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aonag:
i would like ti ask his question... which of these procedures come in the right order? tiling,door frame fixing,pop/pvc,electricity

There is no sure order especially with the doors/frame. Height adjustable doors can be fixed before or after but nonadjustable doors must be before tiling.

Electricity comes before any type of ceiling. I wouldn't want any heavy ceiling works after ceiling has being installed. Besides, Electrician will charge higher labour charges working in an already finished ceiling. The risk of damage to ceiling and ceiling heat is unbearable.

Ceiling should come before tiling. This is to avoid staining/scratching the tiles especially with POP and scaffolding.

quintybabe:
If actually you taught the course and you are the same person to mark, I see no point in a marking scheme. Are u saying u can't remember what you taught your student? Marking scheme is necessary where the lecturer or teacher is indispose, someone else will be able mark the scripts using the marking guide but aside that i see no point in it. Truth be told even with the marking scheme any other person marking the scripts aside the lecturer cannot do the job well, where the lecturer would have considered a student as having an idea of the question being asked, the other person will consider it a total nonesense and mark the student wrong.

Let me give u an example, if an exam ask for a definition. The marking scheme does not ask for say 3 marks for the definition word for word. Alot of people will fail. So the marking scheme picks say 3 words without which the definition is incomplete. If a candidate uses the 3 words he get full marks. If he uses 2 he gets 2 marks out of 3, if he uses 1 he gets one mark.

The major problem is these keywords may have synonyms. These synonyms should be considered by the marking scheme. Without the marking scheme, lecturer will make mistakes failing some who are right and passing some who are wrong.

Also, when a candidate, protest his scores, a remarking must be called and this time not just the lecturer but a selection of lecturers. They will vet the script with the marking scheme. "It is important to have and not need it than to need it and not have it".

If you have marked with a marking scheme before, you will find out you need it especially for the 1st1-10 scripts. Pause marking for a week, you will refer to the marking scheme again because you will forget some minor details. Leturers dont have time to mark all scripts at a go. In public universities with strikes, one time it took me a year to see the results. Marking in a span of 6months, only a marking scheme will guarantee fairness.

One of the reason a marking scheme is very important is the distribution of points or marks.

At the point of setting the questions, marks must be allocated to each answer. The points may not be the same. It may take a month or 2 to start marking the scripts, its easy to forget the tiny details if marking scheme is not prepared.

Secondly, it will also standardize the entire marking of the test or exam scripts. If a lecturer does not prepare a marking scheme, marks may not match across all scripts and its possible to have a student score over a 100%.

Thirdly, if the lecturer were to die (God forbid it happens) after the exams was written, with a marking scheme, another lecturer will mark and result will be fair to everyone.

Lastly, marking scheme gives a standard method of marking and standard acceptable answers can be adopted.

However, i had a Prof who didnt use marking scheme and never lets other people mark his scripts. His marking points are not standard across scripts. For test, he never prepares a question before the time, he constructs his questions on the board.

I was told by his senior student how to pass his course when about half of the class usually fail. I passed on 1st attempt. He wants you to make sense and use what he has taught you. In fact, i was told to edit his question if i didnt understand it, and solve as best as i could. He has no respect for final answer but has full respect for logical expression. So he marks every script as an individual question and answer. You must do something in context of his questions, whether right or wrong, your logical expression will impress him and you will get marks

I worked as a consulting site engr. I worked alone most times and had an official car that commanded respect. I supervise mainly people who were older than me and far richer. Most were far experienced than i was. I had even expatriates work under me. They were contractors and subcontractors.

I gave them respect and demanded they do what i expected of them. I need not exchange words or disrespect them, a bad report would do them a lot of damage, so they respected my position.

One time, i worked with a retired AGM who was a contract Project Manager. He has had cause to beg me on behalf of his company. The odd thing happened when i visited my uncle who was also a serving AGM where the PM left. I met this PM with my uncle and the 3 of us said at the same time do you know this man. I has been difficult to refuse the PM onwards, that meeting always interfered with my judgement. I still have the courage to tell him to do his best so as i wont have to take any action. I took my first real bribe from this man, thats how bad he has affected me.

When it came to my colleagues, they were even older than my own father. I have had cause to have serious verbal altercation with a senior expatriate colleague as old as my father.

Overall, it is the responsibility of the junior colleague to respect his age and i will respect him too.

HenryWilliams:
What can cause a vehicle not to rev beyond 5,000rpn in park? The vehicle seems to cut off just at the 5k rpm mark.
2004 Honda Accord V6

I think its normal.

waveman2:
Stop twisting the constitution and we do have it online. You could quote the section that says so.

You have it online but didnt read it?

9. (1) The National Assembly may, subject to the provision of this section, alter any of the provisions of this
Constitution.
(2) An Act of the National Assembly for the alteration of this Constitution, not being an Act to
which section 8 of this Constitution applies, shall not be passed in either House of the National
Assembly unless the proposal is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of all
the members of that House and approved by resolution of the Houses of Assembly of not less than
two-thirds of all the States.
(3) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of altering the provisions of this section,
section 8 or Chapter IV of this Constitution shall not be passed by either House of the National
Assembly unless the proposal is approved by the votes of not less than four-fifths majority of all
the members of each House, and also approved by resolution of the House of Assembly of not less
than two-third of all States.

Olumaeme:
Then why did Inec send their budget to the national Assembly? Why do they approach the National assembly to back the use of card readers then?

The constitution can be amended by National Assembly only that its needs 2/3 of the state assemblies in some places...

The national Assembly is made up of the people's representatives, who owns the constitution? Who will use the constitution? The people.... And the National Assembly represents them...

And Yes, they can decide to deny you the freedom of living anywhere in Nigeria, only that they need state assemblies to pass it.

National Assembly is very powerful, maybe you don't know..

As i said, they can edit, delete and create law whenever they deem fit, only that T&Cs may apply in some cases...

Budget of INEC is not a constitutional matter bro.

On the card reader, there is an election process described by the constitution which was amended by an electoral act in 2010, the 2010 amendment prohibited electronic voting. This caused divergent opinions on whether INEC is contravening the 2010 act or not by using card readers. The constitution and act both had given INEC the free will to decide but the act which was an amendment prohibited electronic voting. Because of the arguments, an act was sought and passed in 2017 to legalized card reader and to displace all arguments or those who may decide to challenge its use in court.

The exact point i am trying to make, INEC has the right enshrined in the constitution to decide how it will register voters conduct the process. No act or amendment can remove that right from INEC whether all the law making processes are followed because any law that contravenes the constitution becomes null and void.

So, NA can add provisions, which they did in 2010. These provisions are to put the elections in a better scope and limit the right of INEC especially with regards to electronic voting. It was established that INEC didnot contravene the 2010 act by card reader because the card reader is a voter authenticating maching not a voting machine. NA passed an act in 2010 to capture the card reader and make it legal.

On the bolded, any law created by NA, passed by state assemblies and LG councils and signed into law but contravenes the constitution is not a law. Thats why the judiciary is there. The judiciary will simply strike the new law out if approached.

When the constitution says armed robbery is a crime no legislation can make armed robbery legal. Legislation can only increase or decrease the punishment. The law checks itself even against those who make laws.

Lastly, even though the NA is the highest law making body in Nigeria with so much powers, those powers are absolutely limited by politics and bereaucracy. They have the powers but cannot use it in certain cases. Example of that is state creation or referendum that people are shouting for. The law process looks easy but to fufil the process is near impossible.

Gucciboss:
I'm only arguing Legislature vs judiciary vs executive.
I'm not talking about internal crisis in legislative arm. As long as democracy is concerned, legislative arm has no rival. They can do and undo.(of course only when they are in unity)


The case here is more of executive vs Legislature. I'm not delving into their individual's internal dynamics.

nonut:
I thought NASS makes laws? Am I missing something?

They cant undo the constitution.

They can do anything, except the constitution.

Eg, they can make a law saying all new born babies should be killed.

This law will be invalid because right to life is in the constitution so they cannot remove it.

Their laws must not contradict anything in the constitution.

I hope you get the point

Olumaeme:
I can never take this Falana seriously, National Assembly can edit, delete, create any law at any time they deem fit...

If thats what you think, the NA can delete or create a state. Unfortunately, they dont have such powers.

Anything NA does that contravenes the constitution is null and void. They can add but cant subtract.

When constitution grants INEC independence, the power to add has been denied them. The independence is from the Executive, legislature and judiciary. Only the judiciary has some powers over inec with regards to INEC contravening other laws of the land. They are only to do their job within the laws of the country.

The constitution grants governors and president immunity, NA cannot remove it but can add more immunity clauses that must not remove anything that is there already.

When the constitution says i am free to live any where in Nigeria, NA cannot amend it to say i cant live in Enugu. They may only add a condition say i must have a valid Nigerian ID card to live in Enugu.

Xisnin:
You are wrong Falana, our senators can change any law.

No, you are absolutely wrong.

National Assembly cannot change the constitution. They can only amend or create new laws (in other words, add). This has a limit as there are things they cannot do only by themselves.

To amend the constitution requires 2/3 majority in Senate, House of reps, all 36 Houses of assembly and all 774 local government councils. That is why no new LG of state can be created by the National assembly. That is why the independence of INEC cannot be tampered with, it is their right. It would have been better for NA to advise INEC rather than compel them.

Any law asking them to obey a certain decision is no law as it contravenes the constitutional independence granted to them.

wailersarefools:
Who are these Nigerians ganging up to remove buhari?

Who were the Nigerians that ganged up to remove Jonathan?

Whats wrong with this south east people. When Nigerians ganged up to remove a failed president Jonathan, they supported him instead. Now Nigerians are ganging up to remove another failed president Buhari, and are now supporting him.

Why are they always joining the losing side?

franugo:
my dad's car is prone to overheating. the level of overheating is mind boggling, you'd fill d tank with water and after driving a little distance, d water would start boiling n would have to be changed. and on n on it goes. the car has been worked on severally but either the mechanics are incompetent or d car is incurable. Please, I need opinions on what could be done to stop the incessant stops n refilling

This could be a simple case of bad radiator cover or in worst case the entire radiator.

The problem is no Mechanic drives the car, so the mechanic is not there when the problem happened and will most likely treat one issue for another. It is your responsibility as the driver to do some basic test and observations which will aid the mechanic in choosing the actual fault. A leak, is not the same as burnt head gasket. A bad radiator cap is not the same as bad radiator.

I suggest start from the cheapest solution. That will be to change the radiator cap. Cap failure causes boiling and spilling of water in a system that seems ok. The reserve tank will always fill up then spill water from there.

lilyfaith:
If he refuses to eat your food, let him be. Hunger will rewire his stomach one night when he won't have the opportunity to eat out.

If you do that as my wife, you will be surprised. Its not hunger that will 'rewire' my stomach, its another woman

hotmum:
Just wanted to know if it would be wise to just cook for me and kids alone.
I'm actually tired of asking him if he would eat or not. Cos it seems he enjoys telling me "I don't need your food"
Cos he knows it hurts.

Communicate!

Tell him that he has not been eating at home lately and you've been wasting food. Before cooking next time, call him on phone and ask if he will eat at home or not so you know to include or excluded him.

If i were him, that's when i will make things right or take blame if anything goes south.

2. It is normal for brake fluid to go below normal from time to time:
The break fluid won’t go low if everything about the brake is normal. Your brake might be working properly for a while and won’t lose its stopping power immediately.

When there is constant or time to time decrease in the brake fluid level, it can mean your brake pads or master cylinder need to be fixed. It could also mean that there’s a leak in the brake lines. It also good you know a small leak of brake fluid today might be a disaster tomorrow.
Get it fixed!!!

Brake fluid should go below normal as brake pads wear off.

The above point is not a misconception. It is only abnormal for the brake fluid level to go down within a short time especially if the short time is not corresponding to brake pad wear or if it goes below minimum level.

Best times to top off brake fluid is

1. after installing new pads and the level after bleeding is below the top level
2. When fluid level is below the minimum level. If i am to top it at this level, i will investigate a leak first. I will also not top to max level if my pads are not newly installed.

Brake systems dont easily fail, a look at the fluid level weekly is enough to rest your mind. There are no parts to service. Most cars have installed warnings for worn out pad. 2003-7 Accord will constantly squeal miles before you have metal to disc contact. You wont ever miss it if the brake pad is good.

Brake failure is mostly due to

1. Bad replacement parts such as brake pads and master cylinder
2. Overheating due to over braking, brake binding etc
3. Loss of vacuum from engine shutdown
4. Leak from busted pipes or seals

1 and 2 are the responsibility of the driver while 3 and 4 are not serviceable. It means my entire list is not serviceable.

You can only know from how the brakes feels if there is something wrong or not.

EgunMogaji:
When I started the build of my house I was sure that I would need to bring a lot of things to my site from here.

Then I started seeing the Buy Naija, Grow Naira movement. Then I had the good fortune to meet a Togolese tiler who shared his experience with me.

I then went to the market in Ibadan and was amazed at what I was seeing.

This changed my opinion.

I’ll say this again, there’s nothing we have in the USA that’s nit available in Nigeria. And this is based on ordinary Ibadan. I’m sure the Lagos and Abuja market is even bigger.

Now, we may debate quality and stuff and the antics of our people in sourcing the cheapest product possible to sell. But with due diligence one can find acceptable products.

The part that’s confusing is the “self” part. It’s self leveling, not self spreading.

Basically the floor will be perfectly plumb when spread without the use of a leveling device.

After watching the video, i agree this cement will self level. It does that because of high viscosity just like custard powder would level itself after poking it with a finger.

I thought to share this beautiful wall decoration i undertook today.

I was given a pack free so i took time today to install.

A pack fits 4-5sqm and is soaked with 10litres of water. I found out that this quantity of water was a little short, next time, i will use 12litres.

My installation was a little more (7sqm) which lead to a short. However the short will be behind the TV console. Also, the short caused us to lean the screed.

Wall is prepared by screeding and sanding.

See some pictures below, even though my camera didnt do well.

My very first phone, Samsung R220 aka Samsung blue face

Very funny i bought the phone but couldnt afford the sim for months.

Bought the phone N13,500 and sim was same price. I later got an arrangement to buy the sim in instalments. After paying the first installment of 6k, sim price was slashed to 6k a week later. For years the woman disturbed me to pay the balance installment, i asked her each time to come collect her line back. She was still calling me for the N6500 balance when sim was about N500.

With the aftermarket, you will be back to status quo very soon. I replaced both front and back about 3yrs ago, back is still intact but front leaked its oil December but i dont have vibrations.

The last time i changed the mounts, i wasnt satisfied, there was still vibrations until i changed valve cover gasket. I believe that increased engine vacuum which also increased the vacuum to the front mount.

Very bad mounts will give an engine thud when starting from zero. Even though mine has leaked oil, it has not cut. I will still manage it till it cuts since there is no vibrations.

My friend who uses 2008 accord got tired of replacing mounts with aftermarket, as soon as he got a used oem mount, its still intact 2yrs after. Non of the aftermarket lasted 6 months.

Last time i checked definition of rape was; non consensual intercourse.

Lets agree to change it to whatever each woman decides to personally define it in favour of her own needs.

Those in favour of the motion click like for AYE

Those against click share for NAY.

Haba! Na so one girl dey claim say persin dey rape her severally since 2016

Taxify drivers sef dey fear rape these days.

Abeg make we repeal the definition of rape asap

Jamariwolf4:
3 minutes read.

So a female romancelander opened a thread this evening, and as usual, the brokers started shouting and calling her ashawo etcetera.

Well imma be honest with you: I collect money after sex, and that ain't ending anytime soon.

I AM NOT A OLOSHO OR PROSTITUTE.

I work for my money, but you must still pay me.

Take note and read carefully before you start insulting all the females (gone, alive, and yet to be born) in your family

Reasons why I'll always collect money after sex

1. Sex is difficult :
Oh yeah, it is! But you wouldn't know, would you? When you're just dicking down and going, you take 90% pleasure and me takes 10%.
In my sexually active years, I can count with one hand the number of sex I actually really enjoyed.
If fellow females won't be honest,
You can ask bobrisky and other faqqots who take dicks up their orifice, the receiver passes through pains!!

2. I'm a woman with needs:
I mean, I need to take a hot bath, change into something Hanes and eat good food, so pay up.

3. I'll get slut shamed anyway :
How many of y'all can swear on your life that you haven't bragged to your guys how you nailed that 'hoe'
Why not be a complete slut when I know I will still be tagged one, whether I collect cash or not?

4. Did you expect to leave like that?
So if i didn't ask, you'll just go?
Smh!!!!

5. It's the right thing to do:
Before you type that trash, remember your Bible or quran condemns Fornication. If you can't pay my bills, find some cheap young naive bitch.

6. It's a man's world:
Women have no say or opinion, right?
Well, in bed, we do!

7. I'd never fück a fuckboy ever :
I'll soon open a thread on how to identify fvckboys, but in details, they want to eat without giving anything in return. I can smell their stench from miles and I activate my ignore button, so I don't need to argue for money like a prostitute after sex.

Real men pay up without you asking,

whether you decide to go au naturel or sans naturel, pls pay your woman and treat her with respect.

Thanks.

Check the bolded.

Scientifically, it is proven the other way round. For reasons best known to you, it gives you pain.

Its either you are terrible in bed or nature has been unfair to you by having a dry pussi or lastly, u probably had been genitally mutilated.

missjo:
This is the story of a man who chose to be a gentleman and is on the verge of losing the woman he loves to another man.

Here's how the story went and still goes:
Caesar will be 30years old in May 2018. At about this same time in January last year, he ran into the woman who would cause him to love like he has never loved before. Her name is Sara.
Caesar and Sara both attended the same secondary school, but they never spoke back then. This was until they were added to a WhatsApp group made up of Alumni from their graduating set.

Caesar joined the group much later than Sara did and at first he didn't take notice of her much. Although he always saw comments made by Sara and found them intriguing, he didn't make any move towards her instead he focused on flirting with some of the other ladies in the group whom he used to speak to back in secondary school. This went on until Sara started developing a crush on the mysterious alumni who always seemed to have the right words to flirt with and she didn't hide it. She called out to him and being the attention lover Caesar is, he responded and asked her for a photo so he can know he was talking to.
Both of them developed a friendship that was mainly built on flirting and counter-flirting until they decided to chat each other up privately. Caesar told Sara outrightly that he liked her and wanted to have a relationship with her but she turned him down because according to her, she was already in a serious relationship.

Caesar was also in a relationship too, but once he and Sara started talking, she was all he could think about. This not withstanding, he wasn't ready to keep chasing a girl who said she was dating when he knew deep down that he was also dating even though she never asked.
He stopped chatting to her privately for about 5months and they only exchanged pleasantries during debates in the WhatsApp group. By July 2017, Caesar had started having issues in his relationship but he still didn't know how to go about telling Sara to just leave her boyfriend and be with him. Over the next few months, they would exchange private messages and act like friends. This was until November 2017 when Sara admitted to Caesar that her relationship was hitting the rocks .

She said her boyfriend had been talking about marriage since they started dating in January and was supposed to have rented a flat that would herald the beginning of their union only for her to find out that he renewed his rent for another year in his single room bachelor pad without informing her. Not to mention the fact that they were constantly fighting and arguing. On hearing all this, Caeser finally saw a way in and he took it without hesitation.
He started being persistent and made sure he let her know how he has felt for the past 11months.

Fast forward to January 2018, Sara has seriously fallen in love with Caesar even though she has not officially broken up with her boyfriend of one year who all of a sudden has started making plans to visit her family for the 'first knocking' (Introduction). The problem is, Sara is not interested in marrying him anymore as all she wants to do is to be with Caesar.
She invited Caeser over to her city and to her surprise he leaves a promise ring with her the night before he leaves and tells her that the ring is a promise from him showing that he is ready to take the plunge head deep and make her his wife. Meanwhile, her boyfriend of one year has not proposed or given her any ring. All he does is to say he is doing the introduction in February like he is suddenly in a hurry.

Now this is the reason why he is suddenly in a hurry. Caesar, Sara and her boyfriend are all Alumni in the same WhatsApp group. The boyfriend and Caesar are actually friends although not too close and Caeser only found out who this mystery boyfriend is after he visited Sara and she told him. She was told by the boyfriend to keep their relationship a secret from all old classmates before then but because he is suspecting that Sara and Caeser are seriously talking, he wants to rush and be the one who married her.

Sara's mum has given her an ultimatum to get married this year because she will also be 30 and according to her mum, she must get married this year. Caeser however may not be ready to marry her this year because he needs to sort out some things, which is why he gave her the promise ring (he actually attached the ring to her necklace so that she will always have it dangling on her neck and close to her heart).
They are both in love and have always been, and Sara blames Caeser for not being persistent last year. She blames him for letting her stay with her boyfriend till now even when she never really loved him.

Now her mum has told her that she must marry her boyfriend regardless of the love she feels for Caeser.
Both Caeser and Sara have both shed tears as they spoke tonight over the usual video call they share every night. Sara wants to be with Caeser for the rest of her life, but her mum is on her neck and this has left her broken because she does not feel any love for her boyfriend, she never did..she only dated him because she was single and he was the one who was persistent as at January last year while Caeser gave up too easy even when he was the one she really wanted.

Please you guys, ladies, ogas & madams, what do you think is the appropriate solution to this very delicate matter. I need your help and input please

Very simple, stick to your guns.

However, am only worried that you and Caeser may be practical strangers to take the plunge.

What other stuff does Caeser need to take care off that he has to sort out before plunging?

No rush this thing, regret no easy to live with and divorce is messy.

MyCircle:
Everyone should be given a fair chance to rule, Power seat isn't entitled to a particular region..
Keep the circle circling on.

How so?

The cycling is between the north and south. Its not the norths place to choose where president comes from the south.

Its is left unto Igbos and Yoruba to sort it out in 2023.

Let igbos find a way to put themselves high in the ruling party.

GoroTango:
My own view is that in the long run, if Nigeria is to remain one single united entity, it would be impossible and infact undesirable to exclude the igbos from the presidency forever. Sooner or later their turn will have to come. It is inevitable

Igbos are the ones excluding themselves from the presidency.

The Nigerian prrsidency is a north vs south thing. It alternates.

Unfortunately, the north is an indivisible block. While the south is divided according to its geopolitical zones. Who ever among SW, SE or SS that aligns with the north, carries the day. Last election, SE and SS formed an alliance while North alligned with SW. That was 2 against 4. SE has to find a way to be with the north such that it will be North, SE, SS vs SW or atleats North SE vs SW, SS. 5 vs 1 or 4 vs 2 to have it their way.

Lets not forget, its the North east that has never ever ruled nigeria.

Alariiwo:
I saw a thread on front page https://www.nairaland.com/4305183/south-east-apc-leaders-beg-buhari where Igbo leaders went to visit Buhari and also asked for him to support an Igbo man for APC presidency in 2023..www.nairaland.com/attachments/6589175_presidentbuharireceivesdelegationofapcsoutheastleaderss_jpeg8b6e5f9be34faf27d53d20ed8ea7e253

Now my question is.. Do these folks think atal??

After all Tinubu's effort with massive votes from South West that got APC in.. Where were the Igbos??
They voted enmasse for PDP and now want to get presidency ticket in 2023 before Yorubas that did the bulk of the work in APC.

Igbos should stick with PDP in 2023. No vacancy in APC.
APC is for Yorubas in 2023.

During the heat of 2015, i told all the Igbo i could get this message, they refused to hear.

Yoruba worked with APC for 2015, North will return the favour in 2023 no matter how Igbos beg.

By 2031, power should return to the north.

The earliest Igbo will get this chance is 2039, that is, if they realized what they need to do.

DrinkLimca:
So because his daughter is married to you..

A proud father can't buy gifts for his daughter again...

The husband should know that the Father inlaw is rich Even before he got married to the girl.. A real husband should be happy for his wife..

He will have to deal with it for the rest of his life, the best he can do is man up and be richer than the Father inlaw, so next time, the father inlaw will have no need to buy a car for his daughter because the husband can do all that..

I have two younger sisters that I love More than life itself and nothing will stop me from buying the whole world for them Even if they are already married or not..

Family over everything...

no woman on earth can take the place of my sisters.. and i mean it..

Not after everything we have been through..

modified and Note: if you are a lady reading this and will probably be my future wife tomorrow, don't be scared, my sisters are good and God fearing ladies..

I will love you as I love them..

Imagine the tables turn. If the son in law was richer, and he buys a range rover and designer clothing for his mother-in-law and not even a call to the father in law, how do you think the father in law will feel.

No one is against the gifts, but that gift can be a source of trouble for the couple.

If i were the father in law, the love i have for my daughter is the love i will extend to her husband. Anything less breeds contempt.

nextstep:
Trouble is he's got neither 'r' nor 'h', based on the picture.

Thats very easy to get since tank is physically avalable.

Rubbiish:
Sir is it not the same functions blocks perform in both block + frame and only frame approach? I thought blocks are non load bearing in both?

In a bungalow with no columns, block wall is a load bearing member.

In a framed structure, block wall is strictly a partition and treated as imposed load. The structural integrity is unchanged with or without the block wall.

In a normal duplex for example, block wall is a dead load. Depending on the building design, the structural integrity of the building will be dependent on the walls. In this case the wall is part of the structure.

Dont forget that block wall is not the only partition type available.

My point is that the building design determines how it is built. My second point is that, in building 1-3 storeys, eccentricity of columns may not be a problem but when you go higher, column eccentricity is paramount. Eccentricity is the main reason why building frames is more difficult because level of accuracy must increase. You can build a single storey building by frame.

Have you heard of cranking of rebar. It is done where the eccentricity of column rebar has been missed. You cant get away with cranking in a high-rise frame structure. That will be a serious structural flaw that cant be ignored. Block wall in low rise buildings leads to eccentricity issues so you might wanna leave partitioning for later.

Also, because block wall is designed as imposed load, it is best practice load the structure only after concrete has cured for 28days.

olatade:
I have a question because I'm an inverter owner who intends to upgrade to a solar system. Is it safe to connect the charge controller and the inverter to the battery at same time? What I'm saying is won't the inverter and the charging coming from the charge controller over charge battery if there's electricity.

Feshizzy:
This is a very serious concern,
Imagine having a 200ah battery and inverter is giving out 30a already and solar is contributing with extra 30a.
That's like 60a at a go,
From my simple understanding, that battery is toast!
Well, unless there's a way this is managed, I assume this to be a very serious concern.

Regards!!

Not exactly.

As long as one or both chargers is an intelligent charger, no harm will be done.

A charger reads state of charge to determine the level of charge. See picture below.

A 12v battery at 12.6v + means full charge. Both chargers will see this and stop charging.

Same battery at 11.9v is 40% charged. Both charges will see this but which ever is faster or whichever is switched on first will see this low charge and starts charging by raising the voltage appropriately to 13v and above.

The second charger which is either switched on later or is slow will see the high voltage and assume it is full and wont charge.

If i have solar and nepa to charge, if i prefer solar to charge, i will turn off nepa for a minute. While solar is charging, turning nepa will not amount to anything.

EgunMogaji:
Aventures, Spyder880, Skimanski, KolaShangOne, etc

Question for you guys.

I'm not sure that I've ever seen you guys build a 2 story house without building the lower floor partitions first. Is there a reason why you do not build the pillars and then deck before building out the partitions?

Thanks.

The basic structural difference is that the former is a load bearing wall while the latter is not. In other words, wall is a structural member in load bearing walls while its not a structural member in non load bearing walls.

In design, load bearing walls have loading limits. This load bearing walls approach their load limit with "3-4 suspended floors".

Reason being that, if ground floor walls are load bearing and building has 10 suspended floors above it, all that load will be factored into each and every load bearing wall below. So imagine the load of 10 suspended floors factored into a sandcrete wall at the ground floor, columns are more suitable for that job. So load bearing walls are deleted.

Since there are no load bearing walls, beams and columns must be built with perfection. Block work comes in the way of working towards building a perfectly vertical column.

technicallyrich:
Almost all the married women in my hood,usually get fat after giving birth, even the ones that I knew were very slim.
Anyway fat, is a turn off for me,and I will like to know if you can predict.
In summary, are there pointers to know if a woman will later get fat.
Sorry for the typological error.

My wife was slim and tall, just how i liked it. She is not who she is now. She added almost half of her previous weight.

I was equally a very slim and tall guy just after secondary school when we started dating. Soon after that, i became a fat guy. She never stopped loving me anyways till i married her. Who am i to complain now?

My wife's sister was slimmer that i was worried how she was going to give birth. She married a guy even fatter than i am, their wedding caused a lot of tongue wagging but she is the right size now and had twins.

I want to suggest if you are scared of fat women, dont get married at all. It will not be good for her self esteem when you start trolling her.

Those who keep their weight in check, fight hard for it, it takes determination and will. Not everyone has that. Its either you find that person or leave it.