₦airaland Forum

You have said it all!

Nero2424:
Dude if you get a visa to migrate to reasonable western country please do... The chances of success is higher compared to Nigeria. 1985 they asked Andrew not to checkout that Nigeria go better but unfortunately the country has degraded further since then.

Almost all smart Nigerian outside of this country are doing good and are contributing greatly to the economy of this country. Those that are not successful will not be even if you give them Dangote's wealth.

If u see visa go join them hustle.

Good!

EgunMogaji2:
I moved back home 18 months ago and its been wonderful.

I wasn’t an economic or socially oppressed migrant when I left Nigeria in 1986. That Nigeria was wonderful even though we still complained.

I’m back now but blessed that I can mitigate some of the current issue.

So on the surface it’s shocking that I could love Nigeria this much.

Thanks.

There is a building along chevron, between two building, the space is not up to 800mm! Intact not building almost touches each other at the roof level(they both have to use water collector for the roof, or else rain water will just be going into other compound. I wonder how they got approval

kopell:
Can please post the picture of the house, I hope it meet the standard set back space require buy building code. I have seen many of those tiny buildings in Lagos island, I wonder how do they get approve for those buildings

850/m for 16mm, somewhere around ibeju.

Ojolfc:
Good morning to you all,
Pls I need prices of Cable wires. ( connection wire from pole to build).
Thanks.

Despite the fact that you don't use more of your time in Nigeria you still love Nigeria more than most people staying here. Your signature talk more about nija, you still keep nija flag in your workshop, lol

EgunMogaji2:
I love this open concept. Steel trusses For The Win.

I’m slowly transitioning from woodwork to metalwork. Much easier to get straight metal than straight lumber

Edit: My first project, creating a workbench that’ll also hold a built in table saw.

Painting it will make it comes out sharp! We painted pop with dulux(silk) of recent

blackboy:
Greetings. Pls does painting of the PoP necessary after completion? What kind of paint is to be used if yes

Hmmmn! Thanks for your response

n3xt:
Yes, you can and in a state like Lagos state, you need to be double-sure before you buy. Don’t buy any land or property because it’s cheap!

In 2011, a client contracted us to conduct a geotechnical soil test on a plot of land in Ogombo, Lagos state.

After spending over a million on the test, he ended not buying the land.

One of my ogas here called it “Spending thousands to save millions.”

Ogombo Soil Test:
https://www.nairaland.com/687022/building-luxury-block-flats-day-to-day/22#up

Invest wisely.

Just last weekend, I was at a site in Badore and we were discussing the 4th Mainland Bridge Project and I can hear some people praying and wishing the project won’t happen.
https://www.nairaland.com/3129752/4th-mainland-bridge-houses-demolished

It’s Well! Charting your land and obtaining land information will save you from worries “Lagos no be ”

Thank you sir! At least I will learn more, being an architect, no knowledge is a waste

n3xt:
Ok. I’ll let you know when I’m set to use the boards on my personal project.

For personal reasons (not limited to privacy) I use personal builds for experimental projects to showcase the endless possibilities and not clients projects.
I’m currently working on NextHome20 and lots of these modern stuffs (floating staircase, skylight, pivoting doors, floor-to-ceiling windows etc) will be put into use.

I used plasterboards in NextHome H52 in 2015 but this time around NextHome20 is a purpose-built modern office with even more features.

Pic 1. - Installing Manhattan Skyline mural inside NextHome H52

Pic 2. - We are replicating everything in this pic in NextHome20. I don’t like decorative cornices anyway so I don’t care if it’s tagged cheap or boring.

Pic 3. - I fell in love with skylights and we are incorporating it into our flat roof design.

So I’d definitely be happy to extend an open invitation to anyone who want to see.

To see how it is being used ni sir

n3xt:
To achieve what exactly? See how plasterboard is being used? Or validate my assertions?

That’s why there’s internet for you to do your findings.
I tested the same on a personal project and found it a cheaper alternative and ever since I’ve been using it on my projects.

You can just use a small bathroom project to do cost comparison.

Pls where in Ibadan, I will love to visit while the plasterboard is ongoing, I visit Ibadan frequently

n3xt:
Ibadan. Lagos. Ijebu.

The project where I’m using the boards in few weeks is in Ibadan.

God bless you sir, agba o ni tan lorile

mufutau55:
My brothers and sisters. I have been following the cost comparison between the regular POP and the Plasterboard for ceiling works.
Theory is good but practical is a different thing entirely.
Please do your due deligence and do not contract anyone until you have done your verifications. We do not need anyone coming back here with story that touches.
We have many artisan that does the regular POP here reputably but few people with plasterboard work. I personally beleive if the plasterboard ceilings is cheaper, I am sure most of us would have been using it more. Please make sure you are not following packagings. So, do your due deligence about the cost before you engage in it. Just a warning from experience.
I am not recommending between regular POP and Plasterboard ceiling neither am I recommending any artisan or contractor; just do your personal due deligence before you part with your money.
Please beware of packagings, as we call it here.
If you experiment with Plasterboard, please come back here and tell us the pros and the cons. Thanks.

Hajji M.

You are welcome ma...

Oliran:
Good afternoon everyone, pardon my manners I am supposed to greet before jumping on thread.

I am a lady Engineer, I've learnt so many things from this thread, I've been following it for a while now. I hope to contribute in my own little way and learn more.


I'd be willing to answer questions as regards building approval in Lagos too.

Oh! Thanks for the info

davodyguy:
You obviously have no idea of how they operate, otherwise you wouldn't have said this.

You're paying to Alibaba/AliExpress that belongs to the Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma. You're not paying the merchants directly. It is when your goods get delivered that Alibaba will pay merchants.

If after 60/90 days your goods are not delivered, Alibaba refunds your money in full

I av account with alibaba and alliexpress but I am always scared of scam, the hushpuppy likes

davodyguy:
Just download, AliExpress app, register and search for

Laser distance Tape.
You'll select the type you want, input your mailing address with the shipping option. Some merchants offer free shipping.

Pay and the product would be delivered to the post office close to your house.

Once the product arrives, the post office will call you to come pick

Hdf or MDF

Badgers14:
What kind of wood is used in making kitchen cabinets and bedroom wardrobes?

Well, I believed what goes around comes around. Whatever you do today, you will reap it, if God loves you he will make you teap it before you die but if he want you to suffer it severely he will reward you after life(na that one worst pass)

erico2k2:
I feel your pain, you see, when people(bad Eggs) do the deeds, they do not think of 2morrow.

Thanks for the response sir, It educating.

God bless people educating us here

remcoface:
Yes, you can and i think it cost around 10k to chart.

I need this sir.

davodyguy:
These your prices are way way too high.

One of the reasons I don't buy most things in Nigeria and go for shopping in China, Turkey, UK is because the exorbitant prices retailers call in products.

I have these tapes, as a chartered Estate Surveyor and not (not 'agent' but RICS and ASA certified) and importing from AliExpress plus shipping to my Lagos address were 50% cheaper than what you quoted.

If cost of acquisition is ₦7500 and shipping ₦2,500=₦10,000. Selling the 40m tape at between ₦12,500 and ₦15,000 would not be bad in my opinion.

No one is saying people should not make profit, but please consider the economic challenges in Nigeria and have mercy. Biko

That's my 80m range Laser Tape.
This is UK and not China version.

If I tell you how much I bought, you think I stole it

3D most of the time good and nice but what about the functionality?

DEGREE2466:
Can someone please advise me if this design is good.

Lol, most artisan will surely experience shit. I once called sometime ago to bring barb wire his site, on getting there the next day with materials, je said he didn't know I will bring the materials without advance that he just want to know the price! Imagine

gbadexy:
I can only speak for myself. Paint supply is not that capital intensive except when supplying a mini estate and even at that I still have good credit rating from my suppliers.
The limitation to supplying and getting payment after is the fact that some clients may tell you at the point of delivery they're no longer interested or not even pick calls. I've been told to bring a paint and after running around to get it done the person had already forgotten and told me she no longer needed it.
There are some bored people also that pick up numbers online and start posing like interested clients wasting one's time with never ending questions to keep them company.
It's when there's financial commitment from the client that one is assured of their seriousness and even at that, it's by God's grace one gets their full balance. Although I have been extremely fortunate to deal with the best set of people though I know some aren't so lucky.
I would like a strong message be sent through decisive action on such cases with updates here to serve as a deterrent.
The IRT section of sars track kidnappers and serious offenders if their phone numbers are known. Even to the last location the phone was used. That was how they tracked the killers of a lasu lady in osun state.
Anybody can be tracked if some certain details are known by the security agents.
Lack of communication by HSLbroker is opening room for speculations.
We would like to hear from him.

Seriously! I lost a contract due to insufficient fund to execute the deal, and the client insint I bring the materials to IMO state before he could pay me! Imagine taking materials from Lagos to IMO state without giving me any advance. This is the harm bad eggs has caused the good one

dongc:
oga ,
how many vendors here have that cash overflow to make deliveries. like N3M delivery ?.. before getting their money....the lack of honesty and integrity is just the problem...again when greed sets in .... most importantly do DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE PAYING ..

Sir, is it possible to chart a land before buying/survey?

remcoface:
Make sure to search for the land information at Lagos surveyor-general office before paying.

Hmmmn! Smart thinking

Excuzeme:
What makes it 3.5M (or #7M for a Plot), apart from the Ajah/Badore name?
- What are its rental value, of houses around the place as of now?
- How close is it to future infrastructures like the "proposed" Airpot, Refinery, etc
- How to close to the Main road is it?
- What is the road network in its environment like?
- What is the "quality" of the people (your neighbours ) around the place
- What is the value of other lands in the area, at this moment?
- How close is it to the Ocean? Can you see or hear the waves from its location?
- You said it needs sandfilling, it that because it is a 'brackish' swamp or it is good, sandy land but just because it has a low elevation wrt the main road?

I am asking all these so you can evaluate the value you are getting for that amount. It is difficult to just say it is "good/bad' value for that amount, since only you have seen the land itself.
You need to make an objective evaluation, taking all the above into consideration.
There are lands in that axis that cost #800,000 only while l also have a plot in the same Place around Cheveron, that some are willing to pay me #35M cash right now but l am not selling because l think the value will skyrocket soon, once certain thinks take shape along that axis.

Staff from dulux can supply you container oo! Things are happening

GoodFaith:
Do you think the store will pass other paint as dulux?

You can see how dubious we human being are! Why will I even pay for an artisan to get me materials!
Recently a client from nairaland requested for quotation on barb wire, I gave him quotation base on the real measurement of the materials(no reduction), the man said he have seen someone with 1/2 price of what I gave him, fortunate for him he gave me the guy's contact to speak with him. When I called him, I disguised as a customer and I ask him just two question while I put the phone on speaker, the man was supprised with what he heard on phone from the other guy.

gbadexy:
They buy dulux and all the big brand's container very high. So the painter just pour some budget grade paint in it and and pass it to the client as the brand or get someone to manually mix paint for them and use the container.
I've even seen painters get some popular brand's container freshly printed by those guys at mushin and you won't notice the printing from the real company's container.
Even some staff of the companies do side runs.
It's a win win situation. They are happy to pay for the brand's logo and the painter makes cool cash without the owner knowing the difference between it and a much lower produced grade paints.
Some say we are just marketing and so and so brands is the best but they won't even know the difference when applied for same quality not to talk of lower grade manufactured with hands and repackaged.

Lol
How many blocks will you cover when it started rainy heavily? I don't think its an ootiin

PuZZyNegro:
Yeah, thank you.

What if someone is available to cover them when it starts raining. Is that an option

Those bricklayer can be a pain in the ass sometimes, they will always tell you "e no mean..." And if problem arise they keep silent. Only those who have experience those artisan problem will understand

saydfact:
Hi Evening.

1. 12mm has no business in a 3 storey building's beam - and EVEN 16mm might not be adequate - please seek professional advice

2. My brother, with this questions, it seems one bricklayer don dey give you bad advice - lol - you want make the structure collapse ni? even gate house column na 16mm oooooooh - talkless 3 storey.

Be guided pls.

Goodluck

This should be the effect of the paint.
Meanwhile, always buy your paint from paint company(don't give painter your money to buy it), I learnt this last week when we bought dulux paint from one of their depot. The painter beg I gave him the dulux container, I insist he tell me what he wants to use it for if he wants me to give him! Behold, he said he usually make paint so he will just use it as container(meaning he can sell to his client and lied he bought dulux paint "silk". Beware

Person2person:
Refer to your structural design.

Storey building is not a project you should take with light hand or joke about, it very dangerous! To avoid future problem that might leads to collapse (which will cost you more than consulting professional), please consult structural engineer for analysis(if you have)

Jonecbosco:
Hello everyone, I need clarifications on these construction question for a 3 storey commercial building
1. Between 12 and 16mm rods, which is used in running the beams for the second slab
2. Can 12mm rod be used in running the pillars of the second and third floor?
Thank you

Movement of water from the ground. I don't know the solution , but engineers here can provide solution. There is no doubt, there is no DPM on the foundation

Pascopele:
Thank you forbyour timely response. I don't understand what CAPILLARY is or means

sir what do you suggest I do?

You can see what is happening!

mufutau55:
Damn. I know what you mean o. One of my prohect borehole pump has been stolen once at night when workers are not at the project site. Naija.

Hajji M.