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RockOfAgesAlumi:
Am sorry for not responding on time
Casement without net----4 x 4--37k
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BrickDevo:
Wether he asked others I don't care, am telling you the sacrifice I did to ensure he gets a quality work at an affordable rate, holding my money for what I don't understand is not acceptable, since January 26th....

RockOfAgesAlumi:
Window with net
1. Casement window (4 x 4)--42k
2.
3. Casement (2 x 2)--18k
4. Sliding window (2 x 2)--9k
That awning window I did not understand please if you have the sample please send it to me or explain better.
Thanks

RockOfAgesAlumi:
Men @ work..... Another Casement window with burglary and net
project on Going

@ Akure State
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rotecch77:
Based on my experience in water tanks installation both in theory and practical.
If you have a building of 20-24ft it’s strongly advisable to do height of 30-38ft water tank.

If your building is btw 9-12ft (bungalow) it’s ok to do btw 15-18ft water tank height.

Here is it in theory and practical
If you need 1-2bar of water pressure which is just AVERAGELY ok for domestic building your tanks should be in height of 12-18ft in a bungalow this will give you 1-2bar which means a bucket of 20lts will filled up btw
2-3min
In practical plumber will run the supply pipe through ground which means the water tank still remain 12-18ft height to supply such pressure BUT if he try to run the water through roof it mean the height is just only 3-6ft which is VERY BAD bcs water heater will not run and shower also.

In case of a story building it’s the same theory and practical.

If your tank is 25-28ft and you run your water through roof same WATER SHORTAGE will happened bcs the height you have at upper floor is just ONLY 5-8ft ( the building height will be btw 20-22ft )
And if you run it through ground then go back up water shortage will still occurred in upper kitchen, shower etc ( it’s real ) means to filled up 20lts bucket it will take like 5-6min at 0.5 BAR mostly when your water reaches half tank … Any body can try this.

Most of my project I usually do 35-38ft ( duplex)
15-18ft bungalow.

spyder880:
To God be all the glory forever and ever!

We have got another contract to build another captivating new building in Enugu, the details of the project is as follows;

Project: New construction of a 5 bedroom duplex
Location: Enugu state, Nigeria
Client: A Nairalander
Contractors: Spyder880 builders
Architects: Phildecasa projects 08061116988
Budget: Not specified
Duration: 150 days (for the carcass only)

Please come with us as we go on this ride once more, we plan to give this house a masterly touch, and make it a project to remember. God bless you all.

RockOfAgesAlumi:
Another project On Going
Sliding window with permanent net
@ Ifo Ogun State
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spyder880:
Good morning bro, unfortunately, the architect hasn't sent me a 3d drawing of the building, but I will request it from him today. Thanks.

Modified: The 3d drawings are here.

Wisedove:
Advise needed please.

An insight is needed in making a cost effective choice please.

9 inches blocks all through without pillars/columns

Or

6 inches blocks with pillars/columns

Note:
* it is a Three bedroom bungalow
* It is on a dry and firm Land
* It's going to Carry parapet

spyder880:
The look of the building

michlins:
Some people fence will build a modest three bedroom apartment

Coiner:
Hmmm. What should one go for then? Pls suggest.

RockOfAgesAlumi:
.Imported Material

. we call it projected window,
The way we direct the opening is different from casement own.
.But it is the same material.
Thanks

RockOfAgesAlumi:
Window with net
1. Casement window (4 x 4)--42k
2.
3. Casement (2 x 2)--18k
4. Sliding window (2 x 2)--9k
That awning window I did not understand please if you have the sample please send it to me or explain better.
Thanks

Successbay:
Good morning Nairalanders,

I made a report about Adedward , an aluminium guy whom I contracted some jobs too since the 6th of August, 2022, based on reaching out to me for assistance and previous work relationship. I remembered quite a number of people on this forum were demanding for his identity and even sent reminders on the status of the job, following a grace period of 1 week after he had delayed for so long to see if he will keep to his promise of completing the job... I was however shocked only two people from the pool of Nairalanders calling for his identity commented on my report/post, quite funny though.. This report was made on this forum on 7th of November, 2022.

Today makes it exactly 127 days after I contracted this job to Adedward and 34 days after I reported him on this platform, with no significant progress made on the job till date.

I remembered him responding to my post, even though some of his allegations were false, I decided not to trade words with him, all I wanted is a completion of the jobs I gave to him in the shortest possible time. He reached out and promised to complete my work within a week of my post.

He came with his apprentice boy afterwards, while I was away in my station outside Lagos, to work on the window nets, he left the boy to do the job. I returned to meet the boy 5 days later, doing nothing after he was partly done with the frame nets which were poorly fixed and uncompleted. The boy was doing nothing, just sleeping and waking up, with my wife taking care of his feeding day and night. He was staying in my BQ. All the while, Adedward refused to show up. Three days after my arrival, I told the boy to leave and return to his boss, since he was literally not doing anything. It was then he told me his oga has instructed him to go get the net materials and that he will be coming with the remaining frames for the window nets. This didn't happen that day and I had to return to my station the next day.

I remembered discussing with him over the phone for the side elbow for the downspout part of the rain water collector, after he told me he was bringing in some boys to complete the rain collector. I even had to send him money for additional 14 Pcs, when he claimed it was not in original calculation, but to my greatest surprise he came around with just 4 Pcs. The boys came and could only do about 10% of the job, cos obviously the rain collector parts he had bought were not complete, as some important parts for joining the gutters were grossly insufficient, in fact the boys complained that the materials were not enough. It was then it dawned on me that he only bought some of the needed materials and dumped them onsite as a pretense that what was left is workmanship.

He, Adedward even came at some time to work on the Toilet doors and did a very bad job of fixing the aluminium doors for the bathrooms, after convincing me to remove 5 ready made doors already installed for the bathrooms, with the promise of giving me better durable aluminium toilet doors. With the exception of the door to the master bedroom which is not completed though, all other doors are with faults, in fact he told me two of the doors can never close except he breaks the already tiled walls for the frames, heaping blames on the tilers and bricklayers, for frames he erected by HIMSELF.

All these were happening, while I was away.. It was very obvious he was avoiding me.. So, last weekend when I was home, I requested to see him unfailingly and he came on Sunday, the 4th of November 2022. I showed him all around the house and expressed my dissatisfaction on the jobs he did for me and why he would leave his boy alone to do the job. Mosquitoes are coming into the house in droves from the side of the net frames, poor quality of window nets used and poor fixation too, the toilet doors are either not completely/badly fixed, the rain collectors is still less than 15% completion, and some joint areas are leaking etc... And of course, still owing me #80,000 refund from the money given to him for the cubicle.. He begged me to give him a week, but I gave him 3 days...

The following day, I didn't travel to my station as expected and waited to see if he will keep to his promise of coming to start the job as promised... Adedward didn't show up till I called him at night, it was then he told me he had a fall from the bike while on his way home and promised to do something about the work the following day...The following day, I called at night again, he said his back was paining him.. asked if he is on admission, he said No, but was taken to an hospital, he doesn't know the name of the hospital and that he did an X-RAY in a Lab , he also doesn't know the name either.. On Thursday, he sent a message that his boy will be coming with the guys to fix the water collector and that he will fix the bathroom doors by himself...

It's a week after his promises, and he has still not shown up..neither his boy nor the water collector guys..


I am sure there are people on this platform that are his friends or close associates, how would you feel if you contracted a job that shouldn't take more than 1 week and it is yet to be completed 127 days (4 months plus and counting) later... long after complete payment and still expecting a refund of #80,000 from the person you gave the job to..

I have exercised more than enough patience and gentleness, and will go through any legal means to retrieve my money from Adedward...

He can hide or run for as long as he wants.. but the law and the works of his hands will catch up with him!

I told him to his face that he, Adedward is not reliable, has no integrity and grossly unprofessional, and it remains so, until proven otherwise!

leocollins:
I specialise in water damn protection,by solving your wall fungus etc

diordaves:
This looks major. You may need to redo your roof.

spyder880:
Bathroom Wall tiles in progress............

RockOfAgesAlumi:
Casement window with burglary and net.
Price for each window
900 x 1400--52k
900 x 900--40k
600 x 700--28k
600 x 1000--35k
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Hajivince:
Goal Almost achieved

spyder880:
Loading and offloading at this site in Enugu.............

AsomArchitectNG:
Outcome of the dressing of the concrete fascia(parapet) today...

Perfection is the goal

spyder880:
And prompted us to start bailing water from inside the foundation trenches before we can go ahead again.............

diordaves:
Was a PROPER German floor done? I hope you understand what a "German floor" is. From the photos you uploaded, what is the topography of the area? The photos look like you have a permamoist soil. With such topography, a PROPER German floor is crucial. It may be that your DPC has failed spectacularly leading to rising damp. The solution is to arrest the rising damp. Solution proffered so far by some knowledgeable forum members will come to waste if the solution does not include arresting the rising damp. You may protect the walls for all you care, but water will always find its level.

There are ways to arrest a rising damp but I'm not sure if the needed materials are widely available in Nigeria. For me, I will get a DPC Cream and inject into the wall. See the attached photos.

To apply a DPC Cream, dig down to blinding level of your foundation. Why? I will come to this later.

Take a level above ground level and drill hole at intervals INTO THE MORTAR of the blocks around the external perimeter of the external walls (see photo). Mind you, the way we lay our blocks, the mortar line will not be straight. Drill on the mortar, not the blocks. This solution will be particularly challenging if hollow blocks were used. This takes me to the next part.

Blow out the durst from the drilled holes and inject generous amount of the DPC Cream into the holes. What will happen, the cream will diffuse to form a DPM (damp proof membrane) stopping the rising damp.

The second part is; you've dug down to the BLINDING LEVEL of your foundation. Now wrap the external perimeter walls with a DPM. Get a carpenter to build a formwork of about 3 or 4 inches thick around the perimeter of the foundation and then pour a rich concrete mix into the formwork JUST BELOW the injected DPC CREAM. The DPC Cream should stop the rising damp and the concrete cast should protect the walls.

Then floor your compound. No interlocking for you. I've seen this done in Eastern Europe. Highly effective where the German floor fails with age or not done properly.

gbadexy:
Good morning chief engineer,
Graffitex is N16000 and it covers 6/8 sqm per drum.
The wall does not need to be screeded before application. It comes in different colors too and doesn't need painting but varnish could be applied on it to give it a shiny effect.
I've been asked severally online and offline if it could be applied on an unplastered wall and an idea just occurred to me that it would be possible if the blocks are primed with good quality paint.
This would help to make the surface of the blocks less porous, bind the loose particles and form a surface that would allow smooth application without wasting the graffitex.

AngelicBeing:
Hajivince doing what he knows how to do, looking at the iron reinforcements gladdens my heart, even without been on the ground physically, l can smell and see the Solidification of this building, kudos to you Engineer Hajivince, more patronage coming your way soon ,

topsy23:
Call it ceiling grid

Olumighty123:
It was sold for 2700 per square metre ( Note: there are different designs, some are not upto that amount) that room was 28 square metre. Paid the installer 650 per square metre.