Ogbefi_007:

Hi prince, thanks for the kind advice, I ll give som tolerance of 300k. I was on ground some few weeks back during the subsidy strike and prices soar to high heavens, I m back to my base to recover n recoup moni to continue, hope yours is moving on just like prof Sypder!

steo:

anyways, i trust spyder may be of goode help, even if it means you sending him some call credit for appreciation, lol.
best of luck to you!

prince_onx:

Yes oh! Mine is also going fine. I decided to completely finish everything down stairs including plumbing, electricals, burglary/windows, doors, and tiles which I already have that way my family and tenant can move in while I work on the flats upstairs. Am almost done with the outside POP work now and like you said my brother one have to recoup to continue or else man pocket/business fit get miscarriage lol! Hopefully I will start working on the top part by month end. I was doing some rough estimate last night and realize that the top part won't be that bad as in cost. Am planning on using 6" blocks instead of the 9" I used downstairs and I might not use pillars or maybe use only 4 for the four sides.

@ Spyder, am still waiting on your reply to my above question and pls house anyone with an idea is free to contribute.

steo:

@Damas, its lord spyder or nexthome builder that can really help you with such estimate, people that build for leaving. i am completely building different house to the one you mentioned, which is where my little experience is. If you need to know the current price i am buying material in lagos,which is a d ifferent location to yours, just let me know.

anyways, i trust spyder may be of goode help, even if it means you sending him some call credit for appreciation, lol.
best of luck to you!

prince_onx:

^^
see what I mean? Spyder Una dey really enjoy cheap building cost.
I know that you are a very busy guy but taking you back a little, you estimated about 4000 blocks (hope am right) for my upper two 3 bedrooms flat, can you please estimate or give an idea of what am looking at cost wise to get to roofing. I planned molding my own blocks but my brother think there's really not much saving from buying. So bearing in mind that block is about N130 in Lagos bringing 4000 pieces to N520k, do you think that N1m could get me to roofing-ready stage? i.e 2 blocks after lintel. If not, pls give a rough idea of what you think it might cost me both material and estimated quantity. Please! Please!! Need to get plans back in gear very soon. Thanks!!

prince_onx:

@Spyder, you must have misunderstood or answered my second question. I know I can use smaller size blocks for the top but the above break down or rough idea is what I really want to know! Thanks

spyder880:



Someone sent me an MTN VTU for recharge of N1000, it was very useful, every little helps.

spyder880:



2 wings of 3 bedroom flats?

spyder880:

If its about the use of blocks, there is nothing wrong with reducing the size of blocks upstairs, but about the pillar use, I always advice that all pillars be extended upwards, just like it was downstairs, protruding through the decking till the roofing stage for the sake of stability of the upper floors.

omobashua1:

@caseymoney,in regard to the pvc issue,some of them r fire proof,i was present when one was set on fire in front of me and it never melted,just got dark.i saw it with my own korokoro eye.but i have been told that some of them do crack overtime,i will think those ones might be on d cheaper side and as u know in naija everything has a grade

spyder880:

My boys on site called to alert me that my roofing sheets just got offloaded on site some minutes ago. More pictures by tomorrow.

prince_onx:

Oga spyder I never hear that one before oh! All? every single one of the pillars? I thought that's only if its 2 story building? All the same, no be that one be my main question and I will check back in the evening! thanks.