Services
Architectural and structural designs, drawings and building services in Nanyuki
Need drawings only, help with an approval submission, or a contractor to build from existing plans? You can engage TimberStone for an agreed stage without committing to a full build. We also take projects from the first consultation to handover.
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Browse house plans and meet the architectDesign, construction and timber services in Nanyuki
Choose drawings and design, a complete build, timber supply, workshop manufacturing or external works. Each service links to its scope and enquiry options.
Architectural designs and drawings in Nanyuki
House plans, floor plans, elevations, sections and 3D visualisations for bungalows, maisonettes and other building projects. Commission drawings on their own or as part of a full build.
Structural designs and drawings in Nanyuki
Foundation, slab, column, beam and roof designs, structural calculations and reinforced concrete detailing for the agreed project and ground conditions.
Foundation-to-finish building and civil engineering
Residential and commercial construction in Nanyuki and the Mount Kenya region, from setting out and foundations to roofing, finishes and handover. We can also quote from existing drawings.
In-house kiln drying and timber treatment
Buy kiln-dried timber, book drying for your own batch or discuss treatment for its intended use. Species, dimensions, quantity and starting condition determine the quotation.
Custom timber furniture and joinery in Nanyuki
Doors, frames, floors, ceilings, kitchen cabinets, fitted wardrobes and furniture made in our workshop. Standalone orders and installation in existing properties are welcome.
Site works, water storage and external works
Perimeter walls, swimming pools, driveways, gates and drainage, with water storage included in the agreed project scope. Send the location and dimensions for a site-specific quote.
Bent steel and bar bending delivered to site
Reinforcement bought by the kilogram, cut and bent to your bar bending schedule and delivered to site, with a structural engineer involved in every stage of the steel fixing and optional site supervision.
Site visits, feasibility and construction budgeting
Plot assessment, access and services, a room brief, an indicative budget and a project programme before the detailed design and construction scope are agreed.
County building-plan submission assistance
Preparation, submission and follow-up of architectural and structural drawings with the relevant county. Required documents, professional scope and charges are confirmed for the project.
STAGE 01
Concept and feasibility
A visit to the plot, a look at the ground, and a rough cost. This happens before you pay for any drawings.
We visit the site and look at the ground, the access, the services and the setbacks, and we talk through how you actually want to live in the house. You leave this stage with a clear brief, an honest budget range for the kind of house you are describing, and a realistic programme. What you do not leave with is a drawing you cannot afford to build.
What this includes
- Site visit and assessment
- Client brief and room schedule
- Indicative budget range and programme
- Advice on plot suitability, orientation and access
Typical duration: 1 to 2 weeks
STAGE 02
Architectural design and drawings
Floor plans, elevations, sections and the drawings the county wants to see. We draw them in our own office.
Floor plans, elevations, sections and 3D visualisations, so you can see the house before it exists. Because the same company will build it, the drawings are made buildable. Sensible spans, sensible details, and materials we know we can source at the price we quoted you.
What this includes
- Floor plans, elevations and sections
- 3D visualisations of the finished house
- Bungalow, maisonette and apartment designs
- Revisions until the plan is right
Typical duration: 3 to 5 weeks
STAGE 03
Structural designs and drawings / civil engineering
Foundations, slabs, columns and roof structures, sized from trial pits dug on your plot.
Structural drawings and calculations prepared for approval and for the team on site. Soil conditions differ enormously across this region, and around Laikipia you can move from good murram to black cotton soil inside one plot. The foundation is designed for your ground rather than copied from a standard detail.
What this includes
- Foundation design for your soil conditions
- Reinforced concrete detailing
- Structural calculations for approval
- Roof structure design
Typical duration: 2 to 3 weeks
STAGE 04
County approvals and permits
We prepare and submit the drawings, then follow the approval through the county on your behalf.
Building without approval is the most expensive shortcut in Kenyan construction. It risks a stop order, a demolition notice and a house you cannot sell or mortgage. We prepare the submission set, lodge it with your county, answer the queries that come back and keep you informed until the approved plans are in your hands.
What this includes
- Submission drawings prepared to county standards
- Lodging and follow up with Laikipia, Nyeri, Meru, Isiolo or Nyandarua
- Responding to review queries
- Guidance on NEMA, WRA and other consents where they apply
Typical duration: 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the county
STAGE 05
Construction and concrete works
Stone and concrete construction by our own team. Foundation, walling, slabs, roofing and plaster.
Machine cut stone walling, reinforced concrete foundations, ground and suspended slabs, columns, ring beams and roofing. Our own supervisor is on site daily, and we buy materials directly rather than through layers of middlemen, so the price you were quoted is the price the job runs at.
What this includes
- Setting out, excavation and foundations
- Machine cut stone and concrete block walling
- Reinforced concrete slabs, columns and beams
- Roofing, plastering and external works
Typical duration: Programmed per project
STAGE 06
Joinery and interior fit out
Doors, ceilings, floors, wardrobes and furniture, milled in our own workshop from timber we dried ourselves.
This is the stage most contractors subcontract and lose control of. We do not. Our kiln and workshop produce the doors, frames, ceilings, floors, fitted wardrobes, kitchen units and furniture for our own sites, so the finish arrives on programme and the timber has actually been dried before it goes into your house.
What this includes
- Solid timber doors and frames
- Timber ceilings, panelled and coffered
- Timber flooring, skirtings and architraves
- Fitted wardrobes, kitchen units and furniture
Typical duration: Runs alongside finishing
STAGE 07
Snagging and handover
We walk the house with you and write down everything still outstanding. We finish that list before we ask for the last payment.
Together we go room by room and write down everything that is not right. We fix it, you check it again, and only then do we hand over the keys along with your approved drawings and the details of what was installed.
What this includes
- Joint snagging inspection
- Defects corrected before handover
- Approved drawings and documents handed over
- Guidance on caring for timber finishes
Typical duration: 1 to 2 weeks
Already have drawings?
That is fine, bring them. We will review them, tell you honestly whether they are buildable as drawn and what they will cost to construct, and pick the job up from there. We would rather build someone else's good design than talk you into paying twice.
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Not sure which stage you are at?
Describe where you have got to, whether that is a plot, a sketch, a set of drawings or a half built structure, and we will tell you what happens next.