₦airaland Forum

Chuvin22:
Abeg.. Where poor man house design?

Abi una fit say nah Dangote, Otedollar and Adenuga children sign up for this Nairaland?

i thought your vice president said that Nigerians are now owning houses with just #30,000 ?

Ngozi123:
Oh wow... I have blocked the number.

you can add me on whatsapp with

nairavsdollars:
Sergeant David Bako surely exists. Why is the Nigerian Army denying knowing him?

It seems the Dapchi abduction is indeed a scam

chairman, can you give me the gist behind this man? i have been off the internet for almost two weeks.

ishiamu:
Good evening building experts,

I recently acquired a plot of land somewhere in south East and am hoping to build a 6 bedroom penthouse with it.

The problem here is I have some building plans for it, but I want you guys to take a look at it and advice me on any loopholes in it... Thanks

Lalasticlala mynd44 help me out here and God will bless you

why not go for a six or seven bedroom duplex,it would have a smaller foundation and roofing area thereby saving costs. the centre bedroom at the back lacks cross ventilation but the solution is beyond my explanation now as the whole back would need to be redrawn.

Ngozi123:
Oh wow... I have blocked the number.

thanks, I would send you my new number by the end of the month. Dora please respond.

Ngozi123:
Your obsession with Ndi Igbo is abnormal.

to Ngozi and Dora,my phone was stolen by pick pockets on Tuesday 20 March and they're communicating with my whatsapp, please stop all communication with the phone and quote this message to get my new phone line. thanks and remain blessed.

Oluwa18:
Bump

congratulations but I have a few objections to your plan

(1)the living room does not have cross ventilation, this would make it to feel hot and dark. to solve this problem, you should place a window on the wall of the living room that faces the front veranda, that way, air can come in from one window and leave from another one while allowing daylight to enter the living room from two sides instead of the current one side only.

(2) your dining room has no cross ventilation and seems too small for such a big house, you can solve it by removing the wall between the dining room and the living room thereby achieving cross ventilation in both rooms.
(3)after removing the wall between the dining room and the living room, please remove that L shaped wall between the living room and the kitchen door, that place must have a straight wall in order for the living room to feel large, if you build this house like this, the living would not contain much furniture
(3) the door from the visitors toilet to the living room should be moved to the end of the wall where it joins the dining room wall,that way you would have a continuous wall to place your furniture or television.
(4) leave the house as a six bedroom duplex as drawn, if you change the floor plan,you might introduce new problems, also leave the toilets as drawn, don't share.
(5) the open to above space on the upper floor is a waste of space, please build another bedroom with its own self contain bathroom there thereby converting the house to a seven bedroom duplex, why waste money building a large house with a few bedrooms
(6) the living room upstairs is too small due to poor design, the walls of the living room should be moved to meet the walls of the open from above space, thereby increasing the size of the living room.
(7) the living room upstairs lacks cross ventilation and an additional window should be placed on the wall facing the veranda to solve it.
( the walls of the living room upstairs is pushing into the Masters bedroom, this should be pushed out, infact, the living room upstairs should be expanded by taking more space from the veranda in front of it.
(9) there's a few other less important problems but I need to see a more clear plan with measurements to see if I can offer solutions to it.
good luck.and yes those pillars would cost money and occupy space.

NwaAmaikpe:


Nonsense.
I'd rather buy the car Murtala Muhammed was shot in.

Take it to the Asaba end of the Head-Bridge and build a monument with it.
So it can help families of victims of the Asaba Massacre find some closure.

only deep thinkers would understand the full meaning of what you just wrote.

countsparrow:
Put her on IV fluid, try get a vet that can help u treat her at home, why i said at home is cause the dog needs all d love and support it can get, and that u can only give her not your vet... I have two dogs and both had parvo at one stage of their lives... Bro, it is not easy, u can treat urself, but you are giving d dog a lesser chance of survival...


NB: parvo is a viral disease, no cure, it has to run its cause... All dis medication is to keep it hydrated and prevent further infection since the dogs immunity is compromised

please, does parvovirus affect the local dogs known as ekuke? I'm considering getting one and would like to know much about that breed.

EgunMogaji:
Oh okay.

I really don't understand how these folks govern without due process.

if you understand the politics involved, you would even hate them with passion. like ban Okada and introduce painted mini buses which can only be operated by the governors crony as a private business. they basically turn the local transportation system to their private business.

EgunMogaji:
Please don't tell me that this is the same Guvnor that appointed a Commissioner of Love or some such nonsense.

nope,that was the IMO state governor, the same governor that completely banned Okada and Keke without alternatives provided.

deji68:
big lie

Thailand exported a record 11.48 million tonnes of rice in 2017, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday.

The amount, which surpassed the previous record of 10.96 million tonnes in 2014, was worth over US$5.1 billion, said Adul Chotinisakorn, deputy chief of the commerce ministry's department of foreign trade.

Thailand, the world's second-biggest rice exporter after India, is expected to ship out 9.5 million tonnes of rice worth US$4.7 billion this year.
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/energy-commodities/thailands-2017-rice-exports-hit-record-1148-million-tonnes

God bless you for exposing that liar.

RIP

"let's leave the north, they're pulling us behind" - Awolowo to Zik. the only way Nigeria can develop is by disintegration into different new nations.

Emeks008:
APC don buy market from this new PDP spokesman. Una neva see something

they would soon trace 50 billion naira stolen fund to his Bank account. Metuh's case is still ongoing.

jupitaa:
This is ziggy.. He is a cross breed.. From a rott stud and a female gsd... I got him on the 2nd of feb.. He was 12 weeks at the time.. He's almost 15 weeks now.... He was quite reserved when I brought him over but he's now turning up.... The only problem I have is that he doesn't eat.... Just little nibs and he walks away.. I've tried several combos... Can someone help?

please, where and how much did you get this dog?it's so cute.

moderators, please recommend this thread for the front-page.

oogalabs2:
I have about 2000 trees.
I planted them progressively since 2012.
I started production of oil 2015.
I have issues that I have faced and succeeded. If you are interested in starting a farm, ask me questions and I can share my good and not-too-good moments with you. Issues ranging from land acquisition, clearing to plant, netting, fertilizing, row weeding and on and on.

All in all, I can encourage young ones or anyone to start your own palm tree farm, its a worthwhile investment.

Ask any question and ill try as much as i can to answer.

good day and thanks for all you have been doing here please, can you help me with land purchase in the southwest? I would like to buy land and establish a plantation in the southwest even though I'm not from there. my plan is to establish a plantation and move permanently into it in retirement after fifteen years.is such places permanently inhabitable or inhabited right now. I'm still making research of such places in the southeast but I would like to spread out now to that southwest. remember is the place permanently inhabitable is the major question.

CapitalCee:
Sadly IPOb don't have the number to vote out buhari. sorry

they voted in Buhari and are now forcing Biafrans to vote him out for them.Confused people.

jj

robonski15:
Emphatically yes!!! Are you into the business?

please are you experienced in earthen ponds?

timesup234:
Any three bedroom built today should exceed over 3 million excluding fencing and outside work and painting so what are we arguing about? Won't you spend extra 2 million or more on fencing, gate, fence protector, outside german floor or interlocking tiles etc? Won't that total over 5 Million?

the three million reference was in response to the other poster so I wouldn't defend it.however, I have seen functional homes in the north built with nigerlite roofing sheets and ceiling board, Louvre windows etc that probably cost about three million and yet is functionally satisfactory in all ramifications. that sounds more like standard homes in that part of the country. the luxury ones with casement windows and conduit piping are largely new entrants in their urban areas.

EgunMogaji:
I’ve read the Nigerian building code thanks to Brabus. Have you?

It’s not an extreme example, for my experience.

the Nigerian building code is available online and is just an adaptation of a foreign one. As for the door with gaping cracks, we all have different experiences since I have never seen one before.my ogbomosho colleague would call that the handiwork of ijebu people. but I do completely get your point.

EgunMogaji:
I disagree.

Government mandates safe habitable standard that will protect life and property.

Not to pick on my neighbor too much but as an example he used local wood doors. Even with the door of the parlor closed, one agama agama just dey join us anyhow. That’s how big the gaps and cracks were.

There’s a door but that I’m sure that it won’t meet any government standard.

That one can slap a grudgingly habitable house together doesn’t mean that we should consider it standard.

I do get your point and I entertained it.

building code is not against wooden doors but a door with big cracks is not the average Nigerian home. this is an extreme example.

EgunMogaji:
The issue we have here is standard.

Standard we know can vary widely and this is where HOA comes in.

Including land I doubt that my next door neighbor spent N3 million on his bungalow but I wouldn’t try to pass that off as standard while in the company of reasonable adults.

I blame this on the non existing or enforced laws in Nigeria.

even government enforced standards are meant to cover the barest acceptable quality but it's left to the owner to build to his own standard, for example, the smallest sized bedroom by building code is 7'x10 but we know the average Nigerian home have bigger bedrooms. what about quality and cost of tiles,ceiling types, paint type etc.it's wrong for a man that built with 12 million to dismiss the home of three million as substandard. what pushes up the cost of homes is luxurious finishings and cut throat contractors/ relatives.

galaxi:
Lol!
You are a funny guy!
I do not see myself as rich but i like good things and go for it if i can afford it.

Looking at the house that lead to this arguement, you will agree with me that it is been built to standard.

I know about contruction very well and the fact remains that it will cost more than already already spent to be completed, am sorry if you feel insulted but i have been to bungalors worth more than 20m and profesionally the total cost of a house is dependent on taste of the owner.
God bless you!

about ten years or more ago. a nairalander by the name sunnybobo spent over thirty million to build a six bedroom bungalow somewhere in Anambra. but he never claimed it to be a standard home but showed it off as a luxury home. that same house today would definitely cost over hundred million to build. but we're talking about average homes here not luxury homes. I can easily tell you how to build a three bedroom bungalow with two hundred million complete with a two acre sized artificial lake stocked with thousands of edible catfish and tilapia,and a few fishing boats, a covered lap swimming pool, a two bedroom quest quarters,guard home, a car port etc.but I would never call it a standard home by Nigerian standards even though I know it's more or less a regular home in some parts of the USA and Australia.

timesup234:
Young man i can build a three bedroom for you with 4million if that is what you are looking for. We are talking about a standard building with above average finishing.

chairman, the word 'standard' means minimum quality acceptable to an individual and is therefore subjective. let's take the example of strong walls, some people would go with six inches solid, some with five inches solid, some even four inches solid for interior partition walls, some nine inches hollow, some six inches hollow made no more than fifty from a bag, some no more than forty four from a bag, some thirty three while others is twenty nine. some would even go for concrete blocks with a 1:2:4 mix while others are 1:3:6 mix.all these people are maintaining standards subjective to their understanding and this is only walls we're talking about. likewise concerns like roofing sheets, tiles,windows etc. we need a benchmark quality before we can talk about standard but one thing I know for sure is that the average Nigerian doesn't spend 12-15 millions for a three bedroom home and yet I'm not seeing their homes been washed off by wind or flood which clearly shows that the quality of the building is good enough for it to last as a home to even the future generations.

over seventy 70% of Nigerians earn 40k or less each month,how then do they afford to build their homes if a three bedroom costs 12-15 million?

adebaxton:
Roughly 4.4m From Foundation to Roofing. NB: Estimation based on a firm land and Aluminum Long span roofing sheet.
Floor Plans and detailed estimate can be provided. access2m@hotmail.com 08027277744

greenermodels@gmail.com.

Rubbiish:
Okay sir
But personally, i think him using 6inches solid block is still of better advantage than 6inches hollow. As long as his more concerned about achieving solid walls than sound movement...

I accept but mix ratio is the most important factor. some of these blocks are so poorly composited that they break in your hands while trying to lift them. I'm seriously considering using proper concrete blocks for my future retirement bungalow.

Rubbiish:
Is the op making use of sandcrete or concrete block?
Aren't u mixing it up sir

I gave you a like for that, I responded based on his worry about weak walls.

Mrmarley:
I decided to use solid blocks because I lived in a house before where they used 6 inches hollow blocks and I was trying to fix my split unit AC, the wall couldn't hold the hanger, also my kitchen cabinet was falling off!
for this project, i am using both 6 inches solid and 5 inches solid....6inches for the surrounding and 5 inches inside.

congratulations on your build,however what gives strong walls is more about the cement and sand mix ratio used do the concrete blocks and less of whether they're hollow or solid blocks. less sand would give stronger blocks. ideally, concrete blocks are supposed to even contain small tiny stones which when mixed with sand and cement would yield very strong blocks. unfortunately. this is not the practice in this country.