COMMON MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE DURING CONSTRUCTION (Sn 01 Ep 02)

Its true resources are scarce hence calling for everyone to device a means of saving.  Everyone wants quality stuff and still save awesomely. I do not mean that someone can’t save and get quality stuff at the same time. But at times what people call cheap ends up being so expensive. So someone ends up having a substandard stuff that cost them arm and leg.
In the building industry this rule may not apply, a service may be cheap on the surface but in the long run it ends up being very expensive. It is very common to see these kinds of posts on social media, “I want a three bedroom plan someone help”.  This is an open market- willing buyer, willing seller. In many occasions the client is always enticed by the cheapest bidder. In this field you will get your service at any price. But what people forget is that the money used in design stage may be negligible when you come to construction stage. That is where you realize things are not adding up.
Designing is way beyond generating wonderful 3Ds in the computer.  You will find a house with too big circulation spaces (Corridors) from Nairobi to Eldoret.  Assume you saved 30k in the design stage but the house has extra 10m2 you will have wasted 250k-350ksh because they carry foundation, floor finishes, roof e.t.c. How about that extra wall for the corridor?  The saddest thing is at that some clients are so green to see a mistake in the design.
My point is as you go for the lowest bidders always ensure that you don’t spend too much during construction. Do not be enticed by just well rendered 3d photos. This is why I created the video below, watch it and it will help you understand where you do the real saving in construction before you are washed clean.  Besides functionality, and aesthetics, cost is also a major focus in the mind of an architect because even if the house looks how good the designer should ensure that he/she has exploited all the possible ways of avoiding an extra-cost of construction. You may wonder why architects take so long in the university, they learn design not just generating enticing 3D photos. What is is hidden in that 3D matters alot.

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