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Construction Chemicals
In Kenya, construction chemicals are beginning to be widely used in areas such as concreting, tile fixing, water proofing, concrete curing and enhancing concrete strength. As the years progress, these are becoming more and more commonly used as construction becomes specialised eg use of basements, swimming pools, water storage facilities, septic tanks, repair of existing…
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Swimming Pool Design
Swimming pools that are standard to be sued for competitions are constructed with a length of 25m and a width that varies depending on the number of lanes.A 4 lane pool is 8.5m wide and an 8 lane pool is 17m wide. Olympic size pools are 50m in length and 25m wide, with 8 lanes…
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Apartment for Sale, South C
Apartment for sale. South C. Between Carvivore restaurant and Wilson Airport. Overlooking the Nairobi National park. Fronting Southern Bypass. Kes 17m. Contact info@a4architct.com for details.
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Cement
Cement in Kenya is available in strengths varying from 32.5, 42.5, 52.5 and 60. This describes the strength that the cement should provide after 28 days after casting. Structural engineering design of the concrete mix further ensures that the concrete strength that is needed is eventually achieved through the mix ratios of cement, sand and…
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Concrete Paving Blocks-Cabro
Concrete paving blocks, commonly known as Cabro in Kenya are used on road carriage way surfaces, car parks, within landscaped compounds and in tented shelters. The Strength of the block is determined by its thickness, with most common thicknesses ranging from 50mm, 50mm, 80mm and 100mm. For heavy duty roads, 80mm and 100mm thick blocks…
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Trampoline Park Designs in Kenya
The ever increasing number of shopping malls in the country shows the growing demand for new forms of entertainment. Trampoline parks are a good source of entertainment since they are part of a healthy lifestyle. Floor area. The room size should ideally be in the range of a minimum of 200m2 of floor area. This…
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Rotary Parking Systems in Kenya.
The current scarcity of land for parking has necessitated out of the box solutions for parking. Apartment blocks, offices, hotels, malls that require to increase their parking space can easily do this now. Using the rotary parking system, the space used up by 2 car parks can be used to park between 8 to 10…
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Real Estate Telegram group
Click on the below link to discus real estate issues in Kenya. https://telegram.me/joinchat/CC6pdD-nZonD_PPEn59rjA
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Container Housing in Kenya
Container Housing is becoming increasingly common in Kenya, with cost of constructing shooting above the roof. Containers are custom made to be 2.4m wide, which is narrow. To create better interior space, they can be added side by side to be wider. Vertical stacking. Container housing has an advantage of being able to be stacked…
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Building collapse in Nairobi, Kariobangi South
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPRiAARk2o&w=420&h=315] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9XYt58jatA&w=560&h=315] Yesterday, 3rd August 2016, a 6 storey building collapsed in Kariobangi South, Nairobi. On 1st of August 2016, 3 people died when a wall collapsed on them in Westlands along Brookside area. http://www.news24.co.ke/National/News/3-dead-as-building-collapses-in-westlands-20160802 On 22nd July 2016, 3 people died when a wall collapsed on them in Westlands near Westgate Mall.…