PEN_MIGHT:
Glad u took care of the water earnestly! That is a relief of a sort. Our reinforcements are ready to go too. Good progress there!

At this juncture, I feel obliged to pray that you will grow in strength in good time so that you can procure some simple machinery and tools that will make your work simpler and reduce your overhead costs. I sincerely wish this for u.

With a good truck for conveyance, some regular necessities like Storage tanks,Pumping machines,Concrete mixer,Poker,V-ibrator and even Props,Scalffold and metal plates will seriously reduce the burden on you and help facilitate more patronage for low-cost constructions like this.

I can imagine the stress and loss incured in getting some of these things repeatedly everytime and anywhere you get project.

Your concrete work(even as small as blinding) gets better when machine-mixed. But I can't possibly be expect you to be hiring it with a cost of(I guess) 20k/day. For blinding you hire,for casting the startes bars,oversite concrete,lintels,floor slabs, beams you keep hiring. That's a real lot of money that could have been saved.

With time and definitely with hardwork like this and Utmostly with God,all things are possible.

When man pikin dey struggle now, people no see am,when money comes friends go come boku. Life!

Wishing you the best.....in the jungle.

diordaves: Spyder880; its good to know you are always upfront with unforeseen challenges; even when such challenges impinge on overall project cost like the foundation. I can see you are taking the present challenge head on. I also noticed being upfront with the truth you were able to secure a review of the original foundation design with your client. well done.

Lessons should be learnt here. Most hiccups with projects like this almost always arise from building professionals not being upfront with the truth and tend to gloss over and sweep challenges under the carpet. I know of many professionals who will notice such water-logged soil but will still go ahead with the original design but will use the situation to hoodwinked an unsuspecting client and collect more money.

Having said that Spyder880; the question is begging to be asked: since you've reviewed the foundation type to a probably more expensive foundation; have you also reviewed the overall budget of N8.8 million? Are you still delivering this project within the original time frame and budget?

Keep on with the good work.

ashaju33: Oga spider welldone

spyder880:

Thank you Sir, I must mention here that my client is a very supportive person who understands the importance of a solid structure. He has approved the new introductions.

Definitely the budget and time frame will have to be adjusted to include this new set of challenges, its better to move slow at this point and speed up when we get to the next stage. If not for the water, we should be casting the concrete and ready to fill the foundation today. All is well sha.

takeprofit:

i thot its possible to check all these b4 starting work. i mean the quality of the sand in the land, this water thing coming from the ground- that wld be a serious matter and should be handled seriously so it does not affect the foundations in the future.

olubuffett:

make I get the placard

mufutau55: No wonder my brother said he must ship one water to me from Germany.
How could you buy water pump two days ago and the seller has to repair it instead of replacing it outright with a new one, what kind of wahala be that.. damn we take things for granted in obodo here.

Hajji Mufutau

Fhemmmy:

Nigeria is a different place, i remember a generator that was bought for me when i was doing fish business last year, bought brand new and packed up few days later and yet i have to buy another one . . . Lol

mufutau55:

That is so bad. Every little thing my brother want to ship for me to Naija. I wa wondering why and arguing with him, he sai if I was living or frequent like him to Nigeria I wouldnt ask him any question. I started to see and beleive what he was saying since I joined the Property Forum. God help in Nigeria even fo just small mere thing we take for granted overseas.

Hajji Mufutau

mufutau55: No wonder my brother said he must ship one water to me from Germany.
How could you buy water pump two days ago and the seller has to repair it instead of replacing it outright with a new one, what kind of wahala be that.. damn we take things for granted in obodo here.

Hajji Mufutau

Chekitaut: Nigeria import as low as paracetamol, all our graduate are on brain drain, wicked citizen will go to china and produce substandard products and export to Nigeria, God will save us. NOTHING ID PRODUCE IN NIGERIA.

gabbytabby: Its ridiculous and I buy so much of my electricals from the UK cos of this problem but then if you go to places like LG then you can rest a bit. I bought wire direct from Kablemetal.

That is why I spend so much time online researching for places to source items before I have to go to 9ja as I dont want I or any of my tenants to be electrocuted and I dont tend to have too much time to be going around in the sun.

Oga spyder I have been avoiding this site for a while. I know you will do us proud and your safety and unfront attitude will go far. Best of luck on this venture.

spyder880: I am already falling into step with PH, even after spending only 5 hours in the city, the blue cabs and traffic......

spyder880:

You have a good point, PH is expensive in most things, from granite to sand and even the labour costs here na die! But I will be pushing the boundaries of focused spending with a deep knowledge about the safest ways to pay lower and get more for less. I will also be coming in with my team of workers from Enugu, and they must agree to work with me in PH with Enugu labour rates. I will build a 'batcher' for them to live on this site.

Fhemmmy:

Very true, but with all that being said, Nija is where the fun is.

Okija_juju: Ichie Spyder...

Just checking in.. Waiting for update pics..

otokx: The worse part is that we import low quality china products with no guarantee. Port Harcourt is the home of rain and lately night chills.

spyder880: Then the concrete blinding, very thick in most places.