SirJeffry:
The location is Anambra and my cousin is a professional contractor. The house benefactor is my aunt as well as his aunt so I thought it would be wise to patronize him since he's into such business.

It's just that I've spent more than I thought should be spent on the project that's why I sought you guys opinion. He said roofing alone will gulp almost 800k and I had to cut the call to put my mind together abeg.

mozel247:
U r spewing rubbish. Did u read in between line..? He said at lintel level, then said 1m to roof, pipe and plaster...? That include the two course blocks to fins hi plus roof beam. Na magic..? For naija...?

stanley000:
man if you have put up up to that amount and its still on lintel then i say that cousin of yours have started his own building too and its on lintel level too

SirJeffry:
Guys please I need advice and suggestions. There's this three-bedroom bungalow I'm building in my mum village through a cousin who is a building contractor.
Aside fencing the property which is about two plots, I have put in approximately N2.5m yet the house is still on "linter" level. When I became mad about it, my cousin told me he put in a lot in building "sucker pit" and leveling the bad landscape.

Now I sent him N1m for him to do the roofing, conduit wiring and possibly plastering but he just sent me a text asking for more money for the same purpose.

Please, is he trying to drain me or are things that costly now that a 3bedroom house in a village takes up to N5m to build.

titiakins:
you speak like you know anything about building and construction


I just completed a 3 bedroom and d even spend that much (without fittings)... location matters


What's even more annoying is th fact that th building is in the village where building materials and labour is cheap


Next time you have something to say to me, don tell me I'm spewing rubbish!

Jarus:


Oga, it is wrong to assume because a house is in the village, it will be very cheap to do. Apart from land cost, every other thing will be the same price. In fact some things will be more expensive in the village due to transoport cost from the city.

If I remove the cost of land, what I spent to build my village house almost doubles what I spent to do the Lagos project.

There is no way 5m will complete a 3-bedroom except you want to use zinc roof and just not plaster.

By the way, it is hardly possible in Nigeria not to be duped by contractor, family or no family (except parents).

erico2k2:

So i n all you are saying Building materials are more cheaper in the village are you 4 real? Even Bread are more expensive in the village if there are no bakery there.

SirJeffry:
Guys please I need advice and suggestions. There's this three-bedroom bungalow I'm building in my mum village through a cousin who is a building contractor.
Aside fencing the property which is about two plots, I have put in approximately N2.5m yet the house is still on "linter" level. When I became mad about it, my cousin told me he put in a lot in building "sucker pit" and leveling the bad landscape.

Now I sent him N1m for him to do the roofing, conduit wiring and possibly plastering but he just sent me a text asking for more money for the same purpose.

Please, is he trying to drain me or are things that costly now that a 3bedroom house in a village takes up to N5m to build.

ifyalways:

Thank you jare
I see people that have never bought a block in their whole existence already casting aspersions on the cousin.

1M that can barely buy better roofing sheet sef. Abeg this thread is so funny with all the ignorant posts.

ifyalways:

Thank you jare
I see people that have never bought a block in their whole existence already casting aspersions on the cousin.

1M that can barely buy better roofing sheet sef. Abeg this thread is so funny with all the ignorant posts.

SirJeffry:
He did send the list but I'm not on ground to do some verifications. I never planned to spend that much, I thought few amount of money could put up something small but nice.

titiakins:
what I'm saying is,

Use the environment you find yourself to your own advantage


For instance, if I'm to build in a village, instead of buying blocks I would make my own blocks

and if you have labourers that don't charge too high, instead of employing new ones that are charging too high,
It's better you bring your labourers over from where ever to your site

PS: say no to daily charging

erico2k2:

Still did not answer my contribution, the labour cost is not the issue here rather cost of materials which are bound to be more expensive in the Village than in the city.The only part that would be cheap is the cost of labour and Land.

titiakins:
surely you can't say the price of materials are the same everywhere in Nigeria

briliantsak:
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erico2k2:

Nah they are not, the cheapest building materials are in Lagos,but the most expensive place is at the villages.

SirJeffry:
Guys please I need advice and suggestions. There's this three-bedroom bungalow I'm building in my mum village through a cousin who is a building contractor.
Aside fencing the property which is about two plots, I have put in approximately N2.5m yet the house is still on "linter" level. When I became mad about it, my cousin told me he put in a lot in building "sucker pit" and leveling the bad landscape.

Now I sent him N1m for him to do the roofing, conduit wiring and possibly plastering but he just sent me a text asking for more money for the same purpose.

Please, is he trying to drain me or are things that costly now that a 3bedroom house in a village takes up to N5m to build.

SirJeffry:
Guys please I need advice and suggestions. There's this three-bedroom bungalow I'm building in my mum village through a cousin who is a building contractor.
Aside fencing the property which is about two plots, I have put in approximately N2.5m yet the house is still on "linter" level. When I became mad about it, my cousin told me he put in a lot in building "sucker pit" and leveling the bad landscape.

Now I sent him N1m for him to do the roofing, conduit wiring and possibly plastering but he just sent me a text asking for more money for the same purpose.

Please, is he trying to drain me or are things that costly now that a 3bedroom house in a village takes up to N5m to build.

SirJeffry:
Guys please I need advice and suggestions. There's this three-bedroom bungalow I'm building in my mum village through a cousin who is a building contractor.
Aside fencing the property which is about two plots, I have put in approximately N2.5m yet the house is still on "linter" level. When I became mad about it, my cousin told me he put in a lot in building "sucker pit" and leveling the bad landscape.

Now I sent him N1m for him to do the roofing, conduit wiring and possibly plastering but he just sent me a text asking for more money for the same purpose.

Please, is he trying to drain me or are things that costly now that a 3bedroom house in a village takes up to N5m to build.

SirJeffry:
Guys please I need advice and suggestions. There's this three-bedroom bungalow I'm building in my mum village through a cousin who is a building contractor.
Aside fencing the property which is about two plots, I have put in approximately N2.5m yet the house is still on "linter" level. When I became mad about it, my cousin told me he put in a lot in building "sucker pit" and leveling the bad landscape.

Now I sent him N1m for him to do the roofing, conduit wiring and possibly plastering but he just sent me a text asking for more money for the same purpose.

Please, is he trying to drain me or are things that costly now that a 3bedroom house in a village takes up to N5m to build.

dAesthete:
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SirJeffry:
Guys please I need advice and suggestions. There's this three-bedroom bungalow I'm building in my mum village through a cousin who is a building contractor.
Aside fencing the property which is about two plots, I have put in approximately N2.5m yet the house is still on "linter" level. When I became mad about it, my cousin told me he put in a lot in building "sucker pit" and leveling the bad landscape.

Now I sent him N1m for him to do the roofing, conduit wiring and possibly plastering but he just sent me a text asking for more money for the same purpose.

Please, is he trying to drain me or are things that costly now that a 3bedroom house in a village takes up to N5m to build.

ifyalways:

Thank you jare
I see people that have never bought a block in their whole existence already casting aspersions on the cousin.

1M that can barely buy better roofing sheet sef. Abeg this thread is so funny with all the ignorant posts.

udemedia3:
5m without the finishing included ..., lol you are on a long thing..,
am not saying that ur contractor have eaten ur money.., but they are some factors we consider in estimation... Building in the village does not mean u are not going to spend big money on the project.,,,, what matters is the quality of the project..,
things to consider :
* the type of foundation
* will it carry underground beam
* the cost of material in that location
etc..,

note
you can contact ude building consult for ur building design and construction ... Call or what's app us 0814 4149 500