flobo:
have you finished the project ? would'nt mind seeing pictures of the place

isadamu:
i intend to complete the project with 2.6 million naira, that is plastering, tiling, toiletries, wiring , etc. Like i said, everything here will be basic.

abouzaid:
please what is the size of the house? what size of blocks did you use? thanks in advance

isadamu:


The house isn't big. According to the drawing, it was meant to occupy 220 square meters. 9" block were used for the foundation and 6" for the house. I hope I've answered you.

KolaShangOne:
Nice work Oga @isadamu

I love small cute houses.. Please make sure you use POP for the finishing. Should cost 150k or less.

Next time, and for the benefit of those reading this, tell your Baba Bricklayer to make sure that your building is at least one or two feet higher than the road level.. That's a professional advice.
OK boss, well noted

abouzaid:
please can i have the plan? can you tell me how else you were able to beat the cost down? nice work, I'm still interested in your final finishing cost.

abouzaid:
please can i have the plan? can you tell me how else you were able to beat the cost down? nice work, I'm still interested in your final finishing cost.

isadamu:


The plan is not readily available, as it is in Akure where the project is. I will send it to u by email once I have it.
As for I was able to beat the cost, I guess that has to do with the builder of the house (mason), who is a very honest man. He is like the supervisor of the house. Also, I send money to him through my mum, who ensures only items needed are bought. My mum, of course, can't cheat me.

KolaShangOne:
Nice work Oga @isadamu

I love small cute houses.. Please make sure you use POP for the finishing. Should cost 150k or less.

Next time, and for the benefit of those reading this, tell your Baba Bricklayer to make sure that your building is at least one or two feet higher than the road level.. That's a professional advice.

isadamu:
I'm encouraged to post this on nairaland because this site has been of tremendous assistance to me regarding my building project. Kudos to the gurus on this forum like spyder880, hajji mufutau, fastshipping, kolashangeone, brabus, aventures, etc.

This project is a 2 bedroom flat located in Akure. The project took just exactly 3 months to get to where it is. The cost so far is about 1.6 million, excluding the cost of land. I embarked on it to secure the land, given the notorierity of land scams in akure and omo onile wahala. The entire land is about 650m2 and the 2 bedroom covered about 220m2. Pls note that the project was just basic, that is, no German flooring and roofing was Ghana zinc. I couldn't give stage by stage pics because I was not around to supervise the project myself. I only got an experienced, elderly and well known mason to execute the drawing, under the supervision of my mum, who isn't technologically inclined. I negotiated with the mason for all the construction work at a lump sum. I took the pictures when I went for inspection. Here's a rough estimate of the cost so far;
2000 blocks @ 130 - 260,000
110 bags of cement @ 2000 - 220,000
Mason (total cost) - 260,000
Setting out / digging /blinding - 35,000
Soakaway digging - 25,000
Laterite for filling - 15,000
Sand - 48,000
Granite ( lintel/ flooring, etc) - 55,000
Lintel ( iron, wood, etc) - 70,000
Wood (roofing) - 190,000
Roofing sheet@ 14k (9 bundles) - 126,000
Roofing accessories (nails, etc) - 25,000
Roofing labour - 60,000
Burglary - 100,000
Doors - 100,000