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intereliate:
Compliments of the season

Please could a charming engineer be nice enough to give estimates for:

1. 1 pilling column
2. Pilling Foundation for 1 storey building (see attached plan)

*****Suggested Pile Column Size (450 to 600mm Diameter by 6 to 9m Depth)

Appreciating your kind gesture

Warm regards

Engage a QS to do estimate for you

saydfact:
IF what you've been advised to use is pile foundation (IF), you'll need more than a rough estimate, you'll need a structural engineer doing a detailed design and a Q.S for cost advice based on that design.

Goodluck

Get a QS here

addexx:
I just want to know the minimum amount it would cost to get a decent finishing

3m

You can drop all your questions on building construction.
If you need advice on cost of construction you can drop it here.

Listen to a quantity surveyor. You need a QS to get value for your money

addexx:
GOOD DAY. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME ANALYSIS AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF COMPLETION OF THE INTERIOR OF A CUSTOM BUILT 4 BEDROOM DUPLEX

Interior design is broad and wide. You need to state the scope of yours to get something reasonable

A General Advice

Bricklayers are not cost experts or engineers. They are not professionals. It is surprising how people commit millions of their hard-earned money to these artisans and end up getting their fingers burnt.

Avoid being penny wise and pound stupid. I have been involved in troubled projects just because the needful was not done initially. It is usually painful and more expensive in the long run. Do the right things today. Wishing you the best.

QS at your service

Sweetchilli:
Yes 2 bedrooms per flat * 4 flats
Land is 600sqm and it is a dry land

OK, 35m should complete it. But to be sure let's take a look at the drawings

raymondFirstborn:
To all concerned,
I have now added OND in civil engineering to my list of Academic qualifications , after completing a 3year PT course IN laspotech.
I now have an OND in Civil engineering , HND in Quantity surveying and PGD in construction management.

thank you.

Congratulations. More wins

Nozzle:
Thank you so much boay..

The slab will be sitting on beams and columns not blocks.

Thanks alot.

You're welcome

megacontrol:
Thanks for the detailed response.

Yes I am still keen on molding the blocks on site, below are some of the extra info you requested;
- We will use both sand and stone dust mixture
- We are looking to hire the molding machine and labor required
- I don't know the different type of machine, i just know of vibrated block making machine

Leads me to next set of questions...
What are the rates to hire molding machine and what is rate for labor per block?
What is the desirable sharp sand & stone dust mix ratio?
I understand the 30-40 blocks per bag of cement part, but how many cement needed for 1 trip of sand (just as example)?


If i have these info, then i can do the numbers and work out my material list and cost to achieve the total quantity i need.

Thanks

I am so sorry, I should have replied.

I will reply shortly by modifying this post.

Thanks


Depending on the some factors, labour per block moulding is NGN30-50

If you want to have 35block per bag of cement you will use 1:19.

5 ton tipper of sand or dust will produce atleast 300blocks.

I don't know the cost of hiring for block moulding machine

Nozzle:
Good morning
Engineers in the house

I am doing a slab to cover my soakway....12ft by 10ft. Please can i get a quote of how many16mm rod i would require so as to be able to carry the weight of a car.

Please help guys.

If cars will be on your soakaway, ensure the structural components of your soakway can withstand this. Will the slab sit on blocks or on beams and /or columns? I prefer the the latter anyways.


You will need between 7/8 lengths depending on the spacing

donokoh:
Good morning every one. pls were can get vibrated blocks around Ago place okota Lagos and at what rate.
I also what to find out the difference in terms of qty btw hand moduled blocks and vibrated blocks cause my engineer Insists on vibrated blocks .

Vibrated blocks are far better. You can read online about this.

People here may give divergent views

Dennis3D:
Hello House

I need response to this...

*Material is how much per square meter*?

*Labour is how much per square meter for POP work only. Average Design.*

The minimum for labour is 1k and the max is 2k

Material is usually minimum of 2k and maximum of 3k. Depending on the design sha

Johnadelaide00:
Please house, what is the cost of suspended ceiling per SQM

I use 2,500

Sweetchilli:
Hello all. I'll be needing an urgent reply please. Is it possible for 35m to build a block of 4 flats (2 ensuite bedrooms ). This would include Aluminum roofing, POP, wall screening, painting, all toilet finishings including walk in shower cubicle, gate house and gate, generator house, all plumbing, electrical and mechanical works, interlocking, windows and doors,(Turkish doors) full tiling (Nigeria tiles) etc.
Can 35m build it from start to finish?
I got this quote from a builder. Is it feasible?

How many rooms per flat? You mean two bedroom each ensuite?

Pending your reply, my advice is this:

1.Get quotations from different contractors


2. Get a quotation, estimate or bill of quantities to assess quotations from contractors

Takoro13:
God shall provide for us all. is not too late to dig septic tank and shockaway. use the laterite for filling. this really helped me including sand dug from well. all were used for filling (the remaining is there to level the compnd after fence).

am still looking forward to how to reduce cost on roofing. i was introduced to someone that would help in getting wood from bush. his price will definitely less to shaw mail price. and the higher the king post the higher the corresponding cost.

my opinion

You're correct. Cost reduction on roof is mainly on lowering the kingpost to reduce the area of the roof covering and carcass.

You can also negotiate well in terms of labour.

Or you go for more economical roof covering.


But, please don't compromise the standard of the wood you want to use for the roof carcass/structure. If possible, treat them with solignum to prevent termite/insect invasion

oyinmio:
Pls house, what is the advantage of building on a 60*60 piece of land over a 30*120 piece of land ? Thanks.

The most cost effective design is a square shape design. The longer or narrower a building the more the cost compare with another of square shape (even if the two have the same floor area).

The main reason for this is the perimeter/floor area area. A long or narrow building needs more perimeter wall to enclose the same floor area as a square shape building. There are other reasons that account for higher cost of long or narrow buildings compared with square shape building.


However, there are several factors that determine design and building shape


I hope this helps. If you have more questions/need clarification, go ahead.

For example:
For the square, the total perimeter is 240ft. For the rectangular, it is 300ft. Hence, fencing will cost more. Not to talk about other things

However, I personally prefer the square shape

diordaves:
The same with me, I've never paid for granite before delivery so I was kind of surprised in a number of ways when this came up. Surprised that clients pay for granite before delivery and super surprised that checkitaut is this indeciplined to be caught out in this mess. This has exposed him as a middle man he so much preached against. To be honest, there is nothing wrong being a middle man but be deciplined enough to deliver.

If he's a direct supplier, all the excuses he gave for messing up, his union would have sorted out such eventualities. In Delta and Edo States, Road Safety or Police don't disrupt logistics that much. The Union work this out.

It's a shame though because I'm planning on engaging him after the festive period next year for a factory construction project in Ibadan but I guess I now need to go back to the Board of Directors for a revised plan. It's sad. The diaspora should encourage deligent small business owners back home but when you read stuff like this, you just want to give up on the country.

You can engage me. Rest assured of honesty, integrity and fair deal.

No advance payment will be required, only payment on delivery

Eteo:
Pls I need to know the cost of building a 4 bedroom bungalow to habitable standards...4 bedrooms with toilets ensuite, 2 sitting rooms, 1 ante parlor, kitchen & Pantry, box room, laundry house, 1 guest toilet.

You will need up to 6.4million maximum

If you have d plan you can forward it, specifying location, nature of finishes and method of execution. This will help generate a detailed and more accurate estimate

YorubaPrince:
Hello House,

Just wondering.... I need to know a rough estimate of how much to budget to floor-tile (regular tiling) a story building of 8 units of 2 bedroom flat.

Spyder88, Mufutau55 Abeg or anyone that's undergone that process can also chip in.... how much have you guys spent tiling a one story project?

Thanks in advance

If you are a contractor atleast #1m should do it. Please don't forget that I assumed the floor area of the building. Besides, I don't know the location as well

If you have the plan you can send it to me for detail estimate.

Check my signature for my contact

ak22:
Wow that quote is much sir

Check your mail

AleAirHub:
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE,


Please i need the total cost to build a nice & pocket friendly budgeted 8/12 suite hotel rooms in Yenagoa , Bayelsa State.

The land is dry land and the measurement is 100 x 50.


Thanks for your advice & recommendations.

You may need up to #30m. Subject to various conditions

If you have the drawings, you can forward it for detail estimate. Check my signature for my contact. All the best

boay:
Can anyone reply or only the people you mentioned?

If you are a contractor atleast #1m should do it. Please don't forget that I assumed the floor area of the building. Besides, I don't know the location as well

If you have the plan you can send it to me for detail estimate.

Check my signature for my contact

ak22:
But what I want there is just that round 1.5m and Other rectangle area 4m by 3m

I have sent you a mail

For all your cost information, drop them here.

You will get a reply in a short time

Do more with less

Consult a Quantity Surveyor here.

If you want value for your money and you want to optimize cost, I am here for you.....

feeloscar:
There are standards and I follow them. When a client engages me,i tell him/her to give his design to a QS to quantify eventhough I can do it, so he/she will have an idea of the financial implication.

Kudos!

That's the right thing to do