The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex - Properties (4) - Nairaland
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Properties / The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex (408252 Views)
Construction Of Six Bedroom Duplex At Enugu / The Real Cost Of Building A 6 Bedroom Duplex (reloaded) / Six Bedroom Duplex With Guest House And Bq In Ikoyi For Sale! Pix Attached! (2) (3) (4)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) ... (102) (Go Down)
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by OYINBOGOJU(m): 10:32pm On Feb 23, 2011 |
@Chaircover Thanks for the information so far the total figure you gave us is # |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by Nobody: 11:13pm On Feb 23, 2011 |
^^^^^ Sorry I'm not sure what the total figure is  @olubuffet the buildings are separate; Id say about 30 metres apart. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by igbanbajo(m): 8:23am On Feb 24, 2011 |
Dear All, I need help. Kindly advise current materials prices for delivery to Arepo in Lagos. Pls quote 2 prices - with or without transport - (if you know) or one, indicating which. Cement Iron rod - 16mm (1 ton) Iron rod - 12mm (1 ton) Iron rod - 10mm (1 ton) Granite (30 tons) Filling sand (laterite) Sand Thanks in advance. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by hasyak(m): 1:33pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
just came across this tread and will like to share my own experience with all, since am just about to start building 2 duplex somewhere in lekki, fence, gate and well N1.5M this was like a contract, but the remaining work will be direct labour. so far these are the item i have bought granite 60 tonnes @ N2,300/ton with trasport to lagos 65k/trip, i went to a quarry close to ibadan to buy, paid 30k to area boys to allow the truck come in sand 60 tonnes @ N2,7/ton, transport N 24k blocks 3000, @ N180 each, said its special mixed with sand dust cement 300 @ 1580, transport N30k wood 400, @ 820, transport 15k ( am not too sure will confirm later) iron rod 12" @ N108k/ton, 10" @ 104, 16" @ N114 ( am not too sure will confirm later) clearing 16K have negotiated with the iron bender that will work for the two houses N550k for labour only. will conclude with the others by friday. and will keep you all posted. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by tony13: 1:54pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
@HASYAK PLEASE CAN YOU GIVE ME THE CONTACT NUMBER OF WHERE YOU GET GRANITE CLOSE TO IBADAN IT WILL HELP A LOT NUMBER. THANKS |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by hasyak(m): 2:27pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
i dont have the no of the quarry, but you can call this no 08032087366 name muyiwa, he is the one that arrange the trucks for me and he works there, please dont send money to him go there by yourself. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 2:47pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
hasyak: hasyak: Sand dust cement? And I was thinking I have heard it all! |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by hasyak(m): 2:53pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
spyder880:it is the dust from quarry they mix it with sand and cement to make the block stronger |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 3:07pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
Spent another N3500 to pack the blocks out of the building space, it is confirmed we are starting the fundation digging tomorrow morning so I spent some money to buy ; wood for site setting out and marking N8750 half bag of 3" nail N2400 two bundles of pegs N1200 Total money spent today is N15850.00 bringing the grand total so far to N209,650.00 |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 3:42pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
My engineer just brought a total estimate of what it will tke to complete my foundation and get it up to german floor level. Gravel 4 trips X N12000 = N48000 Sand 8 trips x N6000 =N48000 50 bags of cement @1700 =N85000 half inch rod x1250 = N37500 supervision = 20,000 labourers = N40,000 iron rod =15,000 carpenter = N10,000 transportation = N5,000 total N308,500.00 |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by olubuffett: 4:42pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
these is getting more interesting. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by Fhemmmy: 5:03pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
spyder880: How many day's job do you think these would take? Would u be kind enuf to post pix as you progress, if i am not asking for too much? |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 5:36pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
Fhemmmy: He wants us to rush the job and when I asked, he said we shall do this within ten days if the labourers are many. I am allowing another five days, so 15 days max. I will do my best to attach photos if the foundation digging is completed tomorrow. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by AmAlone: 7:36pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
spyder880: Hey man, Thanks for this information But please atleast use Granite for the foundation and not gravel And please when decking the house, please use granite as well very important |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by AmAlone: 7:39pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
@spyder880 Sorry to say but I must confess that the materials you are using to build this your house are sub-standard From hand mold blocks to gravel And if as you said earlier that you have built a lot of houses by now you should know the best, |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 8:24pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
Am Alone: I laughed so hard when I saw this, but my man, relax, this is my house and I am putting everything into consideration, including my family's safety. A house will not collapse just because you used gravel to build it. FACT. Houses collapse when you use undersized rods, loose mixtures of concrete and other funny cost cutting measures to build. In my house, you can see its only one story high, I will use standard materials to build the whole house. Granite is for some specific project, and if you are rich enough, you can even use it for everything from german floor of your walkways to any other work. Enugu dont use granite to build most houses, I can count the number of houses in my street where they used it, very few if any. Its Abakaliki that has lots of granite. I expect more critisicm sha, when you learn how to do things right, many are bound to challenge it. 2 Likes |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by Fhemmmy: 8:44pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
Still loving it |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by armyofone(m): 8:53pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
nice thread following and loving it |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 8:06am On Feb 25, 2011 |
Am Alone: I have seen houses built with granite that still collapsed or cracked seriously. Granite is only a type of stone, and failure to apply the right mixure of sand, cement, mixed with the right amount of water, and poured in the right wether and soil condition will still make a mess of your granite. Enugu is hilly, with no water on the soil, very dry land and so stony that digging anything here is very hard. Dont compare Enugu with Lagos or other water logged cities close to the ocean with salty water that can corrode the rods. Gravel is anotther type of stone and have various sizes, we have washed, dug and river gravels (pebbles). I am using washed gravels to build my house to avoid the dust associated with dug or gathered gravel. Please feel free to critique my work, I learn from the feedback I get from comments like these. Thanks. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by larimo(m): 10:30am On Feb 25, 2011 |
spyder880: you are right. The concrete mix ratio is what counts with respect to the materials at hand. In Lagos, everyone does the 1:2:4 which is ok depending on what you are doing like foundations. The coarseness of the sand is also very key. Its up to the engineer to check these things. Many don't do this and it can be dangerous. Are u using hand-made blocks? If so, its good to give a strong fabric to your building. By that i mean the columns and beams, cos blocks dont carry any weight and cannot transmit it efficiently leading to cracks. Good job you are doing, |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by oluwabamis(m): 2:32pm On Feb 25, 2011 |
this is one of d best thread in nl. my contributions are: depending on the location bore-hole is usually better than well. in my own case (ikorodu) i engaged 3 sets of well digers on my well, not to talk of the monthly repair of pumps, there was a time i always buy pumps like 6 monthly. the total money on well alone was able to drill 2 boreholes. i got annoyed later and drilled bore hole in october 2008. no water issues since then. on electrical, pls always follow the electrician to buy the matls. especially cables and wires. most homes fires are started from electrical sparks, becauze of fake wires. d electrical mtls have been bought with me in attendance. not that i dont trust the guy, but in my industry, it is a policy to be involved in an issue that affect ur life. im currently on another project and will be sharing my experience in due courze. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 4:37pm On Feb 25, 2011 |
larimo: You are right, blocks are inconsequential when the building has columns and beams. The strenght of the columns and beams are what matters. But seriously, do you mean 1 cement:2sand: 4stone as the mixture? Do you advice this for a one storey building like mine? I am planning to use up to 4 sand and 7 stone. Looking forward to your advice. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 4:46pm On Feb 25, 2011 |
oluwabamis: I may never need to sink a borehole here as the water corporation is less than a kilometer from my site and tap water runs almost daily! My neighbor gave me access to his tap and I only pay his boys who controls the tap, so far, I have spent a total of 4k for all my water and my tanks (1500 gallons are filled up) On electrical materials, I buy everything myself, and I know my onions when building materials are concerned. I have been building houses all my adult life. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 5:45pm On Feb 25, 2011 |
I wish I could round up my meeting in time so I can go and upload the six pictures I took on site today. They started and nearly finished the foundation today, only column base remaining, small work sha. I will try to show the pics later. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by larimo(m): 8:15pm On Feb 25, 2011 |
spyder880: Yes thats what the 1:2:4 means. What have you been using so far? These ratios depend a lot on the materials. It can vary from country to country. Some even use 1:2:2 in other countries. you need to make sure your materials fit your proposed ratio. you would not want too much sand in your mix, which would make it week (granite/gravel is denser than sand, hence stronger) nor would you want too much granite/gravel, which would not give a good mix. Talk to a builder about it, as well as numerous casters. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by spyder880(m): 9:34pm On Feb 25, 2011 |
deleted |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by 2dmax(m): 8:36am On Feb 26, 2011 |
very intersting thread and educative as well! All of ya, keep the good work up! Kudos! |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by 2dmax(m): 8:42am On Feb 26, 2011 |
DO GET YOUR BEST QOUTES FOR ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CABLES ONLY FROM US. 100% Cu/ALUM, ISO CERTIFIED. Just send your electrician's list to maxndianaefo@yahoo.com in this format below for the best qoutes: Name of wire/cable - type - length needed. ie, 16mm aluminium - grey or black pvc coating - 80 metres needed. Thank you and good luck. |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by DCGUY: 11:32pm On Feb 26, 2011 |
Very educational guys!!! I thank everyone for their contribution-am getting ready to embark on a building project in lekki. Pls keep the informations coming and add more pictures if you can; it really helps |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by AmAlone: 8:30am On Feb 27, 2011 |
@ spyder880 No wahala sha, YOU HOUSE WILL NEVER COLLAPSE. It cant at all, because of gravel at all. @ everybody When you use the best of materials in construction the output is all beta |
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by AmAlone: 8:44am On Feb 27, 2011 |
for ur eyes only 
|
| Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex by AmAlone: 8:45am On Feb 27, 2011 |
more
|
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) ... (102)
Don't Be A Victim. Investigate Every Property Before You Buy Any Land This Year / STONE CLADDING,STONEWORK,VENEER STONE,VENEER BRICKS FOR NIGERIA BUILDINGS✯✯✯✯✯☸☸ / Roofing Sheets: The Cost Of Various Types Of Roofing Sheet In Nigeria
(Go Up)
| Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 59 |