. Total surface area =0.6 +…
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Comparison between Mabati walling vs Stone Walling in Kenya
Mabati gauge 30. costs 570kes for a 2m by 0.8m wide sheet. Mabati Gauge 32 costs 470 for same. This translates to kes 350 per m2. Add cost of timber frame support, say 4m x kes 30 per foot. Cyprus 2 x2 costs around kes 24 to kes 30 per foot. This translates to kes…
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Land Use in Kenya. Nairobi and its environs.
Kenya land was first appropriated by the British colonists in the 1890s. All land in Kenya was then taken to be the property of the British colonists. In the 1920s, Britain then marked out the most productive land in Kenya, which is around 20% of Kenya’s land mass and sold it to British citizens in…
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Plastics in the Construction industry.
Plastics are gaining entry itto main construction industry. We have the new uPVC ceilings, wood plastic wall and column coverings,uPVC floor coverings and PVC material used for roof. Its just a matter of time before an enterprising industrialist comes up with interlocking plasctic boxes that can be filled with soil and be stacked and joint…
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3 D printing of Buildings.
Research into making building construction more efficient using 3 d printing is on going . Soon we would be able to print our buildings directly from our computers. This technology is the latest in the field of construction. Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis of the University of Carlifornia is leading this research through a method called contour…
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Housing costs in Kenya. Why cost of acquiring a home in Kenya is high.
Housing costs in Kenya. Why cost of acquiring a home in Kenya is high. On average, Kenya has one of the lowest construction rates in the world. Kenya also has one of the highest land prices in the world, much higher than in developed countries such as USA. Housing cost can be divided into 3…
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Natural stone cladding in buildings
Natural stone cladding for walls ensures a building has unique aesthetic look which is easy to maintain. Natural stone cladding can be either thinly sliced quarry stone or Mazeras slate stone which is mined from the ground in sheets. High cost CBD Buildings. Its quite common to see high cost high rise buildings in Nairobi…
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Viability between bedsitter, 1,2,3 bedroomed apartment. Return on Investment
area cost cost per floor no of units per floor rent Rent per year ROI bedsitter rent 6000 22 550,000.00 5,500,000.00 10 60000 720000 7.64 1 bdm rent 8000 30 750,000.00 4,500,000.00 6 48000 576000 7.81 2 bdm rent 11000 60 1,500,000.00 6,000,000.00 4 44000 528000 …