EgunMogaji:


Hello Chief:

Apologies if you already answered this but I did not see it if you did.

1) What is the perimeter of the house itself?

2) How much did it cost you in total to do the foundation?

Thanks.

century106:
Doors are being fixed.
1 4ft Turkey Wood finish Metal Door
1 4ft Stainless Steel with Glass Door
1 4ft Quality-grade China Door
1 Fabricated Aluminum Sliding Door
1 3ft Stainless Steel with Glass Door
1 3ft Turkey Wood finish Metal Door
8 3ft Quality-grade China Door
5 2.5ft Quality-grade China Toilet Doors

Aluminum profiles for casement and sliding windows have been delivered and currently being fabricated.

mufutau55:


Please show us the pictures and prices of the doors as they are installed. This will help many of us as usual.
Thank you.

Hajji M.

century106:

Will do sir. The first picture above is of installed 3ft China door. They (8 x 3ft and 5 x 2.5ft toilet doors) came in only 2 designs and I got them for 19,200 each.

I will get the pictures of the others and I'll state their prices too.

Meanwhile, work started on the proposed Boy's Quarter.

FastShipping:



Please, show us the cost for the electrical and plumbing.

I like your metcoppo roofing. I used metcoppo for mine too. It was very expensive. Wood, metcoppo, and workmanship cost me 2.7M+ Naira. Although, I used 0.55mm for roofing, 0.45mm for ceiling, and 0.70mm for facial, angles and ridges. My roofing dimension was 580. The house itself is about 4,200 sq,ft .

EgunMogaji:


And here I am pussyfooting about my mere 3,000 sq,ft

FastShipping:


3,000sq. ft is a very big house. I wanted something around 2,000 sq. ft but it is difficult to get a good design and out come when it comes to contemporary design and if the dimension of your plan is less than 3,000 sq. ft.

FastShipping:



Please, show us the cost for the electrical and plumbing.

I like your metcoppo roofing. I used metcoppo for mine too. It was very expensive. Wood, metcoppo, and workmanship cost me 2.7M+ Naira. Although, I used 0.55mm for roofing, 0.45mm for ceiling, and 0.70mm for facial, angles and ridges. My roofing dimension was 580sq, mt. The house itself is about 4,200 sq,ft.

EgunMogaji:


You are absolutely right.

It's hard for me to cut my preferred design down to 2,000 square feet without it starting look like a shitshack and loosing that purpose of design.

I hope to brainstorm even more with Darynex later to see if we can trim this down because once the estimates/quotes for the build started coming in the realization hit home that it is a big structure. When Oga Spyder said this "Its a big house bro, even if we mark out the courtyard." I was alarmed

I may be able to get down to 2,500 but not sure what the savings in building cost is going to be between 3,000 and 2,500 square feet.

century106:

Will do sir. The first picture above is of installed 3ft China door. They (8 x 3ft and 5 x 2.5ft toilet doors) came in only 2 designs and I got them for 19,200 each.
I will get the pictures of the others and I'll state their prices too.
Meanwhile, work started on the proposed Boy's Quarter.

FastShipping:


Refrain from reducing the size unless you want it to look like their regular all wall dark room they are used to in Nigeria. You are going to end up with a house with no space to entertain in the interior part of the house.

I like a house where I can entertain 30-40 guest in my house without having to go outside .

EgunMogaji:


We think alike.

My internal public area is 1,200 sqft (Living/Dining = 500 sqft, Courtyard = 500 sqft, Porch/Foyer = 200 sqft).

KolaShangOne:


I guess it's because of the kind of houses you people in Tue diaspora live in. Oyibo people do 'in-house parties' because of the cold climate there. They keep warm by being in the house and using heaters..


In Nigeria, we prefer outdoor parties/gatherings because of the hot climate. That's why we build not so big houses so that we can still have compound to erect tents in case madam drop 1.

Same thing goes for the high roof, low roof. So its about building for functionality, for the environment.

I hope I made valide points.

EgunMogaji:


Yes and no.

I live in Los Angeles California so my preference for internal as well as external (I'm only building on 50% of the land) public area is it due to weather at all in my case. California has one of the best year round weather in the world. I just like open airy floor plans with wide hallways and clearly defined internal public and private areas. It's hard to get all of that done and a courtyard in a small foot print.

KolaShangOne:


I guess it's because of the kind of houses you people in Tue diaspora live in. Oyibo people do 'in-house parties' because of the cold climate there. They keep warm by being in the house and using heaters..


In Nigeria, we prefer outdoor parties/gatherings because of the hot climate. That's why we build not so big houses so that we can still have compound to erect tents in case madam drop 1.

Same thing goes for the high roof, low roof. So its about building for functionality, for the environment.

I hope I made valide points.

skyps:


The oyibo you are talking about don't even build big houses. Is because we lack standard as a nation that's why people can build anyhow without control

EgunMogaji:


You're funny but I guess it depends in which area and which company you keep.

You should come take a drive with me through Beverly Hills, South Paadena, North Arcadia one day so that I can show you at least 100 5,000sqft plus homes.

Not sure why you would say that there is no standard when there is definitely a standard.

Also astute people go beyond government standards and do the best they can for the environment.

century106:

Yes will do! Need to get to where I have previous costs recorded...
Our bountiful giving God will make you start yours soon, moreso now that political campaigning has brought down the prices of Dangote and BUA cement

obi1kanobi:
Oga centurion, please i need your advice, i was given this quote for metcoppo 0.45mm sheet. The roof measurement is 485.6 sqm

1. Metcoppo sheet #1250 x 485.6 = #607,375
2. Flashing #1200 x 180 = #216,000
3. Cladding #1200 x 30 = #36000
4. Cost of bending #5000
5. Workmanship #50,000
Total= #914,375

From this quotation and comparing to yours which is about 480 sqm. You used less than #700,000
For your roofing. Please what did you do differently to achieve this with less cost. I hope to hear from you.

Thanks

century106:
Electrical piping on going

century106:

I made sure I knew the exact sqm.
I have a parapet so I only needed eaves and ridges.
There's a trick in calculating flashes and claddings, your roofer will have his 'apriko' from the difference from the actual sqm of flashes and claddings you need.

mufutau55:


Thank you very much. You are doing great with the project. God bless you to complete it fully in good health.

Hajji M.

century106:

Amen and thank you. Below is the pics of one of the doors to be installed. Poor lighting but its a beautiful door with grain finish.
Got them for #20,000

mufutau55:


Thank you very much. This is Chinese iron doors right? They do look good though. Thanks.

Hajji M.

century106:

Yes they are 60mm China doors. They look good and strong

mufutau55:


Thank you for the confirmation... it may even be cheaper if purchased in Lagos, I believe.

Hajji M.