zenatta:

Larez you are home. I struck gold then. I hope you have your portofolio. Told you I will own Citiline, No I am not logged off yet but may have to call it a day.Besides I need to eat but it late now. Both of you got me so fired up. I think we can do this.

@pinkequity. We can do this. There will be so much to deter us but I am hanging unto the skill  on one hand and contributions
that we are so passionately going to bring into this, I have to attend to other things now. My email is zenattarowlandbenij@yahoo.com .

Both of you remain blessed It was beautiful meeting you.

ok I am waiting

zenatta:

Larez you are home. I struck gold then. I hope you have your portofolio. Told you I will own Citiline, No I am not logged off yet but may have to call it a day.Besides I need to eat but it late now. Both of you got me so fired up. I think we can do this.

@pinkequity. We can do this. There will be so much to deter us but I am hanging unto the skill  on one hand and contributions
that we are so passionately going to bring into this, I have to attend to other things now. My email is zenattarowlandbenij@yahoo.com .

Both of you remain blessed It was beautiful meeting you.

ok I am waiting

larez:

@Pinky, nice pic. A subdivision takes a whole lot more than the simplification that you mentioned. But, since I have a lot of experience at doing this, you won;t have to worry. There are a lot of issues that will have to be addressed such as security first. As you can see from the pictures that I posted, there are no security bars on the windows and no tall fences around the houses. But yet they are secure. If someone breaks a glass on the house, an alarm goes off, the security company calls the house to verify that there is no problem. You will have to give them a code to confirm, or else the Police will be at the door within 3-5 minutes.

In Nigeria, to avoid having to do the security bars and individual fencing, the whole subdivision will have to be securely fenced, as well as private security for the development (armed security). Many Oil conglomerate developments have these, but it remains uncommon for regular Naijas. This will be my preferred approach along with loud alarms that detect glass break and door and window contacts.

The issue of water and power will have to be addressed to. The option being a Private power source for the subdivision with monthly or yearly fees for upkeep. Extra power can be sold into the National grid. This goes as well for water, sewers, cable tv, internet and probably a local PBX for free calls among residents. these have to be done before roadways and curbs. Also, recreational areas and Pool house etc, will have to be accounted for as well. These are just a few of the issues to deal with. As I mentioned before, I have consulted with many clients and assisted in the planning and construction of these in a very restrictive environment (Atlanta). The regulations may be more lax here in naija, but we are trying to set standards that will make our products a lot more marketable. There are some new technologies that will be coming up soon that will have stuff like roof tiles acting as solar panels.

We're talking cutting edge, while we still make it attractive financially. Doing one successfully will create a following for future developments, and I believe we will get to doing the marine subdivision including jetties sooner than we think Dreamers Sha!!

pinkequity:

Finally found the pic. What do you think? Goodnight all. Let's talk more on this.

larez:

Nice pictures. Exactly how I'd do it with the addition of security posts as well. The fence will have to surround the whole subdivision which will be expensive. But the houses will be appreciated as the residents drive thru, without feeling like locked up folks as typical in Nigeria. Many people have died in fires in their homes because of security bars which prevented escape.

larez:

Wow!! I am impressed with you 2. This is what Team Building is really about. If I could only peek into the future. Let's make this work ladies. I will suggest we focus on Diaspora who seem to understand the cost of quality. We'll come up with ingenious ways of controlling costs too. Already have some ideas which we'll discuss privately. We can do this!!! Goodnight Ladies, and God bless.

zenatta:

I have seen the pic. will let you know what I think,

@larez I was wondering when someone was going to talk security. I will not keep you up

@seanT21, its a deep feeling to finally see a house you contemplated in your head, on paper pop into reality, Do you think you would seriously follow in your dads footstep. Home building to me covers it all. sleep well

larez:

@Pinky, I can feel your excitement, which is very good. Look through my website and click on the top link "view homes". There are a lot of smaller floorplans shown there that you can see. These are not in 3D though. Just front elevations and the floorplans.

zenatta:

I have seen the pic. will let you know what I think,

@larez I was wondering when someone was going to talk security. I will not keep you up

@seanT21, its a deep feeling to finally see a house you contemplated in your head, on paper pop into reality, Do you think you would seriously follow in your dads footstep. Home building to me covers it all. sleep well

larez:

@Pinky, I can feel your excitement, which is very good. Look through my website and click on the top link "view homes". There are a lot of smaller floorplans shown there that you can see. These are not in 3D though. Just front elevations and the floorplans.

larez:

Note; The Bathroom picture that you posted will work perfectly for the changes made for the closets. The entrance will be by the glass shower, facing the jacuzzi tub. The kitchen can also be adjusted to have a peninsula Island coming off the corner of the kitchen/powder room. But this may require the Keeping room extending out about 2 feet on the front side to keep the same feel of livable space in it.

larez:

It's very interesting that all your proposed changes are relatively minor ones in regards to the plan you chose. Was this purposeful or coincidental? Let's take our discussions to yahoo messenger. I will log in now. I have already accepted your request.

pinkequity:

Ok, will log in now to YIM

GEW:

na only building plans we expect to be discused o

larez:

It's very interesting that all your proposed changes are relatively minor ones in regards to the plan you chose. Was this purposeful or coincidental? Let's take our discussions to yahoo messenger. I will log in now. I have already accepted your request.