Project : construction of a 3 bedroom bungalow
Footprint : 15.3m x 8.675m
By Hafux A.E.C
Location : warri, Delta state

This trend will show the stage by stage construction process of a small 3 bedroom bungalow. The plot size is 100ft x 50ft (450sq.m).

The site plan

The site ...

Visited the site on Saturday and it was a very dry plot... But after the Sunday downpour I discovered that it a highly swampy plot, as runoff of all adjoining and surrounding site are channeled to the plot, since it's at the end of the close ...

Question for you Sir.

So let's say rain never fell, would a soil test have identified the site as waterlogged?

Thanks.

EgunMogaji:
Question for you Sir.

So let's say rain never fell, would a soil test have identified the site as waterlogged?

Thanks.

Good question. I was about to ask same question.

Mr. Darenyx, were you planning to do raft before you discovered the plot was waterlogged or you were planning to do strip foundation?


I sense the budget about to go up by 300%.

FastShipping:


Good question. I was about to ask same question.

Mr. Darenyx, were you planning to do raft before you discovered the plot was waterlogged or you were planning to do strip foundation?


I sense the budget about to go up by 300%.

Budget?
Allow the guy land first now.

EgunMogaji:
Question for you Sir.

So let's say rain never fell, would a soil test have identified the site as waterlogged?

Thanks.

Most definitely... But it's a bungalow and a very tight budget.

FastShipping:


Good question. I was about to ask same question.

Mr. Darenyx, were you planning to do raft before you discovered the plot was waterlogged or you were planning to do strip foundation?


I sense the budget about to go up by 300%.

I'm quite familiar with the area... The client actually saw a project Im doing close to his plot and contacted me for his ..(attached are pics of the fence we did on the part of the plot that was waterlogged).

But for the particular project we are going for An alternative method for the foundation (strip foundatuin , pad footing and column base) the process would be uploaded as it unfold.

segzy14:


Budget?
Allow the guy land first now.

Thanks boss

Setting out/excavation of foundation trench

And the rain kept pouring down ...

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This is actually an excellent opportunity for you to demonstrate that you can tackle challenging building sites.

Good job.

EgunMogaji:
This is actually an excellent opportunity for you to demonstrate that you can tackle challenging building sites.

Good job.

Thanks sir

darenyx:


Thanks sir

good luck engr

Update

Casting of foundation/ pad foundation footing √

The good thing about the site is that the soil beneath the surface is rather solid and firm...so we decided to excavate to the firm bedding and plant our pad foundation footing and erect the various columns.. This would help transfer the load from the super structure to soil as we intend to beam the entire foundatoin at dpc level and reinforce the entire floor area... So the foundation walls become non-load bearing walls and the super structure is carried by beams which transfers the load columns, footing and soil respectively ...

Foundation block work

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Boss how far with this project?