Pool and pool house, Lolldaiga
A swimming pool with an arched pool house on open Laikipia rangeland, on a plot ringed by acacia woodland with no mains anything. As of October 2026 the project is about 90% complete: all pool tests have been done, and finishing and fit-out work is ongoing across the pool and pool house, including plastering, floor finishing with Mazeras stone, window fitting, doors and pool tiling.
- Location
- Lolldaiga Hills, Laikipia County
- Programme
- 2026
- Stage 1 of 3
- 90% complete
What we did
- Setting out and site establishment on open rangeland
- Hand excavation and reinforced concrete strip foundations
- Machine cut stone walling with a reinforced concrete frame
- Arched openings and ring beams throughout
- Curved pool terrace and pool structure
- Pool testing, completed
- Finishings, including plastering and Mazeras stone flooring (ongoing)
- Fit-out, including windows, doors and pool tiling (ongoing)
Build progress
Stage 1 of 3: Construction and concrete works
Under way now: Construction and concrete works; Joinery and interior fit out. The 90% is the site estimate across all the work.
- 01
Construction and concrete works
In progressStarted 2026 · updated October 2026 · about 90% completeSetting out was done in profiles and lime on a cleared and levelled platform, with the working area hoarded off before anything was dug. Foundations were excavated by hand, which suits a site where a machine does more damage to the ground than it saves in time. The stone walling, reinforced concrete frame, arched openings and parapet of the pool house are now complete, and the pool has been built and filled. As of October 2026 all pool tests have been done. The project is about 90% complete and in finishings. Finishing work continues across the pool house, including plastering and floor finishing with Mazeras stone.
- 02
Joinery and interior fit out
In progressOctober 2026Fit-out is ongoing across the pool and pool house, including window fitting, doors and pool tiling.
- 03
Snagging and handover
Still to comeWe walk the house with you and write down everything still outstanding. We finish that list before we ask for the last payment.
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