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Natudu:
Brabus,
U say dis one na terrace or abi extra terrestial? Na for where tenant go hang im cloth wen e don wash finish? For where e go throway water?

Jokes apart, co-sharing will be a serious issue with this type of inhabitation even with the so-called ''big boys''! Naija people need some kinda privacy and space to themselves, no matter how small.

But i like the picture scatter shaa. More, abegi!

rastaman20:
.Good one, maybe it can be treated here as well , since all are related to almost thesame topic,(Fence And Gates)

@ALL plsease vote for it.

rastaman20:
Please teach us more.

brabus:
A NEW DIRECTION

If you ask a builder, an architect or engineer, and a registered quality control consultant what it takes to verify the structural integrity of a building, you'll get three very different answers.

Later on this thread, I will be discussing my new discoveries after meeting the Director of Engineering Services (Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory).

Different types of materials can be used to build a house, but very important questions we should be asking ourselves, "Is this material suited to the type of construction I want to do? Are this choice of materials suitable for supporting the
foundation of a structure of the type and size I want to build?

Find out why a 7 floor building belonging to one of the new generation bank on Awolowo road, Ikoyi was recently pulled down! What went wrong?

At this junction, LEVELS don change. Even if na bungalow you want to build - a scientific approach will be taken.

chuka2003:
Its because Aluminium roofing carpenter would act as a check for the framework guy. If the framework guy does a shoddy job, aluminium guy would call him back and put him to order. This may back fire if they are partners in crime or worse still are the same person,

brabus:
NEW UPDATE

LSPDC RENOVATION - From floor to ceiling to the kitchen sink, our interior design experts will make every exceptional detail reflect the personality and style of our client.

Here is an outline of how I expect us to proceed with the new project.

28 - 30th July      - Ceiling and tiles tear-down/removal; Purchase of materials; Removal of Doors/soft frame
1st - 6th Aug       - You will be able to see some major work going at the site. (Preliminary Plumbing, Electrical & Carpentary works, Patch works, Bricklaying, Tiles, Ceiling)
8th - 13th Aug     - Installation of Bath/Kitchen Wares, Fittings, Laminated Flooring, Suspended Ceiling, Wardrobes, PoP, Wall Screed & Painting
15th - 17th Aug   - Final touch up, Cleaning up, Handing over

Once again, we want to say a big thank you to all our clients. You inspire us to do more!

Stay glued for more updates.

blank:
Speaking from a finance side, the extra cost in paying instalmentally is a cost of sourcing for funds. If you are not able to save successfully, then pay the extra cost involved in paying instalmentally. Its a trade off, so u decide if the extra cost is worth it or you would rather wait and save it up knowing that inflation could diminish the value of your savings. Time value of money is very important in making the decision.

That's why it is important to hedge your savings/investments.

seedord247:
what we need is WAZOBIA Bank

9ijaMan:
Sincerely speaking I think the guy who gave you the estimate in terms of quantity is doing a good job. His figures are ok as long as he's not going to do a substandard job. Let me try my rickety brain to go through your figures one at a time:
The qty for 16mm rods are ok. I estimated about 43 pieces and he's asking you for 39 pieces (this is ok 'cos I added a bit of excess).

I guess the 12mm rods will be meant for the lintel concrete work, I do not know the number of windows (and the different sizes of the windows) your house will have hence I do not know how to make an estimate here.

The 8mm rods will be used for rings round the 16 mm rods (at defined intervals) in forming the cuboid shapes for the pillars and rings for the 12mm to form the cuboids for the lintel work. 25 pieces of 8mm rods is also reasonable considering the quantity of the 16mm and 12 mm rods. 2 bundles of binding wire is ok as well.

The workmanship of 40k is also reasonable, based on my experience, however you can still try to beat the figure down a bit. 30k will be a good starting point and then you can settle for 35k after a bit of bargaining.

Generally the quantity of almost every other material is reasonable and the labour charges are equally reasonable.

I however have a big concern with your choice (or your mason's choice) of using gravel for pillars. My brother I beg you to please avoid doing that. If you have to delay your project to addd more money to purchase granite, please do so. You can use gravel for lintel work (if you choose to conserve money), but never for pillar or deck work. Granite is about twice or at most 3 times the cost of gravel. USE GRANITE for all your pillars beams and deck work. Spending an extra 100k on granite is nothing compared to the total cost of the project which (by my little) estimate will be more than 10 million Naira. What is worth doing is worth doing well.

On the post lintel block work: I do not know the size of  your house nor the dimensions. Hence I cannot tell if the quantity of materials are ok or not. However going by the initial quantities, I'll assume the estimates here should be ok too.

Lastly, you'll notice I have not said anything about the price of materials (I only made comments on labour costs), this is because I've no clue what the costs of building materials are lately. I'm living abroad and was only home last November when prices were still reasonable. So forgive me for not being able to give an opinion on the prices. You can verify the figures by getting the price of each material from some other sources independent of the guy who gave you the above estimates. Check at least 2 other independent sources for the price of the materials, and proceed to make purchases based on the most reasonable figures (not necessarily the cheapest figures o)!

Ciao!

The thread is educative, thanks for the good work done

This issue of Granite vs gravel was argued somewhere in another thread.

I am not a builder but I will appreciate if you can quickly enlighten me on this.

seanet02:
Nigerian Compass and their shameful lies. I was priviledged to have some facts on this issue.
1. The Land on which the Project was illegally given to them by OGD without recourse to the  laws on ground. The state was short changed in the land to the tune of 75%
2. Amosun personally led a team of state officials to the plant the very second week he was installed to handover a quit notice to them and told them he will also personally led a team to demolish it if they fail to move their things within the specified time.
Anybody believing Nigerian Compass deserves a free slap on the face, the paper is the leader of Junks media houses in Africa. Just look at how they lied that it was Amosun that approve the project when in actuall fact it was done by the owner of Nigerian Compass OGD. Useles newspaper