You will spend between Ksh 800,000 to Ksh1.9 million to build a three-bedroom house in Kenya. There are many factors that will determine the cost, like location, cost of materials, who buys the materials, quality of the materials, type of a house and labour costs. You are always advised to buy materials without involving anyone.
If you want to build a 3 bedroom house in Kenya, here is the cost of the materials used and total costs in general:
Cement 281 bags =210,000
River Sand =122,000
Ballast =67,500
Foundation Stonnes =50,000
Hardcore 11,000
Gladiator (termite killer) =3200
BRC Mesh = 26,000
Timber and fascia =120,000
DPM = 9100
DPC =12500
Kitchen Boards and sinks =50,000
Wardrobe boards = 30,000
Roof material (versatile) 80pcs =180,000
Machine cut stones 2800 stones =90,000
Tiles(30 by 30) 80 Boxes = 62,000
(60 by 60) 23 Boxes = 27,000
Bathroom tiles 14 Boxes = 10,920
Gypsum ceiling installation for sitting and dining 2,500/m² = 84,250
Wooden flowered chipboard for other rooms = 43,000
Doors = 40,000, Windows =90,000
Valley tray and ridge cap =20,000
Paints,primer & undercoat & brushes/rollers =80,000
Round poles = 6,000
Electric materials = 50,000
Wall pass 3 rolls = 9,000
All plumbing materials =60,000
Nails = 5,000
Y10 = 14,000, R6 = 6,000, Y12 9,500
Binding wire 10kgs = 1,500
Labour and transportation 300,000
Unknowns = 40,000
TOTAL 1,990,000.
What of digging foundation. It’s a swappy place.
Total cost of foundation in a swampy place can cost as high as Ksh700,000
OOH
Appropriate amount of building storey structure of 6 bedroom.
And car pack of 4 cars
Suppose you want to build a house and just need a sand, cement, ballasts fountain stone and hardcore and door’s and windows are wood materials.what will be the costs?
Thanks for the insight