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Chekitaut:
God bless your handiwork, This is just beautiful. weldone

tx bro.

We are done with block setting up to lintel level. We are set to move to the second floor slab.

befto:
Thank you. And how can we tell who is an honest builder?
Maybe that will help us choose better in the future.
Thanks

Prayer! I believe so much in prayer. A client once tild me that he took his time to pray before choosing his contractors likewise I pray before taking up any job. I always ask God to divert any Job that will give me issues or have problems away from me and He has always answer my prayers.
Also careful study of the contractor in question.

@ maverick sir , you are very right that I evaded your question, I was trying to save the house some contractual grammar. You painted a scenario about the change in price of roofing sheet. There's what we call fluctuation in contract. if you have a contract that is rigid that does not alliw for fluctuations then the contractors who takes up a wholesome contract is on his own, but if otherwise the increase would be calculated and the client pays, but even in a rigid contract fluctuation could still be allowed on a passionate ground if the reason is crystal clear like that of economy crunch. I have had such grace before. Never the less if the client is very rigid and not considerate there is always a way out. I ll keep that for now. lol. A yoruba adage says that "what an elder use to eat cold papa is under the leave"

@ maverick Tx for understanding lafolabi, life goes on easily when you admit your mistakes rectify and apologies.
Back to our topic abt material procurement. I have had so many clients and we have worked wt different styles. My sincere prayer for all clients is that u will not fall into the hands of a wicked and greedy contractor/Engineers. The reason for my prayers is this: you may procure materials your self and end up buying extra unnecessarily as a matter of fact what you ve bought should be more than enough and yet you will buy extra wout anybody stealing from ur site.How can this happens? A greedy contractor can because of the fact that u are the one buying material and deliberately over use material into your project. Yes you may tell me that is not a problem since everything goes into your project! Alas it is a problem 1. it will end up shooting ur construction cost which u won't discover early until you find out that you have overshot your budget. 2. For instance in a decking where 5 tons is adequate he may end up using say like 7 tons by loading irons more than necessary or cutting the iron in such a way that the wastages will be enormous, and as a matter of fact over reinforcement is even more dangerous than under reinforcement because it cost sudden colapse .
May God help us

befto:
@Aventures.
I agree with you here but can I ask one question?

if client agrees for contractor to supply materials and this scenario happens where more cement is needed, who bares the cost?
Are you saying the contractor will use his own money to cover this shortage?

in a contractual agreement, plus or minus is strictly contractors problem. One thing about contract is this in some area you will make gain even extra and in some area you will encounter loss at the end of the project ie either the contractor make profit, loss or no gain no loss I have every experience all the three.

But in honest truth if client procure material and the contractor/engineer supervises, in this case it will work perfect if the client will take responsibility of putting his own person in charge of dispensing and recording the material so that the contractor is free of allegations if there is a shortage in any material. Otherwise the client must have absolute trust in his engineer/contractor and must be ready not to question is integrity if there is any shortage of material.

@befto sir, you know yourself and your heart better than any other person, your level of understanding and your kind heart may be far better than others. from experience I want to tell there are different types of clients we have experienced. when there's leftover no problem but moment there is shortage you suddenly become a thief without anymeans to prove yourself. for instance a client buys cement say 500 bags ti be used for a specific target of work and it will be used for a period of time, all the period of use the client is not available to witness the use and suddenly the cement didn't hit the target how would the
contractor be justified? no way because he has got no witness. Client Procuring material is good when he has a store keeper that will take record of material usage. that way both client vand contractor would be protected from any undue accusation.

twinskenny:
this is awesome Boss weldone

tx buddy

@lafolabi and endiasami. thanks a lot

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oga lafolabi pls apologise profusely. looking at maverick point I felt you need to apologise. tx. I believe you can still have a lot to do together.

@ Brabus: Your point of providing an estimate for material you are not procuring is very valid. I support it from all angles and from standard contract procurement procedure acceptable world wide. When you provide estimate it is usually plus or minus, when it is minus the client is happy and nobody hears any story and when it is plus wahala go come. The best thing in this case is to have an intermediary that would provide the quantities for both the builder and the client. The client engage such a person and he does not even need to meet the builder. I have done such for a Nairalander in Diaspora (though at a cost) he used it raise the structure even in his absence. But the problem with some of our client is that preparing an estimate is not just a child's play it is time and energy consuming especially for a complex project.

we set to start blocks laying to allow time for the first floor slab mature before deforming the formwork.

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Work Status:

First floor Column work completed.

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lafolabi:
The cost of same project in different locations,can be different. Due to environment and land conditions.
Sir, I'm sure that you cannot be interested in all the buildings. You can call or email the builder in charge of the building you intend to build. As others do.
Note: we are here to tell and to show the world and the good Nairalander what we're capable of doing.
We're not selling. We build for deffrent cliet .and some build and sell.thanks.

GBAM!!! Lafolabi has spoken.
And Moreso, it is a contract offered to us by a property developing company and we were not given the priviledge to disclose the client name nor the project cost.

@ lafolabi Great job

segcymoor:
nasooo. Oga @ the top

oga segcymore I hail oo

@lafolabi I concur in 100%. The structural members must be done right or else the aesthetic will be sitting on time bomb

Arise and shine. The first floor work in progress.

Olusojisorunmu:
Great work boss....simply professional

Thanks

twinskenny:
lovely

twinskenny:
lovely

Thanks

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To God be the Glory . First deck concrete finally achieved. one down two more to go.