Thanks guys, I shall contact him as recommended.

bplenty:
Thanks again guys, I sincerely do appreciate your inputs. Per the roofing! Whats the ideal way to go on abouting roofing since most of you reckon I cant have a parapet because of the missing pillars.

Ideas and suggestions will be adequately received/worked on.

Thanks guys, God bless us all.

You can still do parapets..it will just cost you so much more..

@kolashangone

Thnx for your reply, how do I go about doing a parapet? Kindly break it down please.

Cheers

bplenty:
@kolashangone

Thnx for your reply, how do I go about doing a parapet? Kindly break it down please.

Cheers

It's a quite tedious process. You have to break blocks right down to the foundation at some points. Then we make columns at those points. Don't worry about weakening your blocks because after the columns are done, your walls have becoming partitioning walls..

@kolashangone

Thats rather a long long process that will eat up more funds that wasnt planned for. It's all good. Will let you know whatever I decided to do before its roofed. Thanks again. Cheers

bplenty:
Thats rather a long long process that will eat up more funds that wasnt planned for. It's all good. Will let you know whatever I decided to do before its roofed. Thanks again. Cheers

Exactly what we were trying to explain to you.... that at this stage of the project it will be too expensive to implement columns (pillars). It is not compulsory to have a parapet on a house, just get good roofing guys to make a nice side claddings either with wood or aluminium for you. Finish.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Exactly what we were trying to explain to you.... that at this stage of the project it will be too expensive to implement columns (pillars). It is not compulsory to have a parapet on a house, just get good roofing guys to make a nice side claddings either with wood or aluminium for you. Finish.

Hajji M.

aluminum is the best, i actually prefer it to the heavy parapet walls and it should have over hangs of atleast two feet to help shield the sides of the house from the sun. it's makes more financial and functional sense to me than all those concrete Fascias/parapet walls.

abouzaid:
aluminum is the best, i actually prefer it to the heavy parapet walls and it should have over hangs of atleast two feet to help shield the sides of the house from the sun. it's makes more financial and functional sense to me than all those concrete Fascias/parapet walls.

I agreed with you and also with at least 2ft over hangs... I did one of my project like this with Long Span Aluminium and it's real nice.

Hajji M.

Take Hajj's advice. I actually prefer white cladding on the facials. It makes it look more beautiful.. Where's your project located?

KolaShangOne:
Take Hajj's advice. I actually prefer white cladding on the facials. It makes it look more beautiful.. Where's your project located?

I agree with you on the white wooden cladding... The above project was a Men's Quarter (Twin 2-Bedroom Flats), so the aluminium was used.
The Main Building (a Duplex) will either have a Parapet or the wooden claddings...

Hajji M.

Thanks very much guys. I do appreciate everyone's inputs. Project is at Ifo. Ogun state. @mufutau55 your roofings is excellent. I'd like to do same. Wouldn't be too much if I kindly ask the total breakdown of your roofing, woodwork plus labour cost please?

Thanks in advance. Per your advise I have resolved to using long span aluminum roofing sheets.

Thanks and God bless us all. Amen

bplenty:
Thanks very much guys. I do appreciate everyone's inputs. Project is at Ifo. Ogun state. @mufutau55 your roofings is excellent. I'd like to do same. Wouldn't be too much if I kindly ask the total breakdown of your roofing, woodwork plus labour cost please?
Thanks in advance. Per your advise I have resolved to using long span aluminum roofing sheets.
Thanks and God bless us all. Amen

It was done some years back.. but I think I can still locate the accounting sheet. Send me your email address.
That project is also at Sango-Ota by Ijako Tipper Garage along Lagos-Abeokuta Road, in Ogun State.

Hajji M.

@mufutsu55
Thanks again for your prompt reply, my email is vibrantjd@gmail.com thanks. Oh well Ogun state lands seems to be easier to purchase and could become another mega place to live like Lagos, Abuja and Calabar. No offense on the aforementioned tho

bplenty:
@mufutau55
Thanks again for your prompt reply, my email is vibrantjd@gmail.com thanks. Oh well Ogun state lands seems to be easier to purchase and could become another mega place to live like Lagos, Abuja and Calabar. No offense on the aforementioned tho.

OK. I will dig out the papers and send it to you.
Yes, more reason I choose Ogun for it's serenity and away from all those Lagos jams.. and still stone throw away from Lagos area.
All the lands around Lagos-Abeokuta is almost sold out now... and now the third-party are entering the scene.

Hajji M.

@mufutau55

Thanks again, I shall wait for the paper work. I choosed that location specifically for peace of mind. I was once swindled buying from Ikorodu lands, I was severly burnt. Now Ogun is the future. Free air and good road linkage to Lagos. Thanks again.

@bplenty
Check your email for a spreadsheet attachment. Hope it helps. Thanks.

Hajji M.

@mufutau55

Thanks for the emal. I got it. I replied you with some queries to your email.

God bless.

Cheers

bplenty:
@mufutau55
Thanks for the emal. I got it. I replied you with some queries to your email.
God bless.
Cheers

Just replied.

Hajji M.

More photos of the completed lintel stage thats ready for roofing. Soakaway is currently being dugout to fill the rooms. Photo credit goes to adeekiti.

Thanks again guys. God bless us all

bplenty:
More photos of the completed lintel stage thats ready for roofing. Soakaway is currently being dugout to fill the rooms. Photo credit goes to Adeekiti.
Thanks again guys. God bless us all

Very nice. Let the roofing begins.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Very nice. Let the roofing begins.

Hajji M.

yes sir

bplenty:
More photos of the completed lintel stage thats ready for roofing. Soakaway is currently being dugout to fill the rooms. Photo credit goes to adeekiti.

Thanks again guys. God bless us all

thanks and welcome bro

So next stage of the house. Wood work has been completed. Soakaway completed. Sand filling to the rooms done. Bulglary done. God willing aluminium roofing sheets will follow suit soon.

To all the advises and those I worked with offline Nairaland I appreciate everyone. God bless us all. Amen.

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Hi E-Family,

Here is more photos on the roofing of the project. thanks to everyone. God bless us all. amen

nice job,pls how many trips of laterite did you use to fill the rooms.

@bplenty, please where did you buy you long span roofing sheet from and at what cost.
congratulation.

Yeah turning into home...

God will complete it for u, Amen!!!

@Imoci,

Thanks for your input. All together total sand filing was 6 big tipper trips. Part of the soakaway that was dug out was used too.
@excat, my aunty bought the long span roofing sheet. it was sought from Tower aluminium company. The cost I shall give later as I have non of the paper work for the project yet.

@smiley001, thanks and a big resounding amen to that. God bless mate. Big cheers to everyone and their inputs.

God bless us all Amen.

Oga Bplenty, you've scaled a major hurdle. In fact, you've completed your house. God will see you through.

Boss I'm following you paaaa

Nice project... please can I see your full plan? I like the design a lot...

@nanajec, the full plan is on the front page of the thread. Kindly do have a look. Sorry that I have just replied to your post. I have been away on holidays.