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the upview of that house(not the one I am currently building

this are the dimension of the house

@ Fhemmmy,

I don't have the 3D drawing of it. The design of this house was
actually drew by me. Then I took it to my an architect who then did
some little amendments. I have another architect who was supposed
to do the drawing for me, but his behavior was not okay with me. I don't know why
he want me to pay him extra which I cant! That was why I have to give
the job to another architect. I will give him this my drawing and as him to work
on it and give me a 3D version of what my house is going to look like, then I will
post it here on Nairaland for everyone as well. Check out this 3D drawing of what
   I wanted to build before I finally chose the one I am currently building. The reason
why I didn't build this one was because it was too big(took almost a full plot of 60x120)
and the inside was a bit complicated. i prefer a simple looking house like the one I am currently
building!!!!

Let me sound a little dumb here,

He is right!
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Security!!!
hahahahahahaha!!!!

Apollonio:
Well done AM Alone,and more greese to your elbow.

Please am also interested in the plan if you dont mind.I am mindful of copyrights laws though,so dont be afraid.I will be using it to tweek some plans that my architect is presenting to me.

My mail addee is sharkopollo@gmail.com

Thanks in advance.

Don't worry about copy right bros
I have forward you the plan as well
if you can't find it in your inbox
please check your spam folder
'CashMoves' -- Always Helping

@mmbello2

The plan had been forward to your email. If you can't find it in your inbox, please check your spam folder!!!!
Peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fhemmmy:
Still loving it

@AmAlone . . . . .Is that the house you are building?
If that is it, coud you please lemme see the plan, love it

Bros!!! No be the house wey I dey build be that ooo!!!
I just won say house pass house!!!! And even 500million naira($3million dollars)
no go reach get you some kind of house gon!!!!

@ Kuntash
New discovery shows that money can buy happiness!!!!
I didn't say it will
but it can. And I am a living witness to that
money has brought me happiness!!!! OLUWA CHAMPION

Even if you say money cannot buy happiness
At least it is more comfortable to cry in a $20million mansion
Than under this our Lagos bridge!!!

By tomorrow, I will try to post some pictures!!! -- Hopefully!!!


_{Grab your coat and snatch your hat
leave your worries on the door-step
Just direct your feet
to the
sunny side of the street!
say what you mean!
mean what you say!
OLUWA CHAMPION!!!!}

^^^confirm na

olubuffett:
you said it 'fake' so they no what they are saying, you don't go to Bathroom store or B& Q and ask for original

hahahaha!!!!
But Naija is a big country sha
and I believe you can get almost
everything here in naija
and one thing I've come to understand
is that, not all those foreign thing are made
for us. Like a set of WC i saw, it was very lovely
but the hole where waste use to pass was very
tiny. When I took my plumber there, he advice me
not to buy! How man wey don eat fufu and eba
waste go fit take pass that kind small hole
nai be dey question wey him ask moi!

olubuffett:
you must have been there when he got the land 19 mill to be exact, and all fitting were imported, as u know a house
reflect the owner's choice and taste' but sometimes money can't buy  taste you got to get experts to do that.

When people say fitting were imported
I want to ask, were all those fake china products
not imported as well?
I think its better we say they are original and of great qualities or so,

The 150k is only for the ceiling loggin
and the wood roofing excluding the roof itself
The roof I will be using is called stone tiles
and will be fixed by one company here in Lagos
but the pattern of the wood work will be
exactly like that of step tiles

Bros Kuntash
but how much did you think this
house is worth??
No offense

The Carpenters charge is 150,000 here o!!!
Lagos thing are really expensive!!!
I did my very best to get it to 150k
Funny enough the aluminium roofing is not there oooo!!!

Anyways, they started work today
they were only three that came today, also they came late
the Akun wood is very hard and they are having a hard time
nailing it. But the most important thing is that; we are all moving on!!!
Peace!!!!!

spyder880:
I dont think N10 million is even enough to complete some bungalows, some bungalows of your size can gulp N100 million and ask for more money. Just call up Julius Berger and drop your plans for them and slap them with a hundred milla cheque and things will start to happen. Order them to finish the house with concrete walls, aeroplane skin aluminum roof, platinum plated POP ceilings studded with lumps of diamond, jacuzzi bathroom and toilet fittings including a toilet seat all made of 32 karat gold for each of the rooms.(imported from Saudi Arabia) Bullet proof window panels and fire proof door panels all imported from UK with finighing touches by Chubb castle UK ltd. What about the latest kitchen facilities from US, or the aerodynamic hanging beds that floats on the air, thrown in from Sweden?
My brother, if you gat the cash, flaunt it. There is nothing better in this world than enjoying your money, especially after working hard for it.

100millar no go buy half of all those things wey you mention there my bros
100million naira may look so big to you, but it is less than a million dollar!!! So when you go to
julius beger and tell them you want to give them USD700,000 for the above,  you did be lucky to
come out of there with one leg!!!!

Anyways, I am still trying to figure what kind of duplex someone can build even with 11million naira!!!
If I won build myself a duplex, Bros my budget will be nothing less than 25million
take it or leave it!!!

Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride,
PEACE!!!!

olubuffett:
@spyder

Na my house you describe up there in fact i no dey use Julius Berger, na Atkins I they bring come with all there equipment and labour force.

Haven't said that My brother spent over 15mill for bungalow in ajah area.

To some people  20million na the world
and to some other ppl, na just for land alone!!!

hey!!! Hurray!!!
I had no idea gon
buy me some gift oo!
Peace!!

Brabus, to be honest with you,
i just did my calculations now
and i think the total will be around
10million ooo(excluding the land, but
including all the a/c, for all the rooms,
pot, tv, chair, beds and every other thing)
10m will do! _perhaps

Is 10m too much for a bungalow??

Henceforth, I will give account only on
the cost of my building. The cost of the
land will mentioned on request!

brabus:
Am_Alone, wadup. Great pics here, I wish I could upload the one being built for my neighbour who currently resides in UK. Project was supervised by his sister who happened to be a woman leader in PDP Ogun state. They had to quickly plaster the deck to cover up cracks.

You can imagine!!!
That is why I cannot buy a house!!!!
Except I was there when they started the foundation
to the finish!!!!
Foundation, decking, pillars, roofing are the main thing
serious!!! Fake finishings can be consider
because they can be replaced. But foudation, decking, pillars
bros to replace them is near impossible

@mmbello2
I don't have the plan on my computer
but I will go and scan and send it to your email
I made some little amendments
I will show them to you as well
GOD ALMIGHTY WHO HAS BROUGHT MOI
TO THIS STAGE WILL COMPLETE YOURS
FOR YOU WITH LESS STRESS THAN MINE
AMEN!!

lastly

believe

this post is for educational purpose oo
NOT TO MOCK ANYONE
PEACE!!!!

A man was building a 3 bedroom bungalow in my area
and it was very close to swamp!!!!
The cost of building on a sloppy land is very high
and I wont advice any1 to build on a sloppy land!!!
don't even buy such lands in the first place!!!
Mos bungalow around my area don't have pillars
because the land is a very dry land. So no need of
put pillars for a normal 3 to 6 bedroom bungalow.

This guy was building a 3 bedroom bungalow on a little bit
swampy land in my area, check out the pictures
what is happening to the building
He didn't put any pillars at all. It was when the
cracks in the building was getting too much that
he started putting pillars, but it was too late!!
Even the foundation was supposed to be casting all through
especially that place that was swampy!!!
There was no German floor as well!!!

@mmbello2
To be honest with you 5million
cannot finish the project
but 6 to 7million will sure finish it!!!!

But then you have to cut many things
for example, I used 9 inch blocks through out
but you can use 9 inches blocks only for the round and foundation
of the house. For the inside of the house, I advice you use 6 inches blocks.

Also, my foundation is over 2 feet about the ground, as a result,
I use over 150,000 to fill the inside(this is very good because of erosion)
You can reduce yours to just one block and the German floor above the ground to save cost
because you wont have to buy any filling sand!!!
My house has four coaches of blocks after the lintel level, that is why it looks so tall!!!
Advantages: it helps to ventilate the house, and also, I have enough space, which means
any pop design can be used in my house!
The normal coach is 2 coach above window level. But if you want to use pop
then make it 3 coaches. Also, if you want to put the gutter roof, then no need to make it
3 coach, just make it two coaches! The gutter roofing will stand as the third coach!!!
I used granite for the house(granite is more expensive that gravel) So to save cost you
can use gravel as well(its very good, but not as, ). Also, I used dredging sand! Man
this sand dey chop money! Normal sand is less the price. So if you want to use normal sand
you can, but make sure the one you are buying have no dirt or whatsoever!!! All this will help
you reduce cost!!!!

Doing all this will save you as much as 300 to 450k
As a result,  7 million go finish am!!!
How much do they sell block @ your end?? Cement
Cost of Labour if they are less than Bricklayer 2500  to 3000
Labour -- 1500, cement 2000(abeg use dangote cement!!!!), blocks 9 inches 135 to 140
6 inches 130

And you are not doing POP for the sitting room alone, aluminium
you will be using is step tiles(bros with wood and workmanship, make e
no pass 1million. Do you best here!!!) If omoni-le no dey your end!!!
If you pay enough attention and prize well, 6million go finish am for you
WELL!!!! But 5million is near impossible!!

Bros, It is your house!!!! If you have the money, please spend it!!!!
Don't waste it, but use it for yourself, Use quality materials!!!! It is
a life time time investment!!!! And any manage you do less than what
I have adviced abovevwill reflect in the near future!!! A solid house can
last 100 to 120yrs and counting!!! but an any how house, begins to wither away after 40
fifty year!!! And another thing I want you do understand, what you want to
do, do it well. For example, if you are casting the foundation, you need to cast
it to the normal standard(nothing less than 6 inches)!! If you cast the foundation
below 6 inches, and you begin to set the blocks, immediately they have set the blocks up to
the german floor level and they cast the german floor, The mistake you made with the
foundation cannot be corrected again for life!! That is how it is going to be!!! And the effect
is this, you maynot be able to put much load on the building, because it may leads to some serious cracks!!!!

PEACE!!!

mmbello2:
@Am alone
Good work. I am currently preparing to start a 4 bedroom. Pls is your plot a 50x100? Also can u pls sketch me the plan. I ve been following your posts and anxiously awaiting your roofing details. You have been great in details. And also do you think 5m will finish the project ie excluding cost of land? Thanks

@mmbellow2
The land is a 60x120. And if you want the drawing plan, then forward me your email,

Also, 5million will not finish this project
because of the stuff I will be using to
do the finishing. But a total of 7m  will
surely finish the project.
So far, I have spent a total of 3m.(excluding land)
The real cost of the building so far is less than 2.5million
but for some miscellaneous expenses!!
Example

The omo-nile here collect a total of 225,000 out of the 3million
Foundation: 25,000.00 -- German Floor -- 40,000.00
Roofing -- 70,000.00 -- Fencing 20,000 -- Security -- 30,000
The carpent, bricklayer, iron bender, plumber, electrician, pop
that worked on the site pays 5,000 each. And i paid for them
so that the cost of my labour can be cheaper! -- around 45,000

Here in Lagos, you need C of O before you can erect any building(Government new policy)
and to get c of o will take you 8 months to 2 years or more!!!
But there is a way they use to back date it, and you can  build with the C of O
and it cost me 160,000 to do that. Then the well cost an extra 100k
Minus this sum from the total money spend on that house will give you around 2.5m

Though I have finished the soak-away pit, I still have a total of 1000 blocks from that money
So surely 7 to 8million will finish it for you with a very standard finish(fence no dey there o)


Be more patient, pictures of my roof will be out in 3 weeks!!!!
PEACE!!!!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BELOW STATEMENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY PRIDE BUT JUST TO PROVE MY POINT!!!!

After taking my bath this morning, I took my car key, went to the car, When I got close to it
I just pulles the door and it automatically opens. I went in, then from the navigator system I was able
to check everything about the car itself. I operated it from the navigator screen. Under Maintenance
I was able to see that I need to service my car, change the wiper, check the a/c, change the oil,
service the air filter and even re-do my car alignment.

I pushed the start button on the car and the engine started working, then I drove out to my mechanic. As I entered the express, the
car started making some noise(pun, pun, pun, pun). I knew it meant I should fasten up my seat belt, which
I did immediately. The screen was a bit dusty. So i used the whipper. I Allowed it or pour enough water on
screen, so as do wipe it very well. Before I knew, I had use about half a bucket of water to wipe the screen, so I
stopped pulling the whipper! And the water stopped coming. Then just immediately, I saw sign on the dash board
which says: ''Low Washer Fluid"(which means I need to add some water since have used alot of it). I drove on to the mechanic's place, but before I could get there it was almost getting to 11:00
When I got there, as I packed, I immediately notice another sign on the dash board screen that say I had a flat tire.
I knew I must had stepped on a nail or a screw on the mechanic street. BUT ALL THANkS TO GOD ALMIGHTY I HAD EVERYTHING
FIXED IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS!!!

The car is Toyota Camry 2008 Model
keyless with Navigator, v6, double exhaust, full option!!!
Cost 3.6million last year Febuary!!!

My point is this: You can't compared
this car to end of discussion. That is
why there is a difference in prize,

Bros Sir,
Is it not part of the topic?(Re: The Real Cost Of Building A Six Bedroom Duplex)

I want to know so as to know how to follow mine up!
since you don't want to talk about it
no probs.
Peace!!

Brabus
No vex for this question
but abeg hw much roofing alone
cost you??
Thanks

E good make house strong gon from the start
so that e go worth any type of finishing!!!
Peace

A Great Thread,

But brabus
abeg anytime
u get change
send me that pictures oo
abeg!
thanks
PEACE!!!!!



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BA. . . BA!!!
CAN YOU PLEASE SHOW SOME RESPECT??!
DOWN ON YOUR KNEES!!!!!