Finally, it was a very good day as we made some good progress today.

Spyder you did not answer my question about the sand.

yndig:

@spyder I don't mean to be "carl smart", but is the sand for the whole foundation? And if it is, isn't it too small? I have already bought 6 trips of sand and i have not done my DPC casting yet and i need sand for it.

yndig: Spyder you did not answer my question about the sand.

Sorry I missed this last night. Yes the sand was enough for the foundation because I bought additional filling sand (about 7 trips or so) to fill the foundation. Another condition that dictates the size of sand is the land slope, the water level of the environment and the height of the
foundation block. Maybe you foundation is very high?

We are still busy on this site, the electrician is still laying all his conduit pipes internally inside the walls.

more chiseled wall for more pipes to be laid inside.

under one of the rooms, bamboo bears the planks.

Everybody is busy, the carpenters, the iron benders, the electrician are combining beautifully to make this another great success. The plumber will join them next week.

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The conduit pipes will lead the wires internally to the lighting points in an intricate web. Watch the placement of the electrical outlet points.

@OP. pls what is the spacing of the shear links and the, main and assemblage sizes of the beam reinforcement.tanx

Aventures: @OP. pls what is the spacing of the shear links and the, main and assemblage sizes of the beam reinforcement.tanx

The spacing is 450mm apart while the beam reinforcement is measured at 225x150mm, Thanks.

spyder880:

Sorry I missed this last night. Yes the sand was enough for the foundation because I bought additional filling sand (about 7 trips or so) to fill the foundation. Another condition that dictates the size of sand is the land slope, the water level of the environment and the height of the
foundation block. Maybe you foundation is very high?

It seems like we are talking about different things. I meant the sharp sand.

My foundation is both 5&7 coaches I have bought 6 trips of sharp sand, and have been told to buy more six for the slab casting. So this is why I was curious when I saw u only used "5 sand"

yndig:

It seems like we are talking about different things. I meant the sharp sand.

My foundation is both 5&7 coaches I have bought 6 trips of sharp sand, and have been told to buy more six for the slab casting. So this is why I was curious when I saw u only used "5 sand"

What type of soil are you building upon, swampy, sandy or hard dry ground? and, what size and style of building, duplex or block of flats?

We started making new blocks for the construction of a new boys quarter in this site today. We are going to start digging the foundation for this BQ by tomorrow.

6" hollow blocks

more work

at the top

linking

expanding the size of the deck with cantilevers

lastly......

@Spyder:
How many rooms will the BQ have? Does the owner plan to move in there first before the main house is completed?

prince_onx: @Spyder:
How many rooms will the BQ have? Does the owner plan to move in there first before the main house is completed?

This BQ will have 2 rooms, a toilet and bathroom with small balcony in front. On the left side of the BQ will be a car shed/park to accommodate one car. The owner wants to use the space to pack materials and a sleeping room for the workers. This could be turned to a security post when the house is completed.

spyder880:

This BQ will have 2 rooms, a toilet and bathroom with small balcony in front. On the left side of the BQ will be a car shed/park to accommodate one car. The owner wants to use the space to pack materials and a sleeping room for the workers. This could be turned to a security post when the house is completed.

Oga Spyder, good morning, you are now speaking my language now that you are about to build a Boys quarter, if you can recollect i have been asking endlessly for the cost of building a boys quarter but no reliable reply from anyone, i assumed because no one was building one. I think you were the only one who replied me saying i should budget 500k but that it could go up by 50% eith way. I have not started yet and i was so happy when i saw that you are about to start a BQ.
Oga spyder i have been following the duplex just out of interest but now i will follow the BQ and i was wondering if just for my benefit and others if you could itemise the cost of the BQ seperatly for me. ie the cost of digging the foundation, the number of blocks, the number of cement,sand,gravel etc because i will be following your pattern verbertim if you dont mind. Thanks and God bless

jites:
Oga Spyder, good morning, you are now speaking my language now that you are about to build a Boys quarter, if you can recollect i have been asking endlessly for the cost of building a boys quarter but no reliable reply from anyone, i assumed because no one was building one. I think you were the only one who replied me saying i should budget 500k but that it could go up by 50% eith way. I have not started yet and i was so happy when i saw that you are about to start a BQ.
Oga spyder i have been following the duplex just out of interest but now i will follow the BQ and i was wondering if just for my benefit and others if you could itemise the cost of the BQ seperatly for me. ie the cost of digging the foundation, the number of blocks, the number of cement,sand,gravel etc because i will be following your pattern verbertim if you dont mind. Thanks and God bless

You are welcome. I have not had too much time to look into your BQ cost breakdown till my client in this duplex project called and told me to start this BQ. The budget is small, only N130k for the foundation, block work till roofing stage, without the roof. I want to see if I can perform this magic

Stay close as we have just dug the foundation and finished blinding the foundation in readiness for block works by tomorrow/next.

spyder880:

You are welcome. I have not had too much time to look into your BQ cost breakdown till my client in this duplex project called and told me to start this BQ. The budget is small, only N130k for the foundation, block work till roofing stage, without the roof. I want to see if I can perform this magic

Stay close as we have just dug the foundation and finished blinding the foundation in readiness for block works by tomorrow/next.

Okay Oga spyder, i will be glued to this thread now because this BQ is my personal module. I am seated and ready to take note. My land just got tested and it was found to be a clay and have been told i will need 6 coaches for the foundation because the land is a bit swampy. So my foundation cost might be a little bit higher. But i am most interested in the amount of block from foundation to roofing stage and subsequently the roofing. Oga spyder which magic you want to perform now na, no perform magic wen i no go fit emulate oh because i am going to be mirroring this BQ everything because its the same layout as what i want. So whatever magis you perform you will have to show me the trick too o.
Some architect has estimated about 1200 to 1300 block from foundation to roofing, that does not include the foundation o. Is this reaslistic? na from this your BQ i go know if the guy knows what he is estimating or not.
I salute!!!

Pictures from today's work at this site. This is the cantilever projections added to the decking

more projections

forming internal beams

we now have over 1000 blocks on the ground drying at the site.

we have done the foundation for the frontal sit out that will carry the external pillars outside this house.

from the top of the deck, you can see we have started digging the foundation of this BQ. Two rooms have been dug plus the car shed which is very close to the sit out.

the iron workers are not resting, they are fully on duty