| dc.description.abstract | In the consideration ofthe economic upheavals facing all sectors of the Kenyan economy, the
public universities have equally been subjected to the negative repercussions of the above. This has
made the universities financially handicapped to the extent that they cannot meet the maintenance
requirements of the hostels.
The above has led to great neglect of the facilities and of particular interest being the floor finishes
which are currently-in a deplorable state. With the continuance of the statusquo, it therefore
requires that the choice of initial materials to be used in the construction of these hostels be
critically evaluated to find those, which would survive for 'eternity' without or with minimal
possible maintenance requirements.
Given the problem of deplorable state of these finishes, the research has thus tried to establish
various application options of 'maintenance free' materials finishes. These are basically those
materials, which were studied and evaluated against their performance standards, extent of
resistance to both natural wear and tear, and that asa result of unforeseeable user requirements at
the design stage and age of such finishes.
For the various spaces or locations in a hall require different types offinishes due to differing
functional requirements, the research thus recommends the best options of finishes to be used in
each ofthese different locations. This is due to the fact that no single finish can successfully be
used in all these locations, where al.l of them exist. | en |
