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Ogas in d house good evening. Pls is 2days enough to lay foundation for 4bedroom flat

spyder880:
It might be Ok if they abide by good mixing practices, and choosing the right sand. Block industries sometimes get up to 60 blocks from a bag but due to their choice of sand and mixing expertise, you will never notice.

thanks a lot will pay close attention on this 1. God continue to strengthen and give u more ideas. Amen

Wow thanks boss. These will b very strong sir. Did 40/bag for my first set of 6" blocks but planning on increasing it to 45/bag since am using it next yr. Hope that amount is K?

spyder880:
These blocks are being produced for use in the foundation. .......

pls how many blocks are you making per bag?

spyder880:
More pictures soon, as I move to the market to buy some materials.

God speed Sir. student 001 reporting for class sir

Oga spyder tnx a lot sir. I really appreciate

Good morning ogas in the house jst thinking to myself are there any disadvantages in using hollow blocks for your building (bungalow).

Please do you repair bryte phones 2?

vpnvouchers:
Baby boy or Nissan altima

(Nigeria use )

thank you for your response. please a friend of mine is saying I should not go for the Altima being that it develops a lot of fault and high cost of maintenance & fuel consumption and that Honda has leg problems. please are these true and what model can one get for that range. thanks

Mor all. Am new to this forum. Please what kind of car would you advice a beginner to buy with a budget of 300-400k. Tnx

Abeg oh anyway shaaaa like oga like boy d same mami water go help

erico2k2:
U 2 don follow kobo kobo abi ok well Hajji own loot I suspect nah mami water help am hide am your own go easy to find . Make I clean.wistle .

when will building materials prices ever come down abeg ogas in the house dem never sell old stocks finish? mk dem allow us follow our kobo kobo oga build nah

thank u sir i appreciate alot

spyder880:
Thank you, good block making practices when you are molding on site should include;

1. Clearing the area you want to pack blocks of too much debris, grass and other particles which can cause the blocks to be unbalanced and therefore crack even when they are yet to dry.

2. Buying and using good quality sand, stone dust or the mixture that will ensure you get a strong block, the cement chosen plays a good part too, not all cements are good for block making. Watch your mix ratio if you are mixing stone dust with sharp sand.

3. You must mix, mix, mix and mix again before molding. The more you mix the sand and or stone dust and cement to water, it makes the bonding better, which gives you stronger blocks.

4. The removal of the mold is usually where the mistake is made and blocks crack, molders should be gentle, very slow to remove the mold, if not the blocks will have cracks.

5. Blocks should be protected from rain, flooding and animals or even humans who may trample on them. Keep a nylon sheet handy in case it rains, also divert flood water away from blocks when they have not dried.

6. Water your blocks twice daily after they have become strong, keep watering the blocks till another 4 days.

7. Be careful with repacking the blocks, you may lose blocks if you don't stack them to be well balanced.

Happy weekend to you all.

spyder880:
The discourse about whether to mold blocks yourself on site or to buy already vibrated blocks from block sellers is an important decision. I tend to support the molding of blocks on site, but only if the following conditions are met;

1. You must have a large space in your compound, space that will be enough to leave the blocks where it is and not need in to repack the blocks. Relocating blocks is costly, time consuming and risky too. Blocks can break when being re parked and you end up losing on the broken blocks.

2. You must have a supervisor, permanently stationed on site, if you cannot be on site yourself. Expect to pay the supervisor and add the cost to the 'savings' you are going to make for molding blocks yourself.

3. Make sure your site is not where trespassers can march through. I have seen a friend lose money because as soon as they finished molding the blocks for the day, a herdsman drove over a hundred cows through the back of his site, trampling and destroying most of the 20 bags of cement they freshly made for the day. He nearly cried when he came back in the morning.

4. You must ensure the molders are imbibing good block molding practices, when molders are working for an inexperienced person, they tend to relax their skills and turn the cement less than needed, all to make them move faster and make more blocks/money. The down side of this is that the blocks will be of poor quality.

Finally my people, the fact that you molded your blocks on site does not mean you cannot lose money or quality of blocks made. A person that bought blocks can move faster and save time/space/money, if the conditions are right.

I now buy most of the blocks I use on different sites, except where there are no nearby block industries. I also have a list of good block makers in many cities where I work. But if my clients insist we must use blocks made on site, I usually ask them to produce the blocks ahead of time, then I can move in later and start the project.

Good morning to you all.

Oga e Pls can u expantiate on d block moulding practises so I can learn thank u sir.

EgunMogaji:
N2,800

Dangote 42.5r and Elephant are both N2,500 in my little enclave.

Please don't come and Lagonificate our area, just leave us alone and let us enjoy our palm wine and "eran oya" in peace in our village.

hahahahahaha oga beg mayb u go join me for the palm wine & eran oya oh.

erico2k2 post=54
968958:
Howmuch now?

Oga MI 2800 oh

anochuks08:
I bought dangote yesterday. Location is Enugu

PHC dealers 1st to increase last to decrease

anochuks08:
Yeah, Dangote. Dangote, Unicem goes for 2,500 while BUA goes for 2550/2600

asked from a retailer here in rukporkwu PHC he said 2800 for dangote3x

unipol:
Sew
2500 in enugu

tnx just for found out from a dealer here in rukporkwu PHC 2800 for dangote3x

Marpol:
Like this.

oh tnx but dis fence no go work on 4 9ja oh ✌

pls any new info on cement prices

hw pls

Marpol:
Fence.

Freezer stand hw u see am

back2sender:
Please what other Uses can this pallets be put to use apart from as base for bed lol.

jiday4:
I would advice you start moulding your blocks now , I just finish moulding the first set of blocks on my site. Just like what mayor 78 said if rains comes get a damp proof to cover them and even the rain will help u watered your blocks

tnx am greatful

Mayor78:
Nothing wrong with moulding around mmonth of May if rain no too much. A little bit of rain after moulding would even save you the cost in terms if labour and water of watering the blocks. If the blocks set few hours after moulding b4 rain you have no problem. You can also protect unset ones with waterproof cover. Moulding blocks yourself saves you lot of money. Start now, dont wait till may, you will be amazed how many you get before heavy rain. Get as much moulders as possible to site. I did that and enjoyed the benefits, you can as well.

thank u very much this has uplifted my spirit.there are crops on the land dat wud b harvested by april ending thats y am thinking of may

erico2k2:
Well if you wanna mould get in with it b4 the rains.buy waterproof to cover the fresh moulded block in case it rains b4 it gets dry . I did same in PH . But if you ha e a trusted supplier then you can buy already made . Saves you packing and arranging fees .

tnx for the advice. i reali appreciate

6" hollow & some 6"solid tnx

erico2k2:
What's the size you moulding ?

pls House i need ur help planning on moulding blocks during 2nd week of may bt people are advising me not to cause of the rains in port harcourt bt i reali want to mould den so i dont gulp up the little money ve saved. please how do i go about moulding during this said period. ur advice wud b very much appreciated. Tnx

mufutau55:
Oga mi. I no get solar yet o.

Hajji M.

pls House i need ur help planning on moulding blocks during 2nd week of may bt people are advising me not to cause of the rains in port harcourt bt i reali want to mould den so i dont gulp up the little money ve saved. please how do i go about moulding during this said period. ur advice wud b very much appreciated. Tnx

tnx pls let us knw when it comes

Chekitaut:
I am awear of N500 deduction... Lets still hope.

Tnx boss waiting for the update

mufutau55:
I am sure Oga Chekitaut will surely let us know.

Hajji M.

abeg let it b true Tnx

twinskenny:
I heard same