Mubby4luv:
Also, I recently did my rafter and nogging. There are some white dust like particles falling off from some of the woods (2by2) my carpenter said it will stop after ceiling. How true is it? And is it too late to apply the termite pesticide?

Mubby4luv:
Hello house, Good afternoon. Please is there a solution that can be done to avoid wall dampness stain in the future before the plastering stage in a new building?

Mubby4luv:
Hello house, Good afternoon. Please is there a solution that can be done to avoid wall dampness stain in the future before the plastering stage in a new building?

Enzio:
hey guys,


Pls. i need a complete break down on what i will cost to build a 5 bedroom bungalow in 1 complete plot of land in the eastern part of Nigeria.

Aventures:
Prevention against dampness in 100% is costly but achievable. The protection starts from the early stage of your foundation. I constructed a fence designed for a multinational by one of the leading consultancy firm and I was marveled by anti dampness solution provided in the specification. It is also applicable to building. Let me share it briefly: After excavation, we did a blinding with damproof admixture and DPM laid underneath, then we cast the main foundation of 9 inches ( multi national standard, ours does not Ned to be this thick) the excavations was wider than the width of our base and we used form work for the base. After that we laid foundation blocks, filled solid with lean concrete then close the fence foundation with beam. Before back filling we applied an anti dampness paint on the side of the base, top of the base and side of the foundation wall. This can be applied to building by laying a thick layer of DPM and applying anti dampness solution on the fdn walls, then internally you can treat the top of your fdn block specially as well (I have shared on a thread how we treated a bungalow built without German floor, that is about six years ago and there is no dampness in the house till date. I will try and upload some of the fence pics.

gbadexy:

Mixing waterproofing cement additive into the mix to plaster a feet or thereabout part that would be in contact with the soil may help prevent capillary action of water or using a denser mix for the same part.
If it's for an already plastered wall, that would definitely be application of undercoat before screeding but that would be may be more costly as the whole surface would have to be sealed lest it appears above where it ends.

mufutau55:
Off-Topic Thread - To Discuss Anything and Everything that doesn't fit into an individual thread.
Let's discuss everything pertaining to Building Constructions, Real estate and some more.

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Hajji M.

Enzio:
hey guys,


Pls. i need a complete break down on what i will cost to build a 5 bedroom bungalow in 1 complete plot of land in the eastern part of Nigeria.

diordaves:


Your Carpenter is lying to you. It may only get worse. It may be sign of the onset of termite infestation. Investigate properly and if it is termite infestation, you MUST change the affected wood. You might be lied to again saying you can apply treatment over the affected wood. Na lie. Change affected wood and apply treatment is best practice.

Badgers14:
How many tippers = 30 tons of granite?

mufutau55:
Off-Topic Thread - To Discuss Anything and Everything that doesn't fit into an individual thread.
Let's discuss everything pertaining to Building Constructions, Real estate and some more.

Note: Please no products or services advertisements... there are plenty of other threads for that already. No buying and selling on this thread.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:
Off-Topic Thread - To Discuss Anything and Everything that doesn't fit into an individual thread.
Let's discuss everything pertaining to Building Constructions, Real estate and some more.

Note: Please no products or services advertisements... there are plenty of other threads for that already. No buying and selling on this thread.

Hajji M.