House plans can be termed as blue prints that show precisely all the specifications of a house. These specifications include construction techniques, building materials, designs and proportions. House plans in Kenya have been growing over time as people come up with new ideas each and every day. Different people have different ideas on how they want their houses to look making house plans in Kenya become very diverse. Most of the house plans in Kenya include living room, bedrooms, dining room, kitchen, verandahs and in some cases even the garage. All this depends with the owner in question

Information provided by house plans in Kenya

• A construction site plan

This in most cases is an overview of the intended site and location of the house. Boundaries of your plot of land are shown here. It lays out the general locations of some places in the house to be built. Places like drive ways, walkways and location of some utility services like the washrooms. In some cases it even comes up with the details of the terrain on the plot of land.

• A floor plan

This is an aerial view of the proposed house. They are marked between walls to show the sizez of each room and also the length of the walls. It depicts the relationship between the rooms, spaces and other features to be built in the house. It may include fixtures like water heaters and sinks. It can also contain reference notes which aid in the techniques,, building materials and finishing.

• Building sections

They highlight the interior structure of a building. They are made by “cutting” a house along an axis. It helps in describing how the building will be constructed and show how the interior finishes will look.  The building section of your house plan in Kenya should show project location, scale drawings, building components, height of building, size of building, materials used in building and in some cases room names. It has a lot of explanation of design, including doors, window dimensions and roof type

• Exterior elevation plans

This part of a house plan in Kenya is a measured plane that has been visualized from the sides and rear of a house. They show sides, front and the rear of the house and mostly focus on exterior materials. They are normally drawn to scale showing specific exterior completions. They also showcase exterior design aspects of a house. The major structural elements included only are walls, windows, doors, stairs and roof.

There are different types of house plans in Kenya.

Some of them include

• 3 bedroom house plans

A lot of people love this plan as it gives them more room and space in their home. It helps couples and singles that need office space, a guest room or play areas.

• 2 Bedroom house plan

This mostly applies to people at some life stages like newlywed couples starting their lives to people who are retiring and are downsizing. For those who take maintenance seriously, this is a manageable plan. It is affordable making it very pocket friendly.

The design of house plans in Kenya is changing

House plans in Kenya are evolving because of the different influences from different cultures. People are venturing into building homes and real estate is at an all time high rate in Kenya. Getting an architect who can draw and capture your dream house perfectly will give you self fulfillment and a house that you cherish.