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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 12:25pm On Sep 14, 2020
I am looking for a plot of land specifically and directly facing either Elebu Road or Akala Express. Also on Abeokuta/Ibadan road (also directly facing this road), preferable just before Command or anywhere after outbound towards Omi Adio.

Thanks guys.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 12:32pm On Sep 14, 2020
EgunMogaji2:

The price varies wildly. You have N250K Chinese inverters and also N2M German inverters occupying same sales space.

Na wah o. Nah that Chinese kobo-kobo side I dey o.

Hajji M.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 12:33pm On Sep 14, 2020
saydfact:

Boss... we must say - d - fact whether it sweet or bitter... grin grin grin OK, we fit coat am with honey at time.... I loyal

Yes o. smiley

Hajji M.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 12:34pm On Sep 14, 2020
jabolo:

Hajj, I see he didn't answer your question but instead opened the floodgates for adverts. Please beat him for us.

You are right o. I only see advertisement. That no help me jare. I just need an estimate. Thanks.

Hajji M.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 12:36pm On Sep 14, 2020
Leezah:
Sir Hybrid! I will Google it. Attached is the picture of mine.

Thank you Sir. I will keep exploring my options.
I know nothing about Solar systems, but I will, when I am ready.

Hajji M.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Amastermovic(m): 12:48pm On Sep 14, 2020
michlins:
Good morning everyone. Please I want you all to know that I'm very greatful for making my birthday an awesome experience yesterday.

In that vein,a Nairalander just paid for a single door. Anyone that needs it should kindly indicate his location so I can send it to him for him to check out my work

I need the door what are the remaining terms let me know because location is Lagos/ikorodu
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by gabbytabby: 1:00pm On Sep 14, 2020
Oga use cardboard oh. This asbestos matter they fear person.



RipVanWink:
So trying to put ceiling in a kobo kobo project.
Its btw pvc and "asbestos".
I dislike pvc, but it appears cheaper than asbestos.
I am yet to do a market survey, but heard 1 board is 1.2m x 1.2m about 3k.
Have not measured the area, but sitting rm is 14 x 12ft, 3 br 12 x 12ft, toilet kitchen, bathroom 8ft x 8ft.
Veranda has 3 sections 10ft x 7ft, 10ft x 7ft and 16ft x 7ft.
Can someone give me a fair cost for labour and materials.

Also electrical wiring, whats a fair figure for workmanship..
3br bungalow imo state
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Footstradamus(m): 1:07pm On Sep 14, 2020
Muyi002:


Affirmative Sir!!!

Although I later paid 56k for block work after lintel to help the condition of the mason because I know the job is much

Wow, almost 4.6m spent just to get to that stage.

I didn't want to quote the original post for obvious reasons.

Thanks for the detailed breakdown, like you said it could vary with location but at least gives one an idea.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by twinskenny(m): 1:12pm On Sep 14, 2020
Amastermovic:


I need the door what are the remaining terms let me know because location is Lagos/ikorodu
the guys is in the east...
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by SurveyorGeo: 1:22pm On Sep 14, 2020
twinskenny:
the guys is in the east...

Yes, he promised to deliver anywhere at a reasonable price for delivery. Distance is not a barrier.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by earthrealm(m): 2:07pm On Sep 14, 2020
Moda1:
Sir , do u sell solar inverter and panels

https://www.nairaland.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/844#93866671

Get all Your renewable energy questions answered here, purchases too. Sellers and installers plenty.
Cc zeestone
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by debeey87(m): 2:26pm On Sep 14, 2020
Has anyone done work with @SurveyorGeo, plan contracting him for land survey.
SurveyorGeo:



1. 120k per plot

2. Yes

3. Yes, you can follow your architect advice because for every living unit, you will provide 2 cars parking space, then you will observe setbacks of 6metres in front and 3metres by the sides and back of the building.

Note: I can handle the survey aspect for you. contact me on 08069018449

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 3:28pm On Sep 14, 2020
earthrealm:


I suspect ypur neighbours own failed cos of overloading.
He probablly had only 4 batteries and put ac on it.
8 x 12v x 200ah batteries is the minimum size of batteey you shud have b4 thinking of ac.

Its like using 2001 camry to tow a truck, it will tow the truck ok, but be prepared To replace gear box and or engine after that


My 4th inverter got damaged because my in-law decided to try pressing iron on it.

The inverter (Mercury) blew. But my latest inverter will trip off and put a message on the screen.

A lot of people do overload their system.
I’ve had 3 since 8 years ago and added the 4th one 2018 without major issues.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 3:34pm On Sep 14, 2020
EgunMogaji2:


This brings up another interesting point.

Owners needs to pay attention to solar equipment more than a generator. For gen you just change oil and you're done, maybe air filter once in a while. But for solar you need to watch the alarms and interpret, monitor the harvesting, for lead acid batteries top up the water, etc Not daunting but those that just install the solar system and forget about it usually have issues.

The cheap inverters might not have overload protection, battery level monitoring, etc and the reason why I like hybrid inverters is that if push comes to show you can always fire your gen to charge the batteries. Nothing kills a battery faster than not properly charging them or letting them run down to zero.

This is completely true.

I once had issues with my generator. It was not charging the batteries. It was the inverter that showed me that the current supplied by the generator is too low.

The generator was still making the usual noise grin grin

Better soup na money kill am

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 3:37pm On Sep 14, 2020
BIGGIE121:


is it for the stone dust only or including transport??


whether the client is rich or not, that's the normal amount we buy stone dust here in Ilorin , please I.want to know how much you bought yours per bucket??

72k is for 30 tons of stonedust delivered to site in 30 tons truck.

I don’t ask any further question. I just give my price, the type of truck I wanted and the address. I don’t care about the price of bucket or transport.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 3:44pm On Sep 14, 2020
Horlardorjah:


in as much as I agree with what u said but I differ on brabus(next), he hasn't said anything bad so far and is even encouraging the guy to keep his head up.

This is Nairaland with the tradition of attacking the messenger and overlooking the message. I’m not buying data for anyone. So it’s a free world!

No matter how hard anyone try, the Brabus you once knew is no more. I won’t dignify critics with response.

I just wan come play here. grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 3:47pm On Sep 14, 2020
EgunMogaji2:
I am looking for a plot of land specifically and directly facing either Elebu Road or Akala Express. Also on Abeokuta/Ibadan road (also directly facing this road), preferable just before Command or anywhere after outbound towards Omi Adio.

Thanks guys.

grin

My client have 14 plots on that filling site in that area. You might want to check if the seller still have more. It’s being sold by the Agbomeji family.

Caterpillar is currently working on the part we got in front of the road.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 3:49pm On Sep 14, 2020
n3xt:


grin

My client have 14 plots on that filling site in that area. You might want to check if the seller still have more. It’s being sold by the Agbomeji family.

Caterpillar is currently working on the part we got in front of the road.

Okay cool. I’ll ask my artisan. I think he knows the owner of the mosque next to it.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 3:56pm On Sep 14, 2020
n3xt:


This is completely true.

I once had issues with my generator. It was not charging the batteries. It was the inverter that showed me that the current supplied by the generator is too low.

The generator was still making the usual noise grin grin

Better soup na money kill am

And this is why I focus on institutional sales now. Invariably with private parties it typically ends in why should I buy your Benz GL when Nkechi will sell me Kia Sorento for less. Me I’m retired I no want wahala grin

I still respect you guys making it work in Nigeria.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 4:02pm On Sep 14, 2020
EgunMogaji2:


And this is why I focus on institutional sales now. Invariably with private parties it typically ends in why should I buy your Benz GL when Nkechi will sell me Kia Sorento for less. Me I’m retired I no want wahala grin

I still respect you guys making it work in Nigeria.

This is what has led me to buy 4 inverter when I could have gotten just one good inverter.

Na “oga this one cheap” make me dey buy o grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by perfectsmiles(m): 4:07pm On Sep 14, 2020
Moda1:
Pls what brand did u buy that hv lasted this long. My neighbor bought panels and inverter that carries Ac and fridge but it never last up to 6months . Pls any recommendation on brand .

Good day.
As for what happened to your neighbour this is as a result of either of the following or even both.
1) Use of inferior materials
2) Lack of proper system sizing.

Sorry, this might be a long one but, you will surely get value from it.

1) As we all know just like every other aspect of life there are fake materials out there in the market thanks to Chinko products (very good Chinko dey ooo) and is not really easy to identify some of the fake ones, it only takes a professional to be able to identify them.
Sometimes the home-owner looking for cheaper products end up falling into the hands of hungry solar installers and at the end, they get those inferior materials for them because they are looking for money. Before you know what is happening and in the shortest period of time everything fails. Thus, bringing about pain, regret and frustration.
These types of unsatisfied customers are the ones that end up preaching the gospel of solar being a scam and a waste of money.

Note: The pain of a poor job will always overshadow a cheap price.

2) And the other reason is the lack of proper solar system sizing. every component of solar energy is meant to sized properly starting from the solar panels, the inverter the solar battery, charger controller the size of wire and even protective breaker. Once any component is not properly sized that solar installation is bound to fail, so what really happened to your neighbour is that his system was not really sized well. Once it runs on an undersized battery or panel the system will fail.

Let's take for instance what your system is meant to carry is 4 batteries from the sizing done using some design calculation, rather you end up using just 2 batteries. These 2 batteries will be overworked and thus making it to fail within a short time.
Batteries are not supposed to be drained down to 0% in good system sizing. Batteries are supposed to be drained up to 50% and the remaining batteries are doing the other work because there is provision for backup.
So what really happened to your Neighbour is that there was no proper system sizing so the batteries were draining and no sufficient charges from the solar panel. Probably what is even charging up the battery from the solar panel is not even up to what is being drained from the battery, so that will make the batteries week. It will work very well in the first few months and that is the end.

So to properly size a system some calculations are being carried out, and that can be done by taking into cognizance the loads to be used in the house and not the size of the house (two bedrooms flat, three rooms and polour) as some persons feel.

I believe this really clear some issues.

Solar is really an investment with high ROI (return on investment). These is because it will take off the cost of buying fuel and paying for energy, stress, gen noise and carbon emission, thus keeping your family safe. But note it takes a while and can be achieved when handled by a professional solar engineer and not anyhow installers out here.

Thank you.
For any advice, you can check my signature and DM for help, consultation, quotes or any solar related issues

Engr. Chinedu.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Uyi213: 4:13pm On Sep 14, 2020
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 4:21pm On Sep 14, 2020
n3xt:
Interlock Updates: Concrete Pigments

You can by natural color concrete pigments to your concrete to produce a natural stone color or other decorative colorations.

I’m using red oxide and black for this project. 1kg bag is sold N1,300 and it can produce about 10sqm of stone.

#brabusinterlockDIY

It has been a while since my last update on the interlocking project. We already got over 260sqm of 8cm interlocking bricks ready onsite.

Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Johntemmy(m): 4:28pm On Sep 14, 2020
Good evening. contact me for your roofing woods.
https://www.nairaland.com/4103704/get-timber-plank-roofing-cheaper
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by omanzo02: 4:39pm On Sep 14, 2020
n3xt:


I can’t really ascertain that but you can send them an email/message on their website.

I’ve always had to deal with Ikeja office every time I had to use them.


Ok thanks,......though there is an aluminium roofing factory not far from my project, I will see what they have to offer or what's is available in my region.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by omanzo02: 4:49pm On Sep 14, 2020
n3xt:


72k is for 30 tons of stonedust delivered to site in 30 tons truck.

I don’t ask any further question. I just give my price, the type of truck I wanted and the address. I don’t care about the price of bucket or transport.

Hahahaha...If you are satisfied and feel your order is complete then the price of the bucket or transport is okay too....the decision to buy in the first place was out of conviction the price was reasonable. grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 4:49pm On Sep 14, 2020
Uyi213:


I have half a plot at Ibadan Akobo Ojurin at Festac Estate. Going for 700k. It has a foundation of 3 rooms

Sorry Sir, I only buy at the side of town that I mentioned. Good luck on the sale.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Leezah(f): 5:04pm On Sep 14, 2020
Moda1:
Pls madam , what brand did u buy that u hv used for 8yrs . I'm interested.
it's not a function of the brand Sir.

It's a function of your usage in my opinion. The average Nigerian will typically waste or be extravagant especially when the price is not commensurate with usage.

With Solar inverter you become conscious of your usage depending on your KVA. Higher KVA you don't need to be. The brand is what I don't know.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by debeey87(m): 5:13pm On Sep 14, 2020
debeey87:
Has anyone done work with @SurveyorGeo, plan contracting him for land survey.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 5:25pm On Sep 14, 2020
debeey87:
Has anyone done work with @SurveyorGeo, plan contracting him for land survey.

I haven’t worked with him before but I don’t think that should stop you from contracting him for your survey.

All the artisans and suppliers on this platform have not met or work with most of their clients before. We just do it with faith and trusting that all will be well.

With his contributions here so far, I believe he’ll do a good job.

Discuss a good payment plan with him and let’s have your feedback after the job.
Ensure he’s easily accessible anytime needed. I once engage a surveyor from Ogun state to work on a project in Lagos, it wasn’t a sweet experience.

Thank you sir/ma’am.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Leezah(f): 5:38pm On Sep 14, 2020
earthrealm:


For uninformed people, or hotels.
Its a no brainer using generator in this day and age by an avg nigerian.
I detest gen noise.

Part of the reason is that the renewable energy biz juust like other sectors in nigeria is unregulated.
Clowns fronting as installerrs, who make a mess of things, making people to believe solar doesnt work.

My folks the in the village has been hving 247 light since 2013 or so all thanks to solar, as phcn is non existent there.
4 batts, 8 panels, 1.5kva inverter.
Fridge runs 8am to 4.30pm daily, controlled by timer socket


@ 20ft container, am interested as well, prices am seeing are quite discouraging, plus transport cost. As lagos seems to be the epicenter
Well said!
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 5:39pm On Sep 14, 2020
omanzo02:


Ok thanks,......though there is an aluminium roofing factory not far from my project, I will see what they have to offer or what's is available in my region.

That makes a lot of sense.

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