A brief explanation on how we stand our column starter pads. We cast a concrete mixture and allow for drying, the next day we place a metal reinforcement and then stand the column rods on top of it.

Moist, dripping concrete casting,

Column starter buried in a strong cast of concrete.

So many columns, chai! This one na column bombardment

Oga Spyder well done.

chinosxl: Oga Spyder well done.

Thank you Sir, we must continue to push the boundaries of speedy, quality buildings.

Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you into a new day, and into a great moment in the construction of this house. You are all welcome to the foundation laying ceremony in this great house. A house normally will be built with thousands of blocks, but it is important we capture the laying of the very first block in a house. This is the moment!

Good job Op..

spyder880: Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you into a new day, and into a great moment in the construction of this house. You are all welcome to the foundation laying ceremony in this great house. A house normally will be built with thousands of blocks, but it is important we capture the laying of the very first block in a house. This is the moment!

I am not regretting the high school fees paid for this course as there is so much to learn from Spyder, every resource devoted to this program is worth it. This post should not go back to the front page so that only genuine and interested students will make contributions. What is the depth of the foundation and the concrete cement ratio??

This may not have been included in your quote, but please consider making the DPC very high (3-4 blocks above ground level) since Port Harcourt is prone to seasonal flooding. Just wish I could come for site visit and also be reminded that the students were not taught on how Obio Akpor boys were settled, how about land papers, building permit, bush entry and others... curious to know. Good for you to incorporate this in our course outline.

scribe2000: Oga Spyder, I observed, with huge admiration, your updates on the projects you are handling. Kudos for the excellent job.

I am about to start work on a 2 storey building with 6 flats of 3 bedroom each somewhere in the southeast. Each room will be en-suite.

Because I am not in the country, I want to get an independent expert opinion on the quotes I received for the completion of the building. I intend to independently verify the estimate before I commit myself to a particular builder.

Can you please give me an idea of what the cost might be to complete the building? Can I send you a private email?

Thanks.

I can deliver this project for you between 18m to 20m, this range depend on the taste of the finishings. 30m is too much and too far from it. I will p.m you so that i can send my company profile to you for necessary actions and i have agreement form that i draft for my clients. This is my number +2347035596641 and +2348178706641, this is my email: samuelajoseengineers@gmail.com and ajosesegun2011@gmail.com

scribe2000: Thanks for the information. I must have missed Spyder's thread on the Enugu building. N16m sounds nice and too good to be true because unofficial speculations are putting it to me at between N30 to N40m. Please can more experts in the house comment? Thanks.

Iam not an expert but from the little i know and from the little i have done and depending on the area, N16m can give you something good. Finishing depends on taste. For instance, somebody can decide to buy a set of toilet sittings for 17k while another person's taste is that of 75k. Somebody can buy toilet wall tiles for N2000 per square meters while another person is comfortable with N900 per Square Meters. If you want jacuzzi, all na money and taste.

NL1960:

Iam not an expert but from the little i know and from the little i have done and depending on the area, N16m can give you something good. Finishing depends on taste. For instance, somebody can decide to buy a set of toilet sittings for 17k while another person's taste is that of 75k. Somebody can buy toilet wall tiles for N2000 per square meters while another person is comfortable with N900 per Square Meters. If you want jacuzzi, all na money and taste.

Thanks for the intelligent insight on this. I have noted what you said, and will use as a starting point on negotiations when i do get the final qoute. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

segzy14:

I can deliver this project for you between 18m to 20m, this range depend on the taste of the finishings. 30m is too much and too far from it. I will p.m you so that i can send my company profile to you for necessary actions and i have agreement form that i draft for my clients. This is my number +2347035596641 and +2348178706641, this is my email: samuelajoseengineers@gmail.com and ajosesegun2011@gmail.com

I have sent you an email. Thanks.

NL1960:

Iam not an expert but from the little i know and from the little i have done and depending on the area, N16m can give you something good. Finishing depends on taste. For instance, somebody can decide to buy a set of toilet sittings for 17k while another person's taste is that of 75k. Somebody can buy toilet wall tiles for N2000 per square meters while another person is comfortable with N900 per Square Meters. If you want jacuzzi, all na money and taste.

NL1950, you are definitely right. You may get a closed estimate for carcass but when it comes to finishing, it depends on individual taste,
I know because I am going thru the same process, just like you are with your project.. Finishing is the killer..

Hajji Mufutau

We continued works on the foundation block work today,

growing.........

more blocks....

We are going to pick more blocks from tomorrow as we target to complete this in good time,

Carry the blocks into the foundation where they are needed.

Weldone sire!

chibabe3: I am not regretting the high school fees paid for this course as there is so much to learn from Spyder, every resource devoted to this program is worth it. This post should not go back to the front page so that only genuine and interested students will make contributions. What is the depth of the foundation and the concrete cement ratio??

This may not have been included in your quote, but please consider making the DPC very high (3-4 blocks above ground level) since Port Harcourt is prone to seasonal flooding. Just wish I could come for site visit and also be reminded that the students were not taught on how Obio Akpor boys were settled, how about land papers, building permit, bush entry and others... curious to know. Good for you to incorporate this in our course outline.

Hoping to get a reply to the earlier sent post... We need to learn these things very well. Thanks.

mufutau55:

NL1950, you are definitely right. You may get a closed estimate for carcass but when it comes to finishing, it depends on individual taste,
I know because I am going thru the same process, just like you are with your project.. Finishing is the killer..

Hajji Mufutau

@Hajji Mufutau. I discovered property section of Nairaland after i started my project. The lessons here has been of immerse benefits. Prior to this, i have always wondered why there were so many abandoned building projects especially after the block work. Breakdown by the gurus here has given me more insights into the reasons. Most people start a building with the mind that once blocks has been set, the building is finished which is a wrong assumption. Foundation to end of block work can be done piecemeal. For example, somebody can just buy 200 blocks, get a bricklayer and lay and then wait for money to buy another set of blocks. I will call this, Phase 1 which i think is the simplest.

The part i call Phase 2 is the roofing, windows and doors which i consider the most difficult and which i think most people get stuck on because this phase cannot be done in piecemeal like the Phase 1. Wood noggin for roofing has to be done at once. Covering the roof with roofing sheets has to be done at once also. To do these two activities require bulk money as there is no way you can do one part of the roof and leave the other or roof one part and leave the other. The same applies to windows and doors. This is where i think most get stuck on which leads to building projects being abandoned. I can remember when i wanted to roof my project and i saw about 1million staring at me at once.

The final Phase is what i call the finishing Phase or Phase 3. This phase is similar to Phase 1 as activities in this phase can also be done in piecemeal. This phase also depends on taste. I remember a friend who wanted to use stainless for his staircase and other railings. He was given a bill of about 1million. He just told them to hold on or in the alternative they should look for local fabricated equivalent.

I will advise people that intend to build to look critically at Phase 2 mentioned above and try to plan ahead for that before they start. Luckily for me, even though i was a novice before i started, i had somehow provided for Phase 1 and Phase 2 before commencement.

NL1960:

@Hajji Mufutau. I discovered property section of Nairaland after i started my project. The lessons here has been of immerse benefits. Prior to this, i have always wondered why there were so many abandoned building projects especially after the block work. Breakdown by the gurus here has given me more insights into the reasons. Most people start a building with the mind that once blocks has been set, the building is finished which is a wrong assumption. Foundation to end of block work can be done piecemeal. For example, somebody can just buy 200 blocks, get a bricklayer and lay and then wait for money to buy another set of blocks. I will call this, Phase 1 which i think is the simplest.

The part i call Phase 2 is the roofing, windows and doors which i consider the most difficult and which i think most people get stuck on because this phase cannot be done in piecemeal like the Phase 1. Wood noggin for roofing has to be done at once. Covering the roof with roofing sheets has to be done at once also. To do these two activities require bulk money as there is no way you can do one part of the roof and leave the other or roof one part and leave the other. The same applies to windows and doors. This is where i think most get stuck on which leads to building projects being abandoned. I can remember when i wanted to roof my project and i saw about 1million staring at me at once.

The final Phase is what i call the finishing Phase or Phase 3. This phase is similar to Phase 1 as activities in this phase can also be done in piecemeal. This phase also depends on taste. I remember a friend who wanted to use stainless for his staircase and other railings. He was given a bill of about 1million. He just told them to hold on or in the alternative they should look for local fabricated equivalent.

I will advise people that intend to build to look critically at Phase 2 mentioned above and try to plan ahead for that before they start. Luckily for me, even though i was a novice before i started, i had somehow provided for Phase 1 and Phase 2 before commencement.

NL1960, I was glad to be involved with Nairaland Property forums too.. I went thru the same thing you did before I discovered this great forum with all the professionals helping here.. I asked so many novice questions and I was glad I did and learnt so many things.
Your analysis bove are correct and should be read by all novice trying to build their own house.. The stages are correct from the to the end.
At one stage I abandoned my project not for lack of money but for lack of people to help me execute it, especially when you are not in Nigeria to monitor it yourslef.. I have since started everything again based on all my knowledge from this great forums.. God bless all the pros here.
Building a good house is not a joke, unless you are one of those Politicians scooping money like water.. God help us.

Hajji Mufutau

We are still laying the final set of blocks in the foundation of this house.

spyder880: We are still laying the final set of blocks in the foundation of this house.

Good work Spyder. I am watching this and hoping it's mine.

Hajji Mufutau

More from the site.

mufutau55:

Good work Spyder. I am watching this and hoping it's mine.

Hajji Mufutau

I am hoping to work for you one day Sir.

More blocks laid.

Carpentry works ongoing, as we cast the columns with wet concrete.

Always gentle at the master's feet