mozel247:
See ur pic and the poor job u r calling millions on. What is taste in this ordinary tiles and furniture u uploaded.

I guess u r a Mason. A supposed polished tiles, see the poor workmanship, see the type of pvc pipe u r using and here shouting millions.

4.8 million for door. What is d name of the door and can u share the link to the maker of the door..?

Robbers

awelekiti:
My smile has said it all

Braden102:
A 5000 square feet 5 bedroom duplex can be completed within 3 weeks .

twinskenny:


Alright Sir am from ijero..

You can check my signature Sir if you need any if my services

amagunnerfan:
I recently bought a piece of land in a very good location in Abeokuta. In the process of getting the building plan approval. I intend to build a 5 bedroom duplex on the land but want to get ideas of how much it will likely cost me.

I am a bit inexperienced but have my father in law and my uncle running the errands for me.

My inital budget was 9 million but my father in law said it won't be enough. How much do Nairalanders think it will cost? I intend to finish this project within 6 months GOD willing.

Braden102:
A 5000 square feet 5 bedroom duplex can be completed within 3 weeks .

noble71:


Educate Me? bro don't start what you cant finish.
you are one of those people here deceiving Guys Oversee.

ever811:
oga you lie..how how much will it cost to purchase the following alone..blocks,chipping stones,... ...cement for casting of foundation trenches,dpc slab,first floor slab,laying of blocks ,plastering, suckaway and tailing job.rood,wood for lintels,slab and roofing.roofing sheet..electrical material plumbing materials,..etc..baba 9m is just no where close pls..bellow is a bungalow we are currently working on,..the total cost for this bungalow is 52mill....

eghosajohnny:


Now you see what we are saying just one building project you are realizing 12m as supervision now are you encouraging people here or making them understand that they can't build in nigeria.

koning:



Quantity What?!!. Delusions of grandeur. We are talking of a 5 bedroom private residence here. Not the Hilton or Adenuga Towers. A seasoned bricklayer can give you a breakdown of all the quantity of material you need. The guys I used were well spoken University graduates like many of you jobless ones here. You guys blow expensive technical jargon to convince innocent people who may not have the time to be on the ground. Do not let me expose some of your tricks here. Just let this slide for now.

I will continue to advice Nigerians in the Diaspora to beware and examine things thoroughly. Most of these guys are very slippery and hungry. I have met a few in person. I will not mention names.

ever811:
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Electrical and fittings 600,000 for a 5 bedrom duplex. Are you joking or what. 900,000 for the sanitary system, haba. These figures cannot even build the backbone of those services thoughtless of energising them, and fittings....duh. You must like poor quality, breakdown prone stuff.

awelekiti:
Yes, I needed to educate you because your figure is outrageous. Can you tell me how much a trailer load of cement is? What of a trailer load of iron rods? Conduit pipes and other minor materials can't cost more than 200k max. How many days do you think will be required to build just 5-bedroom duplex, excluding the waiting time needed for the decking to dry up? You're talking to an experienced guy here biko. You don't just deceive people anyhow all because they live abroad. It's not easy out there like most of you guys think. I've had to avoid staying with friends overseas each time I visit because instead of them entertaining me, I'd be the one spending indirectly. So, you can't afford to hide the realities here from them. If you're in doubt, let's do the analysis one-on-one. I can invite you, if you don't mind. I can give you contacts in lafarge for the mixing and where you can get the iron rod and the conduit popes needed. You can discuss workmanship with your architect who has a team he works with.

amagunnerfan:
Hmmmm? I will wait for more estimates but not looking good. My capacity is 16m. And have a high taste.

amagunnerfan:
I recently bought a piece of land in a very good location in Abeokuta. In the process of getting the building plan approval. I intend to build a 5 bedroom duplex on the land but want to get ideas of how much it will likely cost me.

I am a bit inexperienced but have my father in law and my uncle running the errands for me.

My inital budget was 9 million but my father in law said it won't be enough. How much do Nairalanders think it will cost? I intend to finish this project within 6 months GOD willing.

Babayoutoomuch:
Pls with ALL sincerity Kindly tell me which is better BUNGALOW or DUPLEX? The problem is not d money mind you. I'm just confused.Kindly help out if you can, its a decision I need to make as soon as possible. Thanks.

noble71:


bro. we are talking about five bedroom duplex and not bungalow. may be it is only in ur village that 9M will build five bedroom duplex

Fadelex:
I've actually taken my time to read all the responses on here and I believe everybody contributed based on their knowledge, I told the OP to budget upward of 25million depending on his taste. Let me state here that construction work is not a guessing work, it is a Precision work, that's why we have various professionals in the industry. No one can determine the cost of a project without a design. same design on different plots will even have varying cost not to talk of different design on different location. Most people talking do not even know the load-bearing capacity of the soil, what types of finishes, external works, administrative bottlenecks and other natural factors. It is better to learn instead of pretending to know it all. God bless y'all.

mozel247:
See ur pic and the poor job u r calling millions on. What is taste in this ordinary tiles and furniture u uploaded.

I guess u r a Mason. A supposed polished tiles, see the poor workmanship, see the type of pvc pipe u r using and here shouting millions.

4.8 million for door. What is d name of the door and can u share the link to the maker of the door..?

Robbers

koning:



You can complete it with N16m even with the current price of cement. Just be there and monitor things yourself. Buy materials yourself and hire and independent engineer to supervise. Do not give any builder cash to build and deliver. They will make a minimum of N5m on your head, especially when they know you have access to Dollar or Euro.

They work as a cartel here on NL and back each other up with the outrageous price quotation to make you believe it's genuine. A well trained craftsman can deliver a quality 5 bedroom duplex. Just do some research yourself and work with him. It's your house and you have the final decision.

awelekiti:
Not in my village but here in lagos in a state govt-developed estate in Alagbado. There's a similar one ongoing opposite my house. I can invite you to meet with the team, if you don't mind. Are you ordering the materials from the moon? I can link you with lafarge at ewekoro for a trailer load of cement you'd use and it will remain, believe me. If you wish to cut cost by cutting off labour for the decking, go to the same lafarge to help you mix the cement for flooring and decking of your house and they will deliver it to site and fill it up in 2 hours instead of hiring 50 men and women for mixing and flooring which could take a whole day. I can also link you with nigerite for the roofing, also with iron rod and conduit pipe sellers at iyanapaja, same with other materials. In Ijaye, there are guys selling slabs there. People don't even buy slabs these days, they only rent and that will lower your cost further because after the building is completed, the slabs become useless, same with bamboos. Please tell me what I don't know about building, which I need to know. Maybe they duped you when you built your own, I wouldn't know.

Braden102:
What's the Sqft? Those style of houses you guys have in Nigeria are so ugly ,colonial and outdated.They also look complicated and may incur unnecessary expenditure. The homes in the photo below are very simple,yet elegant,straightforward ,and also easy to build and complete within a short period of time. In fact,you do not have to waste money on conventional roofing nor stairs because prefabricated stairs is much cheaper. Colour is also important in the finishing . White ,grey and peach colours gives a modern look to a building.

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That is quality and durability he is paying for. There are many bungalows out there that are better than those medium rise buildings dotting Onitsha, Enugu and other eastern states built, ten for a penny. It is a choice similar to the type of car you drive. Some just want something to take them to work and back, others want a ride to town in style. Some want a car to use and dispose after 12 months like a tissue, while others want a car their children's children can sell after 300 years for a hundred times the price purchased. Different strokes.....

rockyh:
it's like u are just coming into Nigeria from abroad to say 19m will build a duplex guy reason well any standard duplex should be from 25 above

CzarChris:
now I'm hooked, been seeing this type of building designs lately, and I must say they look simple, neat and nice. What's the average cost of building something like this with the OPs description /taste? I'm kinda thinking in that angle right now.

noble71:


bro. you are funny with your write up.
you want to educate a Civil Engr. that 9M will complete five bedroom duplex in Lagos. lol! bro. give your life to Christ.

lastpage:



First, as has been mentioned, the final cost will vary a lot and will depend on a lot of factors such that you cant compare your cost to that of others but what you can get is an "average".

For example, the type of soil on the land you bought (alone) can make a difference of #3Million Naira in your expenses.
Assuming you bought a "soft soil" land, compared to someone who bought a red-clay land.
The former's foundation would consume a lot of Iron, Cement, Granite and Stone-dust/Sharp Sand in building say a Raft foundation tha may be as high as 5ft minimum (to avoid future stories of the heart) while the latter's foundation may just be 2ft high without much reinforcement.
With current cost of Iron and Cement, l am sure you are getting my drift.

Having said that, if you are not the lazy type (and l dont think so otherwise you wont have been planning to build your own house), l would advice you to go to the property thread and READ, READ and READ building projects (especially the DIY ones where the owners double as the Supervisor ) and then cap it with the off-topic thread (you can always skip the wailing and rubbish post that wont contribute anything to your quest for knowledge) linked below

https://www.nairaland.com/2550211/general-topic-thread-to-discuss-anything

Knowledge is Power! These threads would make you a small "Pro" in no-time
If you are a novice to building (in terms of "basic knowledge", expect to lose as much as 25% of your budget to greedy builders/Contractors who will eat you without mercy! (not all of them are guilty of this, there are some like Abdulwatexc who still do a good job for the money)
Inflation of cost of material, over-invoicing, over-inventory, buying lower quality than quoted, e.t.c are ways you will lose money, just to mention a few

You have seen how your "proposed cost is jumping from 9M to 20M to 25M to 30M already!

But dont let that dampen your spirit in anyway.
Just start and dont bite more than you can chew!

Your build wont be the best in Abeokuta and it won be the worst ......but do something you know you will COMPLETE in good time.
Dont over-build to impress anybody.

I can feel you are already feeling depressed by that 30Million mentioned

It all depends on you:
*Can you spare the EFFORT and the personal TIME to cut down cost (You can have an over-seeing consultant on a fixed payment based on site-visits..... not someone just collecting your money and staying-away from the site!)

* Be very careful with parting with money, especially to these Contractors on Nairaland!
Ask around, there are some Contractors l will not give my #3, not to talk of #30Million.
Ask around but for now, l have "very strong opinion" about Abdlwastexc and Spyder (search for the threads of these two, good builders and read)

I hope you realise that MONEY can cause enmity between you and your Uncle and Father-in-law?
My Mother use to tell me this: " Any amount of Money you cant forgo, dont lend it to a relation otherwise, you might have to chose between your money and your relation" .
Be careful in that area, l take God beg you. (Except you are a very, very "Cheerful Giver"

The cheapest part of the build is the block-work itself but it is what makes you think you are building a house as it springs into life.
Major areas of cost in "approximate percentages" are:
Foundation (13%), Blockwork (8%), Decking (11%), Roofing (10%) Windows and Doors (15%), Plastering and Tiling (20%), Plumbing, Soakaway and Electrics (10%), other Finishings (Painting, Compound, , e.t.c) 10%. Let us set aside another 3% for contigencies, totalling 100%.

Now, you can start work once you have 40% of the cost as cash and you have a steady stream of income, otherwise l would suggest you up it to about 60% but please, DONT overbuild to impress!
It is better you build to a scale your budget can accommodate within 12-16months max. (I know you said 6months ).

BTW: Five Bedroom Duplex is very good but do you by any chance have up to eight children or is it just your immediate family that will occupy that 5-Bed Duplex? Well, it is your first house so you want to impress yourself!

Hmmm.... 3-Bed Duplex with 2Units of 2 or 3-Bed Flats at the back will give you better value-for-money, give you flexibility with "sleep-ins" and will bring you income streams, when you discover that you dont need the "Big-Man" house that we all always start with.
I am speaking from experience but l pray you will get there sooner than me and realise what l realised too late!.

Dont mind me, l like to write too much.
I wish you all the strength and determination. Go for it.




Lastpage!

Caveat: I am not a builder/contractor and l am not selling anything o.

akeensbussy:
I can see high quotation from different people on this forum....N25M, N30M just for 5 bedrooms duplex. That is too much now.

I have 5 bedrooms duplex and 3bedrooms(set back) with a security house on a plot of Land for sale here at Akeja, Ota, Not far from AIT, Alagbado. At 80% finished.

price: #17Million.

How come in Abeokuta where sand, stones and Labour are cheaper compare to other places. the best thing the OP can do is to be involve in the process 100% and u will discover that u not even spend up #15Million.

Rekeb:


If your building is 80% finished and it already costs you 17million, you will need to tell us what the 80% finished means. Is it already roofed, plastered etc. @Akeens, please do not underestimate what the "20%" finish will cost you.

ever811:
oga you lie..how how much will it cost to purchase the following alone..blocks,chipping stones,... ...cement for casting of foundation trenches,dpc slab,first floor slab,laying of blocks ,plastering, suckaway and tailing job.rood,wood for lintels,slab and roofing.roofing sheet..electrical material plumbing materials,..etc..baba 9m is just no where close pls..bellow is a bungalow we are currently working on,..the total cost for this bungalow is 52mill....