Rubbiish:

Are u very sure of this sir?
Is this recommendation from a carpenter or engineer or architect?
2 x 4inches that is 50mm x 100mm for rafters & kingpost? I doubt...
I can only use this size of wood for structs.
I will only use 2 x 3 for purlins & nothing else.

There are standard of wood sizes to use for different roof members according to my architect friend. Just that often times carpenters tend to use what is available & to cut cost in order to make gains.

shams040:


Bros the slope roof bears wind than any other roof as it even more advisable for high rise building. If you check most of the town houses they use this more because of the height of the building.

Daboomb:


I am talking from the perspective of what l have seen used...and was used for me severally and still standing.

But then, dont forget that Benin or Akure 2" x 4" could end but being the same size as Lagos 4" x 6"

I have seen Lagos 2" x 3" and they look like 1.2" x 2".
And the Lagos 9" x 18" Block is actually something like a standard 7" x 15"

Use what you know will do the job safely.
Nna, I dey fear Lagos fheefle.

Rubbiish:

Hmmm....i hope u are not crushing on dabomb...lol

AngelicBeing:
I am an Angel, we don't crush on humans, we are appointed by the celestial forces to guide humanity to the right path, we also defend, protect and bless humanity, lastly, we have koboko laden with chilly pepper to flog fraudsters, thieves and those who disobey the commandments and laws of the universe, we are billions of Angels scattered all over the universe to do the bidding of the celestial realm

Rubbiish:

Accurate.
Same with what i was told.
But u didn't add kingpost sir

AngelicBeing:
Daboomb, making sense since 1460 AD, I like your choice of words and analysis, and you said you only had standard 3 education, I disagree with you on that because a standard 3 student can't write the way you do, I won't mind to have a penthouse in the future

Rubbiish:

@bold says who
Gen 6:2 "the sons of God(angels) saw that the daughters of men were beautiful,(humans) and they took as wives whomever they chose". 

AngelicBeing:
I am an Angel, we don't crush on humans, we are appointed by the celestial forces to guide humanity to the right path, we also defend, protect and bless humanity, lastly, we have koboko laden with chilly pepper to flog fraudsters, thieves and those who disobey the commandments and laws of the universe, we are billions of Angels scattered all over the universe to do the bidding of the celestial realm and to enforce equity, justice and mercy in the terrestrial realm

Daboomb:


Chai! Cheesux!!

Angels don dey vex these days o!

But seriously, l wish there were Angels that would flog the hell outta our Politicians, anytime they steal from the people.


* I 'secretly' admire your writing style as well *

alstacs:
Good day house. I am planning on working on tank support and the desirable height is about 35 to 40m above the ground level.
I got original H beam steel from an old constructions site but they off cuts of 15-17m in length. But the prince is good. In fact the person is selling at this price cos of fasting accriding to him. By implication each of the legs of the support may need more than one junction or joining. My welders says it is OK that he will be able to use.
Please I need your advice. Do you think the risk of collapse is not unnecessarily or significantly higher with this joining?

Spyder88, Haji M, Rubbiish, Daboomb

alstacs:
Good day house. I am planning on working on tank support and the desirable height is about 35 to 40m above the ground level.
I got original H beam steel from an old constructions site but they off cuts of 15-17m in length. But the prince is good. In fact the person is selling at this price cos of fasting accriding to him. By implication each of the legs of the support may need more than one junction or joining. My welders says it is OK that he will be able to use.
Please I need your advice. Do you think the risk of collapse is not unnecessarily or significantly higher with this joining?

Spyder88, Haji M, Rubbiish, Daboomb

Daboomb:


Sir,
Like @Rubbish said, is it in Feet or Meters? 40M is about 135ft!

- You can weld the beams and if properly welded, there is nothing to worry about.
- Ensure the welding is thick and all around the joint
- Brace it in as many places as possible, especially close to weld-joints, to make it more rigid.
- Let the Stands be placed wide-part enough, if possible, wider than the tank itself, to give it more stability.

Rubbiish:

I have no issue with d 30k for drawing & stamping as it depends on d architect. My worry is if d building approval will fly for 50k...There are many fees attached to building plan approval. It is likely to cost a little bit above 100k for bungalow. I will advise u handle d approval yourself, so u don't experience what maverick experienced in the hands of brabus couple of years back.

tbaby4u:



We have a 50 by 50 plot of land in Magboro owned by my family for sale. 1.5 million only. Magboro is after Isheri North after Berger. It's just 2 mins drive after Punch. Pm me if interested.

alstacs:



E má bínú.. It is ft oh... Not metres. The house self na just about 9m...
Na so person de fail exam oh come de blame village people.... Lol.

Seriously, I appreciate all your feedback, they have been quite helpful. I will go buy them quickly before the guy change his mind. I went round houses today and I saw the thickness of H beams that were bought newly... Dem nor make sense at all.
Standard organisation get work to do a swear.

spiceeamiee:
Good morning all. Please who does building designs here? I need a quote for a building design. Please send an email to mimidec49@yahoo.com. Thanks.

megacontrol:
Quick question to the house...since block setting is usually charged per 100 blocks, how many bag(s) of cement is required to set 100 blocks?

Thanks for taking time to respond.

Rubbiish:

What are the size of the H beams?

alstacs:


I am not sure of the thickness, I could only compare with "new ones on ground" but they are 6 x 3 ".

I visited a friend today, he used 4"x2" and when to a height of 37ft. Another used 5x2" and got to a height of 30ft.

Daboomb:


"Cost" is usually a pointer to 'positive differences' in similar items.


This your question is beginning to look like WAEC, Use of English Essay Exam.

Aesthetics / Beauty - Duplex trumps all, followed by Penthouse. Penthouse gives you an area of the house where you can be 'outside' the house, yet be 'inside' the house at the same time.

Safety/Security - Duplex is safer but having a Penthouse gives you the 'exclusive use' of an area of the building where you can 'do and undo' as you feel. Having a 'small party' for inner-most circle in the Penthouse area, is my favourite past-time

Visibility - Duplex allows you better visibility of your environment due to height above ground, compared to Bungalow but Penthouse is even better.

Space - Penthouse are usually small in size (just for exclusive use of the "The Don".), Duplex presents a lot of space for occupiers, Bungalows can be limited in space

Well, yo get what you pay for, as they say.
You can always build a Bungalow and let it have a penthouse on top, same with a Duplex.
Its called 'Cheating'.

abbeycial:
Bonjour my brothers.

Kinda confused and I need your advice.

Can I use gravel for a decking project?Though I know granite is the standard been used but due to constraints on my financial muscle,I wish to know the side effect if a two bedroom twin flat is decked using gravel instead of granite.

Secondly,can I use ply woods supported with bamboo sticks to hold the decking instead of the normal 1 by 12 planks?

Thanks.

Rubbiish:

Hmmm...bros i will advise u wait till u have funds

I wouldn't advise gravel for a duplex, only bungalow & plywood got different thickness though. Dont know the thickness u are talking about. But i know 1x12 planks will be cheaper than any plywood of considerable thickness. Concrete is heavy.

abbeycial:
Bonjour my brothers.

Kinda confused and I need your advice.

Can I use gravel for a decking project?Though I know granite is the standard been used but due to constraints on my financial muscle,I wish to know the side effect if a two bedroom twin flat is decked using gravel instead of granite.

Secondly,can I use ply woods supported with bamboo sticks to hold the decking instead of the normal 1 by 12 planks?

Thanks.

Rubbiish:

It depends on the size of block
For 9inches block, they hardly meet the 100blocks per day target.

megacontrol:
9" block, and i was asking about the qty of cement that will be used to set 100 x 9" blocks irrespective of how long the job lasts.
Thanks

jabolo:
I got 3,000 x 9" blocks from 100 bags.

EDIT: Apologies, you said 'set' (as in install), not 'mould'?

bixton:


Ply boards are of different types and thickness. If you are referring to that type which is about 1/2" or 3/4" flexible and light weight then that's a complete no go area for decking usage.

The disadvantage of using gravel is that it does not bond well when used due to its spherical nature. And if a concrete mix using such as aggregate comes in contact with constant water , you'll notice hair line cracks and it easily wears off.

I know its being used in some parts of the eastern region.