spyder880: It cost us N1,496,000.00 to complete all the works in the last stage which is the upper floor, lintels, pillars and topping of the blocks. This is a breakdown of all the materials and labour costs for that stage.

1 BLOCKS 2500 150.00 375,000.00
2 CEMENT 98 1,800.00 176,400.00
3 SAND 6 15,000.00 90,000.00
4 GRAVEL 4 19,000.00 76,000.00
5 PLYWOOD 2 1,200.00 2,400.00
6 RODS 91 1,700.00 154,700.00
7 BINDING WIRE , NAILS ETC 1 15,500.00
8 LABOUR FOR BLOCKWORK/SERVING MASON 150,000.00
9 LABOUR FOR LINTEL 75,000.00
10 LABOUR FOR IRON WORKS 35,000.00
11 LABOUR FOR CARPENTER 45,000.00
12 6MM RODS 30 600.00 18,000.00
13 DESIGNING THE ARCS/SCAFFOLDING/WOOD 100,000.00
14 TRANSPORT AND LOADING/OFFLOADING 30,000.00
15 MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION 153,900.00


1,496,900.00[/b][b]
When you add this amount to the N4,697,700.00 which we had spent on the previous stages, it will mean that this building has gulped a sum total of N6,194,600.00.[/b][b][b][/b]

prince_onx:
Wow! So far so good but it seems/look like this house/project has consumed more funds than yours cux if I recall very well yours was already roofed @ N6m. All the same good job chief and happy holiday!

spyder880: My client gave me N130k to build this BQ, and this is how far we got. We had to leverage on the left over materials and pulled some funds and men from the main building to make up the balance.

spyder880: My client gave me N130k to build this BQ, and this is how far we got. We had to leverage on the left over materials and pulled some funds and men from the main building to make up the balance.

jites:

Haha Oga Spyder, this na cheating oh lol, this is me trying to follow THIS BQ step by step, so there has been some cross deployment of materials and men, thats a very good idea but i guess we wont be able to know the actual true cost of the BQ seperatly. I am about to give my supervisor 1million naira to make a start with the BQ, so far we have moulded 1600 blocks.

how far do you think this 1Million will take the BQ to?
Also how much do you estimate i will have to pay the builder to take the BQ to lintel level including the foundation. i need to have this estimate at the back of my mind before i negotiate so i can be negotiating from a position of pre knowledge.
Thanks in advance Oga spyder and wishing you a prosperous new year in advance.

prince_onx:
If I already have the land to build which you do, 1600 blocks, and N1m naira cash, I won't do the mistake you're about to do. With that amount of cash or a little more and already moulded 1600 blocks or also a little more you should be talking of roofing a 3/4 bedroom bungalow. What's up with you and BQ my guy?

jites:

Haha Oga Spyder, this na cheating oh lol, this is me trying to follow THIS BQ step by step, so there has been some cross deployment of materials and men, thats a very good idea but i guess we wont be able to know the actual true cost of the BQ seperatly. I am about to give my supervisor 1million naira to make a start with the BQ, so far we have moulded 1600 blocks.

how far do you think this 1Million will take the BQ to?
Also how much do you estimate i will have to pay the builder to take the BQ to lintel level including the foundation. i need to have this estimate at the back of my mind before i negotiate so i can be negotiating from a position of pre knowledge.
Thanks in advance Oga spyder and wishing you a prosperous new year in advance.

jites:

@Prince, Thanks a lot for your input thats why i love NL getting loads of help. Well the land is in Sapele in Delta state, the land is a bit swampy and the architect said to be on a safe side we need to raise the foundation. its a 2 plot land and it was acquired specifically for me to build a poultry farm, the site will contain THE POULTRY FARM, A 2 BEDROOM BUNGALOW AND A BQ, Presently i dont have the fund to complete everything and i am currently paying an enormous rent where i presently live. So my plan is to complete the BQ first move into the BQ, build the poultry as i need to be close to the farm to monitor it, and eventually build the 2 bedroom bungalow, When the bungalow is complete i would move into it with my family, the BQ will be used for my workers on the farm as an added incentive for them to live rent free, about 2 workers. When the farm is operational the proceed will help in funding the construction of the 2 bedroom Bungalow. But i am not currently at home, i live in the UK but my inlaw will be running things on my behalf- i know a lot of people will raise eyebrow when i say i am not at home and someone else will be running things, the truth is my major problem is even my inlaw dont have a clue how much the BQ will cost he gives me figure and i compare on NL and decide if he goes ahead or not. The block moulder he saw is charging 25 naira per bag, is this reasonable, i have been following spyder,brabus,amlone, and some vito guy something that build a 5bedroom bungalow in benin city for a while and as at last year they paid their moulder approximately 18-20 per bag so relatively i thought it wasnt too bad- your thoughts please.
To avoid any confusion, when I use I in my statement i am actually refering to my inlaw.
A little bit about my inlaw. He graduated the same time as my immediate younger sister from UNN about 5 years ago, they got married and both of them have been looking for jobs to no avail only getting jobs of 20k a month, so i called him and said why work for 20k or when we can both run some business together, he is very hardworking, i open a little poultry of 250 birds as a trial and so far he has managed it very well losing only 5 birds, we are currently selling eggs now to customers and they are even paying in advance, i bought 5 okada for him to manage on hire purchase and he ran it fanstastically well giving account for every penny even when he buys coke to drink due to being in the sun too long, all the bike have all balance and currently my inlaw has now bought 2 taxis supported by me as well, both drivers balancing 2k per day 10k per week. So in terms of the business being in good hand i have no doubt but the help we need now is for the building as we are both novice and dont want to be riped off. So please my good people of NL any help would be greatly appreciated.

spyder880:

N1m can start the 2 room BQ and even roof it with aluminum sheets, I will try and itemize the cost of this one later, only that it has become difficult since part of the materials came from the leftovers in the main building.

jites:
This is the 3D of what i intend building, as you can see there is already a 3 bedroom bungalow with an annex office making it almost 4 bedrooms which i can not start now, but i will now add another room to the BQ on the left hand side of the pic to make it like a 2 bedroom bungalow then- taking your advice PRINCE and use aluminium roofing, infact i will stop calling it a BQ so prince dont get angry with me lol lol, prince no wan hear say i build just a 2 room BQ LOL.
Anyway thanks a lot for the advice sha, its back to the drawing board for me again, minor adjustment needs to be made, but Prince and Spyder una sure say 1Million with a little added extra will be enough to complete a 2 bedroom bungalow or almost complete it with aluminium roofing cos i no want abandon project o lol

prince_onx:
Lol! Bros am not mad at you oh or your BQ project, I simply think BQ's are addition to the main house not the main project like you made it sound even though you have a plan of building another BQ (2 bedrooms) lol after the first 1 bedroom BQ. Also, I think plots/land are really cheap in Sapele compare to other bigger cities cause I won't even think of even double bungalow on a N5m or N6m naira plot. Finally, those 3D drawing are very sweet and tempting but honestly reality sets in when you start building. I really dont look at mine anymore because its different from the actual building/project. Going by my actual 3D drawing, I would've spent N3m for every N2.5m that I've spent. My sincere advise is to go ahead and start your main bungalow first! I think you already have enough both blocks and cash to start it and its easier and cheaper adding a 1 room BQ later than adding the main bungalow to BQ. After roofing, you can decide to finish the rest one room at a time as funds permit.

spyder880: @ Jites, how I wish I can help, but Sapele is far for me now. Is your inlaw knowledgeable about buildings?

jites:
@ Spyder, thanks i know you would if you can, no he is not knowledgeable about building. He said some builder is building a house close to where he lives and he intends to ask him if he can take on our own building, if not then he will look for any builder who is currently handling a project and if he likes the work they are doing then he would approach them, other than that i dont think there is much he can do, any idea?? if it were here in England you would be able to get a certified builder from a catalogue called the yellow page where every builder who is listed in that book is certified to build, so you can pick anyone from the list really. But thanks. all i can ask for right now is if and when i start building i would be asking for advise and costing information from you if you dont mind so i can compare but in terms of the quality of the work there is nothing i can do about that but i hope my inlaw has enough sense to know from their previous work if they are good and i have also advise him to speak to the actual owners of the projects also so they can give their recommendation. Thanks

spyder880:

There must be builders around. Just trust his judgement and we are always here to help out with any kind of question. Tell him to buy a camera and be sending you pictures of work progress at least twice a week.