To all learned colleagues out there,am at the point of roofing 4 en-suit bedroom bungalow and below is the quotation I got from my carpenter for the wood,in my opinion,I think this is much,please can you please help to have a look and advice accordingly.The roof plan is attached .please help to review and advice and I will appreciate if I can get another quotation base on this one or an assumption[color=#000099][/color] based on the roof plan.Anxiously waiting for your help.Thanks alot.

WOOD( Ayin or Miliner)
Qty size Cost Cost
40 3X4 700 28000
26 1X12 1550 40300
250 2X4 500 125000
300 2X3 420 126000
350 2X2 330 115500
T Fare= 18000
Total= 452800

STEP TILES ESTIMATE
550Metersa @ 1280=704000
Accessories=30000
T Fare=15000
Total=749000

Workmanship including complete roofing and logging
220,000

Following.

coldgate:
Following.

are you building one or you are about to build or do you want me to build for you.

pliss don't use malaina for the roof bro, I am talking from experience. use "Apuntu" also known as iron wood.

send me the dimension of the roof plan and the height so I can give you the estimate.

Thanks for your advice abdulwastcx,i dont have the dimension for the roof plan and the height also,the attached roof plan is the only one that i have,please can you use that for the the roof estimate so that i can have an idea of what the budget will look like,though i understand the roof should be high.please advice further

coldgate,the building is at roofing level already,just need a quotation for the roofing based on what i have down to see if its reasonable enough.Thanks

oyewalesamuel:
To all learned colleagues out there,am at the point of roofing 4 en-suit bedroom bungalow and below is the quotation I got from my carpenter for the wood,in my opinion,I think this is much,please can you please help to have a look and advice accordingly.The roof plan is attached .please help to review and advice and I will appreciate if I can get another quotation base on this one or an assumption[color=#000099][/color] based on the roof plan.Anxiously waiting for your help.Thanks alot.

WOOD( Ayin or Miliner)
Qty size Cost Cost
40 3X4 700 28000
26 1X12 1550 40300
250 2X4 500 125000
300 2X3 420 126000
350 2X2 330 115500
T Fare= 18000
Total= 452800

STEP TILES ESTIMATE
550Metersa @ 1280=704000
Accessories=30000
T Fare=15000
Total=749000

Workmanship including complete roofing and logging
220,000

Hello mr samuel,

Here's the quote that I know will be enough for you roof project

30, 3*4
20, 1*12
300, 2*3
300, 2*2
220, 2*4

Labour 200

Step tiles 500 mm2

Other quote is ok and I will be there to inspect

And note that the height for the building is 3m high and you will need to buy 4inches and 3inches nail 1and half bag each

oyewalesamuel:
To all learned colleagues out there,am at the point of roofing 4 en-suit bedroom bungalow and below is the quotation I got from my carpenter for the wood,in my opinion,I think this is much,please can you please help to have a look and advice accordingly.The roof plan is attached .please help to review and advice and I will appreciate if I can get another quotation base on this one or an assumption[color=#000099][/color] based on the roof plan.Anxiously waiting for your help.Thanks alot.

WOOD( Ayin or Miliner)
Qty size Cost Cost
40 3X4 700 28000
26 1X12 1550 40300
250 2X4 500 125000
300 2X3 420 126000
350 2X2 330 115500
T Fare= 18000
Total= 452800

STEP TILES ESTIMATE
550Metersa @ 1280=704000
Accessories=30000
T Fare=15000
Total=749000

Workmanship including complete roofing and logging
220,000

WOOD( Apuntu for the roof truss and soft treated wood for the noggin)
Qty size Cost Description of item
40 3X4 700 ( no need for these wood if the head course was done)
22 1X12 1400 ( omo or afara soft wood for the facial board )
300 2X4 450 ( apuntu wood for tie beam, rafter, key post and brazing )
230 2X3 350 ( apuntu wood for the purling spaced at 14" in to out )
200 2X2 250 ( soft wood for noggin spaced at 2' x 4' (0.6 x 1.2m) for the POP )

T Fare= 18000
Total= 452800

@ market price here in abuja

Location is important to determine cost.

There's a guy here @hslbroker or so.. he will give U correct estimate.

Also, these carpenters won't buy the wood they quoted for you. They will look for the cheapest one and you won't know.

This step tiles @1280 ehn, I hope it's original.

Best of luck

KolaShangOne:
Location is important to determine cost.

There's a guy here @hslbroker or so.. he will give U correct estimate.

Also, these carpenters won't buy the wood they quoted for you. They will look for the cheapest one and you won't know.

This step tiles @1280 ehn, I hope it's original.

Best of luck

suppliers are worse than carpenters when it comes to cheating in materials.

suppliers are more greedy, though your carpenter will gain from it but it will be minimal.
if you trust him and he has been working for you for long...it will be better you give him the money to get it from you.

I work for a building firm in abuja as a civil engineer now but was a carpentary Forman for four years...I am really talking from experience

KolaShangOne:
Location is important to determine cost.

There's a guy here @hslbroker or so.. he will give U correct estimate.

Also, these carpenters won't buy the wood they quoted for you. They will look for the cheapest one and you won't know.

This step tiles @1280 ehn, I hope it's original.

Best of luck

suppliers are worse than carpenters when it comes to cheating in materials.

suppliers are more greedy, though your carpenter will gain from it but it will be minimal.
if you trust him and he has been working for you for long...it will be better you give him the money to get it for you.

I work for a building firm in abuja as a civil engineer now but was a carpentary Forman for four years...I am really talking from experience

Your input is very much appreciated abdulwastecx & KolaShangone,thanks for the enlightenment,please KolaShangone how can you link me with the guy in hslbroker that you mention.
@RooftechConsult,please what is the current price of step tiles 0.55m and longspan 0.55m?

RooftechConsult:
For Quality Roof tiles Call rooftech 0n 08157205685 , BB Pin 7FFA5CE1

where is your office in Abuja so that I can contact you...

abdulwastecx:


where is your office in Abuja so that I can contact you...

We only have office in lagos and in onitsha

But we do nationwide delivery

oyewalesamuel:
Your input is very much appreciated abdulwastecx & KolaShangone,thanks for the enlightenment,please KolaShangone how can you link me with the guy in hslbroker that you mention.
@RooftechConsult,please what is the current price of step tiles 0.55m and longspan 0.55m?

CURRENT PRICES OF 0.55MM ALUMINIUM ROOFING SHEETS ( IMPORTED)

LONGSPAN 0.55MM IS 1300 Naira per meter

STEP TILE 0.55MM IS 1400 Naira per meter

RooftechConsult:


We only have office in lagos and in onitsha

But we do nationwide delivery

Do you give discount to middle men and how many percentage do you give

oyewalesamuel:
coldgate,the building is at roofing level already,just need a quotation for the roofing based on what i have down to see if its reasonable enough.Thanks

I am almost at that stage in my project. Waiting patiently for an expert to shed more light.

coldgate:


I am almost at that stage in my project. Waiting patiently for an expert to shed more light.

get a professional to supervise the project for you madam...it will cost way less to do that af this stage than to spend more to remedy bad poor construction

abdulwastecx please why did you say 3x4 wood might not be needed if the head course is done,what do you mean by head course?
RooftechConsult where is your office location in Lagos,am so glad you supply nationwide,do you give discount of Aluminum purchase from you?

oyewalesamuel:
abdulwastecx please why did you say 3x4 wood might not be needed if the head course is done,what do you mean by head course?
RooftechConsult where is your office location in Lagos,am so glad you supply nationwide,do you give discount of Aluminum purchase from you?

head course is a weeak concrete layer placed at the end of the building before the roof.

after the lintel level, another two course ( layers of block) is placed ontop of the lintel then a form work using soft plank of 1×12" is used to board all the edges of the buulding round, a reinforced iron of R6 is placed @ 1.2m c/c ( 4". a weak concrete of 1: 5: 7 is used to cast it.

With that in place no need for 3×4". most time, people use 3x4" to do wall plate or internal beqm within the building where the span of the building us too much, like to divide the living room etc.

if you can get me the roof top leve picture of the house i will explain better

Okay,thanks alot for this explanation,please i attached the roof plan for the site at the top of this thread,though not to details because the dimension are not there and in addition is there a special special purpose the head course serve in a building?

bro use eki wood supplied from benin. best wood for roofing last forever, this is proper river wood. i have a supplier the supplies group purchase from benin to lagos.

That's true its the type of roofing I bought all the way to ebonyi where I am constructing a duplex now you can see pix and they are slized by 18ft too.pic below

Thanks 1oba and John,but what is your view of using Ayin and Mahogany?hope the two is good for roofing as well?

oyewalesamuel:
Thanks 1oba and John,but what is your view of using Ayin and Mahogany?hope the two is good for roofing as well?

Apuntu is the best wood for roofing and itis relatively cheaper than mahogany. ..the problem with mahogany is its low shear strength

oyewalesamuel:
Okay,thanks alot for this explanation,please i attached the roof plan for the site at the top of this thread,though not to details because the dimension are not there and in addition is there a special special purpose the head course serve in a building?

head course help to tie the building together and prevent exceasive stress on the block wall. since our sancrete blocks are not to specify strength, it help to distribute the roof load evenly...head course also help to avoid uplift of the roof since the roof connector is tied into the concrete. ..

in future, get a professional to help you with your building supervision. if you muat spend money, make sure it is well spend

Thanks so much my bro abdulwastecx for this detail explanation,am so grateful
please i think am becoming so much convenience with Apuntu,but please 1oba[color=#990000][/color] and others in the house,can you help me with this quotation below with Apuntu wood
40 3x4
26 1x12
250 2x4
300 2x3
350 2x2

bro, don't know about other wood. all i know is eki for roofing and white wood ( oya) for nogging. to penetrate eki when its fully dried, you will need concrete nails. carpenters don't recommend eki because of the hardness.

come rain or shine no shaking. beware of wood mixing tricks by supplier?