₦airaland Forum

ice4u999:
Aventures, for accuracy, how long is a soil test really good for? Can one use a result from a soil test done 2-3 years ago?
My other question is, do I need to know the type of structure I want to erect before carry out a soil test or the test can be done and then give my structural engineer whenever I am ready?
Sometimes ago I was studying in failed foundation repair, underpinning and the likes, I did a pile for an international trained petroleum drilling engineer and he gave a lot of journals and books to read. Along the line I discovered that one of the reason for foundation failure is not just a design error or construction issues, it could be a change in soil formation over a very long time. Just to buttress this point some few years back an NLder introduced me to a client in Gbagada for a structural integrity inspection of a house he bought, the house was built years back on a pad foundation, after about 30yrs it is now showing some fatigue, after investigation the house is to be pulled down because the formation underneath has changed and can no longer bear the load with pad fdn.
Back to tour question 2-3yrs not too long for a soil test in my own opinion, but if your structural engineer is not comfortable with it, I all advice you do a fresh one that he would coordinate and ensure it is properly done.

KolaShangOne:
ALL soil tests that I have seen even on dry land requires you to remove top soil. It is like a constant. I'm sure @EgunMogaji can remember when me and him discussed it during his build.

Also, the land shouldn't be filled before foundation walls are done. A Raft shouldn't sit on imported sand.

KolaShangOne:
For discuss sake, sometimes last week, i was just moving around my site and came across this site..

Pic attached.

Clearly, the Engineer was filling this swamp land with laterite prior to Foundation. The foundation will be built on this filled 'imported' sand.

The problem with this is that:

-Vegetation was not removed

-Under this vegetation we have about 400-600mm depth of black muddy soil which should also have been removed.

I asked the Engineer If he could do remove the top soil (in a friendly way) but he said there's no need as time will be wasted, labour fees will also be increased and this is how they do it in Ajah where he comes from.

Engineers and Enthusiasts, What do you think? Have you adopted this method of filling and building on the sand?

EgunMogaji:
You can answer that question yourself Sir.
But we’re talking about ceiling, not plumbing

EgunMogaji:
Whom ever showers with water reaching the ceiling probably need to review their methods

Anyways, a good quality gloss paint will take care of that.

PVC should actually be banned from the market.

KolaShangOne:
I don't think there's any solution to that. There's just no water.

Where I stayed in Abia, we didn't have water too so the village people construct underground water bunkers that save water during the rainy season and it lasts them all through the dry season.

Rubbiish:
@bold i thought roof beam are only for external walls?
Do they also go round internal walls?

EgunMogaji:
How about columns?

ceelog:
Please builders, engineers and clients permit me to ask these questions for a robust discussion. It concerns "Chaining or not Chaining the upper floor lintel".

I am sure comments have been made on this topic previously but permit me to be specific in my request for knowledge.

1. If I decide NOT to "chain or tie" all lintel beams but only place the lintels on door/windows (but will still do a roof beam), is that against building codes or industry best practices?

2. I know Skimanski, one of the best in the business adopts a "no lintel window" but uses the roof beam as "lintel" which produces very tall windows which I admire. I am a bit swayed to choose that style of his as I think the cost saved not "chaining a lintel round the build" can be effectively put into making and fortifying tall windows. I sometimes perceive such windows might be more vulnerable (even with burglaries) to theft and that uninterrupted blocks of 12coaches might be weaker. But is it allowed by building codes?

I call on @aventures @abdulwastecx @spyder880 @Kolashangone @Skimanski @darenyx @diodarves @daboomb (and all builders and engineers I can't remember right now) to help me take the right decision.

Thanks all and God bless.

PrinceLat:
Good day house, please where can I get this Damp roof admixture (sycallyte) being added to the capping concrete mix In this picture, I'm in Lagos and also an idea of the price, thanks.........@aventures I took it from one of thread

Micky4rl:
I hate to mention names but in this case, the deed has been done. I also bought a plot of land in one of Adron's estate and it was only after I'd paid close to 2 million naira for the plot that they told me of the extra charges amounting to almost 1.25 million naira.

In all honesty, for the total amount paid I could have bought something just as good in Lagos with clear terms and conditions clearly laid out before money changes hands.

Very important lesson I learnt is not to take anything for face value and probe for the finer details before parting with my hard earned money.

Be careful out there brothers !!!

Castroii:
Yes boss, abi you want me to use the words assembled or constructed, any one you want.
they were fabricated in Nigeria under the technical expertise and supervision of Samsung Heavy Industries.... So therefore many indigenous EPC coys were part of the project thereby trying in the implementation of the Nigerian local content policy

diordaves:
Adventures and Spyder880, why would the cost be higher? Frame structure approach is building the columns first before block setting right? Is it not the same number of columns with frame approach and block setting approach? Or is the number of columns more with frame approach?

For example if the architectural drawings are 24 columns, would you necessary increase the columns due to frame approach? Then the cost should be same as you still would construct 24 columns or even cheaper as you could save on wood with build and transfer.

Do you think I'm not getting the nitty gritty of it all? If yes, please educate because frame approach is a very beautiful and practical method for budget control and phased building.

abdulwastecx:
Even bungalows can be built using system of frame structure.
The standard way to build any building with suspended floor is through reinforced concrete framing where the columns, beams and the slab are built before the partition walls are added to the construction later. This method of construction enable the structural members to be properly cured, have adequate dimension ( especially beams) and enable the end conditions ( joint between beams and columns to be achieved but it has the advantage of lack of proper bonding between the columns and the adjoining walls but such shortcomings can corrected using a binder

spyder880:
Framed structures are faster to build, with few advantages over the block+frame structures, but the cost of materials like wood will increase, many clients looks to reduce building cost so might not agree to it.

EgunMogaji:
Aventures, Spyder880, Skimanski, KolaShangOne, etc

Question for you guys.

I'm not sure that I've ever seen you guys build a 2 story house without building the lower floor partitions first. Is there a reason why you do not build the pillars and then deck before building out the partitions?

Thanks.

Chekitaut:
Advantage of R
Dry faster, Curing is fast
fast construction work

Disadvantage of R
Require lots of water for concrete works
Tendency to have cracking.

Advantage of N
Watering is friendly any time before complete curing.
Hardly you experience cracking

Disadvantage of N
Slow construction work
Curing is slow

Daboomb:
Ehnhen!
I said it and he was arguing with me.
I was arguing with someone that the third Herdsman in the picture somewhere around Benue, looks like you and infact is you.. but he said it was only a semblance and looks more like Segzy!
I will show him your comment to prove l am right.

Please design a beautiful Ranch of these cattles and save us all from all these unecessay blood-letting and man's inhumanity to man, over just Naama!



NB: Na joke oooo, "poor" joke for that matter!

hyperflex:
I'm a very picky guy. I have gone 2 - 3yrs without relationship but I got girls I call if I have to have sex. I have shied away from banging lagos girls anyhow. Anyway that's not the bone of contention.

I lost my job some years back and for the next years after I was trying to get back into the work force but I only met closed doors and rejection. So I have not been able to make much money to get some things done for myself. I decided to stay with a cousin who's got an apartment. Don't even ask if I have a car lol. Sometime in 2016 I decided to start my own entertainment brand. It's been lethargic because of funds by I am not losing focus. I'm trying to get sponsors. I don't want to mention name of the brand so tomorrow when it blows up someone won't come and cast me with this post. Lol

People are always asking for my girlfriend and for me I believe in being responsible and being able to cater and make your woman shine. If you can't make her better than you met her just leave her. So I stayed away from dating as I also have a soft heart when I fall in love. Other times I am indifferent. I don't just fall for anyone like I said I'm picky but once I pick I know I am in trouble because I will be weak for her.

I met this cute girl on twitter. She was so vibrant and happy. I mean a girl so cute with such high vibes. I felt strong about her immediately. Got her number, went on WhatsApp, chat and chat, WhatsApp videos. It was the best thing that happened to me at the time (September ending last year). She has her own hustle going. So she makes money for herself. As I got to know her I realised behind the big smiles and jovial nature is a girl who hides her fears and pains. You could hurt her and she'd act like it's nothing.

While I was toasting her (still toasting) she told me how her ex whos was very generous to her turned out to be a married man with kids and she only got to know when she went visiting him. I asked her what she did. She said she turned around and left. There n then I knew she internalised a lot.

In summary, we met only once. She came to where I stayed at my cousin's. We had this brief fling that day. After she left everything went south since then. The WhatsApp calls have reduced to nothing, she doesn't talk to me in what I think is a deliberate act to ignore me. She tells me she likes me, she comes up with excuses why our dating won't work. I keep nullifying it. I want to think it's a money thing. Her exes were made men with cars n all. I love her like my life depends on her. I feel I should let her be but my heart can't take it. I have taken advise from some places but I just wanna drop it here one time. I want her so bad. I don't think I could ever hurt her. I don't even wanna camp her or anything. I just want her to show me the girl I tripped for. I call her now she cuts me off with any excuse like she's eating and all that stuff girls do when they don't want a guy. I wanna forgot her but I think I still have a shot at this. I love her so much. Maybe I just need to find someone who cares but who?

Barryton:
Hahahahahahaha
I tell u
Make construction rise up ooo
I hear say na music segcymoore con dey sing now

RCDIY:
Not sure if it's okay to post links here. But try Ali-Express and Banggood.

RCDIY:
Thank you.
I actually started making a drone for my son's first birthday. While on it, I got more interested and it became my hobby.
I plan putting my children toward careers as pilots, UAV operators or or craft design and maintenance.

You can get all you need online.

Thank you

RCDIY:
Thank you.
I actually started making a drone for my son's first birthday. While on it, I got more interested and it became my hobby.
I plan putting my children toward careers as pilots, UAV operators or or craft design and maintenance.

You can get all you need online.
Thanks any website link?


Thank you

RCDIY:
A quadcopter, also called a quadrotor helicopter or quadrotor, is basically a multi-blade helicopter that is lifted and propelled by four rotors. Quadcopters are classified as rotorcraft, as opposed to fixed-wing aircraft, because their lift is generated by a set of vertically oriented propellers.

Quadcopters generally use two pairs of identical fixed pitched propellers; two clockwise (CW) and two counterclockwise (CCW) se. These use independent variation of the speed of each rotor to achieve control. By changing the speed of each rotor it is possible to specifically generate a desired total thrust; to locate for the centre of thrust both laterally and longitudinally; and to create a desired total torque, or turning force.

Quadcopters are not new. There are several models on sale from various vendors.
Sizes range from tiny machines that can fit into a man's pocket to full-sized models able to lift a full grown man.
These are either flown for fun or used to make aerial photography.

Building a quadcopter on your own is quite an interesting project and requires a lot of work. Basic soldering skills is an advantage.
I can tell since I have made several models.

Basically you would need the following:
Frame (Different sizes available)
Motors (Different sizes here too)
Propellers
ESCs
Battery
Transmitter
Receiver
Battery charger

The idea of this thread is to guide and provide support to interested persons from parts acquisition through to the actually working model.

Hopefully, we can get some machines to fly and have lots of fun in the process.

rotecch77:
@Topsy long time how work ,nna only you dey chop your money you no dey call me again... back to your question it will work fine in any terran the waste water from the suck away will be channel to public public drainage as normal way we channel water to the drainage since water logged area land cant suck much water during the raining season.... ( there will be no foul odor)

@diordave and hajji i will surely post the pics here.
Infact i dont know you did same before although that is the standard

To say the truth that is the way standard suckways/safety tank should be , check building construction book you will find it there....hafold seeley i beleived it should be there or any other building construction book

Purebeerry:
Bros, dump that girl, never forgive a cheat cos a cheat will always be a cheat.

She will still cheat on you tomorrow, after all you will forgive her.

twinskenny:
They nearly got me at festac town some month back.. instinct help me...not all that glitters

Timtol:
i thank GOD this is coming at d very best time to add to my understanding.
PRAISE BE HIS NAME.
Was in a program yesterday and always busy as i use to wen a man called which never disclose his country in fact never ready to say his name.
He mobbed trying to introduce zigzagly,with wisdom GOD help me around dat.
HE SAID HE IS NOT IN THE COUNTRY BUT WILL BE BACK SOON,ASKING AND LOOKING FOR A CONTRACTOR WHICH AM WORKING TOWARDS NOT WILLING TO PUT MYSELF ONLY INTO THIS...I LATER ASK WHERE D PLOT IS AND HE SAID "ABIA"
FOR ME TO TRAVEL FROM MY LOCATION TO ABIA IS TOO FAR PLUS MY PADI(STRUCTURAL ENGR) WHICH IS IN LAGOS TO BE THERE TOGETHER IS TOO FAR.
I finally ask some other questions,d man now can feel straight in telling me his name but never tell d country he his cos i don't need to ask or was wat i did wrong?
ENLIGHTEN me.
PRESENTLY PLANNING TO CALL HIM WHEN AM LESS BUSY TO IRON THINGS OUT BETTER.

kindly share your minds with your experiences in such issues.