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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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Njunge wrote:murchr wrote:[quote=Njunge][quote=murchr][quote=hardwood][quote=murchr] Thanks for your help will definitely check them out. By the way I scouted around for grass and went with Arabic grass. Looks good but nimeifanyia kazi. Great! Arabic grass makes beautiful lawns. where did you get it in Kenya and what's the price? I could do with some. A friend plucked seedlings from his lawn which i transplanted. But there's a guy i consult he's on Kiambu road close to the CID headquarters he sells and manages the grass after planting. He's Philip no. 0795600563. You might want to give him a call Some of his work  "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore .
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 921
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murchr wrote:[quote=Njunge][quote=murchr][quote=Njunge][quote=murchr][quote=hardwood][quote=murchr] A friend plucked seedlings from his lawn which i transplanted. But there's a guy i consult he's on Kiambu road close to the CID headquarters he sells and manages the grass after planting. He's Philip no. 0795600563. You might want to give him a call Some of his work  That's well done. Will talk to him and see if he can supply me with plugs enough for 3/4 acre and then get someone to tend as this particular piece is way away from Nairobi. Thanks alot!!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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hardwood wrote:murchr wrote:After the recent rains, am thinking of paving the driveway to my simba. Would using the bamburi blocks be a better option than bricks? Any experiences out there? The driveway is sloppy I have no experience will bricks, only paving blocks. Recently paved my driveway. My fundi recommended simba pavers since they are high quality and more affordable (750 per sqm) than Bamburi blox (950 per sqm). You also need road kerbs, channels, quarry dust, some ballast, cement, murram, and sand. Fundi charged me 300 per sqm as labour inclusive of compactor. I paved a 60m2 area and total cost came to about 100k. Work took 3 days. Cost also depends on soil conditions which determine amount of excavation/backfilling with murram. Note that simba only delivers quantity over 100sqm where you pay 110 per sqm as transport fee within nairobi. Otherwise for less quantities you hire a lorry and collect from their factory huko mombasa road near daystar. This is great information! So, @hardwood, if I wan to pave a 750 sq metre parking space, I am looking to spend about Sh1.5 million...?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/8/2018 Posts: 2,212 Location: DC (Dustbowl County)
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chiaroscuro wrote: So, @hardwood, if I wan to pave a 750 sq metre parking space, I am looking to spend about Sh1.5 million...?
My friend what are you trying to do, kill your tenants with cabro? Give people trees and lawns and greeneries to enjoy jameni otherwise they will lose their sanity. I am highly convinced that most people who slash others with panga for no reason that we see in the news come from living in properties like these below for more than 5 years. These things do not even have a blade of grass or leaf anywhere in sight! 
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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MugundaMan wrote:chiaroscuro wrote: So, @hardwood, if I wan to pave a 750 sq metre parking space, I am looking to spend about Sh1.5 million...?
My friend what are you trying to do, kill your tenants with cabro? Give people trees and lawns and greeneries to enjoy jameni otherwise they will lose their sanity. I am highly convinced that most people who slash others with panga for no reason that we see in the news come from living in properties like these below for more than 5 years. These things do not even have a blade of grass or leaf anywhere in sight!  Assumptions are the mother of all..... You assume that I'm planning to do this in a 50x100 plot... This is for an educational institution that sits on 53 acres of land....over the last 10 years, we have planted over 5,000 trees around the school....now we want to reduce dust from cars coming into the compound. The dust is not only affecting the health & comfort of students but also killing our vegetation. So, paving is will IMPROVE the natural environment.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/8/2018 Posts: 2,212 Location: DC (Dustbowl County)
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chiaroscuro wrote:MugundaMan wrote:chiaroscuro wrote: So, @hardwood, if I wan to pave a 750 sq metre parking space, I am looking to spend about Sh1.5 million...?
My friend what are you trying to do, kill your tenants with cabro? Give people trees and lawns and greeneries to enjoy jameni otherwise they will lose their sanity. I am highly convinced that most people who slash others with panga for no reason that we see in the news come from living in properties like these below for more than 5 years. These things do not even have a blade of grass or leaf anywhere in sight!  Assumptions are the mother of all..... You assume that I'm planning to do this in a 50x100 plot... This is for an educational institution that sits on 53 acres of land....over the last 10 years, we have planted over 5,000 trees around the school....now we want to reduce dust from cars coming into the compound. The dust is not only affecting the health & comfort of students but also killing our vegetation. So, paving is will IMPROVE the natural environment. Fair enough. 53 acres is quite a spread. Are you the headmaster? 
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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MugundaMan wrote:chiaroscuro wrote:MugundaMan wrote:chiaroscuro wrote: So, @hardwood, if I wan to pave a 750 sq metre parking space, I am looking to spend about Sh1.5 million...?
My friend what are you trying to do, kill your tenants with cabro? Give people trees and lawns and greeneries to enjoy jameni otherwise they will lose their sanity. I am highly convinced that most people who slash others with panga for no reason that we see in the news come from living in properties like these below for more than 5 years. These things do not even have a blade of grass or leaf anywhere in sight!  Assumptions are the mother of all..... You assume that I'm planning to do this in a 50x100 plot... This is for an educational institution that sits on 53 acres of land....over the last 10 years, we have planted over 5,000 trees around the school....now we want to reduce dust from cars coming into the compound. The dust is not only affecting the health & comfort of students but also killing our vegetation. So, paving is will IMPROVE the natural environment. Fair enough. 53 acres is quite a spread. Are you the headmaster?  No. I am a parent at the school. Our AGM is coming up soon and I want to propose that we raise money to pave the parking space. I needed a "working estimate"
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/8/2018 Posts: 2,212 Location: DC (Dustbowl County)
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chiaroscuro wrote: No. I am a parent at the school. Our AGM is coming up soon and I want to propose that we raise money to pave the parking space. I needed a "working estimate"
Noted. All the best!
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/27/2014 Posts: 454 Location: Republic of Enchantment.
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I am looking to pave an area 64 sq metre using 50mm block .What would be the ideal truck to use assuming I am collecting from Simba Cement ?Has anyone been there lately ? Divers - can you laugh in scuba gear, or will you drown? I was wondering. - James May.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/28/2015 Posts: 9,562 Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
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geofreygachie wrote:I am looking to pave an area 64 sq metre using 50mm block .What would be the ideal truck to use assuming I am collecting from Simba Cement ?Has anyone been there lately ? Isuzu TX kigogo. Ile yellow one ya ndarugu stones.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/27/2014 Posts: 454 Location: Republic of Enchantment.
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hardwood wrote:geofreygachie wrote:I am looking to pave an area 64 sq metre using 50mm block .What would be the ideal truck to use assuming I am collecting from Simba Cement ?Has anyone been there lately ? Isuzu TX kigogo. Ile yellow one ya ndarugu stones. Kigogo inabeba how many tonnes ? Going by the information nimepata from Simba Cement The load will be 7.8 tonnes .Kama naweza pata mwana kijiji wa kunibebea i would be very happy - from Simba Cement to Murera (accessible from Eastern Bypass hapa Corner) Divers - can you laugh in scuba gear, or will you drown? I was wondering. - James May.
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