the topping before the parapet, externally.

more topping

these areas will carry 3 blocks, can anybody tell me why

spyder880: these areas will carry 3 blocks, can anybody tell me why

Cux the roof is usually higher (triangle shape) in the middle compare to the sides.

spyder880: these areas will carry 3 blocks, can anybody tell me why

Is it because you want the ceiling to be high?

spyder880: these areas will carry 3 blocks, can anybody tell me why

Na to handle parapet ( cornice fascia ) oo prof. Wey my money for correct answer?.

kcool_k4:
Na to handle parapet ( cornice fascia ) oo prof. Wey my money for correct answer?.

Sure you are correct, the money dey come by next year

Hi spyder, Could i get your opinion on a building project issue? Is 1,000 naira per sqre meter (labour only) a fair prize for laying granite tiles? Also is adhesive used?

kanka123: Hi spyder, Could i get your opinion on a building project issue? Is 1,000 naira per sqre meter (labour only) a fair prize for laying granite tiles? Also is adhesive used?

For the granite tiles I know (if that is the right name because our people here are fond of confusing item names) is a type of floor tile and the labour cost for laying it is around N400. We use cement for most floor tiles except PVC floor tiles.

Work went on well in this site today, but I could not go in to pick the changes by way of picture updates. My car needed some tuning up after months of speeding across state lines. I will be in this site tomorrow morning.

Prof. Spyder, many thanks for all you have been doing to educate us. May God continue to empower you. Lord Spyder, other profs in the house and all, please help me. My project is a storey building of one 3-bedroom flat downstairs and one up on dry, slightly slopy competent land in Ekiti now at decking level. The build area measures 45ft by 65ft with 32 columns (using 16mm rods). The problem now is that I recently found out that the engineer who supervised the project in my absence (I am based in Benue) placed the columns directly on the foundation blinding without the column footing the iron bender made. Please prof and all, what is the way out? I am still a long way from raising the funds for the decking but I would rather abandon the project than have the whole thing collapse on my head later. @Diordaves, I have come to appreciate your concise and valuable contributions in the property section. Please let me have your take on this matter. Prof. Spyder, thank you for giving me this opportunity. May the Lord continue to renew your strength daily like that of an eagle. Amen.

cheezer: Prof. Spyder, many thanks for all you have been doing to educate us. May God continue to empower you. Lord Spyder, other profs in the house and all, please help me. My project is a storey building of one 3-bedroom flat downstairs and one up on dry, slightly slopy competent land in Ekiti now at decking level. The build area measures 45ft by 65ft with 32 columns (using 16mm rods). The problem now is that I recently found out that the engineer who supervised the project in my absence (I am based in Benue) placed the columns directly on the foundation blinding without the column footing the iron bender made. Please prof and all, what is the way out? I am still a long way from raising the funds for the decking but I would rather abandon the project than have the whole thing collapse on my head later. @Diordaves, I have come to appreciate your concise and valuable contributions in the property section. Please let me have your take on this matter. Prof. Spyder, thank you for giving me this opportunity. May the Lord continue to renew your strength daily like that of an eagle. Amen.

Haa. Taking into consideration the importance of the foundation basket to the footing of the building, I would have loved to advice that a way be found to dig into the foundation and place those baskets at the pad of the building. But even digging below the already set blinding and block work is another problem as it will still be very difficult to compact the soil after the basket is fixed. But I will pause here for other experts to comment on this.

My client that owns this duplex asked me today about colour suggestions for the roofing of this house. I am attaching this colour chart to help him decide on a colour which we are going to use for the roofing.

Left for me, I will choose charcoal black as the colour matches many different colours of paints.

The effect of different roof colours on the building. The Sienna.

The charcoal black on a white painted wall.

spyder880:

Haa. Taking into consideration the importance of the foundation basket to the footing of the building, I would have loved to advice that a way be found to dig into the foundation and place those baskets at the pad of the building. But even digging below the already set blinding and block work is another problem as it will still be very difficult to compact the soil after the basket is fixed. But I will pause here for other experts to comment on this.

Thanks prof for your prompt response. Other experts in the house, over to you.

spyder880: The charcoal black on a white painted wall.

Love the charcoal black on white. Sweet.

At this stage, care should be taken to ensure all specifications in the plan are carried out.

more new looks

from the back

the front, with part of the BQ.

Mr carpenter is still busy putting finishing touches to the lintels.

inside the house

enough windows to aid ventilation and illumination

^^^
Looking and coming up good sir!

@Spyder and other gurus.

A quick question on how to measure for tiles. Iam in the process of buying tiles for floors and wall (bathroom and kitchen). Iam somehow confused on how to measure what is needed for the walls since a wall has a height. For floors, what i did was just to get the length and width and multiply to get the Square meters or feet of the area to be covered.

For walls, what do i have to do considering that there is a height in a wall. I want to cover the walls from the bottom to the top.

NL1960: @Spyder and other gurus.

A quick question on how to measure for tiles. Iam in the process of buying tiles for floors and wall (bathroom and kitchen). Iam somehow confused on how to measure what is needed for the walls since a wall has a height. For floors, what i did was just to get the length and width and multiply to get the Square meters or feet of the area to be covered.

For walls, what do i have to do considering that there is a height in a wall. I want to cover the walls from the bottom to the top.

You also do same for wall. Height x Floor Length = Area for that side. Do same for all sides and total all areas to get your wall area. I belief you can get that info on youtube even with drawings for better clarity. Rgds

I have been a silent follower of Spyder on all his threads and I must confess he is good. I just finished building my 4 bedroom bungalow all rooms ensuite with main and children's sitting, POP, step alluminium all courtesy of the Spyder inspiration. Kudos my man! you are doing a wonderful job.

Demain_man:

You also do same for wall. Height x Floor Length = Area for that side. Do same for all sides and total all areas to get your wall area. I belief you can get that info on youtube even with drawings for better clarity. Rgds

@Demain_man,

Thanks. Just to get it very clearly so that i do not make any mistake. There are four walls in a bathroom. Let us use number 1,2,3,4 to denote them. It means that the total area to cover is (H1*FL1 + H2*FL2 + H3*FL3 + H4*FL4) where H = Height and FL = Floor Length. Is this what you mean?.

spyder880:

For the granite tiles I know (if that is the right name because our people here are fond of confusing item names) is a type of floor tile and the labour cost for laying it is around N400. We use cement for most floor tiles except PVC floor tiles.

Thanks for your input, Spyder.

NL1960:

@Demain_man,

Thanks. Just to get it very clearly so that i do not make any mistake. There are four walls in a bathroom. Let us use number 1,2,3,4 to denote them. It means that the total area to cover is (H1*FL1 + H2*FL2 + H3*FL3 + H4*FL4) where H = Height and FL = Floor Length. Is this what you mean?.

Measure the height of the wall,multiply it by the length of the wall,that is the area of that particular wall.Hope u get it.