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Somebody please give me the cost price of this WC
I just bought it, and I really feel cheated!
Please kindly let me know the value/real cost
It twyford and original(not china)
please check also, and see if it is even china

I took 700k today to buy 'ALL' my plumbing materials needed for 4 toilets
only 5k came back home with me!!!

I will upload some of the pictures of them right here
Because I have them in my house now!!!!

I know I have lost alot of money to this guys broda
But I understand, I came home with wc's that is worth that much!

Like for example
The master bedroom w/c cos me 80k(the set)
Excluding the mixer which cost me an extra 25k

All the stuffs that were bough were original
NO FAKE NO CHINA!!!
uploading pic,

MolarMols:
@Am Alone

Can you please give me contact details of your supplier(s)? I want to start my fencing at Abijo lekki area and i'm getting quote for block at N170 for instance. If you dont want to put details on here, my e-mail address is epemzy@yahoo.co.uk

This is a fantastic thread, i have gained so much from everyone that has posted here. Nice one!!!

Bros, if i take car say I won drive come Lekki,
e go take me over 3hrs considering the traffic
from Ikorodu to Lekki!!
Prices of materials varies.
You know say lekki na biggest boys their area na
so e no easy to build there. Also know say your fence
go need to get pillars ooo(concrete pillars)
because there na water!!!(whether you sand fill or not, you still need it
except you love cracks/tear!!!)
Also, try this. go and meet some other set of those block molders
and tell them you need around 25,000 blocks and that you need the
best price. The price will really fall bro,
When orna gree price finish(check around o)
tell am to bring you the amount you need(maybe 3,000 or 1000 sef)
to check out him blocks. Guy from there u don get customer wey go
give you gud price oo

spyder880:
Actually, I buy from kenyatta market here in Enugu. Its trending between N1750-N 1900 across the different markets here. I bought Dangote this time around, I was using Ibeto all along. Ibeto was selling for N1850 yesterday.

You can imagine!!! Presently, Cement is over 2,000 here in Lagos
So is the cost of blocks: 9 inches block: N145 per block
and 6 inches: 130/135 per block
The same with filling sand, sharp sand, stones, cost of labour, EVERYTHING -- INFLATED!!!


_{But if you can make it in Lagos, you can make it anywhere in the world!!!
Peace}

Spyder,
your duplex, is it a 4 bedroom or a 6 bedroom?
Because I tried to confirm this, but found only 4bedrooms in it?
Please confirm!!!

lefterner!!

;d ;d ;d

more!!!

Guys, the carpenters have being working really hard for you and me!
One of them even fell sick as a result of the stress(they are working from 8:30am to 7pm daily and because of the wood is very hard)
So presently, only two carpenters are working on the site. But they are still a bit fast.

Please check out the updated pictures
Hope you love them!!
P.s. There is a possibility I will still have to buy more woods
Peace!!!!

cinzo:
@amalone, thanks for the clarification. Are you using aluminium step tiles or clay step tiles for your roofing? If aluminium, how much did you get it?

Brotherly,
I am using stone tiles for the roofing. Tha is one of the reason, why I have to use so much woods.

Peace!!!

cinzo:
@amalone, It seems like the fancy concrete design on the top did not go all round. It seems you did it on the front and sides? Kindly confirm please!

Brotherly,
Yes you right, I did it at the front and sides. but not at the back
And the reason why I didn't do it at the back was because
there was not enough pillar there to carry it. And I don't want to take chances!!!!
But i chained the back of the building with concrete and iron o. Even though I did not
put the design there. It helps to hold the building as one!!!
Peace!!!!

nettan:
@ AM ALONE thanks for sharing the pictures of your house,  i can't wait to see the finished building
on a lighter note YOU ARE REALLY ALONE o as you seem not to have neighbors 

Man its a new site! and I do have a neighbor
right at my back!
and 2 other people already living on my street
and 2 other houses almost completed
and 2 other houses gone half way
and lastly one house still on foundation level
the site is developing rapidly broda!!!

This is the last pic for now!!!
I will try to take some more pictures of the roof
once they are through on Friday and upload here no NL.
The height of the roof is 12ft
So it consumed more woods. And also, if you notice the roof
the vertical woods nailed on the roof has a distance of 14 inches from each other(a normal aluminium/step tiles aluminium
usually has a distance of 3 feet frome each other)
so as a result, that was one of the reasons while It requires more woods than normal.
The Stone tiles roofing that I want to your requires this.
Last pic
Peace!!!!

hmmmm again

side view. . . .

and then. . . .

hmmmm

more

For those who love pictures!!!!!!
Peace!!!!

[quote author=Demain_man link=topic=606079.msg7961721#msg7961721 date=1300794183]@Am Alone and Spyder, Guys! I am dying to see more of your house photos. More pictures please!!![/quote]Actually I don't want to upload the pictures now because the carpenters are not through
but they have gone more than half way, and they may finish the work on Friday.
Anyways check out some of the pictures of the unfinished roof
Peace!!!!

spyder880:
@ Am Alone, this is how your house will look like when its finished,

Hmmm. . . you too much!!! How do you know?(are u a mind-reader?)

The pattern of roof and the roofing sheet I want to use
require more materials than a normal aluminium or steptiles roof
I had to buy an extra 255 woods and an extra bag of nail
totaling -- N107,500 (including trasport 5,000)
And their is a possibility I will still buy more

The height of the roof is 12ft
and so far I have bought over a thousand woods

2 by 3 ---500 pieces( I will check to confirm this number. But it is around 450 to 500 pieces sha)
2 by 4 ---275 pieces
2 by 2 ---200 pieces
3 by 4 --- 30 ,,
2 by 6 --- 30 ,,
facing board --- 6 pieces(for the back of the house that has no gutter roofing)

total number of woods --- 1,041 pieces of wood(the woman even gave me some free woods but hell! the house consume them)
So far they have use around half of that number. Please note I went there with them and I counted all this woods to be sure they
are complete, because i can't risk loosing money like that.

the cost of the woods now is now around
first set of woods ---- 374,000
second set of woods -- 110,500(the extra 255 woods, transport -5k, kerosine-3k, chemical to treat the woods - 3k nail - 5k 1 bag)

Total: 483,500.00
Workmanship - 150,000
Together: N634,500 (na wa oooo!!! the roofing sheet am using is stone tiles)
Furthermore I have paid my electricity connection fee which is N50,000(because the area where I am building is a new site
and the community are standing electrical poles and distributing electricity. Before anyone can connect or tap light, you have to
pay 50,000 for futher developments!!! So I paid mine last saturday)

OVERALL TOTAL MONEY SPEND ON CONSTRUCTION TODAY IS NOW --- N3,623,200(and the roofing is not even finished yet!)
PEACE!!!!

benimeogu:
Am Alone,
I love your house design, My duplex is very similar to what you have,but i do have little reservation to your roof design especially to the main entrance and car pouch.please try to make your roof very high and not flat as shown in the pictures. High roof is what is in vogue now.
thanks
Ben

That is not my house o
I said it was what the achitect
first designed for me!!!
my roof is around 12ft tall
Peace

NemekGee:
@ Am alone, Thanks so much. I dont see the rental income that comes from housing as investment either because the time until you get your ROI seems like forever hence i would rather build a house for myself. i am still single at this time (about your age) but i know that when i have a family i would like to move to a bigger house and / or an area closer to town (By the grace of God) hence the reason i am having trouble deciding the structure to put up. in what part of Lagos are your building?

Bros, I am building in Ikorodu!!!
What is your budget for the house you want to build
then I can suggest what you should build bros!

Bros, abeg no build on goverment land ooo
Peace!

NemekGee:
@Am Alone, Spyder and brabus, You guys are doing a great job on this thread and this has been one very helpful thread for prospective home owners.
Meanwhile, i am trying to make a decision on what to build on my land in sangotedo area of lagos. The problem, i am facing here is that i do not know the type of structure to put up there bearing in mind that i am not sure that i would like to live there for a long time and i don't believe in the income that comes from home rentals because i think it is quite little (in sangotedo) compared to the amount of money invested in putting up the structure.

what factors did you guys consider before deciding if you want to build a bungalow dupex or bungalow with a pent house as in brabus case or was it just a case of individual taste and financial strength at the time of embarking on the project?

i wont like a situation whereby i will build a house and dislike it after a short time so i am trying to be sure that i make the right decision while also considering my present financial strenght.

For me, my bungalow is my taste!!!
and some of the reason why I choose a
bungalow is because, I don't want to spend
too much money on a house! I want to invest
invest more of my money!!!! Building my bungalow
to my taste will cost me nothing less than 12million
A duplex will cost me twice that money!!!!
I don't know your budget so cannot tell you what to
build!!!! But my advice, depeding on your budget
you can build a home(something simple and worthy)
then use some of your other money to invest!!!
Bros house no be investment oo! I no no how some people
dey build their own!! But it will take you around 14yrs to
get back your investment

nameoh:
AmAlone

i understand it cost u 50,000 naira for the arch drawing , pls who much was the structural drawing

Bros, Since it is a bungalow, There is no need for
architectural drawings. Also, you can spend less than
50k to get your drawing!!! But if a professional is doing
it, please do not pay more than 50k!(35k is okay sir!)

hmmm
'The Third World War'

@ Apollonio
I have replied your email again
if you can't find it, try checking your spam folder

brabus:
^^^ Am Alone, this is beautiful.

check out mine below (this is d finalized draft copy). I dont have the digital copy of the main plan.

brabus:
^^^In the design above

1. Green line shows the waste pipes (toilet, drain pipe, kitchen waste etc) are all on one side of the building thus reducing plumbing cost and preventing blockage as they are all close to the septic tank.

2. The dimensions
   main sitting room is 24ft by 24ft
   waiting area is 12ft by 12ft (where we are going to introduce glass block partition)
   Kitchen is 12ft by 12ft
   Porch is 8ft by 24ft (any guest who is not meant to enter the house ends up here)
   Store is 7ft by 8ft
   Dining area is 16ft by 12ft
   Master bed & bath is 26ft by 16ft
   Bedroom 2 & 3 is  12ft by 12ft
   Bedroom 2 bath & dresser is 5ft by 12ft

Unfortunately, the finalized draft copy of the first floor showing the loft is not loading. I'll try get a new copy from my dad who made the drawing. I designed the building.

@ Brabus,
Na like you like me ooo
Funny enough na me draw the design of that my house
I got some of the idea from another architect that drew me a bar
and car wash. I gave it to this architect that drew the 4 bedroom flat
to draw me something similar, but he came up with that above!!!(the 3d drawing above)
and was asking for 150k. That was when I fired him
Anyways, I didn't even knew the house will be much nice at all
the size and the shape was my idea -- OLUWA CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and guess what I'm loving it!!
The carpenters are fast oooo!!!

@Tony13

Check your mail

timothy001:
@Am Alone Please can you explain the backdate of the C OF O of a thing, I know someone must have a C OF O before lifting a house but since it's a new rules.Is it compulsory? What happens if you continue building without the c of o.pls urgent reply

!!! or spam folder!!!

Timothy001, Now you can't erect a house in Lagos with C of O. That is one of the new policy here in Lagos. But what they did for me was that, the architect collect the sum of 160k in total(I think its kinda too much now sha) from me to sort some people people in town planning. So they will back date the house plan approval to 2003. So I can build. Anybody that ask for my C of O, I did tell them that I have done the approval of the house since 2003 so I don't need to have C of O to build since I already have my approval. Funny enough C of O can take sometimes eternity before you can get it!!! Talk to your architect about that, I'm sure he can do it for you!!!

the upview of what I am building
Though there had been some modifications,
but it still look like this!!!
Modification did were as follow

** The front round pillars was changed to two each
** the 3 by 4 window was closed.
** The big lobby was reduced!!!
** The back kitchen door was taken to the middle
and also increased to 4 fit
PEACE!!!!

Anybody interested in the 3D version of my house. I don't have the 3D version of my house yet,
but I will ask another of my architect to make it for me. Though he was not the one that drew this
one, but he can make a 3D version of what my house is going to look like. Once I get it, I will post
it for you here, 
@Fhemmmy
Check you inbox or spam folder
Peace!!!!!!!