Whenever you have a building to be constructed, you are never sure whether the engineer you contract knows what he or she is doing. Also, you are never sure whether he or she will bring out your desired building the way it should be. Designing a building is one thing but making it a reality is another different thing! At Francsoft Construction Company Limited we make sure your dreams are implemented from conception to creation. Here are some common mistakes that engineers make during actual construction of a designed building that as an owner you should be aware of.

1. Wrong Baseline

When constructing a building an engineer can make a mistake by starting with the wrong reference line. A reference line in construction is called a baseline. When a mistake occurs choosing a baseline, the entire building under construction shifts out of position. Remember the right way to do it is having the whole plot of land in mind when choosing the right baseline. An engineer should keep this point in mind when choosing the correct baseline or reference line. This way, there is a good but delicate balance between the building made and the rest of the land so that it is in correct position.

2. Poor Squaring

Ninety degrees are very important when designing and constructing anything including buildings. The failure to follow Pythagoras theorem or the 3-4-5 rule when constructing buildings make engineers leads to having crooked walls. While it might seem obvious to most people, this is a mistake that is very common in construction. Hiring under-qualified or unqualified engineers and foremen could lead to this mistake actually happening. You need to choose the right team like Francsoft’s construction team of engineers and foremen to ensure your building adheres to these vital mathematical principles.

3. Inaccurate Measurements

When tape measurements are inaccurate or there is failure to double or triple check measurements, the building size is distorted. Qualified engineers and foremen at Francsoft ensure that all measurements of a building, no matter how tiny they are, follow the correct dimensions as noted in the original design. This way, the building size obtained mirrors what was originally conceptualized and all underlying engineering and mathematical principles are correctly adhered. This is yet another obvious but common mistake in construction that makes it hard to obtain the results one anticipated from the beginning of any construction.

4. Ignoring Profiles

Another common mistake is setting pegs too close to trenches instead of using profile boards. When excavation this error leads to loss of reference lines displacing the position of the entire building. When constructing buildings it is important to ensure that the right procedures, resources and materials are used. While using pegs can seem to be a cheaper option, it is likely to cause the said problem in the long run. Profile boards are a better way to ensure that all reference lines are retained when actual excavation of the ground to be used starts. Construction equipment and machines require good errors of margins making the use of the latter to be more accurate than the former.

5. Encroachment

It is important to emphasize here that encroachment of buildings into the lands and roads or other public or private amenities is a very significant and frequently occurring mistake in construction. In Kenya, there have been many incidences that involve buildings extending beyond their original boundaries into private or public lands or amenities. This error clearly shows poor engineering practices that we as Francsoft intend to correct in our works. It is not only legally and socio-politically expensive to encroach outside one’s boundaries but also ethically and morally wrong. It causes unintended conflicts that can be easily avoided if the right engineering practices are followed from the start.

If your building encroaches beyond its boundaries you can contact our engineering team at Francsoft Construction Company Limited to measure the degree of encroachment and offer solutions. However, if you want the right dimensions and principles of engineering are followed, you can work with us from the start. After all, here your dreams are implemented from conception to creation. You need a good construction team that knows the issue of buildings encroachment beyond their boundaries and how to hand it well by ensuring the right sizes and dimensions are actually attained.

6. No Supervision

Errors occur in construction when untrained or under-trained hands are allowed to manage or handle construction work unprofessionally. You need a qualified, experienced and highly trained professional team to handle your work. Furthermore, any construction team must have the right management structure from the top encompassing the architect, project manager and chief engineer to others like site managers and foremen to the construction workers. At Francsoft Construction Company Limited, we ensure that you work with the right team to meet all construction needs for your building or buildings. We assign each building or construction project the right team, as noted, and ensure the right supervision or oversight.

7. Cutting Corners

Taking shortcuts is something that entices many people but it is costlier in the long run. Whether it is during design, budgeting and planning stages or during actual implementation or construction of your building, you should follow all the right steps. At Francsoft, we do not cut any corners or use any shortcuts; we are professionals who understand the long term costs of doing so. Therefore, we see everything through as it should be done so that you do not have any trouble in the future.

In summary, coming up with the right building can seem to be a daunting task to most people in Kenya and beyond because of these common engineering and personal mistakes but we are here to  help you. We are a dedicated construction company, Francsoft, ensuring that you avoid these pitfalls and make the right decisions for you and with you. Contact us today for a building that you want completed in the right way and see the results yourself. After all, you can refer to this article to supervise the work of our teams; we ensure transparency and accountability in our work.