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

spyder880: May I use this opportunity to thank all of you, my friends in the property section of this forum. You have been with us through thick and thin all through the year 2012. Your love, support and encouragement to us was so much that we can only say a big thank you.
We promise to keep doing what we have been doing, only that we are going to do more in the coming year to satisfy more clients and improve the system. We also say a big thank you to all our clients; past, present and future, that our relationship will continue to be cordial as usual.
Our wish to you is that the good lord will make all your dreams to come true this 2013, may good health, wealth, joy and prosperity be your portion all through 2013 and beyond.
May god bless you all.

prince_onx:
We all in one form draw inspiration from eachother and I honestly won't have started my project if not you! You play me wayo making me believe it cost 50 naira to build a house but it worked because you turned around and provided every single building step free of charge which a lot of people wont do and every dime I invested in that project is worth it and honestly its much easier when you kick off! Thanks for being you and God will open more doors and even windows lol this year! Cheers

spyder880: Work starts here tomorrow as we aim to conclude the parapet and face full roofing this week. More pictures by tomorrow.

bugmenot: @Spyder

Pls can you help me scrutinize this quote? It's for First floor columns, beams and concrete fascia for a small duplex. Images of the first floor plan and the columns designed by the structural engineer are attached.

Thank you and God bless.

Materials (Pillars, Beams & Parapet)
1 Carpentry Works
Description Qty Unit price Amount
1 x 12 50 950 47,500.00
1 x 2 180 90 16,200.00
2 x 3 30 250 7,500.00
1/4 Plywood 20 1500 30,000.00
Nails 3 5000 15,000.00
Bamboo (used ones are available) -
Binding wire 1 5000 5,000.00
121,200.00 121,200.00
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2 Iron Works
Description Qty Unit price Amount
16mm (tons) 1.5 120000 180,000.00
12mm (tons) 0.5 120000 60,000.00
10mm (tons) 1 130000 130,000.00
370,000.00 370,000.00

3 Casting Works
Description Qty Unit price Amount
Granite (trips) 1.5 85000 127,500.00
Sharp sand (trips) 1.5 45000 67,500.00
Cement (bags) 80 1750 140,000.00
335,000.00 335,000.00
Total-> 826,200.00



LABOUR
1 Carpentry 280,000.00
2 Iron Bending 190,000.00
3 Bricklaying 210,000.00
4 Supervision 130,000.00
Total-> 810,000.00 810,000.00
Grand Total-> 1,636,200.00 [826,200.00 + 810,000.00]

bugmenot:
Actually, the block work is yet to be done. And yes, the quote is for columns, beams, and concrete fascia on the first floor only. I don't know if this is a good idea but the engineer plans to cast the beam and concrete fascia together. I'm thinking it might be a good idea to do the fascia separately, what do you think?

spyder880:

I was asking because I couldn't see the blocks on the list. Ask him again, how does he plan to do the concrete facial on the beam except if he raises the normal beam till after 12 coaches of blocks?

bugmenot:



In all honesty, this might have been driven by my push to have all structural members of the building completed prior to having any blockwork done; the engineer did actually suggest including some blockwork at this point. Going by the drawing I uploaded earlier, the concrete fascia / parapet is attached to the columns / beams, am I missing something? Your advise on the order in which I should have the builder proceed will be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks!

spyder880:

Okay, first answer is that the quote is fair haven taken all the works involved at this stage into consideration. Different builders have different reasons for using the systems they use. The quote could have been higher had he done a first beam before the beam/parapet.

Costa2000: Oga spyder you are doing great job,i pray that GOD Almighty will continue to bless and protect you.Happy sunday.

spyder880: The roofing wood work has started, we are going to raise the height of the roof to command some respect in the neighborhood.

Currently it is standing at 20ft.

prince_onx:
That's sound too tall oh!

spyder880: There are indications that we may do another duplex of almost this size in Enugu very soon. As we are doing the plastering and windows/doors/ plumbing and electricals in this house, we might be starting the foundation of the new Enugu duplex. Arrangements are in top gear and we shall keep you guys posted. Meanwhile more work to be done here tomorrow.

3pple g: @Spider,
Dear God Father, I hope by now neighbours have fenced their land - so that mine will remain back and front view?
Warming up to start something soonest. Fear has always kept me back but each time I come across your thread I get a good dose of inspiration. To send your balance soon.
I stayed awake throughout the night to peruse this thread.

@ all in the house, taking you down the memory lane! Mr spider helped me secure a plot 2 yrs ago. Stupidly, am yet to pay him his money which he commited to exigent expenses as per purchase, (Osie)