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At the very end, we were able to overcome the challenge and open up the area for more development through unrelentless effort.

And the "superior equipment" were brought in at the tailend of the project.

An average Naija builder would have done it the other way round. Bring in the heavy equipments, make the roads, eat up the whole budget for the building just to overcome the challenges. For me, I know how hard it is to keep spending without something tangible to show for it. Who cares how the materials get uphill so long the house get built. I always look past the challenges.

EgunMogaji:
Now on another note, Smiley001 has been onsite and can relate the deplorable road condition that I'm dealing with. We had to dump 19 tons of granite down the street and hand carry it to site because the roads were slippery.

I'm proud of the crew yesterday

You mean you have accessibility issue like we experienced in Ile Oluji project where we had to make road with almost 2% of the project fund. At first, it seems like hard but to crack but in the end we can see a fruitful result.

abdulwastecx:
I taught as much... i was hoping to see those machine so that we can learn from superior american project management.

I'm proud of the crew yesterday

KolaShangOne:
You mean none of those obodo oyibo equipments you two were always posting cannot overcome small swamp? Excuses now?
Don't mind me. Now you will appreciate the Nigerian builder more and his abilities to get things done no matter the challenges.

Superior construction equipments just to construct a bungalow in Elebu, Ibadan and not Atlantic City. It better be that you're pulling my Oga's leg.
Even at that, give baba some time to acclimatize, I know he'll perform wonders. You all know the beginning is always the prob. Those teething probs are unavoidable even by the most respected Naija builder.

So let's keep watching as things unfold and see how Sir Egunmogaji handle the challenges of the unfamiliar terrain.

For me, I think he's still doing well so far.

EgunMogaji:
I present my German floor. Brabus and Spyder should be jealous

I'm not jealous. Na today we don dey see "dangerous builds"

See the 'wonder beam' in the pic below for yourself! You should be jealous by now.

Hello World!

filcast:
@brabus, that's great! I am definitely giving this your method good consideration.

Just do your best and don't ever give up!

filcast:
Hello house,I need some advice. What's the best way to save towards building a home?

-saving in a bank
-buying and stocking cement bags
-moulding blocks
-any other suggestion

NB: I presently have regular income but can only spare about N50k monthly towards this project.

If you already got a land, do the following:

1. Start buying sand. Buy as much as needed to complete the building project. Look for cheap source/supplier. If in Ogun/Ibadan/Ondo/Ekiti, 50k should give you 2/3 loads of sand. Do this for two months.
2. Start paying to a trusted cement supplier and obtain receipt for every payment. 50k as today will still give you about 40 bags of cement. Do this for 3 months. At the end of 3rd month, you should have 100 bags of cement.
3. Start moulding blocks on site. Look for workmen who do hand moulding and do it well.
4. At the end of 6th month, you should have materials enough to take the project to roof level within 3 weeks.
5. While at it, start assembling your team with you been the Project Head and get one skillful mason to work with as the Project supervisor. Job are very scarce nowadays and there are handful of these guys around who wants to be part of our project for obvious reasons (to eat your money or get busy). Be the wise one!
6. Break ground on the 8th month and negotiate the work on pay-as-you-go basis or block-counting basis.
7. Unless it's a water-logged site, ignore sand filling after foundation and the German-floor. Build straight up to lintel level.
8. Buy half ton of 12mm iron rods and buy ready made rings. Get the measurements of the lintels and beams, ask the supplier to get you an iron bender to help prepare the reinforcement for a fee. Those suppliers have handful of cheap workmen.
9. Give yourself a break of 2 months to save for the Sandfilling of the house.
10. At the end of the tenth month, you should have another 100k to commence Sandfilling. Source for additional 30k to start septic tank/soakaway excavation alongside sand filling. Use the same labourer for the septic tank to sand fill the house. You'll end up saving some cash.
11. Prepare to work on the lintels and the septic tank at the same time to save cost on woodwork. How? Get a local carpenter to hire planks for the lintels and the septic tank slab. You should still have about 50 bags of cement left to play with. Dedicate 20 bags to the building (lintels and block work after lintel) and the remaining 30 bags to septic tank and slab.


I need to attend a meeting right now. BRB

To be continued. Other inputs welcome.

I got 1380 yesterday in Awoyaya, Lagos. Though excluding delivery cost.

@Kolashangone,

Cool tips! But I suggest when you happen to confront a burglar (accidentally or maybe you have premonitions someone just got into your house), leave immediately or call for help. Leave the heroics to the movies. No one's risking his or her life on the big screen.

More tips coming shortly how you can burglar proof your home the modern way.

"Asasi o ki nran baby onike"

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Come to think of it, is it that those APC broom they used to hang over the entrance doors in most houses in Ibadan are no longer effective again or we have abolished traditional method of securing properties?

EgunMogaji:
Are there differences in quality in available rebars in Nigeria?

Is there a certain one that I should insist on?

This is for pillars: starting pillar for foundation and gate.

Thanks.

Ping Spyder880, Brabus

Just seeing this! Hope the response is not coming too late.

Since you're not doing too much reinforcement on the foundation and the structure is a bungalow, Tiger imported rods should be fine. The rods are full and have passed lab tests.

For your lintels, you should be fine with local iron rods.

^^^^
Guess we will need a new thread to discuss things that's should be quality upfront when you're building in Nigeria.

Many people even builders don't seem to know.

I've helped someone to demolish a massive structure built in 1998 last year due to faulty foundation. Just 1998!

EgunMogaji:
I'm supplying materials but my builder thinks that plastic membrane cover is a waste since the site is on a hilly rocky outcrop.

He also thinks that we don't need to use wire mesh on the German floor. He's confident on the soil and the mix he's going to use.

What says yee of great knowledge?

It won't do any harm if you use it. Strangely simple leaks, splash and run offs are often overlooked when talking about damp. We only look at rising damp. What about penetrating and soaking damp?

All buildings must have a subfloor. It prevents dampness from entering the building by providing a damp-proof membrane. It also prevents the growth of vegetable matter and other living organisms inside the building.

Oga, you need to provide your foundation with an acceptable surface finish for comfort, safety, and heat retention.
Every other parts of the building can be revisited or reworked but definitely not a foundation.

To my best knowledge, the use of wire mesh is to help reinforce poured concrete's tension strength. Concrete with low tension strength can easily pull apart or crack.
Reinforcing a foundation is not only peculiar to waterlogged sites and multi-floor constructions only.

Do your best while you can!

EgunMogaji:
My Nephew took a bike to Oke Bola and returned with a battery.

No longer called Oke Bola. It's called Bola Hill since 2000

#irepbolahill

semitunde:
I hope you're not referring to the artistry of the setup. I'm talking about how the sound is incorporated into the setup, not the beauty or otherwise of it.

If one was to not use the wired sound system in the pics I posted, how will the wireless be incorporated, in that setup, especially as he has a projector screen scroll up installed.

Just asking for your input in that area.

The pics here are lovely by the way!

Artistry or aesthetic of the above setup is ZERO! I'm not into that.

Incorporating TVs and Projectors into wireless media setup has never been easier with Apple TVs, Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV and other media streaming sticks available in the market today.

Most smart TVs are now wi-fi enabled, meaning you can wirelessly connect them to your existing setup or use any of the above mentioned media stick to turn your old TV into a smart tv.

^^^Seen.

A very familiar setup! I'm not wowed.

Pic: Here's a setup from an Ikeja-based company I met at an exhibition sometimes last year.

I'm still not wowed! I've seen far better setup

Sir semitunde,

I tried making the video of the setup but time and busy schedule won't permit me. But here are some pics to inspire you. The possibilities is endless.

I use LG Wireless Soundbar (35mm slim wall mountable with Active Wireless Sync so adding other speakers is never a prob) with Apple TV at home. So music and videos can be taken into any room without physical connections.

Slabwork at Alpha Beach

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Nice! Following with keen interest.

EgunMogaji:
See I like this idea and can be useful for me in my courtyard instantly.

I've been racking my brain on how to drain the internal courtyard and will have to pay pipes to channel water outside but with this set up the water will simply self drain.

Very simple. Just different concrete mix technique.

^^^
This is more like it. Laser cut steel gate.

Pervious Concrete - Interesting Engineering

A special type of concrete with a high porosity used for concrete flatwork applications that allows water from precipitation and other sources to pass directly through, thereby reducing the runoff from a site and allowing groundwater recharge.


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Congratulations Segzy14!!!

Wishing you a lifetime of happiness, joy and lots of wonderful memories in good health, long life and prosperity.

Just wait for it! It won't be a long wait. I'll share a video later this evening how it works. Maybe from the home office though.