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AZUH:
@ abdulwatecx , ok sorry !! now listen all work no play makes ? Is it not when you have good economy your information will be meaningful . My own case is different I own my own company and if dollar is adding me I am also adding my own . You guys should just know what you did out of pride n vote MR right next 3 yrs . Abeg oh Na play oh . Before dem go break my head ! I pick race oh .....

AZUH:
@ agarawu I m not your role model "Yoruba men are always looking for role model everywhere " I don't know why they are like that ! !!!!! Now Yoruba men and women in this forum " how far ? Happy democracy day . In this country the only problem we have is Yoruba people . If they voted Jonathan by now everybody will be smiling . I didn't vote for change because I know it comes with two things . Good n the bad . I was using 9k to fuel my car monthly but now I can't use it for one week and some people still want me to demolish my house Let me eat my white rice with egusi soup . Tomato is to proud !

erico2k2:
I have only 2 pages left on my book
In other news, how many of us are watching the Europa finals tonight?

AZUH:
@agarawu you know the difference between this bed and that your mouka foam you are using ? (1) winch or wizard will not come and press you when you are sleeping " (2) when you sleep on this bed . Nothing like bad dream . You will see someone pursuing you in your dream . How ? Not on this type of bed . (3) if you touch your wife on this bed she is will give birth to models 'not people like obasanjo and oshomole . Now you know . Villiage boy

BUSHHUNTER:
If nigeria split today thanks to the media....

It would have been better if only you could just rephrase your heading....

Fulanis nupes yorubas baribas are all bona fide indigene of kwara state.

Don't separate them.

Empiree:
Not available in lagos?

Demainman1:
@Abdulwastecx, this polystyrene eh, is it not that foam they use for TV and other electronics packaging? E go break finish nau.

EgunMogaji:
I personally went with longspan because it's the one that has the cleanest line, imho.

You should look at your plan and then compare houses that are similar to yours with different roof types.

Sometimes the most expensive is not the best.

lastpage:
Baba, you na strong man nauh.... because you fit lift 30Tons no mean say 30Tons light for people like us !

I get your gist sha.

I will definitely give it a try.
what is the average price/meter of the one you bought Sir?



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podosci:
Oga sir, My wife just dey complain say i don black finish

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Is that a Fascia/Parapet as well?

What l was referring to "as load" was "The weight of the Concrete used" in the Parapet itself, in relation to the overall weight of the house (since it is part of the house), in places where the soil is not very good and foundation is also not trusted to hold additional weight.

Yea, l can see from your pix that it does not carry the roof-load, which is good.
Is that how "all Builders" do it because l think l have seen one where the Roof rests on the flat part of the Parapet.


Again, what is the best way to reduce over-all building weight, in relation to reducing the weight (quantity of concrete used) to tie the final Blockwork of a building?
Is it advisable to used normal cement mixture (as against concrete mix) ontop of that last coach?
is it even necessary to add the cement mix ontop the last Coach at all, as l have seen some houses where they just put the Roof wood ontop the Blocks, without that "capping" concrete mix!

Thanks.




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This fascia is so light that I can climb a stair with 9m perimeter length of the polystyrene fascia, it us the lightest fascia you can get and that was the major reason I like it's application.

The technique use was developed by us by carefully looking at subsequent job done by others and properties of the fascia.

There are different method of reducing building weight (dead load) going into details will be too tedious, in fact I am planning to open a thread in that regard when I get back to Abuja where the network is better and where I have more time.

Having a reinforced concrete head course where their is a roof connector (that is what I call it sha).
It also help to distribute roof load to the columns properly. Head beam or roof beam is a very important structural member expecially the perimeter one

lastpage:
No where in Lagos?

Do you have the Abuja link maybe l can persuade them to bring it down while l pay the extra transport.

Why do you use "polystyrene and concrete" together?
Is it that it is a made of a mixture of both or was that just a typo?



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lastpage:
Sorry if l was brutal with you, l just want you to do a reality check.

Learning? Yes o! We all learn from each other.... whether we agree or not.

"We die, the day we stop learning". - ?

Bring it on.

Where can one get this Polystrene Foam Parapet, if ever there was one? I think one can use in place of all these Concrete, to reduce the building's weight. Though, it has to be non-load-bearing..... just a decor for the edges.



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Sorry if l was brutal with you, l just want you to do a reality check.

Learning? Yes o! We all learn from each other.... whether we agree or not.

"We die, the day we stop learning". - ?

Bring it on.

Where can one get this Polystrene Foam Parapet, if ever there was one? I think one can use in place of all these Concrete, to reduce the building's weight. Though, it has to be non-load-bearing..... just a decor for the edges.



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darchiplanhomes:
I don't know your religious inclination. I said favour from God not client

darchiplanhomes:
When i spoke on phone with my client during the design of this building you are constructing, he made a comment i hold on to. In his words "WE CAN ONLY REBUILD NIGERIA BY TRUSTING EACH OTHER" I didn't meet him in person till date. Its all via nairaland. I believe so many have done designs without meeting the client for once. Currently am doing a turnkey project of a family house(a kind of two semi-detached duplex) in Abia State for a nairalander abroad. Materials and labour are all mine but there are still layers of supervisors/monitoring spirits placed openly and secretly whom i carry along even when all the money is "breathing" in my account l. I understand why it is so. First i havent met this guy before and its an online thing so trust is an issue. If i come down to Owerri for weekend i receive call from abroad saying "i learnt you are not in the site" but i give reasons that will justify my absence and also assure him am not running away with his money. What am i saying, my brother its an honour and previllege plus favour from God to have someone who doesnt know you, who probably has a closer friend that does what you do give you a job whether it is labour or purchase of materials and labour. Whatever be the friction in the relationship which should be serviced by trust should not reflect in your tone of reporting the progress of the project. Try as much as possible to manage the relationship as it may not end with this project. Thanks

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U and Podosci are Very Correct Sir!
I was just trying to be brief, for the purpose of this discussion.

Did you take a look at the "environment' of that build when the foundation was being dug (from pictures provided)?
Would you do an ordinary raft (not even an inverted T-raft) on that soil, if you were to "play-safe"?



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Oga Abdulwastexc, nor dey put "Mr." behind my username, l beg!
Just Lastpage will do, .......though l understand.

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I understand what you are driving at.

Thats why l concluded that "we need prayers" for that house.


I am very much with you on learning and exchange of ideas.

For educational purposes, let me point out that the bolded above, in your statement is not supported by Engineering principles, IMO.

Let me explain:

- The idea behind a Pile foundation is to insert Piles into the ground, to the point where the load-bearing capacity of the soil is STRONG ENOUGH, to withstand the CALCULATED/ANTICIPATED Live and Dead loads, of the building. (As established by a Soil Test result)
This is the work of the structural Engineer, using the Architectural drawings and Soil Test results, as guide.
It is on these group of PILES that the building's foundation, sits on.

if the above is TRUE, then it is safe to say that the Pile foundation is actually not "on a liquefied soil" since it is sitting on solid ground, (well below the poor surface soil) and is therefore expected to suffer non ......or very minimal settlement, but certainly not a 'differential' type/nature.

If by "Soil Stabilization", you mean "soil loading and compaction", this is only useful where the soil itself is strong enough to an appreciable degree, at a low depth (typically < or = 12ft) ...... as against a Swamp where whatever soil is loaded on the "Muddy Swamp", will sink under its own weight (denser than Swamp mud) ..

... unless the Swamp mud can be completely excavated from the site.
This ofcourse, will likely be uneconomical (especially for a private house) due to the depth of the unstable Swamp mud, below ground which would need to be removed and replaced.
In certain cases that l was privy to, we are looking at upwards of 70ft before a stable ground is encountered.
Now, imagine the cost, if we are to excavate the 'foot print' of a building to that depth.... and replace it with stable soil, after which we need to compact such again!

BTW: Where is @Abdulwastexc, when you need him?


Am learning a lot from this.





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lastpage:
I understand what you are driving at.

Thats why l concluded that "we need prayers" for that house.


I am very much with you on learning and exchange of ideas.

For educational purposes, let me point out that the bolded above, in your statement is not supported by Engineering principles, IMO.

Let me explain:

- The idea behind a Pile foundation is to insert Piles into the ground, to the point where the load-bearing capacity of the soil is STRONG ENOUGH, to withstand the CALCULATED/ANTICIPATED Live and Dead loads, of the building. (As established by a Soil Test result)
This is the work of the structural Engineer, using the Architectural drawings and Soil Test results, as guide.
It is on these group of PILES that the building's foundation, sits on.

if the above is TRUE, then it is safe to say that the Pile foundation is actually not "on a liquefied soil" since it is sitting on solid ground, (well below the poor surface soil) and is therefore expected to suffer non ......or very minimal settlement, but certainly not a 'differential' type/nature.

If by "Soil Stabilization", you mean "soil loading and compaction", this is only useful where the soil itself is strong enough to an appreciable degree, at a low depth (typically < or = 12ft) ...... as against a Swamp where whatever soil is loaded on the "Muddy Swamp", will sink under its own weight (denser than Swamp mud) ..

... unless the Swamp mud can be completely excavated from the site.
This ofcourse, will likely be uneconomical (especially for a private house) due to the depth of the unstable Swamp mud, below ground which would need to be removed and replaced.
In certain cases that l was privy to, we are looking at upwards of 70ft before a stable ground is encountered.
Now, imagine the cost, if we are to excavate the 'foot print' of a building to that depth.... and replace it with stable soil, after which we need to compact such again!

BTW: Where is @Abdulwastexc, when you need him?


Am learning a lot from this.





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@Sensegiver, l hail o!

First, let me be honest with you...I like Brabus as a person! l kind of have a "soft spot" for intelligent people because by training, l can spot talented people from a mile-off. Now, whether they reach "potential" or not, is their own making!

I hate some of the work Brabus has done in the past and l think he needs to buckle-up, now that he is a family man.

But l also think that he is just entering the "age of wisdom" (l dont want to say he is a young man as im don get wife and pikins! ).
He is stubborn, which if properly channelled, can be turned to doggedness (which l am already seeing) and used to even excel further.

I am sure inside him, he knows he had made errors in past works and relationships but at times, "young daddies" dont agree to mistakes that easily!
I am hoping he has learnt his mistakes and will become a better person... given another chance (will l give him? Yes but l will supervise him-die! he wont even have room to manoeuvre! )

The fact that he listened to reason and agreed to pay back Maverick (upon all those shakara!) is an indication that no one is above "sense", if they calm down and reflect inwards.

Now, l want to implore you to "chillax" a bit, for the sake of 'good folks' here, and let us see what he would do next.

We all make mistakes but the first step to redemption is to accept our fault.


Cheers Bro.



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agarawu23:
Adagbamadanu
If you have been trying shiit with ppl, I am different and that's why some set of ppl don't like me cos am 100% bullshit intolerant. Respect is reciprocal. If you nack me wood, I go nack you iron.

NL1960:
Can block work for the upper deck be done when the curing is not yet 28 days?.