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block work been done for the upper floor.....this area would serve as the E library

happy new month my beautiful NLers......its been a while since I updated work progress that's because I travelled to Benin to start talks on a residential development....
WORK has been going on smoothly for my colleague on site has been managing the work here .
since my last update when we were taking roof level, we've decked the middle portion of the building which would serve as the E-library section of the building.
I'd upload pics of the work stages during the past week as soon as I get them. but for now enjoy the pic at it current state

2 units of semi-detached 2 bedroom flats. available facilities are -2 Main lounges with dining space -2 bedrooms ensuite -2 bedrooms not ensuite -2 kitchen spaces with store -spacious entrance porch / sit out.... estimated cost to finish-8.5m

happy new month, my fellow professionals and prospective home owners....time to unveil simple and easy to build designs for the average man....
for this month I'd be focusing on projects with a price range of 6-15million as building cost excluding land cost....... so just chill and enjoy the views while you pick your design of choice....u can also check out my thread on the construction of a library building at FGGC, oObangede .....

multikolour:
pls sir include the possible cost from start to finish, so we can know the budget estimate.

building estimate is affected by cost location, materials and labour cost. I'd try my possible best to give a price range with future updates ...thanks for the observation

Executive 5 bedroom design with a luxurious pent floor worthy of the hard worker as a retirement home.
available facilities
alcove with visitor's toilet
dining room
kitchen with store
laundry room
large lounge
family.lounge
5bedrooms ensuite with masters and madams room having walk in closets
pent floor for chilling in the attic
masters bdrm room has a private balcony

though these are coming in late but they are necessary so as to show work quality...
pic 1- starter bars for stairs before casting
pic 2- placing of damp proof membrane and wire mesh
pic 3 -plumbing works
pic 4-stairs starter bars after casting

block laying commenced, projected number to be used is 6000 blocks

more pics

floor casting finished today and we're at lintel level at a section of the work. total building height is 3.2m with large windows at the front of 2.5*3m.......network is bad here at obangede I find it very hard to upload pics, so manage the little I can send

snakebeat:
Chief architect, nice job!
Did u use 1.44sqm basket for all d columns, judging by some space provided in d trench, I doubt if it can accommodate a 1.2 by 1.2m basket. But d foundation is very deep, even on a dry land, nice work!
Pls try to upload more pix, it helps to give clear understanding of d construction process...

we followed the structural design totally, all column bases are 1.44sqmt, starter bars height is 2.4m

ramming of watered area

watering of filled area before ramming with a ramming machine

work has been moving at a very rapid rate. we did filling yesterday and today we started floor casting.
total trucks used for filling is about 60 10tons trucks,
floor casting commenced today as earlier mentioned.we could cast only 2/3 of the total floor area of 640sqmt

cunlay007:
Can this house sit on a Half plot and at wot cost

yeah it can comfortably be built on half a plot,

block work finished today and by Gods grace we'd start the earth filling tomorrow. filling sand would be delivered to site tomorrow morning. we are targeting about 30 trips of filling sand .

princejones:
Oga Architgren more grace to you,For roofing job contact us for quality job and moderate price.we work anywhere across the nation.

inbox me on archit_green@yahoo.com so we can talk

mufutau55:
Oga, make we see the 3D design of this project o.
Hajji M.

my company wasn't involved in the design of the structure, we are purely building contractors as it regards that project. so no 3d pic

elewedu:
Good Afternoon,
I have searched online to get a good architect, but for some strange reasons, I didnt get to this thread, you have got great designs here. Meanwhile, I just commissioned an architect to help design two units of 2bedroom flat downstairs and a 3 bedroom flat upstairs, and got this designs. I am wondering if you could help assess the design, to see areas of concern before I review with him.
I look forward to getting your comments

thanks elewedu for stopping by. this is my honest take on the plan you got from the architect.
pros of the design
1) he made judicious use of space since the building is small
2) the small size of the building would make building cost minimal

cons of the design
1) on the grd floor, he should have mirrored what's happening on the right unit happen on the left unit too. i.e the interior space arrangements of the left unit should be same a that of the right unit
2) its not advisable to have a single entrance /exit into the upper floor so as to prevent entrapment in cases of emergency like fire hazards.
3)the balcony at the left of the living room on the upper floor is not necessary
4) the kitchen should have a stairs even if its a spiral staircase, that's better than none at all
5) the master bedroom of the upper floor doesn't need that chamfered edge I think it's a waste of needed interior space
6) despite the advantage of the small size of the building, the disadvantage is the minimal usage of interior spaces especially the living room spaces of the ground floor apartments .

21st century theme design of a 4 bedroom maisonette, best results would be achieved with exquisite finishes.
available facilities include
2ensuite bedrooms
masters bedroom with walk in closet, large bathroom and a private exterior sitting
ensuite guest bedroom on the ground floor
main lounge
dining and kitchen...
Archit Green Works

6 bedroom maisonette with pent floor, with ample living spaces.
available facilities include
2 lounges one general and one private
6 bedroom ensuite
visitors toilet
kitchen with a breakfast dinner within it
large dining space
pemt floor ensuite
sit out for the masters bedroom
car porch

the first pics I uploaded. I didn't give details of available facilities in these designs so I'm uploading them again and hiving adequate details as advised by HAJJI....

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back to business.....block laying and column base casting commenced today.... in 3 days we should be tru with block work if the masons should continue at this rate of work. estimated blocks to be laid are 3000 blocks to dpc level....brc wire mesh and more iron reinforcements have arrived site today

lol, Hajji, what's the meaning of Gajji? ....so Mr casket, where are u saving people from caskets now

Exotic 4bedroom bungalow.
available facilities include alcove, large main lounge , dining area accessible from the alcove and main lounge, 4 bedrooms all ensuite with the masters and madam bedrooms having walk in closets and large toilet spaces, kitchen with a store, then a utility room that can serve as an ironing/ laundry room. More features can be added or removed depending on the clients taste...

thanks HAJJ and casket(that ur name sha, hope u didn't work in the morgue section, at obangede hosp)... your presence is appreciated ...

LOL! That one you are referring to is: Gajji (oko Oku)
Mine is Hajji for Alhaji.

Hajji M.

using lines and plumb to erect iron reinforcemts for columns ....the baskets are 1200mm by 1200mm while the starter rods height are 2.4m......concrete mix for the foundation and column base is 1:2:4. the rods sizes are 12mm for the baskets and 16mm for the starter bars. works moving...oluwa be praised

its been a while since I uploaded new designs that's because I've been busy on a new job , u can check it out on www.nairaland.com/2379248/construction-library-building-fggc-obangede ..... meanwhile I'd like my fellow NLers what's the most important feature you'd want your dream house to have? ...
More wonderful designs in a bit

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placing of iron reinforcement

finished foundation base properly plumbed and ready for block laying