Buying guides for sealants, adhesives, solar, electrical, tools and hardware
Practical advice on choosing and using sealants, adhesives, PU foam, solar lighting, inverters, electrical fittings, tools and hardware, from the AHIHQ trade counter in Nairobi.
How Long Will a Solar Power Backup Run? Watt-Hours Explained with Real Examples
Battery volts x amp-hours gives watt-hours, and usable watt-hours divided by your load gives hours of backup. We work it through our 500W, 1000W...
Socket Prices in Kenya: What Each Point Costs, and How to Budget a Whole House
Current prices for every common socket point across the four MODI ranges, from KSh 110 for a single 13A socket, plus plate budgets for...
Fan Light or Ceiling Fan? Choosing for a Kenyan Bedroom or Sitting Room
A bladed 56-inch ceiling fan moves more air for about a third of the price; a fan light uses your existing light point and...
Silicone, PU or Acrylic Sealant? Choosing the Right Sealant for the Joint
Pick the sealant by the joint: acrylic for painted cracks and skirting, low-modulus PU for moving concrete joints, high-modulus PU for gutters and metal...
What Size Exhaust Fan for a Kitchen, Bathroom or Generator Room: 8, 10 or 12 Inch
How to choose between an 8, 10 and 12 inch exhaust fan: measure the opening, work out the room volume and use typical air-change...
Panel Light, Downlight and Ceiling Light Prices in Kenya: Sizes, Cut-Outs and Lumens per Room
Current prices for LED panel lights, downlights and 36W/72W ceiling lights in Kenya, with carton prices per piece, cut-out sizes and how many lumens...
B22, E27 or E14? How to Pick the Right Bulb Cap, and When a Filament Bulb Makes Sense
How to tell a B22 bayonet from an E27 or E14 screw cap, why lumens matter more than watts, and when an amber filament...
Which wood glue? Ponal, Pattex Mitiplast, PUR D4 and PA370 compared
White wood glue or D4 polyurethane? What Ponal and Mitiplast are, what D1 to D4 mean, which glue survives water, and current carton prices...
How to waterproof a flat roof, terrace or balcony with a liquid membrane
Why concrete slabs leak, how to clean, seal joints, prime and coat with Akfix EM600 Waterguard, how many 20 kg buckets your roof needs,...
Structural silicone vs ordinary silicone: when you need which
Neutral cure versus acetoxy, where each one belongs, current prices for ABC, IG STAR, KNICKER, Akfix and Pattex, and when structural glazing needs an...
Solar home system or inverter and panels? Choosing backup power for a home or shop
Lighting kits, boxed solar power systems and inverter systems compared: what each runs, how to read watts and watt-hours, and prices from KSh 2,000.
Solar garden lights in Kenya: bollards, pillar and decorative lights compared, with prices
Bollards, pillar and wall lights, flame torches, string lights and pole-top lights compared by battery, panel and stated runtime, with prices from KSh 1,300.