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money121:
Job Done!!
Another Successful Installation of Water Collectors ( Rain Gutters)

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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

For the soak away, your location will determine the cost. That's exactly what's on my building schedule this new week, the total cost given to me by two different persons are a little less than 200k but I budgeted 200k (workmanship inclusive but excluding any form of piping or accessories).
This is for a 10ft x 7ft x 7ft (L*B*H) capacity.

Katilo:
Dear all, I have a property measuring 253 sq.mtrs already roofed. How much will it cost to do the pop? Also I would like to know the cost estimate to construct a standard soakaway for the property. Thanks.

Ladyteeks, I also share the idea that you should consider employing the services of QSFemi. Some of these middle men are terrible - it's everywhere irrespective of location. Atimes, I use to wonder if they have a national association where they discuss and devise means on how to rip off their clients of hard earned monies.

n3xt:
Interesting!

Ladyteeks, if I were you I’d consider engaging a QS to mange this type of project since you’re not fully on ground

If a middleman is involved, I’ll also disengage such person. They do more harm than good.

Kindly display other sample designs (if you have) of this ceiling board especially plain white colours.

write2obi:
Cont.. From my previous comment.
Pic5: Samples of 7 inches PVC ceiling

Pic6: Ceiling done with Suspended ceiling

Pic7: Ceiling done with suspended ceiling

Pic8: A sample of Suspended ceiling

Going by my experience last week where a portion of my living room PVC ceiling collapsed, I'm not going to advise you use a PVC if the building is yours. Except it's a temporary measure pending when you can afford a better alternative like a POP or the like.

Nettuno:
Good day Experts,

Please how many bundles of Nigerian PVC do I need for the ceiling of a standard 3 bedroom bungalow? How much is the current cost?
Thanks .

Thank God I missed the #70k pegging part by an oversight, me too for dey vibrate by now... It's too much nah.
I've resorted to buying materials myself in my current small project and that hasn't been going down well with the guy supervising it. I started doing that since I noticed that every block he bought had an extra 20 or 30naira added, every trip of sand/stones had an extra 5-10k. All these extras go into his pocket inspite of the fact that I did not even negotiate his supervisory fee, I always paid him promptly.

One4me:
Cost will mostly depend on size of the Foundation and even terrain, to some extent, so you need to provide more information, to get good estimates.

But one thing that stood out for me in that quote, is the #70,000 for Pegging!
That amount vibrate me no be small, except if pegging means another thing apart from Staking-out the boundary lines of the foundation.
Is he buying wood and how much wood sef, does he need to buy for pegging?

#NotABibelli, just my opinion.

I feel the cost is a bit on the high side especially the cost of digging and the quantity of cement required for this stage. Although, your list isn't very detailed and just as Engr Micgray100 earlier mentioned, a floor plan would have aided him and other professionals here in advising you better. However, refer to this thread by Dubemcapital1 for some guidance.

https://www.nairaland.com/6057367/building-2bedroom-semi-detached-2unit

All the best!

Javaside:
Hello All,

Many thanks for the information being provided here.

Please can someone help with an estimated cost of a four bedroom flat bungalow with just 2 toilets -- need to compare with estimated cost received from an engineer. Below is the cost received from an engineer for foundation

Foundation

Blocks- 1500 - #225,000
Sand- 2 Trips- #56,000
Water- #10,000
Digging- #120,000
Granite- #75,000
43 bags of cement- #120,400

*TOTAL*= #666,490

Pegging 70k
Casting 130k.

Bosses in the house kindly assist to validate

Thanks oga Spyder for the clarification, pic below is exactly the type of parapet I want, hope it's not going be too heavy?

spyder880:
Some people do it to save cost, and if the parapet is not the overly heavy type, it will work. Other methods of doing the supports in heavy in situ cast is this. I do this one if we have plans to plaster the house as soon as possible, so I make the bamboo scaffolding and use it for the parapet, the same scaffolding will be used for the plastering and dressing of the building.

Good evening to everyone on this forum,
In the making of parapet, is it advisable that holes be bored in the headcourse blocks to stand the woods during woodwork before pouring of concrete as in the attached pic?

Do you have a sample pic of this "rolling" spiked pipe? Kindly share.

One4me:
The thing about installing high fence and other deterrent security is that if you must do it, take your time to do it properly and rightly.
Its like using hollow pipes for burglary, itis a waste of time and money, use 16mm iron rods instead.

Ff you want to do high fence, do it, install "rolling" Spiked pipes on it and then you can add barbed wire as a third level layer on it.
Those rolling spikes are a real deterrent fro thieves that try to climb the fence because they are unstable (rolling), sharp and one thif God impaled in it in Kubwa, shouting to wake the House owners to come and help him down that he is dying? Who send you?
They just left the thief there till morning time before calling police to come and see o.

The Grace and strength to accomplish this task just like the others are available to you.
..... following...

Lovely!

Hajivince:
Thanks & keep following this thread for more updates...

Weldone @ Dubemcapital1.
This project is coming out beautifully.
Which company's product is this roofing sheet and what's the floor area of the build?

Dubemcapital1:
Day 37

Monday 21 Sept 2020

Materials &details
302.2 m² of 0.48mm roofing sheet (long span) @1930 =583,246
½ cartoon of roof nail@ 6,500
5 sachets of felt @350 =1750
5 watchers of washer@ 300 =1500
Eave & ridge corrugation= 1050
Transport =13,000
Other Logistics 15,000
1000 gallon of water@ 3000
Total 625,046

Labour
Roofers = 30,000

Talking about the price being too much or not, the attached is the quote I got from one of the most reputable aluminum coys around.

BrabusNG:
If aluminum sheet, it’s too much.

If stone-coated, the price per sqm is still too much.

davodyguy:
Interesting

Do you have any image of the once you installed recently?

Exactly my thought.
@ n3xt: Kindly share images let's see.

I'm surprised that you are surprised that 9 inches block is sold for N175,...lol. it's sold for N160 at my location.

raymondFirstborn:
9inches block for N175 Which part of Nigeria?
Please drop the number of your supplier, so I can patronize him .


For a 3bedroom bungalow foundation at 750k is reasonable for a Kobo Kobo project. To avoid cracks there would be a plinth beam.

Even though there would be no german floor , the flooring would be done.
Ever wondered why some bungalows, have cracks on the wall?

Even though it's a Kobo Kobo project, the right thing should be done.

Email received.

Thank you sir.

Teewhy2:
Sorry for the late response sir,
we have responded to the email sent.

Hello Saydfact,
Could you please refer someone else on this forum who's into EPS sales/installation as the owner of the thread below seems to have gone outta business? He doesn't respond to enquiries posted on the thread and his business email.
Thanks.

saydfact:
See someone's thread about it
https://www.nairaland.com/3726763/alternative-building-material-expanded-polystyrene

SoldierPikin:
Please, I need sand and broken concrete removed from my site in Kubwa, Abuja. Anyone who can do this can get in touch.
I need people who are well-referenced on this site.
Thanks.

Just imagine! A clear scenario of "one man's meat is another's poison"... Exactly what I need to fill and level my site.