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Wow! This is great!
What's your kingpost height?

erico2k2:
where we ended today.2morro just a wee bit to finish about 5square meters

The details are coming out beautifully.

spyder880:
The stairs are being fitted with risers.........

Do you mind sharing the new lessons learnt in that location?

Dennis3D:
It's been a new Era of construction here in Ile Ife.
There ways are completely different from other locations. So we gladly accept and have learned alot this few weeks already

Cool! Let's go there!

n3xt:
Let’s Weld and Grind

Few weeks back, Baba Egunmogaji2 started a DIY thread that inspired me to pick up some toys for my DIY metal/steel projects.

I’m starting a new thread to put to life some of my crazy and imaginary ideas and to also provide value, inspiration, and entertainment to as many people as possible.

Follow me on this journey at https://www.kobocity.com/d/104-brabus-coolest-and-easy-diy-projects-for-homeowners

See here
https://customs.gov.ng/?page_id=3075

davodyguy:
You can check on Customs website list of items prohibited �� from being imported.

Type 'list of contraband in Nigeria'

This is real food for thought...

therealMcCain:
how will the door help the man in room x and y to escape the fire?

Both rooms have buglary on their windows

The green represent the entry/exit points of the building(as obtainable in most houses in nigeria)

If you are the one, how will you escape the fire?

Bros, don't you think this guy would have completed this project by now?

yungmin:
It is very important you do a structural design. On what basis are you going to start the construction for a civil engineer to supervise it? Your structural design ought to be your priority.

Your package will always be delivered through the post office that's closest to the delivery address you provided during the course of signing up on the AliExpress platform.

Enyinne:
Hi Dav , pls how did u ship via post office ,do u hv post office address ?kindly direct as i know people ship via post office but i don't know how its done . Direct me pls

This one weak me o ... this seems like an afterthought.

twinskenny:
Hmmm

You are doing well sir.

spyder880:
More......

Good afternoon QSFemi,
Just a reminder.
Thanks.

QSFemi:
I couldn't find my post either.


I'll look for the place I did the calculations and post it here as soon as I get it.


quote author=Beframia post=97858437]
I can't trace your response sir.

Beautiful.

davodyguy:
TV stand done

The wood and nails.

Mup4life:
Thnk you very much which materials did the carpenter provide?

To guide your negotiation, I paid 75k for the flat parapet in the pic below - a building measuring 57ft x 41ft, this includes workmanship and all materials provided by the carpenter.

Mup4life:
Hello house pls what is a reasonable amount to pay a carpenter for the construction of a parapet on a 3bedroom flat spanning 32ft by 55ft? Am being charged 120k for workmanship alone for the carpentry work.

I can't trace your response sir.

QSFemi:
I've already attended to it. Check your mentions.

Hello everyone,
Someone should assist with this roof carcass estimation for a 4 bedroom flat for the attached footprint using aluminum steptiles:
best wood type, sizes and quantities.
Proposed kingpost height is 4m (13ft) and parapet (concrete eaves) length is 1ft.
Thanks.

Beframia:
@QSFemi: Happy New year and welcome back.
Could you please assist with this my request made some few pages back?
Thanks.

I would suggest that the client go for the contemporary flat roof considering the fact that the project is being handled by you, the issue of leakage or poor installation is almost completely ruled out. Although I've never been to the east but I always assume that most buildings in the east are "send-down-the-rain" roofs (the high roof) because that's what most of my Igbo friends call it here; I bet you that upon completion, the building will be a reference point for many other builders around the client's vicinity.

spyder880:
Contemporary look vs high roof, which do you prefer, and why?

@QSFemi: Happy New year and welcome back.
Could you please assist with this my request made some few pages back?
Thanks.

QSFemi:
In order to have an objective answer, I'll advice you include the dimensions (length and breadth) of the building and the height of your Kingpost.

Beframia:
Good day and Happy New year everyone!
I want our experienced Pros in the house to kindly assist with: best wood type, sizes and quantities for a 4 bedroom flat with the attached footprint.
Proposed kingpost height is 4m (13ft) and parapet (concrete eaves) length is 1ft.
Thanks.

Nice!

money121:
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I initially thought the diagonal design of the inner portion are hollow rectangular pipes lined side by side and joined together.

michlins:
a very thick pan of about 2.5mm at least.

Good day and Happy New year everyone!
I want our experienced Pros in the house to kindly assist with: best wood type, sizes and quantities for a 4 bedroom flat with the attached footprint.
Proposed kingpost height is 4m (13ft) and parapet (concrete eaves) length is 1ft.
Thanks.

Was just reading this...

https://dailytrust.com/cement-price-hike-unsettles-contractors-masses

platorepublic:
Absolutely you are right
Dangote and Lafarge Cement as not add a kobo to price of cement but the major distributors are hoarding the product to create artificial scarcity thereby inflating the price. Since we have a dummy President that won't intervere the masses will continue to bear the consequence.

The Price is coming down thou, some of them are now selling it at N3,000 when they realize that people are no longer buying the product as they used to do

How about the terrazzo floor? Is it an expensive flooring option? I observed it's seldom mentioned here.

diordaves:
Hardwood flooring is NEVER cheap. Home or abroad. Since tiles are doing your head in, have you looked into the possibility of importing hardwood floors? In UK good quality hardwood floors starts from about £18 per square meter. That's about about N11,000 per square meter at current exchange rate. You should be able to land it in Nigeria under N15,000 per square meter UK to Nigeria shipping.

Now how was your flooring ( German floor) done? Was it done the Nigerian jagajaga way? You need a smooth polished off floor with good level to install hardwood floor. You can't install hardwood on Nigeria jagajaga floor without preparatory floor work like taking level and smoothening the floor in preparation to lay hardwood floor. This will add to the cost. If you didn't do German floor (DPC), and you are pinning to lay hardwood floor, sorry your challenge is compounded.

Don't forget, you also need an underlay as noise dampener before laying the hardwood. And you also need floor beadings and skirtings and specialist knowledge to lay the floor. All these add to cost. These probably reflect the N40,000 per square meter you were quoted.

As tiles are driving you nuts and hardwood floor is above your floor budget, what do you intend doing?

If your thing against tiles is a mental health issue and personal well being, you need to find the budget to achieve your wish. But if it's for aesthetics, you need to be realistic and practical.

@ Zuraking
@ One4me

I beg you in God's name to please sheath your swords and stop passing all these harsh and vituperative remarks on each other. The more you hurl abusive words to hurt each other, the more unhappy and hurt you become in return. You and only you have the right to choose and control how you want to feel about a particular situation ... and nobody else.
I've learnt over time that ignoring a post with hurtful intents aimed at you is one of the best options of controling your emotions in a faceless forum like this

Once again sirs, I plead with you both to let peace reign as we strive to achieve our different aims of signing up to this forum.

As I've always read here: More mortars to your projects!

Wow! This is so so lovely.

rotecch77:
More

My brother, posting just the quotation here without mentioning what you are building isn't enough.
State what you are building and if possible post your floor plan for the scrutiny of our professionals (and non-professionals alike ... Lol) on this thread.
Have you also considered the option of renting woods? I never bought any wood during all the stages of in my project after I realized what the carpenters did to my friend - all the woods were stolen after removal before he got to parapet stage - stolen by same carpenters. Compare the cost of buying wood with rentals to see if you can save a reasonable amount.

Abbeyb1ack:
Please help me check this quotation

Still waiting...

rotecch77:
The pics of the new project in Benin coming soon

This is cool, kindly remember to still share the painted version.

EgunMogaji2:
Next is painting.

Medium Silver

Congrats oga spyder880.
I'm following with keen interest as you bring this beautiful contemporary edifice to physical reality.

spyder880:
All glory, all honour and all adoration be given unto our Lord God .

To HIS glory, we have agreed on terms to construct a 5 bedroom duplex for a Nairalander, and a friend of mine. The details of the project are as follows;

Project: Construction of a 5 bedroom duplex
Location: Anambra state, Nigeria
Client: A Nairalander
Duration: 120 days
Budget: Naira 15.850 m (construction stage only, from the foundation till the roofing is completed only)

We appreciate you our friends and readers for your continued support and encouragement, because of you, we can always aspire to do more. Thank you all.

Bros, that your engr's charge is too exorbitant. Look around your area, identify any building you feel was/is well built, approach the owner to link you with whoever supervised the project and negotiate with him. Better still, we have reputable professionals on this forum that can handle it at a pocket-friendly rate.
Wish you the best.

sam1919:
Hello dear people of Nairaland! Please I want to make an enquiry about my project I am undergoing in Benin city from those of us who are good in engineering and site work.

I have a 3 bedroom and a two room self contain flat which is already on a DPC level and I done the forming after the filling with just one coach. I want to give the project to an engineer to finish the job just go paraphet level I.e he will be the one to do the paraphet.

The engineer is charging 2million Naira for just the labor. I will be the one to buy all the materials needed; all the cement, block, rod, wood etc. 2M is just for labor alone.

Please is this fair enough ? Is the price too high?

Please I need your urgent help.

Keep doing what you know how to do best.
I hope to also do business with you very soon.

money121:
Thanks for ur patronage

Lagos to Obudu Not easy but we thank God

How durable and strong are these glass blocks when used as part of an external wall? I am considering using it so as to let in more natural light into a lobby.

n3xt:
It’s not ignorance. It’s impatience on the part of ’professional tilers.’ I can’t really say much about rookies.

Spacers are everywhere in the market and no one needs to be told why it’s important but here we just like to do things irrationally.

I bought spacers for two glass block installations. The installer used it on one of the projects and decided not to use it on the other.

The additional cost of spacers (in time and money value) is almost negligible.


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In the other news, Lafarge now have supafix - a ready-to-use tile adhesive. It’s only here we use cement to fix tiles

#bestpractice

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Pic 1 - Glass block installation with spacer
Pic 2 - Glass block installation without spacer