spyder880:


Thank you bro.

tivta:

Like how much is a plot of land here? Is a plot of land here the same size as it is in lagos?

spyder880:
Cost updates

1. 5 trips of sharp sand N9,500 = N47,500
2. 2 trips of stone N23,000 = N46,000
3. Casting of oversite concrete 66 bags x N500 = N33,000 (the cement used here is part of our old stock, cost already captured earlier)
4. Mason, labor N8,000
5. Supervision N10,000
6. 20 bags of cement for block work (bought today) N1,500 x 20 = N30,000

Total N174,500

Cost cumulative total N174,500 + NN1,842,956.00 = N2,017,456.00

EgunMogaji:
Mi oga Spyder I see you Sir.

You are showing us this modest house while the real retirement house being built is 25 bedrooms, 16,000 square feet on 40 acres

Dearisgoduooooo.

Dieumerci:

OK sir.
You paid for the casting of the oversite concrete at N500/cement bag.
Does the payment also included those 'labourers'. The ones that carried granite, Sand and water.

spyder880:


Those ones are asking for an extra N100 per bag this evening.

spyder880:


Those ones are asking for an extra N100 per bag this evening.

Dieumerci:


OK, let's say that the total labour cost for casting of the German floor is N600/bag of cement.

What about the cost of the mixing machine.

Pchinak:

I don't understand this response boss, thought those are the ones you paid N500/bag, or was your answer to his question "Yes", then a further information on possible increase in price? I guess someone was doing the " levelling", was he part of this money?

yke:
Well done bro Spyder

spyder880:


Thank you Sir.

Work has been moving smoothly here in the past two days , iron fitting works for lintels reinforcement already completed. Carpenters doing their own now , more pictures and costs later in the week.

We also bought many more materials, especially for the decking of this house (cement, wood, nails etc.) I need to mold another 10 bags of cement to top the lintels till deck level. I don't think these people made up to the 3,400 blocks I paid for. Seems like some wayo took place.

More on this block issue later.

erico2k2:

Weldone bro.it's only a foolish man that will say he can't be cheated.wayoo must dey as far is a Nigerian is involved. Ahaha

erico2k2:

Weldone bro.it's only a foolish man that will say he can't be cheated.wayoo must dey as far is a Nigerian is involved. Ahaha

Wayo is all over the world and not just Nigerians . . . .My principle is always to add extra 10% to what i do to make up for wayo, however, when the wayo is now more than 10% of what is delivered to me, then, i will scream and bring our the gun to punish them.... But you want be "unwayoed"

spyder880:
Clutching a hot cup of tea on a cold morning 40 years from now, Spyder880 is standing at this very spot looking through this same windows with a smile, remembering all my friends from nairaland

spyder880:


We also bought many more materials, especially for the decking of this house (cement, wood, nails etc.) I need to mold another 10 bags of cement to top the lintels till deck level. I don't think these people made up to the 3,400 blocks I paid for. Seems like some wayo took place.

More on this block issue later.

erico2k2:

Weldone bro.it's only a foolish man that will say he can't be cheated.wayoo must dey as far is a Nigerian is involved. Ahaha

mufutau55:

But to use "Wayo" for Spyder (The Master of all Masters), they are playing with fire o.
Hajji M.

Fhemmmy:


Wayo is all over the world and not just Nigerians . . . .My principle is always to add extra 10% to what i do to make up for wayo, however, when the wayo is now more than 10% of what is delivered to me, then, i will scream and bring our the gun to punish them.... But you want be "unwayoed"

Fhemmmy:


Wayo is all over the world and not just Nigerians . . . .My principle is always to add extra 10% to what i do to make up for wayo, however, when the wayo is now more than 10% of what is delivered to me, then, i will scream and bring our the gun to punish them.... But you want be "unwayoed"

erico2k2:

These days, na our village JUJU I dey call
These days, na our village JUJU I dey call

They could have a bigger juju oh and in the battle of 2 juju, the lesser juju must bow to bigger juju . . . .

Onuokwu:


Yes o...i know many igba nkwu ceremonies will be held in that compound so i am booking space in advance . I like my palmwine frothing just before i take it and i normally remove the greedy flies myself before downing the thing. Be prepared.

NL1960:


Have you heard the story of how one palm wine drinker dealt with the fly that was disturbing his palm wine drinking?. Make i tell you in case you never hear am and you fit use the method self.

One man filled his cup with palm wine and put it on the table. A fly came and the man drove it away with his hand but the fly refused to leave. The man then allowed it. It perched on top of the cup and people said 'Oga, see fly dey perch for your cup'. The man replied 'make una leave am'. The fly then enter the cup and was drinking the palm wine and the people said 'Oga, the fly don enter your drink'. The man replied 'i say make una leave am'. The fly drank sotay it could not fly again. The people told the man 'the fly don dey drink your palm wine'. The man said 'shuoo, wetin concern una. i say make una leave am'. The fly became drunk and then died inside. The people said 'Oga, the fly don die for inside your palm wine. Make you throw am away'. The man calmly dipped his hand inside the cup of palm wine. Took out the dead fly. Held it up and said 'you don drink finish abi'?. When there was no answer from the dead fly, the man took it to his mouth, suck out all the palm wine the fly had drunk and flung it away after sucking out all the palm wine saying 'go buy your own'.

Onuokwu:

No be small thing o. At some stage you just have to decide on the fight to fight and the one to ignore....otherwise you'll look and act like a mad man.
I adopt a variant of Fhemmy's approach.

NL1960:


Have you heard the story of how one palm wine drinker dealt with the fly that was disturbing his palm wine drinking?. Make i tell you in case you never hear am and you fit use the method self.

One man filled his cup with palm wine and put it on the table. A fly came and the man drove it away with his hand but the fly refused to leave. The man then allowed it. It perched on top of the cup and people said 'Oga, see fly dey perch for your cup'. The man replied 'make una leave am'. The fly then enter the cup and was drinking the palm wine and the people said 'Oga, the fly don enter your drink'. The man replied 'i say make una leave am'. The fly drank sotay it could not fly again. The people told the man 'the fly don dey drink your palm wine'. The man said 'shuoo, wetin concern una. i say make una leave am'. The fly became drunk and then died inside. The people said 'Oga, the fly don die for inside your palm wine. Make you throw am away'. The man calmly dipped his hand inside the cup of palm wine. Took out the dead fly. Held it up and said 'you don drink finish abi'?. When there was no answer from the dead fly, the man took it to his mouth, suck out all the palm wine the fly had drunk and flung it away after sucking out all the palm wine saying 'go buy your own'.

Onuokwu:

Yes o...i know many igba nkwu ceremonies will be held in that compound so i am booking space in advance . I like my palmwine frothing just before i take it and i normally remove the greedy flies myself before downing the thing. Be prepared.

NL1960:


Have you heard the story of how one palm wine drinker dealt with the fly that was disturbing his palm wine drinking?. Make i tell you in case you never hear am and you fit use the method self.

One man filled his cup with palm wine and put it on the table. A fly came and the man drove it away with his hand but the fly refused to leave. The man then allowed it. It perched on top of the cup and people said 'Oga, see fly dey perch for your cup'. The man replied 'make una leave am'. The fly then enter the cup and was drinking the palm wine and the people said 'Oga, the fly don enter your drink'. The man replied 'i say make una leave am'. The fly drank sotay it could not fly again. The people told the man 'the fly don dey drink your palm wine'. The man said 'shuoo, wetin concern una. i say make una leave am'. The fly became drunk and then died inside. The people said 'Oga, the fly don die for inside your palm wine. Make you throw am away'. The man calmly dipped his hand inside the cup of palm wine. Took out the dead fly. Held it up and said 'you don drink finish abi'?. When there was no answer from the dead fly, the man took it to his mouth, suck out all the palm wine the fly had drunk and flung it away after sucking out all the palm wine saying 'go buy your own'.

NL1960:


Have you heard the story of how one palm wine drinker dealt with the fly that was disturbing his palm wine drinking?. Make i tell you in case you never hear am and you fit use the method self.

One man filled his cup with palm wine and put it on the table. A fly came and the man drove it away with his hand but the fly refused to leave. The man then allowed it. It perched on top of the cup and people said 'Oga, see fly dey perch for your cup'. The man replied 'make una leave am'. The fly then enter the cup and was drinking the palm wine and the people said 'Oga, the fly don enter your drink'. The man replied 'i say make una leave am'. The fly drank sotay it could not fly again. The people told the man 'the fly don dey drink your palm wine'. The man said 'shuoo, wetin concern una. i say make una leave am'. The fly became drunk and then died inside. The people said 'Oga, the fly don die for inside your palm wine. Make you throw am away'. The man calmly dipped his hand inside the cup of palm wine. Took out the dead fly. Held it up and said 'you don drink finish abi'?. When there was no answer from the dead fly, the man took it to his mouth, suck out all the palm wine the fly had drunk and flung it away after sucking out all the palm wine saying 'go buy your own'.

spyder880:
My people, thanks for the concern but this matter is a delicate one, just like all the other such stories

I bought about 120 bags of cement that was moulded for this house and it did not complete the ground floor, me? Well, the man is a family member and as such I find it difficult to start a case between me, his family and his. So I will overlook the matter for the sake of peace.

The lesson here is that a lot of us think they are saving money by making their own blocks.. you may end up losing money like me. In most cases , those who make their own blocks lose money. I will do a detailed analysis of this statement in my block making thread in the weekend.

spyder880:
My people, thanks for the concern but this matter is a delicate one, just like all the other such stories

I bought about 120 bags of cement that was moulded for this house and it did not complete the ground floor, me? Well, the man is a family member and as such I find it difficult to start a case between me, his family and his. So I will overlook the matter for the sake of peace.

The lesson here is that a lot of us think they are saving money by making their own blocks.. you may end up losing money like me. In most cases , those who make their own blocks lose money. I will do a detailed analysis of this statement in my block making thread in the weekend.