ThatHistoryGuy:


Hi sir
Its epic_ceramics here
Vitrified tiles is the best for floor tiles cus the same colour at the surface penetrates through the entire thickness of the tile,so no matter the traffic at the area it remains for a long time. Most banks use vitrified tiles .

On braking the bank
It all depends on who you buy from and the places you want use them for. Its quite affordable here in Lagos.
There are vitrified tile in Nigerian,China and Spanish products .

My Advice: If you are buying enough tiles you can come to Lagos or let us deliver them to you in Ibadan. I believe it would be cheaper that way.

Below is a sample of Spanish vitrified tile

skelefish:

Is our regular nigeria ceremics like times ceramic tiles an example of vitrified tiles?

abbeycial:


So am I safe to use it for decking slabs for a two storey building with 4 units of 2 bedroom flats? am really tempted due to finacial constraints.

I would also appreciate if I can be enlightened on any additional fortification required for the above.

bixton:


Is the bold an idiom or some form of typo?

ThatHistoryGuy:


Hi
It depends on the one you are talking about
While some are,some are not
Others are porcelain and ceramic tiles

Below is a Nigerian Vitrified tile,a product of Royal

However TIMES CERAMICS don't produce vitrified tiles,if they do I have not seen it

Daboomb:


P-L-E-A-SE ...DONT BE TEMPTED! DONT USE GRAVEL!! DONT DO IT!!!
HOLD-ON AND SAVE MORE.
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WORRIED, EACH TIME YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID.
THIS IS A TWO STOREY, NOT A BUNGALOW!
ITS BETTER TO SPEND EXTRA AND HAVE PEACE OF MIND, THAN TO BE SORRY!
IT IS VERY EAASY FOR DECKS TO COLLAPSE, BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT THEY HAVE TO SUPPORT!
REMEMBER, LIFE HAS NO DUPLICATE.
LET THOSE THAT HAVE EARS.........HEAR.
MAY GOD GIVE YOU WISDOM.


NB: I was 'shouting' intentionally (All Caps), because l want youto hear me.
Something in me is ringing an alarm bell right now and over time, my hunch rarely goes wrong!
PLEASE, l take God beg you.

sameniceguy:
Good morning house. I want to pit up a bedroom duplex some where in phc on a 100 x 50 plot of land
I need sample of good designs with quotations if possible.
Downstairs- sitting room with dinning and small bat, living room, kitchen, store, lundary, staircase inside the sitting room. Sitting room will have small void

Upsatirs- 3 rooms, small children sitting room small library
Note all room ensuite

mcarthurgeo@yahoo.com

Rubbiish:

I think the guest room should be on the ground floor while u take two to upper floor....

sameniceguy:


Yes the guest room will be the only room downstairs then upstairs will ne 3 rooms

bixton:



Are you saying the use of gravel is what caused this building's collapse?

shams040:


It possible the building approval is 50k it all depends on the l * b *h of the building. Although if it Lagos it not possible.

The beat you can do is get the drawing and move to the town planning office then get your assessment and other required documents to process the approval. Which includes your survey, title document, tax, passport etc.

spyder880:
Gravel for building is not bad, depending on what we call gravel. But I must admit granite is better. Can we have a sample of the gravel in question?

sameniceguy:
Good morning house. I want to pit up a bedroom duplex some where in phc on a 100 x 50 plot of land
I need sample of good designs with quotations if possible.
Downstairs- sitting room with dinning and small bat, living room, kitchen, store, lundary, staircase inside the sitting room. Sitting room will have small void

Upsatirs- 3 rooms, small children sitting room small library
Note all room ensuite

mcarthurgeo@yahoo.com

Rubbiish:

It's been long i saw someone use gravel, those who can't afford granite, now use stone base in place of granite.

Timtol:
A very important thing to note is compacting it very well to avoid voids why using stones.

Just to throw a little contribution....

adanny01:


The problem of gravel is beyond compaction even though the actual definition of gravel has more to do with particle size than anything.

The problems has to do with the rock parent material, size and surface texture.

Granite is the most prefered rock. A rough surface texture is prefered to smooth. Size of 5-20mm is suitable.

spyder880:


Right. That is what matters in aggregate selection and not if its gravel or granite. In the part of the country I come from, we have been building medium high rises of 4 -5 floors high since the early seventies and we had zero granite in all the buildings till around 2005 when few individuals started using them. And no building collapsed since then on only the reason of the stone type used. Most 1970 - 99 houses in Enugu and Onitsha were built with only gravel.

Care should be taken while selecting stones, washed gravels are much better, followed by chipped or crushed gravel. But we all use granite in Enugu and Anambra these days, even as they are brought in from neighbouring states.

bixton:


Gravel is spherical in shape and in different sizes.


This is what they look like so far the ones I've seen in aba and makurdi.

Rubbiish:

What u described is pebble, gravel is chunky and jagged.

bixton:


My technical drawing teacher, a graduate of civil engineering doing his nysc , cannot be wrong.

Daboomb:


P-L-E-A-SE ...DONT BE TEMPTED! DONT USE GRAVEL!! DONT DO IT!!!
HOLD-ON AND SAVE MORE.
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WORRIED, EACH TIME YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID.
THIS IS A TWO STOREY, NOT A BUNGALOW!
ITS BETTER TO SPEND EXTRA AND HAVE PEACE OF MIND, THAN TO BE SORRY!
IT IS VERY EAASY FOR DECKS TO COLLAPSE, BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT THEY HAVE TO SUPPORT!
REMEMBER, LIFE HAS NO DUPLICATE.
LET THOSE THAT HAVE EARS.........HEAR.
MAY GOD GIVE YOU WISDOM.


NB: I was 'shouting' intentionally (All Caps), because l want youto hear me.
Something in me is ringing an alarm bell right now and over time, my hunch rarely goes wrong!
PLEASE, l take God beg you.

Rubbiish:

@bold...No one is a paragon
Except u haven't gone wrong for once in ur field of practice
Even professors do go wrong....

abbeycial:


thanks a lot bro...I have ordered for granite.
I sincerely appreciate your guide.

thanks a lot.

but seems the granite varies cuz I have seen them with different sizes(small Powdery and a little big ones almost the size of gravel)

abeg which one is the best.
cc

bixton:

Just tell them 3/4".

abbeycial:


thanks a lot bro...I have ordered for granite.
I sincerely appreciate your guide.

thanks a lot.

but seems the granite varies cuz I have seen them with different sizes(small Powdery and a little big ones almost the size of gravel)

abeg which one is the best.
cc

abbeycial:


thanks a lot bro...I have ordered for granite.
I sincerely appreciate your guide.

thanks a lot.

but seems the granite varies cuz I have seen them with different sizes(small Powdery and a little big ones almost the size of gravel)

abeg which one is the best.
cc

Daboomb:


God will provide more funds for you by enriching the good work of your hands.

Yes, they come in different sizes and the size you buy should be guided by what you intend using it for or as specified in your archy drawings.
3/4, 1/2, 3/8, 1/4, e.t.c.

My own rule of thumb is that the larger/thicker the Concrete, the bigger the size of granite l use.
Decking? I'll buy 1/2..... so l can use it for tother things as well.

GoodFaith:

make a smart move
create a master bedroom downstairs. If you don't use it today
It will be there for you to use at your old age
Age is a bitch and good
we all pray to get old