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Daboomb:
Thank you.
That means all your three phases are energized individually (Red, Blue, Yellow), as aagainst just looping a single phase into the three-phase meter.

A major advantage of the 3-phase meter.
Your neighbours must be like: That man na NEPA man!

Calebsky:
FROM NOW TILL 17TH SEPT.

Booking Number:5DMLKHM

Betslip
No. Selections 32
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1270
Stoke City - Manchester Utd
2 1X2
1.50
2325
Manchester Utd - Everton
1 1X2
1.34
1451
Everton - Bournemouth
1X Double Chance
1.12
1450
Manchester City - Crystal Palace
1 1X2
1.18
1448
Stoke City - Chelsea
2 1X2
1.68
4542
Manchester Utd - Burton Albion
1 1X2
1.15
4536
Everton - Sunderland
1 1X2
1.38
4534
Chelsea - Nottingham Forest
1 1X2
1.24
5935
Bayern Munich - RSC Anderlecht
1 1X2
1.10
5937
Chelsea - Qarabag FK
1 1X2
1.11
1909
Manchester Utd - FC Basel
1 1X2
1.19
5942
Liverpool - Sevilla
1 1X2
1.74
1116
Arsenal - Cologne
1 1X2
1.32
4818
Real Sociedad - Rosenborg BK
1 1X2
1.33
9360
Barcelona - Espanyol
1 1X2
1.17
9363
Ath. Bilbao - Girona
1X Double Chance
1.15
1324
Atl. Madrid - Malaga
1 1X2
1.25
9351
Nice - Monaco
Over(2.5) O/U 2.5
1.66
9356
Lyon - Guingamp
1 1X2
1.42
1218
Monaco - Strasbourg
1 1X2
1.19
1184
PSG - Lyon
1 1X2
1.30
1922
Bayern Munich - Mainz
1 1X2
1.11
1926
Borussia Dortmund - Cologne
1 1X2
1.28
9565
Juventus - Chievo
1 1X2
1.18
9564
Inter - Spal 2013
1 1X2
1.24
9943
Napoli - Benevento
1 1X2
1.14
9941
Sassuolo - Juventus
2 1X2
1.44
3662
FC Basel - FC Lausanne-Sport
1 1X2
1.25
4011
Benfica Lisbon - Portimonense SC
1 1X2
1.19
4017
FC Porto - GD Chaves
1 1X2
1.16
1851
FC Utrecht - Roda JC Kerkrade
1 1X2
1.34
1848
Ajax Amsterdam - PEC Zwolle
1 1X2
1.21
Multiple
Odds
2,282.61
Amount
₦
Bonus
1,597,824.38 ₦
Pot. Winnings
3,880,430.65 ₦
Combined Multiple

EgunMogaji:
I'm getting serious about doing my kitchen and I need intelligent guidance on how to price the work.

Is it priced per square feet or it's a free for all price scheme whereby an artisan can demand anything they feel like?

Thanks in advance.

skimanski:
Bros forget that one. You know say I no go do height of less than 2.1. Why didnt you ask me if I will agree to a height on 3meter. Make you see the big yes. as far as the door can be fabricated to hold. There is nothing like Standard window height. There is only a reasonable notion that you can want the height of the window to follow the height of door. Even for door height, you dont use the word standard. You use the word "commonly used Height"

Picture one was built by the second largest Building construction co in Nigeria. See the door? standard was thrown out the window, I can imagine what the height of the internal doors would be. Maybe their Architects no pass Bsc.

Bros lets be realistic. As far as you can calculate the structural viability of the Architecture and the livability, then you are good. Thats what make you an Architect. to Design you way through anything (Working out a design solution to a Problem).

motta:
morning ... not my game or I know the person that has it just felt like sharing it here, I won't be held responsible for any lose whatsoever..

snakebeat:
Height of whatever u are constructing
d bold informed my question, there is no such thing as only thing standard in construction!!!! Everything should be standard, even if all professionals don't practice it, d least we can do is to preach it.

Flaghouse1:
What I actually meant is that by the time you start building "as is" on diagram you will discover some ideas are just good on papers ,but when it comes to doing it on the field experience and maturity counts, especially roof designs are prone to these kind of design flaws

snakebeat:
What about height?

EgunMogaji:
This is what set's you apart from the run of the mill builders on this site.

Rest assured that most of us that are exposed to different architectures in different parts of the world truly appreciates what you and your team are doing for Nigerian architecture.

Let me share a recent occurrence on something similar.

So I approached an Architect on social media that offered a free kitchen design. I sent him my building plan as well as the current state of the kitchen. The picture clearly shows a kitchen that is tiled, windows and doors installed, rough plumbing in place, etc

I have a pet peeve which is I hate when I see sink stuck to one corner of the kitchen. I think that even a sink is more prominent than a stove because not everyone cooks in their kitchens. But they certainly clean up, wash plates, hands, etc

So when I designed my kitchen I placed it square in the middle of the wall.

When he designed the layout he moved the kitchen to one corner of the wall. When I asked him why he told me that he practices Feng Shui style of architecture. There's nothing wrong about this and we decided to part ways because he was adamant but I know what I want.

He said that sink should not be next to stoves. To me this sounded ridiculous since I've seen many houses on Houzz that has the same setup that I wanted.

I looked up the Feng Shui nonsense and I read this:

"Let’s start with the myths. One of the most common Feng Shui myths is that your stove should never be located directly across from your sink. This myth stems from misunderstanding the Five Element cycle in Feng Shui. The Five Element Cycle dictates that the water element “puts out” or destroys the fire element. While this is true, it isn’t the reason that ancient Feng Shui knowledge tells us to avoid placing the stove (fire) next to, or opposite the sink (water).

The reason Feng Shui originally recommended avoiding having water too near fire is because in ancient China (where Feng Shui began) people cooked over an open flame. Before the invention of matches, starting a fire was an arduous task. The last thing you wanted to have happen when you were cooking over fire is the flame to go out, hence, it is just common sense that you would want to avoid water near that area.

Today we have gas and electric stoves instead of wood-burning fires to cook over, and running water in sinks instead of sloshing open buckets. The rule of having the water (sink) near the stove (fire) does not apply to our modern kitchens. There is absolutely nothing to be concerned about if your sink opposes or sits next to your stove. In fact, my sink is directly across from my stove, and nothing has happened because of it in all the many years I’ve lived in my home. If this is the case in your home as well, you have nothing to be concerned about, despite what you may have read in some Feng Shui books."

https://sandiegofengshuiblog./2010/10/20/kitchen-feng-shui/

So I agree with you is that "standard is what you want for your house" as long as it's not against building code. Even some things against building code can have a waiver requested for and granted.

Flaghouse1:
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@bolded -Your head dey their bros!

raymondFirstborn:
As for me and my fellow colleagues we stand strongly behind 3m building height for bungalows subject to the International building code (IBC) and the BSMM3.

skimanski:
Standard? This is beyond 200 level now. and note I was never taught that 9coach was a standard for window. What I was taught was that standard for doors are 9 coach. so its nice to make the lintel be on same level as the door. Now Regarding the Bolded, I do not agree with you that its not about cost, or ventilation, or Aesthetics but about standard. The only standard is what you want for your house.

raymondFirstborn:
it all depends on how high the wall would be, based on the design .Building wall= 3m block height =0.225mm. block =3/0.225=13.33coaches from german floor to roof.

skimanski:
From coach 10 you can decide how many blocks you wish to put on top of the lintel level that is structurally viable for the project.

skimanski:
Less Lighting into the House

The difference in Overall cost isn't significantly much because some people say higher Lintel means Taller Windows which is extra cost. But the difference isn't much because higher Windows means less block Works and Plaster space to work with overall

skimanski:
Why do a lot of people stick to 9coach of block as Lintel Level?

Its less Light,

Its aesthetically not too pleasing,

Its not significantly less expensive.

Please if Anybody has any reason why its better please inform so as to guide our Judgement in the future.

raymondFirstborn:
Abeg leave that guy.If I dont finish that guy I wont leave this thread

oyb:
i did not speak ill of the profession. i stated my personal opinion that the profession is dying as a result of being superseded by contemporary technology.

kino47:
Dear Nairalanders
I just discovered another popular builder that's a fraudster on this thread am gathering up all my evidence against him, will post soon.
What I have gotten to realize is intending builders Get carried away by pictures all the time sometimes it's part of the game.
Secondly this guys know themselves most of them (engineers)on this thread, when Spyder the builder came out clean showing us cost and details some of them where not comfortable am sure they called him to stop it. These particular builder almost finished me but I will be the one to finish him before he does please hold while I gather all my evidence.

NOTE:it's not compulsory you recruit from Nairaland you can learn from Nairaland without recruiting I tell u

oyb:
the key roles of a QS (quantity takeoff, cost estimation) have been overtaken by technology.

you can spit out an entire BOM [architectural, m&e the whole nine yards using modern software.

the other disciplines on a project require some degree of imagination; which is why the client may provide a design brief stating their expectations. lifting of material measurement from a design does not require imagination - all it requires is automation. if you, like most other professionals, are expanding your portfolio of capabilities then no problem, but if you are focusing on the traditional roles of QS - good luck to you.

you should also note that invariably technology kills off professions





it comes back to what i said earlier. your architect or engineer provides a design. the design is a product of talent/imagination/experience. which is why several design solutions can arise from a single brief. however, the estimates/Bill of materials that will come from a design will roughly be the same




i don't think this; i know this.



if you do not continue to develop yourself, that is exactly what will happen. at any point you must be able to demonstrate to your client why you are a better choice.

interestingly, on the last project i handled, the contractor's project manager was an experienced QS, and we went head to head on their numerous variation claims. at every instance they made inflated claims - some were 'typos'; some were double claims;some were over measurements; but we were able to ensure that they could only claim what they were owed.

there was this bizarre claim where we would pay for materials delivered to site, and still be expected to pay full price for finished product. the QS kept saying that was the standard and that if i was a QS i would understand . maybe you guys could explain that standard to me ?

EgunMogaji:
Well said.

For the types of jobs that we discuss here mostly, that profession is a complete waste.

Now, for financed buildings, joint builds, commercial builds then an argument can be made.

I've heard of a unique situation though from Hajj where the HOA is asking for a QS.

oyb:
all i see are demands to know what i do. that is not relevant to this discussion

this is the typical workflow in my office
PM prepares project brief /proposal/scope
architect prepares drawings.
discipline engineers prepare drawings and boqs
PM reviews for adequacy, prepares cost estimate etal

QS does not feature in the workflow. even worse is the fact that we had a QS some years back who kept on giving us poorly done estimates that messed us up in the field. to date i still have no idea how the QS lifted quantities, given the horrible variations.





you see. what is funny is your rank hypocrisy. you first start calling out others demanding to know if they are a QS, then you come out boasting you do QS, Architect builder contractor as 'hustle'. by yourself you are admitting that your profession is dying, otherwise you would not be doing the same thing [taking up the work of other professionals ] you were bitching about a few posts ago.





it is not about shortcuts. it is about actual value add. if i cannot clearly point to the value you are adding to my project, then why am i employing you?