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The plumber brought me the submersible pumping machine yesterday Please check the pic below brand name is Choice! Cost me 25k. Then transport 1k Please note that the prices varies. We have some that sell for around 40k to 80k and others sell for 20k Please forget it! You are doing perfectly Puntash, face the thread
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Now you have the money to get yourself a good foundation and you used granite dust! Its okay sha at least better than some pile of dirt! I believe if you know the best you will always go for them I mean --- After all its your house!!! more pictures please The Day A Man Stops Learning He starts Dying!!! OLUWA CHAMPION!!! |
kuntash:I have criticized me before that over waste of money right because I was going for the best now GOD DON HELP you, you are doing yours. Happy for you. I just threw some of what you trowed to moi previously and spyder picked it as an offence. If you are doing something, it is best we know where we are going andn not be mislead by some other people who will not tell us the truth. Like I said, the truth is better. And mind you, some people may work really hard for their cash and as result may want the best for themselves so as not to come back to it again now you tell them to save money. And they did that. Then over the years this same thing will start having problems. How can they change it? And by the way, what is your bungalow doing here if you criticize moi for bringing a bungalow here na wa o |
ibrokay:Bro sir, where did I claim that was a granite? hahahaha!!! Read the previous post wella what we refer to as granite here and gravel here were the pictures I posted above. And what Midas posted was not we people are using here and referring to gravel. And you saw what he term it right? 'pile of dirt' Period!! peace!!! |
chaircover:Sister, I am extremely sorry if I have sounded that way. This has been a very educative thread. And I don't kind of criticize and only want to pass a message across that. Some certain materials are better Than others and as a result their prices varies. And that people go for the least expensive materials so as to save cost. I always come up with this argument because I don't want people who who have the money to go for the best and the wiliness to start going for less with believe that they are all the same in quality. Now you can see our argument above. What Midas is defending as all along is quite different from what we are calling gravel here. And as a result, he call it 'a pile of dirt' Now regarding your statement above ''After we had been wrongly advised to put PVC ceilings in the whole house" now I believe that must be a big loss for you. But now PVC is quite cheaper than POP. Back then I am very sure some people most have advised that it is same with POP and that using POP is just a waste of money! Now you have to learn that the bard way. Lets assume that was the decking of your house. And you were advice to use something cheaper that it is quite same as the expensive ones Tell me after the casting and all that, how would you have changed it?I am not criticizing anyone. I just want some other people to know the truth. So that they can decide what is best for their house. And the same thing applies to sand. We have the cheap ones here in Lagos that sell for less than 10k and a better one that sells for 22 to 25k!!!! Now some people will tell me that they are all the same! I am really very much happy! Because at least now the truth is out! What we have above can both be used for your house. And it is just left for you to choose from them!!! If you have the money use the best for your house. Then those who are managing and use the later. |
Midas02:BROS NO VEX OO NA NOW YOU TALK WELL THE ABOVE IS WHAT IS USED IN NIGERIA AS IN IT IS WHAT THEY USE INSTEAD OF GRANITE AND I TRY TO ENLIGHTEN PEOPLE THAT IT IS NOT THE BEST. PEOPLE GO FOR IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE GRANITE WHAT YOU HAVE ABOVE IS VERY VERY OKAY. NEAT CLEAN AND PERFECT. BUT THE PICTURE I SHOW ABOVE IS WHAT WE USE HERE. AND LIKE I SAID IT IS A PILE OF DIRT AND NOT AS GOOD AS GRANITE!!!! NOW YOU ARE KIND OF DEFENDING MAYBE WHAT I WILL SAY YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. YES, YOU TERMINOLOGIES ARE PERFECT. BUT WE SAY GRAVEL HERE, WE MEAN THE ONE I POSTED ABOVE THAT LOOKS MORE LIKE MOLD. AND THE LATTER IS WHAT WE CALL GRANITE HERE. IT IS SO VERY OBVIOUS WHY NO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF TODAY WILL USE THAT FOR CONSTRUCTION MODERN BRIDGES, PEACE!!! |
Granite is a very clean and neat stones. With no dirt to help reduce the value/quality of your cement na so one man dey advice me say make I no do german floor for my house say e no need. Say german floor them dey do am only for area wey water dey!! I do attention for am and say; yes sir!!! lol you can't compare this two stones!!!! I mean oyibo no be fool na s o p h u c k p e a c e !!!
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Even if I am in a very deep sleep and you take my hand, and put it on these two stones. . . I can still tell you which is better!!! as in, it is too obvious!!!! comon sense
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@ Midas02 I completely disagree with you! Julius Berger or one of those Arab Contractors Company don't use gravel because they know it's not the best not because it is not available. Forget about the availability. Gravel is readily available. And for your information. Kindly go and check all those old bridges built in Nigeria about 4 decades back and you will notice that most of them were built with gravel. Anybody who knows Ajegunle of Olodi Apapa? A bridge that joined Ajegunle to Apapa(boundry bridge)That bridge was built 2 decades back and it is now about 23 years of age. That same bridge collapsed December last year! And till date the local government had not fixed it and its kind of causing a lot of traffic around that area!!!(abeg point to moi the one wey them build with granite wey don collapse). Civilization has changed a lot of things. Gravel is two time cheaper than granite. So Sir Midas, what about those small storeyed buildings some of these construction company built? Do you want to tell me that there is not enough gravel to build them? Or even their is not enough. Why don't they mix them with granite at least to save cost?(this people wants to maximize their profit too you know) The book you red all this thing from I can swear that they are as old(that is if not older) than Nebuchadnezzar!!!!! Scientist are making research everyday on how to better our lives. Gravel was used, but that was then. There is a better alternative now! There are enough gravel! As in more than enough to cover bar beach! So don't use that as an excuse!!!! When one try to make a point, some will even say their great granny house was build a century ago with clay. And I ask them. Why don't you build yours with clay at least to save cost? ![]() As at now, one of the best materials for construction are steel(I stand to be corrected) modern sky scrappers are built with steel(not niaja o). Because its durability is far more higher than granite! And steel is more expensive to build with. We call it granite because that is what it is widely known as in this part of the world. Like I said before, some of your statements are right. But when you say granite and gravel are same. Bros leave that thing!!!!! If you need 3.2million tons of gravel and you think it cannot be made available please give me the contract!!! Like I said before, gravel is ok. But the problem with it is the dirt that comes with it. And the big stones that comes with it as well. Granite is better than gravel that is why construction company uses them. Who wouldn't want to save money Granite is very durable. Even a small gutter that construction companywill want to cast that will take less than a tipper of gravel, they will use granite. THIS IS A BLIND ARGUMENT!!! AS IN I REST MY CASE ![]() |
@ chaircover please don't just expect everything to be rosy sometimes we learn from others mistakes or by argument/debate!!! peace!!!! |
BY THE GRACE OF GOD ALMIGHTY, BY NEXT WEEK I MAY START MY ROOFING spyder no vex if you pick any offence for wetin I talk! I no talk to you. and one more thing, I love the speed at which your/our house is going PEACE!!! |
Midas02:Bros on a serious note you maybe right with your previous post, but I disagree with you with some others. Aggregates I believe can be categorize. You can't call all of them equal. And I want to tell you. Some people will tell you 1:3:3 is a waste of money. And you got it wrong when you categorize what they meant by 1:12:12 Maybe you should back to some previous post. My argument is that; 1:3:3 is perfect. But by the time you start adding more sand and stones without add any cement, it is not as valid as 1:3:3. And you don't say people that use the required formular are wasting money!!! Furthermore. Aggregates varies. Gravel is not as good as granite. Because gravel has mould-like sand in it that reduces the power of cement. So people who use them are advised to add more cement. Even at most people living in Lag are not fools!!! Gravel goes for around 23k here and granite goes for around 40k here if na thesame who go mumu dey buy ganite? hahahahaha abeg no make me laff! I just dey air my thought make people know whats up save money!!! but don't play with quality!!! peace |
I want peace with everyone. I no kno why my own man(spyder) go dey attack me. How else, you want make I talk again? me and u no get probs. You just dey start up something wey you no need for this thread. OKAY ABEG NO VEX FOR WETIN I DO(for not referring to you i guess!!) okay bros no vex. now na my twyford envy nai you buy for 12k. . . lol Abeg go search am online and see the price yourself 12k ke? ![]() Na wa ooohhhhh When I see jay zee dey boast of a 4million dollar car gift from beyonce I no think 'waste-of-money' I think 'how-can-I-get-more-than-that?' peace |
Midas02:Maybe na me no understand or na you no understand wetin you dey talk!!!! ![]() I'm not criticizing. Some ppl like puntash don carry so much for their head now them dey do their, lol And for spyder house, 70 bags of cement is OKAY!!!/PERFECT!!!! I no get anything with spyder. He is doing great!!! And I believe it is better for a house to be over engineered than for it to be under-enginereed!!! Peace!! |
![]() OSHEY!!! EVOLUTION!!!!! IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF GOD |
I forgot to tell you that the engineer that does POP(interior) has being kind of nice. He has being the one introducing moi to some kind of people. Like now I got a call from him and he told me that one of his pal told him that he has cheap source of marble I love marble for my house that is what I want to use for my house or some of those spanish or italian tiles anyways cashmoves dey wait |
@ all I've talked and meet an agreement with the man that will do my exterior POP(widows and pillars) and we agreed on 160k last!!! I went out to do some research on the price to see if I can get a better offer, and I get another man who can do it for 140k. This was the best offer I could get for all the POP work for my windows, pillars and all the edges of my house. I got the price per window 4000 naira each( 4 by 4 window)= 40k and the pillars are all going for 15k per pillar. And I have a total of 6 pillars to beautify. = 90k lastly, I have a total of 8 edges to beautify and two 5 by 4 windows and 3 2 by 2 windows. and with all my bargain, i have all of it going for 160k last. I choose to let the 160k man do the job because I am sure he will give me the best job and again the 140k is not a serious person. Don't want any man to delay my job!!! |
^^^^ hahahhahahaahaha BROS!!!! Who dey talk to you!!! ![]() you funny die!!! Who dey pursue you? I see some people wey dey use only granite dust wey them take they mould block dey do foundation. Got me rolling on the floor!!! Your decking will be OKAY at least for 70 bags of cement!!!! Bros no vex o! lol And leave all those storey of mould house lasting for 8 decades leave storey bros!! If so, why you no build this your house with mould atleast you sure go save lot of money!!!!When you say cement mixing is 1:12:12 I just sit back, quiet and they wait make you do that mixture for the decking!!! lol!!! And leave all those stories about good managements you are not building with all the best materials. To you the best is a waste any person with experience on building that has the money and wiliness to spend it, don't build with gravel. And according to your words of advice. 1:12:12 Bros abeg mix am for this your decking if you get mind!!! lol I no dey against you, moi dey for you! and to anybody, it may be a waste, but that is how i wan't my house and when it come to fittings. Come see me and where I dey waste money!!! gud luck!!! |
Anyways enjoy your building experience After all ITS YOUR HOUSE ![]()
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Pillars are very essential for your house even you are building it on a rock, please add some pillars to it at least. Even if you can afford granite, use gravel. If you can't go for a storey, don't manage instead go for the bungalow. Don't think once your house is complete it can't have some faults in the future o it can begin to hav cracks and tears and the decking will begin to fall off this may take 15 years. But it will surely come to pass.
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Kuntash I love your blocks it is obviously very strong
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There are way too many ways to kill a cat!! hahahahaha!!!!! I love this thread!!! LMFAO I will advice everyone please when building YOUR house your number one piority should be quality!!!! Then the bargain and all the others can follow. hahahahahaha!!!! I love houses with big cracks and a very short life span!!! lol!!! I love them!
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The bricklayer will finish everything by next week thursday latest!!!
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[quote author=prince_onx link=topic=606079.msg8069031#msg8069031 date=1302136097]@spyder: How and where do you guys get this deals from? I always call my brother and my contractor every single day I log on here. Even though am building a bigger/commercial house (4 flats), my prices and quotes are ALWAYS more than your guys own by FAR (times 3). The break down I received today for my own decking is 1,550,000 naira without the omo onile money oh. *Rods alone came up to 603,000 naira (189K for one and half ton of 12mm, 280k for 2 tons 11mm, 94,5k for three quoter ton 16mm, 35k for quoter ton of 8mm, then one big role of banding wire or whatever that name is 4,5k. *200 bags of cements 420K @ 2,100 a bag. *one trailer granite delivered @ 120k ( I still have some left) *3 tippers of sand 132K @ 44k *water 15K *labour 100K eventhough I promised another 10k after the job. *welder *60K *100K just in case more material is needed. I was advised to rent the woods for the decking work which I paid 250k. They bring the woods, nails, do the carpentry work and take it down when my decking is dry, all included in that price and they should be done by tomorrow. please folks let me know if anything on this list is way out of track as in price. Doing the decking by monday next week and this project is in Lagos.[/quote]I don't know how big your house is but the boded words above is |
ACL:What makes you think I wouldn't? The Architect Number: 08023354542 I did it for 160k The duration was close to 3month. I believe you can do better with the pricing!!! But that was the best I could get it. And for the casting, I don't really know the name But the other type that Oceanic bank uses is called: Gutter roof So I call mine the gutter roof thing! lol |
I forgot to include in my previous messages that the approval for my house is ready!! |
I was at the welder's place today, and to confirm again te design of the burglary. He is through with the framing what is left for him is to put the designs in it which will take about a week or so. The welder is kind of fast. And again, the bricklayer is still on the matter BROS Also, today I gave my plumber to go and buy me a pumping machine(sub-masible) and its going for 25k. And I gave him an extra 1k for transport!!! Making it 26k. He needs it to test the work he has done so far, so that we can be sure the pipes has no leakage. We will do the test next week. Lastly, The electrician I employed new corrected so many errors done by the last electrician. Anyways, He is kind of through with everything for now. NOW WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR THE BRICKLAYER ![]() |
@ ADEBYTE I did not say the bricklayer will do the plastering in and out for 3k ooo --- LOL!! What I meant is that, his workmanship for a day job can be 3k or sometimes 2k5 and for a days job, he can plaster a full 12 by 12 room(ANY BRICKLAYER WILL DO THAT) Then he will needs a labour that will take 1500 for a days job(I dont know if you can get a cheaper labour. But here in Ikorodu, its 1,500 for labour). But then, a labour can serve 2 bricklayers. Also, I will send his number to you shortly, NOTE: If you wan't to get a very good pricing Just try to act like one who has been into constrution for such a long time. And that you have other houses that you wants to do the plastering. That if his prices are reasonable, you can give him some other jobs!!! OR Tell him you can pay him around 7k to plaster the inside of 2 rooms. That will bee the foour walls of 2 rooms PEACE!!! |
Adebyte, I will give you that information, but not now!!! Because the guy is working for me now and I don't want any compentition with my work he needs to be through with all my works first before I can give you his number. But then again, you don't have to wait till he is through! I have another bricklayer that has been trying to work with me, but never had the chance because I use only one bricklayer for my works(the one bricklayer will take the whole job and bring people to help him finish it up!!!!) So what I want you to do now is this: Kindly tell me the sizes of your rooms, the toilets, the size of the sitting room, the kitchens as a whole. then if possible, you can post the plan of the house or send to me. Then tell me the price you are willing to pay(please let the price be challenging). It doesn't have to be what you are really ready to pay. You can just reduce the price. I can then help you talk to the other bricklayer/price the other bricklayer on you behalf, to see if I can get a good bargain. OR I just give you his number directly to your email. Then you do the pricing yourself. But I won't post that contact here it will be sent to you email. I will get his number for you TODAY!!! Just if I remember ABEG, if you plan to spend 90k as the workmanship for that house, start your pricing with half the price!!!! This are some tips that may help when plastering your house!! First back then, a bricklayer can plaster a standard room(12 x12) for a daily job. and his daily pay here in Lagos shouldn't be more than 3,000.00(though it depends the area. But you can help yourself by not using people from those high living standard areas. like if you are building in as place like Ikoyi for example, don't use a bricklayer from Ikoyi. Because, I don't think they can take less than even 8k for a room(12 x12). Just ask the guy, how many rooms he can work a day, and his daily pay(negotiable) then you can use that to get your estimate/a good price. Also, you can calculate and give a discount by your self. BROS ABEG TRY TO GAIN MORE!!! I WILL SEND THE CONTACT TO YOUR EMAILS TODAY ANYWAYS, PEACE!!! |
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ADEBYTE:I have not start the plastering of my house yet!!! I only plastered the design of my house and it cost me 25k because it requires a lot of time and effort. It is a design and the bricklayer needs to spend time there to make it look as nice as it looks now. But to plaster all the inside and outside of my house, I plan to pay for workmanship less than 90k I have not start my bargain at all. So don't just say 90k. It may be 60k or less. You know my house is very tall? That is why I may pay more. But for now I can't tell how much it will take me to do that because I have not done my calculations for that yet. But at most, not more than 90k(tru talk) though I plan to pay less than 60k sha!! ![]() That money is only for the whole house(inside and outside) except the fence |
FURTHERMORE, THE BRICKLAYER JUST GOT TO HALF WAY OF THE PLASTERING PEACE!!!! |
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Tell me after the casting and all that, how would you have changed it?
