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This is good news, just 3 days ago I bought Lagostar brand of 1.5mm and 2.5mm for 27.5k and 45k respectively. The prices will hopefully drop further in the coming days, although this is also dependent on the sellers.

topsy23:
1.5mm 25500
2.5mm 40000
6mm 91000
10mm 151000

RockOfAgesAlumi:
On going project
@ ABORU
LAGOS STATE
•CASEMENT WINDOW with burglary and net.
Grey material with grey glass•
THICK MATERIALS
16mm rod.
Call or WhatsApp:-08069609983
You will all be updated as everything is going on
Thanks

Weldone.
More bigger deals for you I pray.

ParamilitaryII:
Good evening, everyone.
I plan to start this project soon. Please, what corrections would you advise me to make on this plan? Thank you in anticipation for your advice.

Good layout you have there, but I'm of the opinion that you can cut construction cost if the madam/children toilet can share same wall and eventually some plumbing installations. The lobby between the children b/r and master toilet can be removed so as to share same wall.
Wish you speed in your building journey.

Nice job Bolu1986.
What's the current cost for POP ceiling installation per sqm (simple design), with and without materials?

bolu1986:
Pop & wall screeding of this house

Neatly and timely delivery

We are still available

Let’s talk

Note: real work pictures attached

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Lightings by twinskenny

Oga Spyder880, what is used to cover these inspection chambers?

sonnie10:
I did the same when cement was #4000. Then I bought 100 bags, paid in full . Getting to the shop after about 2 weeks, the seller said current price of cement was #4300. No amount of fight could help the situation. I had to balance the difference before carrying the cement.
To know your fate, just go there tomorrow and say you want your cement. Some sellers wouldn’t disappoint but this inflation can change people character.

I also asked same question some while ago, I have 5 bags with my cement seller, it's like I will gently go and collect and lock them up in my ongoing project before the man will succumb to the temptation of price increment... My ears are so paining me to hear that kind story...lol

I bought ten bags of cement 2 weeks ago at the rate of N6,600/bag. My builder used just 5 bags and I still have 5 bags with the seller. Hope he won't tell me stories when I need my remaining 5 bags. Lol.

Thanks for sharing.

gbadexy:
I've been meaning to write it here for a while, the opinion of myself and my screeders is that basecoat putty is better than cement screeding.
Often times, cement screeding tends to crack after some time, it needs to be primed with white emulsion paint to prevent excessive consumption of paint and give white background for a sharper final paint application.
Basecoat is white and doesn't need any extra priming.
Those we have handled application for can attest to these.

I can see excavation alone for 375k and other high labour costs - how were the labour costs arrived at? Is it per day per worker? Per block laid (as the case may be)?
professional charge for 500k - is it for just supervision of the project till the lintel stage or all the project? Did you contract it out or on what terms?
I may not be a professional in this area but from my experience so far with my ongoing project and what I gather on this forum, I think more clarifications are needed.
You may find some helpful info here:
https://www.nairaland.com/6057367/building-2bedroom-semi-detached-2unit

@ professionals on this forum, please help this brother out.

fashrola:
Welcome back guys!!!!

Hello professionals in the house, Can someone help me review this BOQ for a three bedroom bungalow with Study and probably a rough estimate to aid in renegotiating before starting the excavation process for foundation

Land condition: Table Land and not swampy

I bought 10 trips of sharp sand out of the 15 trips and 60 bags of cement which was used to mold 3000+ blocks and also I've already bought 30 tons of granite and its on site already.

Temporary shedhouse/store has been erected on site too.

Though the professional charge, I negotiated down to 500k

Pic 1: The Floor plan of the house
Pic 2: The Land area and area to be built
Pic 3: BOQ

Note: The Land is already fenced round and gated already


Cc: Saydfact kkonsults Biztech05 etc....

rmx:
There was this debate on toilet opening directly to the sitting room some weeks back , personally don’t like it, but no be only nija he dey , na usa be this , must say first time am seeing something like this in 25 years of coming here

My attention shifted from the toilet issue to the very smooth wall and perfect door installation in the pic ... attention to details here is 100%.

Winniealfred1:
Please can someone help me check this quotation i got from my builder. The house is in the village in oyo state and it is a 3 bedroom bungalow. Am i about to be duped? The quotation is looking so high. I am working on a tight budget

I cannot see blocks anywhere in the quotations, are you moulding them out of the cements quoted here?

Dennis3D:
Oh Yes they were...

Great! Didn't see the usual black stains of used engine oil. What chemical was used for the treatment?

How many tonnes is each trip of this truck?

spyder880:
Tipping many more trios of filling sand, we are working with 3 trucks at the same time................

Dennis3D:
Gradually rounding up the roof carcass.

Were these woods treated in any way?

Abolarin91:
Ok no problem.
44ft(13m); you can get a roll of 15m galvanized, it around 15k-16k while stainlessis in 10m/roll and 20m/roll which is 29k-30k(10m)...

Thank you.

CDG1:
I already explained what happened?
I served you well and even recommended that you buy small scale from within your area since the supply wasn't much...the said person here as said all sorts of things against me even when I told him to expect his 35k balance immediately I get refund from the trucker who tyre got bursted.
He promised to ruin my reputation and that the money isn't important to him...
So if he thinks he can determine the fate of my business, I leave it to him or if he gets the 35k now...will he take back or delete all his attack on my business?

Bros, pay the 35k balance while you pursue your refund from the trucker. Whether he pays you back or not, that's one of the risks of business - loss sometimes is inevitable.

Abolarin91:
For the razorBarb-wirethere are two types; galvanizedandstainless(anti-rust), stainless is more expensive compare to galvanized.

Thanks for your response.
Could you please give me an estimated cost for both and also the quantity I'll need to cover a length of 44ft.
Contracting you won't be feasible cos it's a small job and our locations are poles apart.

Beframia:
Hello everyone,
Pls I need urgent advice on what one should look out for when purchasing barbed wire for fence top.
How many meters of this wire would be enough to cover 44 ft considering it's going to be folded/rolled on the fence top?

Hello @ Abolarin91, are you still into this? Please assist.

Hello everyone,
Pls I need urgent advice on what one should look out for when purchasing barbed wire for fence top.
How many meters of this wire would be enough to cover 44 ft considering it's going to be folded/rolled on the fence top?

Nice job as usual.
Can see a building with similar features of black glass and red bricks across the road.

spyder880:
Installing a roller gate at this compound............

nurd:
Is this just workmanship for both external and external?

Yes

I think you got a good deal. I have a 4 bedroom bungalow currently being plastered, the mason charged me 340k for all that's to be plastered and dressed including parapet.

Alkanelly:
Hello Nairalanders,
I am just about to start plastering of the attached 4 unit of 2 bedroom flats. The Togolese Mason has priced #950k as labor payment to do the work. I will be the one to provide cement, sand, water and other materials needed to complete the job. The plastering include all inside plastering up and down, all outside plastering up and down, under decking plastering, window and door dressing, art work on windows, parapet dressing. Do you think his last price of 950k is fair? He started with 1.4M.

So sad indeed. Condolences to the family.

michlins:
This job comes with a sad story. The owner who ordered and customised the job couldn't live to see it built and delivered to her site.

It's just sad and sober knowing how much little the time we have in this life

The chickens have come home to roost.

A friend just told me it's still sold for 4,800 in his area .... Though in the north.

folmus:
What's the current price of cement in your area?

Please what's the current price of wichtech: 1.5mm, 2.5mm, 4mm and 10mm?
Thanks.

topsy23:
Coleman increase price of cable last week friday without any notice .

But Witchtech Cable price still remain the same

How much does this cost?

spyder880:
Glass door for the ante room/main living room entrance.........

Mr Spyder880, pls what's the current cost of a roll of this now?

spyder880:
We have bought the electrical wires needed to wire this house, Cutix cables made in a nearby town..........

Permit me to also quote the post.
Thanks Topsy23.

topsy23:
Pls let us be careful about our wiring of our project or house. Somebody called me on Monday to inspect an apartment in IKOYI , they have electrical issues and three of their AC's got burnt in the last four month. We went there and carry out power audit. We discovered that all the socket outlets and AC switches has no earth cable . We saw earth pit chamber within the compound and also 4mm green earth cable run from earth pit to only ground floor distribution and there is no continuation to the first floor distribution board. Anytime there is surge in that area definitely it will affect one or two things in the house and this surge normally occur when there is power supply from PHCN. We plugged electric kettle to one of the socket outlets, the body of the kettle conduct electricity. The electrician only earth the distribution and not the entire house . The body of kitchen , the washing machine and some other electrical appliances are conducting

TAKE NOTE OF THE ANALYSIS BELOW

Lighting
You can use RED and BLACK cable only, reason is because there is no earth terminal in most of the light fittings they produce nowadays

SOCKET
2.5mm RED, BLACK and use 1.5mm green as the earth cable. And remember the same number of coils of cable is require for this. I have seen messages t from people requesting for 2.5mm
Red 3coils
Black 2coils
No green ...
The quantities above is wrong and incomplete
A. The quantities of RED must be the same with quantities of BLACK because they are both running from the same DB to each socket. The only area where we normally have more RED. than BLACK is when we are doing cable for lighting. The reason is that neutral doesn't connected to switch except you want to use smart switch

B. Earth cable is missing.and earth cable must have the same quantities as RED and BLACK

AC
4mm RED, BLACK and 2.5mm GREEN. And they must all have the same quantities since the are to connect to distribution boards down the AC switch .

Also the main earth cable to building always depend on the size of load cable used

If your load cable is 16mm IEE permit 10mm to serve as your earth cable.

Most time your earth cable can serve as neutral ONLY IF your neutral fails . That's why it very important and necessary to earth your building ..

If your neutral fail and there is no earth cable to serve as neutral your voltage can go as high as 300V and witt thus high voltage alot of things will get damage

Pls always insist on earth cable especially for your
- SOCKET
-AC OUTLET AND AC SWITCHES
-COOKER SOCKET

The structure is captivating, indeed.
Another display of indepth knowledge and excellent craftsmanship.
Weldone, Mr Spyder880!

spyder880:
Still working on these walls................

@RockOfAgesAlumi, speak to this.

back2sender:
Does anyone here knows a GOOD ALUMINIUM FABRICATOR for ALUMINIUM WINDOWS that has worked for you satisfactorily in your building present or past that kept to the terms agreed without any excuses ,delays or "price variations" under dealing tactics springing up left and right after the person has collected the funds for the work. saying this because My contract term is FIXED PRICE CONTRACT to be agreed with the ALUMINIUM FABRICATOR

Honesty is key! The Nigeria today is full of characters that are questionable so this approach is part of the due diligence checks

I look forward to hearing from Nairalanders who has displayed diligence in this platform over the years such Baba Egunmogaji, Spyder, Hajji, Twinskenny,Aventure, etc etc to help this informations.
I thank you all for the time taken to go through this message and helping out. times are hard!

You are doing well. More patronage, more contracts for you.