allCopacetic:
For those sitting on the fence about going green. Take the Leap. As long as its done right, the benefits are .....

Recently, I stopped by at a newly built fuel station in my vicinity on my way out. while waiting in line, I casually glance at a sign post on my right and I read an inscription that instantly grabs my attention…..”Solar Service Station” I immediately read the line again to be sure I was reading right. My first impulse was to look up and assess the kind of roof they managed to mount their panels on , and see if it was true.
Lo and behold, the roof covering was made completely out of solar panels……neatly arranged, neatly secured and neatly connected. I was so impressed. A gas station,.. supplier of PMS, DPK,AGO taking the initiative to go green. Lol, What an amusing Irony. 'When those who have fossil fuel in abundant supply are opting for green energy....it tells a story

See pictures below and read the rest of the story here


https://www.nairaland.com/3565944/solar-service-stations....how-common-these


The future truely is green

Chekitaut:
Breaking NEWS: Local Iron rod price hit N200,000/ton which way Nigeria

EgunMogaji:


So what happens to the mostly liquid matter inside the 3rd tank? And what does this "flow" denote?

I ask these questions because I need to do a septic system for my garage apartment. What I was planning to do has been poopooed as "abule style" and not modern by my little Bro

44chux:


The flow to first compartment is the shyte and water initially with only the water exiting the last stage as treated water. The principle is just to give more residence (settling) time to the mix to allow natural separation by decantation (the solid shyte at bottom and water at the top). As long as too much chemicals like bleach, antiseptic soaps, etc are not being flushed with the shyte, natural bacteria will thrive in and greatly reduce the solid using available oxygen in air to Hydrogen-Sulphide and methane gas as by products. That's why you need to properly vent the tanks firstly to put oxygen for the bacterial and release the CH4 and h2s.

The scum gets to the second tank during initial use as the levels starts to build from zero level to the height of the baffle/ opening to the second tank. At that point only the scum has reached this level and starts overflowing into the 2nd tank.

The 3rd tank should drain the treated (separated) shyte water into the environment via soak-away. For loose soil it will be filled with rocks to avoid the soil back-flowing and filling the soak-away. The more scum or solid shyte that gets to the soak-away will reduce the permeability (ability to soak away) of the system

mufutau55:


@Diordaves, I like this concept very well. Very well thought-out. I will read this yours more in-depth.
Thanks for this innovative ideas. This will be very useful in a big apartment dwellings.

But I have some plastic type made in China which details are sent to me... but they are for smaller use.
I will display them here soon.

Hajji M.

EgunMogaji:


So what happens to the mostly liquid matter inside the 3rd tank? And what does this "flow" denote?

I ask these questions because I need to do a septic system for my garage apartment. What I was planning to do has been poopooed as "abule style" and not modern by my little Bro

mufutau55:
@Diordaves
Does the poo and regular kitchen/bathroom water flow from the same direction?
Or does the kitchen/bathroom water just directly to the third chamber, I didn't see any in-flow pipe... Thx.

Hajji M.

Empiree:
As in fence and gate??. How about those houses without compound?

Chekitaut:
Breaking NEWS: Local Iron rod price hit N200,000/ton which way Nigeria

mufutau55:


1. Make sure the sides of the windows on the outside is plastered rough or scratched if you intend to put window hoods.
But it's more better if the window hoods are done on the bare blocks for added strength.

2. YES.. no plastering needed if you are going to use POP, no need to plaster the under decking. It will not affect any smoothness because POP sheet will be laid to cover the decking anyway.. unless you just want to screed the under-decking and use cornice on the sides, then you should plaster it...

3. Mine was plastered all the way to the bottom, because it can be scratched on the bottom when laying the skirting for the tiles. I have done many other projects like this in the past and never a problem.

Note and Disclaimer: I am not a qualified professional builder, so all the advise given above is from previous experience only.

Hajji M.

EgunMogaji:


Okay, so both the traditional method and this demonstrated method eventually "soaks away into the earth.

The assumption, is that the system you demonstrated would have removed much shyte before the soaking away process starts?

FastShipping:


I have been a victim of stealing of wires at my site with most recent being last month. Wires were pulled out of the wall on a weekend. I was so angry because this could have been prevented if the gate and little space in the fence were not left opened for months. Complete cabling for 11 AC Units were pulled out of the wall. Wires/cables are not cheap at the moment. I had to cough out 550,000 Naira to buy some wires and store in a safe place till we start the wiring again.

In another news, I had to get police involved on one hopeless lying nairaland window fabricator. I paid this nairalander 70% of 1.9 million Naira to make EBM windows for me since first week of November and promised to deliver by Novemeber 27 or so. Since then, this man took 1.2 Million Naira deposit and has been dribbling us since November. I got police involved and they harassed him and asked him to sign undertaken to deliver within two weeks. In fact, they sent me video of the nairalander while he was in police gulag.

This house could have been completed if this nairalander had respected the agreement to deliver my windows by end of November. Now we put everything on hold because we cannot continue to work without windows.


Police are your friends. If anybody defrauds you, report to the police and they act if you have a case.

diordaves:


Thanks the able one. We need to move away from current concept which is damaging to public health and in some cases also damaging to the ground water and foundation of the building. Channelling soakaway water to the soil with holes in the block work at foundation level or just below the foundation level as we do means in most cases the foundation is always wet,

diordaves:
More Deckingand Sceptic Tank sizes guide

There are two sceptic tanks: One at the back of the building and one at the front. They were both built to take parked cars. The measurement for both are same: 20ft long, 9ft deep and 5ft wide at a cost of 700k that is 350k for one.

florest:
you are on point on every thing you say there. Professional builders will say nothing short of sir.

kopell:
Good job, how many sceptic tanks in total you have for these building

44chux:


August 2016, I saw two Total filling stations in PHC installing off-grid solar power on their roofs. One was at 1st Artillery while the other was around Ikwerre road. I asked a staff and he told me the plan was to gradually go solar for all filling stations.
People don't know Total is also one of the biggest solar energy providers in Nigeria. They did my setup.

EgunMogaji:
So note to the new entrants into home building, especially from abroad.

Reading this last two pages alone should teach you that you are stepping into a land-mined area. Not unpassable, but one must have a road map.

Those that have gone before us have shared or are sharing scars and wounds of war. It's best not to ignore them or assume one is immune.

diordaves:


That "flow" as you arrowed was supposed to go to the leach or drain field, Please see photo. But I don't have that much land so instead of the "flow" I incorporated a "soak pit" at the bottom of the soakaway filled with granite which is a very effective alternative to the "flow".

abdulwastecx:


I don't think this alternative "soak-away" will be able to disposal off the effluent because of the following.
1. At that depth beneath the septic soak away tank, a percolation test cannot be carried out to determine the rate of discharge to surrounding soil.
2. the surrounding soil is too close to the perimeter of building foundation and most code specify a minimum distance between a soak-away system and building foundation perimeter of 15m (see BS 6297)
3. At that level the soak-away pit will fall below or be within 1m from the water table

Baba1010:
Hi All,

Can you kindly review this design (3bd + 2 bd) and advise of possible changes/adjustment if any. (No measurements on this floor plan as its just a draft)

This is my first build *Diaspora things* and I've learnt a lot from your updates over the time

cc: Hajj mufutau55 , EgunMogaji , abdulwastecx , lastpage , spyder880 etc

Qc1:




^^^

If I may, I will recommend a nairalander, muyeski for doors and windows. He's a complete gentle man with grate skills and technical customer/clients rep service too. I've posted his work on this thread before. I will go with this guy qualities any day anytime compared to those Turkey imported doors/windows.

During summer 2015 when I was doing the plastering, my electrician charged me amazing price for wiring the whole house that I couldn't even believe that wires were that cheap. However he didn't do any AC wiring because he insisted to wait for the tiling so that the can lay those wires on the floors(before tiling). Like you, I have 11 units too. My concerns now is what you just said, you paid N550k for those wires. My guy wanted just N80k for the same thing just 1.5 years ago. How can one be happy with this kind of price hike?

diordaves:

Two sceptic tanks of the same: one at the back of the building and one at the front. So three flats to a sceptic tank. It's a six flat project.
Note, each sceptic tank is made of two chambers and one soakaway unit. The game plan is never to evacuate the tanks but only maintenance.

adanny01:


From what comes to m mind:
1. Plot survey
2. Topographic survey
3. Setting out
4. Excavation leveling
5. blinding leveling
6. ground floor leveling
7. suspended floors leveling
8. settlement monitoring

In between, there are several activities that are carried out by the surveyor. You will be surprised that the whole landscaping activity depends on the surveyor.

No, i am not Itsekiri.

Baba1010:
Hi All,

Can you kindly review this design (3bd + 2 bd) and advise of possible changes/adjustment if any. (No measurements on this floor plan as its just a draft)

This is my first build *Diaspora things* and I've learnt a lot from your updates over the time

cc: Hajj mufutau55 , EgunMogaji , abdulwastecx , lastpage , spyder880 etc

FastShipping:


I was going to go for Muyeski to fabricate aluminium windows for me. In fact, I got a good quote from him and ready to pay him but I later decided to go for EBM and I don't think he does EBM so I went for a known EBM fabricator. As it turned out, the EBM fabricator on nairaland is a con man.

About wires, sadly they came back today that I must pay extra 95,000 Naira for the same wire I was quoted 550,000 Naira initially. Prices of wires changed by the time they got to market today. It is sad situation in Nigeria.

amanikondo:
House, for wiring, which is the best. Coleman or Kabelmetal? I want to stock up as suggested here. Topsy will be working on the project.

mufutau55:


The leading contenders of the same quality are: Nigerchin, Coleman and Kabelmetal. Not in any order o.
I will not hesitate buying any of them... as long as they are original genuine cables. That is why I only pickup from their factory.

Hajji M.

mavverick:
Do you think it might be helpful for others to know who this person is, so at least reduce the likelihood of a repeat to your fellow brothers or sisters ?

FastShipping:


Palace Aluminium.