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Constructing? Make sure you get a proper blueprint

NAIROBI, KENYA: It is essential to have a good blueprint before embarking on your home building process. With the proliferation of backstreet architects offering lower rates for drafting or selling blueprints, the costs are lowered minimally.

According to Peter Mungai, an architect, some of the blueprints sold on the streets may not translate into a house of one’s specifications. This would necessitate the need for some extensions to be made during or after construction.

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