segbas:
This article is a great one. God Bless you.

Please like how much can one spend to complete a 4 Bedroom in developing area in Ibadan.

ahmadtolha:
Hello
Anyone with 4 bedrooms and 2BQ floor plan?
that will contain as follow:
4roooms, 5 toilets, kitchen, dining, store, laundry, A car park ( contain 2 cars).
2 rooms bq: 2rooms 1 bathroom nd toilet, kitchen, Living room. With image of a very Nice front structure.
. thanks.

Opeolami:
pls, I need a ground and structural plan for a three bedroom 50by50 plot of land with good front view. all room with their toilet and bathroom plus laundry room
tnx.

InMyOpinion:
OP..who designed that building in your post please..Kindly share the number or website. Thanks

Imoy:
@saydfact.
I really dont understand how you calculated the money to pay the bricklayer.
Wot is th 40 for?
And why are you still paying for tp?

saydfact:


The 40 is 40 naira for setting one block...

Imoy:


Ok tanxs, if you are paying the bricklayer for setting blocks, is it still neccessary to pay him for tp?
Plus i want to knw which will be more economical between buying ready made block and moulding it yoursef

Mannylex:
Best post in a while. Nice one OP.

fkdmods:



I swear, this is probably the dumbest topic i have seen yet on Nairaland. The OP should change his ID to "captain obvious". Even the first point is ridiculous. "Ensure you have a land". As if you would build a house in space. Smh.

DonX001:


I'll have to say, you're probably the dumbest re*tard I've ever seen on Nairaland.
From your moniker its obvious you're a troll, but sometimes, just try and borrow some sense, even if its d size of a mustard seed.
Can't you see the number of people that have learned something from his post??

Anyway, its obvious you have no hope of ever building even a dog's kennel, talkless of a house, so the thread wouldn't make sense to you.
Don't worry, when someone creates a thread on how to survive by drinking only sugarless garri n salt everyday, I'll tag you. That's the sort of thread you'll find much more relevant to your life.
Meanwhile, you should consider changing your ID to Captain Mo*ron...

saydfact:
How to build your dream bungalow earning little: budget and approximate cost.

No1. Ensure you have a land,

You can pick one of the low cost areas; for many reasons which includes
a. Cost of land is cheap (obviously - why its called low cost area)
b. Normally these areas have good and film soil types
c. Labour cost is relatively cheaper to the high cost areas (but sometimes this is not a major factor because you can bring your workers and labour from any area)
d. Material cost are cheaper

I'll advice you get a One Plot of land ( 18m x 36m i.e 60ft x 120ft ) however if the price is too much to afford, settle for a half plot of land ( 9m x 36m i.e 30ft by 120ft OR 18m x 18m i.e 60ft x 60ft )

No2. Get a decent design from an Architect (not a draftsman)

There are many advantages - You are going to live in this property for a long time; or a life time - a badly designed / ventilated house would mean a future renovation at a cost higher than what you're trying to save now.

My advice here is that you ask for a minimum 3 bedroom design, and depending on your land, pocket you could opt for a 4 bedroom bungalow. Remember we Africans and Nigerians have a link to our extended families - so you want to provide a room for your Parents, Grand Parents, Cousins and Family Friend etc should they visit and want to stay overnight. I always discourage people from 2 bedroom apartment. You pay more on the long run.

No3. Get a good good workforce

Preferably via referral. I don't recommend using one of the locals (bricklayers, carpenter etc) living in the area you just brought your land. They normally do bad job, steal your materials or get away with money, because they are locals - dealing with them is difficult considering you would be living in that community soon.

My advice here is contact a friend or relative building and ask to use his workforce on your own negotiation, cos if your guy has more funds than you do, you might not afford what he's paying them. so it's your terms not his.

No4. Cost

You're probably doing to spend a fraction of a million on foundation to German floor. (remember we picked a good soil area) - so how do you get your first million to start?

Well, you don't need a million;
a. Buy let less than 30 tonnes of granite (preferably) or 2 tippers of gravel. 30 tonnes means you'll get delivery from a quarry and a good deal, but sometimes its difficult for the 30 tonnes trailer to access your site, only then should you settle for 15 or 20 tonnes.
b. Buy one 20 tonnes tippers of sharp sand; this would serve us to German floor level
c. Save for 50 bags of cement; but the actual amount you'll need is about 30 for foundation and 15 for block works and other works.
d. We wont be budgeting for reinforcement bars (rebars) because we picked a good soil.

No5. The actual works.

a. Ensure you get the Hausa guys to clear your site and up-root any tree that falls on the building's location totally, at a price of about 10k, you should get this done.
b. Digging of foundation would cost you about 25k - 30k; if you pay more than that, then you must have hit a rock under ground that needs extra cutting, however I always advice you follow C below
c. Always negotiate for all works in a stage at once, don't separate the works eg digging, foundation, blockworks etc instead discuss by saying Foundation works to German floor. (minus filling to German floor and German floor itself)
d. Filling can be done by yourself, buy your filling and get people to spread it at a rate of about 2.5k per tipper, you would need as much as 12 tippers here x about 20k per tipper but we can save cost
e. Your bricklayer should be charging you about 100 - 120k for all the works in this section (digging, casting of foundation, block works)
f. I ALWAYS ADVICE YOU DON'T HAVE LESS THAN 4 COURSES - DONT LET ANYONE TELL YOU OTHERWISE; should there be need to add a fifth, ask for the advice of a professional. 3 courses is not saving money, it is inviting trouble in the nearest future.

No6. Saving money.

To save money you can opt to dig your septic tank & soak away and use the sand dug out for filling, this would normally save you about 200k. YES! but rules applies.
a. Make sure erect the blockworks to the septic tank and soak away immediately after digging
b. Make sure the septic tank is well plastered
c. Make sure you supervise the back-filling yourself, ie every space between the septic tank's block and the natural ground must be well filled and compacted to avoid a tear off after the first rain.

No7. What Next?

Now that you have completed this works, filled the foundation to level allow rain fall on it, compact it before thinking of your german floor.

IT IS COMMON TO SEE PEOPLE CONTINUE THE BUILDING TO LINTEL OR ROOF LEVEL WITHOUT A GERMAN FLOOR but I'll advise you do it; remember, the plan is to complete the house over a long period (from limited fund), the amount you'll probably save by skipping this stage would be forced out of your pocket later in the project. You don't need something too thick, a German floor of between 3inches - 4inches would do the trick.

We would continue from here in the next series of How to Build Your Comfortable House Earning Little.

Thanks... Drop your comments, question and I'll answer them (from a professionals' point of view). It is also possible that I've omitted something major; Quote me in your reply and I'll get back. culled from: www.palmchatnow.com

Alman:
Thank u op. Please what are d implications of a building on rocky land in terms of cost, borehole drilling, stability and ease of working on d land. I was recently shown a plot of land. The location is lovely and d price is moderate. After clearing we discovered it is filled with solid rocks and we became sceptical. Please advise. Members in d house ur advice please.

fkdmods:


I have two already bro. One in Ghana and i ain't even Ghanaian. I will pray you have the means to have one. I doubt it, but i will pray anyway. I have a problem with s.tupid people which is why i made my initial comment. And there seem to a lot of them on Nairaland. You included.

DonX001:


There's no point dignifying you by engaging you further. I've already made my point.
Its because of "kidults" like you that some people say this forum has gone to the dogs.
Now run along and go and play with your fellow kidults.

DonX001:


There's no point dignifying you by engaging you further. I've already made my point.
Its because of "kidults" like you that some people say this forum has gone to the dogs.
Now run along and go and play with your fellow kidults.

Iefosa:
OP, what about those abroad, I like this your outlines, how do we go about it, especially when we have not reliable relations, friends?

texybaby:
Wowww nice piece... @op Pls what's the minimum number of rooms one can build on a 1plot of land.. How many rooms do you advice