BEFORE YOU START ANY CONSTRUCTION WORKS; CONSIDER THIS👇👇👇👇
Many people have never understood the purpose of
planning ahead of things. Anytime you want to engage in any serious venture
without a plan of how to go about it, the project is bound to fail. See even
God encourages planning ahead of things. Suppose one of you wants to build a tower.
Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money
to complete it? (Lk14:18). Planning helps someone to know what to
expect and what is expected of him/her. You have to ask yourself questions
like;
i.
What is that house I have always dreamt of?
ii.
How much will it cost me?
iii.
For how long do I expect to
construct it?
iv.
At what stage of construction will
I start using it?
With the
answers for the above questions, you will have the motivation to continue because
you will aware of where you are heading. Once you accomplish a certain stage,
appreciate the step made. That will keep you motivated to continue. Let us try
to answer the above questions together.
What is that house I
have always dreamt of?
Anyone who embarks on a building project has a vague
picture of what they want. That is why you hear someone say; I want a three bed
room house. This depends on the number of occupants. The person may continue
and say; “I don’t like those steep roofs or I would not want to have a small
kitchen or I don’t like squeezed bedrooms”. From that description it is clear
the client’s dream is not just a three bed room house but has the exact
specifications of his/her 3-bedroom house. Now what you need is to gather all
those specs in your mind and explain them to the designer/Architect. Ensure
that all you have in mind is what is represented in the final plan before you
think of going to the next stage. Have your dream house on paper first.
How much will the
project cost?
After you have the plan from the architect, get Qs
who will give you the total estimates of the project. You can ask for the BOQ
and the material schedule. A layman may not understand the BoQ but will
understand the material schedule. By so doing, you will understand the number
of bags of cement needed at a certain stage, how many tones of sand you need at
any given time, and how many roofing tiles e.t.c. It will also eliminate any
fraud activities on site which make construction very expensive. Save yourself
from such.
For
how long do I expect to construct it?
Knowing how long you expect to complete the project
keeps you going. That makes someone not to feel like they are taking too long
hence de-motivated. It is better to take a couple of years with a project but
you aware of what you are to accomplish every year. That makes someone think of
more sources of income in case they would want to accomplish more where
finances are the issue. The reason to why there are so many abandoned projects
is because the owners just gave up because they felt like they were pouring
money in a bottomless pit. The little they input seemed not to make any
significant difference.
At
what stage of construction will I start using it?
Someone may decide to do a maisonette but decide to
use it before completing the upper floor. So it’s necessary to focus on
finishing the lower floor instead of spending too much energy at first in the
upper floor then leave a dead site out of exhaustion why you continue paying
rent. With that in mind the stairway should be constructed in way it will allow
such. The rooms on the lower floor should be able to serve the family.
How can you tell
someone doing a project without any prior planning?
They go directly to the construction stage without
being sure of what they are constructing. Even if you ask them what will the
final product will look like, they can only say what they don’t like and what
they like. You should have something tangible that you can show on paper. They
go to contractor with a design in the head and request it built. With the current
competition, the contractor has to give a very competitive price to be awarded
the project. The client has no idea how much the house they expect should cost.
The contractor will have to work on the budget and at times the price is
unrealistic making some leave the projects halfway after the first or second
payment. This happens much to the inexperienced ones after they fear operating
at a loss so the client ends up losing.
A contractor is in business so they will also want to make money for
spending all that long in your site. You have not specified the materials to be
used since you have no plan or BoQ, so why not go for the lowest quality to
make good cash? It’s not their fault after all.
In the case of a storey building and you never engaged a structural
engineer who is to specify the metal bars or concrete mix; even if Y10 is used in
the place of Y16 can you blame the contractor? You requested for a 4-bedroom
but did not tell him the 4-bedroom you want him to construct or what materials
to use. So give the contractor the exact thing you want constructed with all
your specifications on paper. That will save you from anything
substandard. Do not tempt your brother.
HOUSE PLANS
This is Thangari Estate in Kenyatta road which is coming up in an interesting way. It all started with one house for one client who refers me to the neighbourhood after they like the idea of flat roof with a parapet wall. You can learn more about that from my article about cutting on costs of flat roofs.
This is 4-bedroom maisonette. Ground floor has an ensuite guest bedroom, lounge, dining, kitchen and a common toilet. The first floor 3bedrooms- master ensuite, and a study room that is shared by all.
This is 4-bedroom maisonette. Ground floor has an ensuite guest bedroom, lounge, dining, kitchen and a common toilet. The first floor 3bedrooms- master ensuite, and a study room that is shared by all.
The lounge is double volume.
Contact:
Phone: +254720918775
Email: dannwendo@gmail.com
This is a 4-bedroom maisonette. The ground floor has the Lounge,open kitchen, kitchen store, Dining, guest bedroom, and a common toilet.
First floor has the study room, family room, three bedrooms-master ensuite with a walk-in closet and two others sharing a bathroom.
Phone: +254720918775
Email: dannwendo@gmail.com
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| 3 bedroom-master ensuite. Open kitchen, kitchen store, dining, separate common toilet |
Other rooms: Ground floor; sunroom, double volume lounge,kitchen, kitchen store, 2 ensuite bedrooms.
First floor: 3 ensuite bedrooms, study room, family room
Phone: +254720918775
Email: dannwendo@gmail.com
To know more about this plan call: 0720918775 or whatsaap 0720848528. Email: dannwendo@gmail.com
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