Ground floors in Kenyan houses

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1. Ground floors
2. Solid versus suspended ground floors
3. Ground floors in Kenyan houses
4. Preparing the ground for a solid floor
5. Hardcore for ground floors
6. Blinding over the hardcore
7. Laying the damp-proof membrane
8. DPC in the wall and DPM in the floor
9. The concrete floor slab
10. Pouring and levelling the slab
11. Curing the floor slab
12. Floor finishes on a solid floor
13. Constructing a solid ground floor
14. Safety when constructing ground floors
15. Why solid ground floors matter