Kreptic:


Do you know that there are some Italian paint that cost almost 5 to 6m to be enough to paint a 3 bedroom? Do you know that there are security doors that cost same amount to build a mini duplex?


If you begin to reason like this... I tell you, one might not own a house of his own.

2million will get him to roofing level okay. That's if its a moderate house like a room and 3 bedroom. Am talking from experience.
With 1.1m all block work will be done to roofing level with 2800 or highest 3000 blocks and a block cost 120 in most cities... He can cut the price down by 25 or more % by moulding his own blocks . I strongly recommend he supervise it the project by getting materials him self, moulding blocks him self etc.

depend on the roofing a budget of 900k will be enough for roofing with a 0.3 long span aluminium sheet. Or short aluminium sheet.


A man with a house with roof already own a house... Other things falls into place.

The opp is not serious, when I was building I only had 300k with me. Even if its 1m u have start.

neduboo:
Hello professionals, please can #2M build me a 3 bedroom bungalow. The land is already available.

My family house is old and always affected by floods. Anytime rain falls, the whole house is flooded. Though floods usually disturb that area. I'm majorly concern about my parents who are getting old putting their legs and sleeping on top of the flood anytime it rains heavily. Because of the flood, I developed asthma while growing up and still battling with it.

Initially, I have an intention of doing some rehabilitation of the old house by removing the roof and filling it above the flood level so that in case the flood comes it will stay outside and won't be able to enter the house (worse case scenario). But my mom discouraged me telling me that it's better to rebuild a new house because the foundation of the old house is already weak.

But I'm very confused because I doubt if my budget can build me a new 3 bedroom flat in front of the old house.

Please kindly advise me. Thanks in anticipation

Location: Lagos

ascendo:
If you have two million naija, it can get the project to roofing level... depending on the choice of roofing sheets and model of roofing, you might need to put additional money to complete the project. Once a house is roofed, every other things gradually falls in place.


More grace

frozen70:


Having being involved when I built my own houses, I will give you advice base on that

Don't repair the old house, it doesn't belong to you alone

You can start a foundation for three bedroom flat and with additional 500k, you can roof the building and concentrate in the finishing of just the parlour and one room close to the parlor and then kitchen

Toilet has been taking care of because it's part of the room coverage

Gradually, you will do the rest part of the building

Casement windows are more expensive than slide windows

Tile the parlor and the room they will stay in

You can forget about plastering inside but plaster out side to look good from public viewing, gradually you plaster inside

If you want you put bulglary then follow it up with net later you put slide windows for this

Wait till October to march before you start any project so that raining season would have gone away

Dont do any fencing yet because fencing a land is twice more expensive than building a three bed room bungalow

Buy granite of 10tones once and you may not need granite again to finish your building, buy 20tones of sharp sand once, don't buy 10tones once severally because it will not pay you. Buy plastering sand of 10tones any where it got finished, stop there. Start plastering from parlor, the room your parents will stay, kitchen and the remaining ons go out side and plaster the external

As for the soakaway, dig it in the dry season and use the sand to fill the room and parlor with kitchen, then set up the soak away with blocks and pillars at the four edges

Pls do the soakaway where you don't need to ever park on it if you know that you don't have enough money to buy 16mm rods to support the 12mm rods for the covering of it because of heave weight of cars on it

Feel free to ask more questions

neduboo:
Hello professionals, please can #2M build me a 3 bedroom bungalow. The land is already available.

My family house is old and always affected by floods. Anytime rain falls, the whole house is flooded. Though floods usually disturb that area. I'm majorly concern about my parents who are getting old putting their legs and sleeping on top of the flood anytime it rains heavily. Because of the flood, I developed asthma while growing up and still battling with it.

Initially, I have an intention of doing some rehabilitation of the old house by removing the roof and filling it above the flood level so that in case the flood comes it will stay outside and won't be able to enter the house (worse case scenario). But my mom discouraged me telling me that it's better to rebuild a new house because the foundation of the old house is already weak.

But I'm very confused because I doubt if my budget can build me a new 3 bedroom flat in front of the old house.

Please kindly advise me. Thanks in anticipation

Location: Lagos

Kreptic:

Do u deck a bungalow?

uunwanaobong3:


Bros, if you want to use 2 million to build a 3 bedroom bungalow then you are indeed corrupt, infact you be ode, ole, thief and you ought to be investigated be efcc ......... How do you even contemplate using 2 million to build 3 bedroom bungalow?..... Even 2 million cannot give you 1 bedroom bungalow.....
Bros you need to repent..........

Building the structure to lintel level alone with consume the 2 million....... Then u begin to take about roofing, knocking, wiring and electrical, plumbing and piping, plastering, ceiling, windows and doors, buglary and iron bars/ protectors, tiling and flooring, sand filling, painting, furnishing...... Etc... May God have mercy on you.

My advice is hustle for extra 8 million and add it the 2 million......... Bros you need roughly 10 million to complete that work

brightdestiny96:


But he said it was small. Why ridicule



him?

Listen, ignorance is the major reason for high cost of construction. Depending on your budget, you can build anything o. I have a friend whose parents built with clay bricks. The soil dug up from what will be the soak away is what they used, mixed with just 2 bags of cement. The area has lateritic soil, and the builders came from a charitable organization that researches low cost building. They have special block moulds, and they built a perfectly 4 corner 4 bedroom bungalow with high walls and it's beautiful, men. And very cool in the hottest sun. 800k total.

neduboo:
Hello professionals, please can #2M build me a 3 bedroom bungalow. The land is already available.

My family house is old and always affected by floods. Anytime rain falls, the whole house is flooded. Though floods usually disturb that area. I'm majorly concern about my parents who are getting old putting their legs and sleeping on top of the flood anytime it rains heavily. Because of the flood, I developed asthma while growing up and still battling with it.

Initially, I have an intention of doing some rehabilitation of the old house by removing the roof and filling it above the flood level so that in case the flood comes it will stay outside and won't be able to enter the house (worse case scenario). But my mom discouraged me telling me that it's better to rebuild a new house because the foundation of the old house is already weak.

But I'm very confused because I doubt if my budget can build me a new 3 bedroom flat in front of the old house.

Please kindly advise me. Thanks in anticipation

Location: Lagos

thesicilian:
It cannot, but start with this first. Otherwise you may never start if you wait to complete the money.

Plus if the current house is being flooded now, you may want to spend extra money to re-inforce the foundation and raise the floor level of the new house.

Nezero:
I built mine with about that amount.
3 bedrooms,1 living room, 1 kitchen , 1 toilet/bath, 1 dining room. I used less than 1500 blocks. All plastered and tiled. Electrical wiring done. No fence.



No well or running water yet

It's small though. The whole house is 33 by 22. I used 9 bundles of roofing sheets. I used Louvre windows.


If you really mean it, you can do it.
It could be better but I trusted the wrong person..


Do a lot of homework. I got plenty of info on Nairaland.. like how to calculate no. of blocks. Foundation, window, lintel and roof levels.


https://www.nairaland.com/4491449/how-calculate-number-blocks-cements


God help you

Nezero:
I built mine with about that amount.
3 bedrooms,1 living room, 1 kitchen , 1 toilet/bath, 1 dining room. I used less than 1500 blocks. All plastered and tiled. Electrical wiring done. No fence.



No well or running water yet

It's small though. The whole house is 33 by 22. I used 9 bundles of roofing sheets. I used Louvre windows.


If you really mean it, you can do it.
It could be better but I trusted the wrong person..


Do a lot of homework. I got plenty of info on Nairaland.. like how to calculate no. of blocks. Foundation, window, lintel and roof levels.


https://www.nairaland.com/4491449/how-calculate-number-blocks-cements

Please what is the total number of block u used from foundation to Lintel level

God help you

neduboo:
Hello professionals, please can #2M build me a 3 bedroom bungalow. The land is already available.

My family house is old and always affected by floods. Anytime rain falls, the whole house is flooded. Though floods usually disturb that area. I'm majorly concern about my parents who are getting old putting their legs and sleeping on top of the flood anytime it rains heavily. Because of the flood, I developed asthma while growing up and still battling with it.

Initially, I have an intention of doing some rehabilitation of the old house by removing the roof and filling it above the flood level so that in case the flood comes it will stay outside and won't be able to enter the house (worse case scenario). But my mom discouraged me telling me that it's better to rebuild a new house because the foundation of the old house is already weak.

But I'm very confused because I doubt if my budget can build me a new 3 bedroom flat in front of the old house.

Please kindly advise me. Thanks in anticipation

Location: Lagos

obalolaunited:


Na so dem push me o bros have spent more than 2.5 I still dey do tiles I tot with 2million am ok.

Chekitaut:
You have every reason to leave the place to another area, fighting flood will not help, you can sell the property and relocate. N2m will not complete a 2bedroom bungalow.

Location is not stated, if i can advise.