ojasweb:


Each time we get to the stage that need inspection we write a letter inviting them. Has to be about 7 days before the time.

Thanks for the response.

This must greatly affect your timeline. Do you get the result of their inspection immediately or they prepare a report within a stipulated time frame? Sorry for the many questions.

Good.but the amount charged u is outrageous, haba !

ojasweb:


Yes he's in the fire unit, but asked to come by his boss because he lives close to the project.

.Sha kip 👁 🧐 🥽 🙄 on those labourers make dem nor use style scoop ur sand, cement,iron etc.

dettolgel:


Thanks for the response.

This must greatly affect your timeline. Do you get the result of their inspection immediately or they prepare a report within a stipulated time frame? Sorry for the many questions.

Yes it affects the timeline.

For instance when we were about to cast the foundation beam, they stopped us and asked that we make some corrections.

Yes we have gotten the signoff (if am right) letter for 4 of the stages.

Chibuzoripob:
Good.but the amount charged u is outrageous, haba !.Sha kip 👁 🧐 🥽 🙄 on those labourers make dem nor use style scoop ur sand, cement,iron etc.

I think i am lucky with the Godsent engineer.

He saved my life.

He monitors everything like his personal project.

ojasweb:


Yes it affects the timeline.

For instance when we were about to cast the foundation beam, they stopped us and asked that we make some corrections.

Yes we have gotten the signoff (if am right) letter for 4 of the stages.

Thanks a lot for sharing. Best of luck bro.

Exousiang01:

It was because of those building collapsing that the government became hard with the inspections.
You people should try thinking before talking.
Did you not see that the engineers were arrested the last time?

...but when the government makes the process tedious, long, and expensive you can expect that many will do anything to evade the process and it will make properties very costly. Imagine how many agencies of government you have business with and how much you will spend just to get approvals. The government is there to make life easy for its citizens, not make them miserable...at this rate, no one with a disposable monthly income of less than 1 million naira can dream of owning a house yet I believe I won't be far off the mark if I guess that this accounts for at least 80% of Nigerians.

Outright nonsense and pure eye service because yet... Story buildings still end up thumbling down


.... If you like nor use better cement mixture... Lasg will not be there to when your structure crumbles

babatope88:


It is not in everything you have to bribe your way out. Bribe your way out today and let the likes of Wahab guy come knockdown your bulding tomorrow. Then, you will learn the hard way.

Abeg which Wahab guy you dey talk about, abeg all na wash. I have a situation in my area where one guy upgrade him house and the tenant are still living in the house and a major renovation with upgrade is goin on. Abeg leave matter for matthias. Like the former prime minister of Britain once said, Nigeria is a fantastically corrupt nation.

Blackdisciple:
Na you just dey waste money with these people...

Get your papers and start your building after all if the building is on illegal land like government owned land they will not tell you .

The mata sef tire me.
See those croocks looking in between pillars like they didn't do so for story buildings wey Don crumble unto each other.

After all this stress, govt go come for demolition say e build hase untop govt lagoon



.... Id rather go invest multiple bungalows for my village than go via these stress

Regardless:
This is great. Lagos is really setting the precedent I can't lie. The whole states should follow put. I've never seen this meticulous inspection in Delta here.

It's BS
Employ sound engineers and have a good cement mix ratio and your good to go.
Anyway it's govt requirement... What do I know

Interesting post

ojasweb:


It was compacted. The foundation beam uses 16mm, 1200 depth (I don't know much here) but we use 12 each.

Okay.nice one.proper compaction to avoid loose soils.
But the foundation beams,I felt,are supposed to have the upper part visible with exposed reinforcements to receive the mat reinforcements.then, when concreting of the German floor,there will be proper binding and bonding.

Abeg this topic dey make me vex



.... This should be strictly for decked (story buildings) structures

ojasweb:


I use Lagos state tax

ok thanks

ojasweb:


I think i am lucky with the Godsent engineer.

He saved my life.

He monitors everything like his personal project.

Good.

ojasweb:


Thanks for the detailed clarification.

The purpose is to share my little experience and maybe other people who intend to do approval can find it useful.

Nothing else.

ALRIGHT BROTHER...

ogelekpomgam:

Okay.nice one.proper compaction to avoid loose soils.
But the foundation beams,I felt,are supposed to have the upper part visible with exposed reinforcements to receive the mat reinforcements.then, when concreting of the German floor,there will be proper binding and bonding.

Here's it.

Interesting write upInteresting write up...

Awesome

This is good.
Did you insist on obtaining approval before starting.

ojasweb:
Pictures during stage inspection.

GodHimself:
This is good.
Did you insist on obtaining approval before starting.

Yes

ojasweb:


Here's it.

Lovely.Well done.bro

Oga, looks like you don't have a good Mason to contract. Which one is contracting everyone

Aaaaarghmed:
Nice one op,I just started my own duplex.spent 3m so far,building in my village and handled by my engineer uncle.e no easy ,house matters

how much was the quote they gave you for completion?

Houseofglam7:
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Come back dear, cement price will soon crash.

ojasweb:


Yes i get receipt and everything is included in the official file.

Lol.. You still didn't answer the question but it's okay.

Thanks for sharing.

aariwa:
how much was the quote they gave you for completion?

15m

efficiencie:


...but when the government makes the process tedious, long, and expensive you can expect that many will do anything to evade the process and it will make properties very costly. Imagine how many agencies of government you have business with and how much you will spend just to get approvals. The government is there to make life easy for its citizens, not make them miserable...at this rate, no one with a disposable monthly income of less than 1 million naira can dream of owning a house yet I believe I won't be far off the mark if I guess that this accounts for at least 80% of Nigerians.

In reality, a man who finds it difficult to raise N3m has no business building a house.
And I understand your analogy of the ability of people to build unless they earn more than a million.
Truth is no one actually build directly from salary, na save people dey save to build, all over the world and nobody saves to build a house in one year, sometimes it takes 5years of saving and planning. People who earn less than N500k are building houses.
I still say again that anyone who can't spend up to N3m on approval has no business building a house. In Most of the state's across the country where they pay peanuts for approval you would never see the state officials go to any site for first hand inspection, they just do paper work and pay. So you really can't compare Lagos with other states.
Each of those agencies have a role to play and if we want to get things right then we need to follow the process.
Come to the UK and try to lay a block anywhere, you go know say Lagos dey easy.

Yampotatocarrot:


Most of the inspections are not even done... Just pay your money and you'll be issued the receipt, so I wonder what the person is actually talking about

Exactly my point