- Factor in county council approval of your plans they are very strict of late and water & electricity connection fees,
-IMO & experience you can fit 60-80 units with 6ft corridors

I have some land in shags where I do not spend much time but when I do I thoroughly find peace,quiet, complete relaxation and also see loved relatives. I think it is time to thinking of putting up a small house there. I have a small rural bachelor pad that I built soon after secondary sch.

Since I don't live there, I think the house should be very meaningful and absolutely unconventional architecturally since it is the only place where I am closest to nature, family and ancestors. speaking...sort of like a statement.

Idea one..

am toying with is to use irregular granite stones available on the land for free except labour costs. I have never seen any hse from these in the area.. they use mud bricks, mud or the usual cut lime stone. But I have seen such houses in Mombasa, Malindi esp tourist resorts and KWS buildings in the parks. These are beautiful and naturally earthly.

Qn;.. is it that there are no fundis who know how to join even stonewalls from irregular natural stone or why are these not common even in areas with rocks lying on the surface?

Idea 2. cob cottage with thatch

http://www.google.co.uk/...amp;biw=984&bih=618



seen pic?.. everyone is finding the cost of building too much..and yet everyone wants to build using modern material that are expensive... so my second idea, is one which architects don't like coz the cheaper the lower their fee.A Cob house. Yes, nyumba ya matope kwanza ya ghorofa...lol..with elec and plumbing... I have seen very beautiful cob houses in UK and cannot understand why we abandoned matope rather than improve on them even for the middle-class...they are green, eco-friendly and cheap...this would be quite a statement!!

Qn 2...but where can one find fundis who make such splendid cob houses with plumbing n elec in Kenya? That would be quite special!!!!

thanks alot all contributors for this thread, i am so encouraged to building my house within the next year now.

http://www.wazua.co.ke/f...aspx?g=posts&t=6075


I suggest it should be moved to property and should be a sticky post !

@wazua and @Wazuarians, what is your take on this ?

Reason?
It is the most valuable property thread. It shows the ABC how to construct a house at a minimal cost.

@Pablo, uko wapi? Wazuans please give your suggestions here:

1. Any clue on cost of painting per unit ft or square meter? What about paint types? Silk, supafast, vinyl, undercoat etc?

2. Cost of doing tiles per square meter for both walls and floor.