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earthrealm:
wouldnt this form a thin layer btw the foundation and decking??, and make the cement not to be continous/separate easily.
my builder said he doesnt like using it/not necessary, when i pushed for it, cos i hate that water sepage issue. claiming that several builds he has done..he didnt use it..and no issues. that he ensures his dpc is well done to prevent the water rising

i hv seen on this thread that people use it in foundation and decking

If you insist on the use of dpm on your build then it should be used before it turns out that "had I known".

Though its usage and needs varies which depends on the individual handling your project.
Rainfall on your roof which spills on the floor also splashes on the exterior walls of your build.
As long as your foundation blinding is minimum of 100mm and the soil beneath your build is not a constant source for movement of underground water then you need not fear.

earthrealm:
so i got the quote for my builder for my project, 1 unit 4br apartment and 2 units 2 br apartment, all together a single structure. attached is an illustration of the floor plan.is the quote reasonable?..both materials and labour?

MATERIALS.
16mm rod 37 length 12mm rod 130 length 8mm rod 55 length binding wire half roll peggs 5 3inches nail 25 pan weight 1 by 12 boards 85 pieces 2 by 3 woods 40 pieces One to two trip of samd One trip of shipping 150 to 250 bag of cements 3000 pieces of 9 Inches blocks


LABOUR
Foundaton digging #200000 foundaton casting #90000 foundaton iron work to d p c level #100000 foundaton carpentry work to d p c #80.000 mason and labour block work to d p c #200.000 engineer work pegging profile supervision #150.000 Total #820.000

THE STRUCTURES footprint is 255sq meters, land area is 467 sq meters

Please not wanting to scrutinize the entire bill, but please what's the perimeter of the foundation trench and total number of column base that will amount #200,000?
There has to be some explanation to this.

There are good lands in woji axis though I know a few developed areas have been sand filled in the past.

Nwokeomajayb:
Hey guys I’m planning on giving my land it’s title. Please what’s the estimate of completing this 4 bedroom bungalow?
I’ll appreciate that so much. I’m tired of this so called friends quotations. A land of 1.7m they took 3m because I based abroad. Guys I need help here.
I’m even thinking of giving the contract from foundation to above linter level then I’ll take it from there. What do you guys reckon? Which way is more considerable cheaper for me?

Good Day
You can get a close to realistic estimate if you already have the actual architectural design plan.
There's little or nothing that can be done with the 3D you uploaded in achieving a quote.
You have to mention your site location/area so as to come to an accurate price when giving a quote.
In all your soil type /topography will determine the foundation type and quote as well.
Feel free to mention me for further discuss.

presiade:
That's my point- land utility would be low, as you have in your design. He intends to build a main building and a boys-quarters but such land would not permit that.

There's nothing wrong with the land and the geometry will fit well into what you stated above.
But, If you prefer a hidden boys quarter then it may likely not be possible to achieve that.

Gabrie300:
Hello Guys my name is Gabriel Johnson, Am 31 years. I have been married to my wife whom is 29 years for the past 7 years.. We are blessed with two kids.

But the thing is that, I see her chats with a Guy she knew 2 years ago. My wife says the Guy is her best friend nothing else.

Though I have not seen anything related to sex or that, but I don't feel comfortable with her chatting with this Particular Guy all the time. She claims the guy is married and I am not interested to know. All I want is for my Wife to cut him off. She's married for Christ sake.

Please narialanders help me with advice.

Am already loosing it.

It's very simple.
You are married to her and the best friend is married to his wife.
Tell your wife to show you several pix of the so called male best friend's wife including their wedding pix.
Let you and your wife pay a visit to them in their apartment and you ask the wife of the best friend some serious questions.

If your wife does not agree to any of this, then well you've been played. But all the same you've got to act smart and not telling her your real intention of visiting them.

No. 12 is on point

FastShipping:
I find myself between rock and hard place when it comes to having solar system. I was spending 4000-4600 naira per day on petrol the last timeme I was in Nigeria. I was basically on generator 22-23 hours per day.

My problem is spending between $9500-$11,000 on European solar gadgets or inferior solar system from China or India which won't cost me more than 2 million naira but guaranteed to not hold up for more than few months as read in the available reviews online.

My dilemma is; why should I spend $9500-$11,000 on 8kva solar system on a house I don't even spend more than two weeks in a year? Does it make any sense at all? I'm just not convinced yet.

Now this is where I'd love to see such cost analysis from the would be solar contractor/installer.

yarimo:
Op you didn't tell us how he escape ?

There was no need to escape since he did not sleep in his house.
A dust was raised and it resulted to the security operatives issuing him a letter at that odd time to report the next day at their office in a bid to stop whatever was suppose to take place at the Senate house.
A faithful mole has been assisting with discrete information. Everyone saw when he entered his house but only the air knew when he left the house.

bukifemi1:
Screen shot of EFCC letter to Ike Ekweremadu. Wrote, signed , sent doday

This letter is fake.
Spot it

sunnysunny69:
APC has themselves to blame allowing those PDP to defect to them in the first place. I've been in few countries of the world never seen a laughable one like Naija. World over, if you belong to a party, that's where you stay forever. You don't see a labour party member defect to conservative or a democrat run to republican every now and then.

There's nothing with defecting.
The problem with Nigerian politicians is that they are there for themselves. Every man to his own ideology and not party ideology and that is why we will see that occurring as often as possible.

Aventures:
Sir, the big boss analysis is not just ordinary theory, that is experience+ applicable theory (not all theories are applicable in the field of play). That type of foundation explained I bet you it can't be found in any textbook or school note. If you are good, you are good. chikenna.
As you progress in this field we come across all manners of challenges, that it is only experience and sound theory background can bail you out. I manage a project recently and Messrs Chekitaut is the procurement contractor, we came across a funny scenario. An old building was a demolished before we commence the new project. Very solid and firm site with appreciable bearing capacity from soil test so we adopted pad footing ( there was raft design and pad footing, cost analysis showed that the pad is cheaper). Along the line during excavation we discover towards the back so many abandoned pit latrines and septic tanks (already decomposed). The fear here was that the decomposition would still continues over years and there by creating a void underneath the foundation, automatically the structure would fail due to undermining.
well, the best thing we taught of was to find a way to take the footing of foundation far beyond the depth of any of the latrines or septic tank. Another challenge was that the site is very tight it was not just easy for us to evacuate the septic tank and latrines and more so we wouldn't know how many of such would be around there, we could only observe 2 or 3.
We came up with option of introducing piles along the grid line where we have that challenge (and that was the last grid) 5 piles was constructed 300 diameter @ 9 meter, 1 meter cube pile caps and 600mm connecting beam all along the 9meter width of the build, then 3 grade beam to connect to the columns from the pad footing of the next g
rid making it to be monolithic.

Now what can we called this kind of foundation: Pad and pile combo.
If I am permitted I will try upload some pucs for further explanations.

sorry for the epistle. I put it up here cos someone may need this knowledge or idea tomorrow. cheers

Nice one, Sir.
I think a lot of us needs such information and pics.
Thanks.

Malevonent:
i am done with all those, have gotten my building permits, both state n obiakpor, just dont trust the govt soil test, thats why am considering doing another private one, thnks all the same for the heads up

I don't think the state owns a lab except the state university.
If I'm not mistaken there are about 3 labs such tests are carried out if your go through man/woman is a staff of urp.
Just confirm the authenticity of the lab where its done and the geo-technician who signed/stamped the report..

Nahum777:
Lol, this country! God knows if I become president, at least 5000 people will see jail and many people will die by hanging for their past crimes. We will carry out thorough investigation from 1960 till date, set up a special court for corruption and get rid of all the old politicians and cabals by force. Then we need to sensitive Nigerians, they need to know that only us can build our country and no one will build it for us. Train some new set of intelligent Police guys, disarm the present police and use them for something else just to keep them employed. Focus on production and invest real big on technology. Offer ministerial jobs to skilled professionals only and monitor them big time to end corruption. Bring Nigerian professionals from all over the world to come help fix this gaddamn country.

It's not that hard to lead a country, but we have unwilling and dumb leaders.

It will only happen if you lay the corruption file to the international community to investigate and procescute those found wanting.
If you try to do such by yourself as a president, your wife will be the first to advice you against it and also make sure you have not lied or cheated someone before otherwise someone from your past will start telling stories about you .

FADEO:
Good day knowledgable people, I want some clarifications. I carried out soil test to certify the kind of foundation to be done. The result cam out as SBC (Safe Bearing Capacity) is 100KN/m. The recommendation from the result is to have pad Foundation with underground beam but was also stated that Raft Foundation is highly recommended. My civil/structural engineer was of the opinion that i we can have PAD FOUNDATION with Chained underground beam with one board, Continue with 9" block work to 0.9m and then finalize with one board of chained beam before the slab (german floor is casted)

The building involve here is a 5 bedroom duplex.

Please i need opinions on this based on experience.

Thank you all

Good Day
I'd very much appreciate what foundation type you'll settle for when this project commences.
Please be kind to fill us in.
Thanks.

Malevonent:
superb analysis, @house, i need the contact of someone who would help me do a soil test for my project in ph, rivers state.
would also like to know the norml charge

08037077589.....Mr. Aloy
Should in case you also want to get approval from the town planning office. He'll handle that as well.

FADEO:
Good day knowledgable people, I want some clarifications. I carried out soil test to certify the kind of foundation to be done. The result cam out as SBC (Safe Bearing Capacity) is 100KN/m. The recommendation from the result is to have pad Foundation with underground beam but was also stated that Raft Foundation is highly recommended. My civil/structural engineer was of the opinion that i we can have PAD FOUNDATION with Chained underground beam with one board, Continue with 9" block work to 0.9m and then finalize with one board of chained beam before the slab (german floor is casted)

The building involve here is a 5 bedroom duplex.

Please i need opinions on this based on experience.

Thank you all

Your Civil/Structural Engineer is in order.
In the instance where raft is highly recommended , I'd prefer you do a 2 board grade/ground beam, top with 9" blocks and cap with one board chained beam (plinth). You can as well fill your block holes with concrete.

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deadkamalu:
how much is the transportation cost from villages to the said lessel market or are you mistaking 1500 for 150ngn. nothwistanding i will get an update of the actual price tommorow but just last friday in zaki biam a basket goes for 2000 and above and it is dependent on sizes and the condition of the tomatoes

Okay.
I'll appreciate if you can give us a more precise feedback after your findings.
Thanks.

deadkamalu:
you dont need to bother i am on ground and its all lies

Since you're on ground and its all lies can you kindly inform us of the current price for the basket of tomato?

Chi59:
It's no setup. I live in gboko and during tomato season in ubangaji, you can get a basket for #100, #120
It's a pity there are no factories to process the tomatoes.

How good is the road to ubangaji presently?

dlaw70:
nigga ant u in Nigeria? Havnt u heard of zaki biam?

Anyways i am into yam business ,though i base here but i buy and take yam to places like calabar,Benin ,and ph.u can come c 4 ursef if u like.
People who know this place keep quiet while making so much money from here.pls just Google zaki biam bro

How good is the road to there now?

Chekitaut:
Quarry waste is top soil. Rubbles are from demolished building.

Please do you have a picture of the quarry waste (top soil)

HEseesall:
I had to open this account for anonymity
I'm in a dilemma, let me start like this, when i and my husband first got married we did a joint business that fetched us a huge amount of money, the aim was to build a house, when we got the money, he decided to use his' for his parents (i had no problem with that) then mine for what we wanted to use it for

Two weeks ago we had a major misunderstanding, it was soo intense to the extent that he told me to park out of the house, in the heat of things i told him that cannot be possible that the house is in my name, he was shocked, saying it is impossible we built it together that it's in his name, i had to remind him what happened then, he was furious saying it was wrong of me to use my name, that he cant believe he has been staying in a house that does not belong to him, he told his family what i did claming victim, then he packed out saying he wont come home till i change the name to his full name, i begged him to no avail, i dont even know how to tell my people, imagine if it was in his name, i and the kids would have been out of the house by now, he has requested for transfer from his office to another state cos of this, who does that?? He cant expect me to change it to his name.

Pls i need other advise to go about this, he is a good man but he feels his ego has been bruised, i need other options.


MODIFIED For those viewing this, i have made some clarifications down to page (1),

Let me assume, your side if the discuss is true.

Now, no matter the argument between you and your husband to the instant of him wanting you and the children to leave the house but incidently only for you to inform him that the house which he believes to be his is actually yours.

Thank God you're also working. This is just an eye opener.
The best you can do is get a good lawyer and put the names of the children as true owners. And that you're only a custodian on behalf of the children.

There is no such thing as Mr & Mrs owning any property in law.
Even a joint account is operated by one signatory and only in the instance due to ill health or death that the other person becomes active user of the account.

Gidilagoon:
Pls house, I don’t know if am being stupid or not man enough but I just have to share this with you guys just for an advice.. it might be long as I really want to express myself pls.

I have been dating this girl going to 2years now and we are planning to settle down probably next year. I have known this girl for a very long time because we have dated before when I just got admitted to university but we ended after short period.

So After few years that we’av graduated, we met again and fortunately we were both still single ,so we decided to start dating again and this time we are more serious and planning for future, I realized she must have dated many guys when I left her because it was a long time ago, so I decided to change her phone number just to avoid any connection with any guy from her past since am planning my future with her now, but after awhile I noticed some of these guys still chat her on FB and Instagram and she replies, and one even sent her money and I was totally mad at her but later we resolved it.

So back to the main issue that just came up recently . I don’t know what took me to her Facebook profile and I decided to go through her messages, I noticed one of the guy she claimed to be her uncle was a man friend she has known from the past, this guy Is married with 2kids living in US. I noticed my girl sent her nude to him and they were having sex chat, so I acted like I didn’t see anything and I invited her to my house the next day and tell her what I saw, then she started crying, immediately I gave her 3 hot slap and asked her to leave my apartment but she wouldn’t leave but kept crying on the floor and said she’s ready to swear with death if such ever happened again, that she was just stupid.

Well I dragged her out of my house, and since then all her family from different places have been calling me pleading on her behalf except her Mom and Dad which she can’t tell about it. I noticed she has changed her phone number and delete her Facebook account after what happened, but I told her it’s already late when her aunty called me...

Honestly I still love her, because she’s the only girl I ever fell for but won’t I look stupid if I accept all the pleading and continue with her? And can such girl make a good wife? She’s too vulnerable, too emotional and she has dated a lot of guys in the past, so it scares the hell out of me to settle down with her, so that man no go die untimely death..

Her aunty said she wants to come and meet me this weekend but I told her I will get back to her. Do you think I should let her come?

Pls mature men in the house don’t abuse me, just advice your guy abeg.

You knew her previously but your relationship is about 2 years. You don't expect her not to have a life .
You made a mistake not to know her and about her true self. I expect every man who truly is in a serious relationship that will lead to marriage(not the tim bu tim bu type) to sit down with his partner and discuss past and old relationships. Most of we guys are carried away by the yanshing potentials we indulge in rather than knowing our partners.

If you still need the relationship, call your partner and you both discuss certain genuine issues. You don't need an aunty or third party to be settling your issues with your partner. If you can't handle issues now what will happen when you actually get married to her?
The more both of you are open to each other the better the relationship.

adanny01:
In my humble opinion, Contractors build. A contractor is a builder.

Architects design the building

Civil Engineer/structural engineer does Structural analysis and Structural design

Builder executes steps in building the structure

Let me open your submissions but sometimes the words we use are fambiguous.

A contractor can be any body but its rightly streamlined to be a business person offering services to make profit.
You limited the work of a civil engineer to appear like he pushes paper.

The carpenter, iron bender, mason, electrician, are builders.

Chekitaut:
China has quality products, we corrupt them with our dubious act.

.....with respect to cheap.......

.....quality products from there still come cheap.

.....all products termed to be of quality have met the acceptable standard and fit for use.

Chekitaut:
Shame to those that patronise them, cheap and... u get cheap.

Can we say so about made in china

Chekitaut:
This na serious matter ooo

Architects don't build.
Civil Engineers do that.

Chekitaut:
Architect->Structural Engineer->Contractor? Who build...?

DIY

Teebawse:
That’s going to cost me more than the roofing is the decking alone for the first floor for the 2 units cost me almost 6m

Your design chop enough iron to stay fit.
Kudos.
God is your muscle.

earthrealm:
yeah its actually a twin duplex, but 1 side of the twin would be 2units 2br apartments, 1 up.. 1 down.
i hate the sight of tank stands, i am still thinking of how am gonna ide the tanks.
the idea i have is to have a recessed/deep flat roof, like in the picture above and plave the tanks there, so that they will be barely visible from the ground, the only draw back to this is that the gate house cum tank stand will now tower far abobe the main building,

the other option am toying with is to place 2 tanks on the flat roof of the main building, and now have the other 2 tanks on the roof of the sec man house, being that the 2 tanks there would be serving the ground floor apartment and the gatehouse, it doesnt need to be so high again, so being on the roof of the gate house would be ok, and the gate house can then be only ground floor

Since you don't like tank stands, your architect/engineer can incorporate 2 separate slabs on the main building where you can place your tank(s) and the positioning should be in a way where you can put a roof over it so it flows with the building.

Putting a tank on the security house will look a bit odd.

donokoh:
thanks bro. sorry to ask, by linear what do mean?

Lounge, dining, kitchen one side
Rooms the other side.
A very simple floor plan.