Fhemmmy:

Oga Spyder, hope you would be showing us some pix of the solid block fence too . . . ?

spyder880:

I have a solid block fence on my house on the 6 bedroom (reloaded) page, but the fence is less than 2 years old so it might be an unfair comparison. will look for some pictures later.

Fhemmmy:

You read my mind and i was actually hoping that you would not come and compare a fresh fence made of solid blocks with an old fence made with hollow . . . You just showed your honesty right there.
Thanks for being a great person.

spyder880:

Better to answer this question with some pictures of hollow blocks not covered.

spyder880:

Unlike the house where the roof shields the walls from rain and shine, the fence is always outside. This will expose the blocks used to do the fence to weather fluctuations, plus other physical occurence like thieves punctuing the fence or the occupants of the compound accidentally ramming into the fence with vehicles. Many people use hollow blocks to do their fences, and I see nothing wrong with this, but it should be covered with concrete capping to make it last longer.

We should also remember the price variance between the solid and hollow blocks. As at this morning, the place we want to lift blocks from are willing to sell thus;

6" hollow. N85
6" solid. N120
9" hollow. N115

It takes more material to make 6" solid blocks than making 9" hollow blocks.

skynettech:


Are you sure of the price of a hollow block ? Where are you located ?

Fhemmmy:

Ummmmmmm

skynettech:


As at yesterday, i bought it @ the rate 130/hollow block. I may want to patronize his supplier if i can get his location.

spyder880:

^^^^ 6" hollow blocks sell for N85 today in Enugu. I got delivery of 1600 blocks of 6" hollow on this site and am just paying the supplier here on site. If you are in Enugu, just holla and we can give you up to 50,000 pcs of 6" hollow tomorrow morning, anywhere in Enugu urban.

prince_onx:

Building seems cheaper in the East compare to places like Lagos. 6" block for N85 compare to N130 in Lagos.

prince_onx:

^^
Abi oh! How much is cement in Enugu now?

spyder880:

^^^^ 6" hollow blocks sell for N85 today in Enugu. I got delivery of 1600 blocks of 6" hollow on this site and am just paying the supplier here on site. If you are in Enugu, just holla and we can give you up to 50,000 pcs of 6" hollow tomorrow morning, anywhere in Enugu urban.

spyder880:

N1800-N1950, depending on brand.

blank:

What are the gaps for?

ajileko:

@Bigz Girlz
I think the gaps are for the reinforcement pillars that will hold the fence.

NL1960:

What do you think of the idea whereby hollow blocks are used and then solid blocks are used for the final layer?. With this, you do not need to do a concrete layer on top of the final hollow block layer.