KolaShangOne:


I always try to advice people against Steptiles especially the 0.45mm.

Infact I've never used 0.45mm steptile before for any client.

My motto Is, If you can't afford 0.55mm gauge steptile, go for 0.45mm longspan.

diordaves:


All dis steptiles and metcopo wey dey leak upandan sef na wahala o !

Anyway, anybody wey see my hand for steptiles or metcopo again, abeg give me 12 lashes with koboko. Take pepper rub the koboko first.

WorldAmbassador:
@KolaShangOne. Although the roofer came in and repaired the leak at no charge, i've learnt my lesson. I'll go with longspan or shingles next time. Beauty is not everything. Thanks

Barryton:

Sir do shingles & stonecoated roof means same thing?

chukzyfcbb:
Gooday everyone, First I want to say I have been a silent follower of this thread and have learnt a while lot especially from our Omonile lawyer, in fact anybody who reads all his articles will be 80% fully armed with info on any land deals, not to forget the engrs here. Y'all are doing a great job helping rookies like me


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Question: Lagosians, You would agree with me that buying an affordable Land on Lagos mainland is becoming very tough!
In fact one cannot run away from BUYING SWAMP and worst is the SWAMP LAND doesn't come cheap (cheap is a relative term tho )

For some years now, we have been scouting for Landed properties within amuwo Odofin axis, satellite. And so far 100% of all the land we have been to has been Swamp, some disguised as Dry but its just Sand filled

I have gone through several threads where suggestions have been made how to build on a swamp, suggestions of a soil test, the need of a structural Engr and all that.

We have concluded that since all the land within this Amuwo odofin axis is Swamp/waterlogged, let's find out how much it would cost to get foundation before commiting any fund. The agents around says 3.5m can do a PILE FOUNDATION at these AMUWO ODOFIN axis For a ONE STOREY Building...

Please how feasible is this? can 3m or less erect a pile Foundation for a duplex at this area in Lagos?


Please pardon the long write up, the absence of a Dry affordable land in Lagos has made one to rethink building on swamp. Thanks as you drop your input.

Barryton:

Sir do shingles & stonecoated roof means same thing?

alstacs:
Hello house, I'm back with my determination of appropriate pricing again oh. My electrician brother is at it again. I am trying to wire the first and pent floor of a duplex and the man won't give me an idea on his workmanship. Left to him, he could do it free of charge. I was guided here on what to pay him when he laid the conduit pipes.

The first floor has 3 bedrooms and a sitting room while the pent floor has 2 bedrooms and a sitting room. Each room has about 4 electric sockets and the wiring includes TV antenna and CCTV.

Please what sounds good as workmanship for this level of work? Just wiring, no electrical fittings yet.

Please help.


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Rubbiish
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alstacs:



E jọ̀ọ́ house, I need help on this...

alstacs:


E jọ̀ọ́ house, I need help on this...

alstacs:



E jọ̀ọ́ house, I need help on this...

alstacs:



E jọ̀ọ́ house, I need help on this...

KolaShangOne:
Got go the market and saw this "Harvels" DB. The guy said "Oga it's original I no dey sell fake".

alstacs:



E jọ̀ọ́ house, I need help on this...

alstacs:



E jọ̀ọ́ house, I need help on this...

alstacs:



E jọ̀ọ́ house, I need help on this...

diordaves:


To be honest with you, just under a100k is a good reflection of the market rate. 90k should be what you should have in mind and then skirt around that with him. There's a lot of specialist knowledge involved.

In situations like this, it's good advice not to do "brother, brother". Pay a reflection of the market price or close to it and only then will you be morally and financially justified to demand professionalism in job execution.

If you pay peanuts don't be surprised to get monkey service, brother or no brother. You don't want to execute so important an aspect of your project as if you are being done a favour. You can't cough if anything goes wrong. Then you will be hearing things like: "after all I'm doing you a favour.

Larwin:


This thinking is wowed. 3m should give you a good piled foundation for a duplex.

chukzyfcbb:
Gooday everyone, First I want to say I have been a silent follower of this thread and have learnt a while lot especially from our Omonile lawyer, in fact anybody who reads all his articles will be 80% fully armed with info on any land deals, not to forget the engrs here. Y'all are doing a great job helping rookies like me


......................................................

Question: Lagosians, You would agree with me that buying an affordable Land on Lagos mainland is becoming very tough!
In fact one cannot run away from BUYING SWAMP and worst is the SWAMP LAND doesn't come cheap (cheap is a relative term tho )

For some years now, we have been scouting for Landed properties within amuwo Odofin axis, satellite. And so far 100% of all the land we have been to has been Swamp, some disguised as Dry but its just Sand filled

I have gone through several threads where suggestions have been made how to build on a swamp, suggestions of a soil test, the need of a structural Engr and all that.

We have concluded that since all the land within this Amuwo odofin axis is Swamp/waterlogged, let's find out how much it would cost to get foundation before commiting any fund. The agents around says 3.5m can do a PILE FOUNDATION at these AMUWO ODOFIN axis For a ONE STOREY Building...

Please how feasible is this? can 3m or less erect a pile Foundation for a duplex at this area in Lagos?


Please pardon the long write up, the absence of a Dry affordable land in Lagos has made one to rethink building on swamp. Thanks as you drop your input.

nameoh:


pls stop misleading this guy.
if 3m will do foundation on a swampy ground, that means 1.2 should be okay for a solid ground.
remember this is a duplex.

InvertedHammer:

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Your house, your term.

Give him N30k and keep something on the side to add if he complains. Otherwise, he should be able to name his price. But then being your brother, he "may" be doing this with expectations of some favours from you down the road. It is a loaded gesture.

No price, no work.
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Rubbiish:

I think 30k is poor sir.
Someone who refused to name his price will definitely not complain even if d op decides to give him 10k. He is just trying to be a good man shouldn't stop d op from giving him what he would give a regular artisan.

Rubbiish:

I think 30k is poor sir.
Someone who refused to name his price will definitely not complain even if d op decides to give him 10k. He is just trying to be a good man shouldn't stop d op from giving him what he would give a regular artisan.

ThatHistoryGuy:


Call another electrician to come and give you a workmanship cost of the work,then use that to pay your brother.
Also when its time to tile your floor,buy wc and sanitaries pls let epic_ceramics know .

MissKelele:
Please what is the name of this type of roof in the first photo :

I thought it was flat roof but when I search flat roof in google I’m only getting this type of flat roof in the second photo, and that is not the one I’M interested in.

The difference is how the parapet wall is indented outward, but what is it called please?