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PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op): 8:24pm On Sep 04, 2015
Yes we have 49 pillars in total.

NO! You can never have 49 columns in the house. The grid with most columns has only 9 and we have only 4 grids. Unless you're counting some from both side.

Pic below: shows back and front section with 4 columns


Where the drawings done by a certified Architect? YES

Were they signed off by a certified architect and Structural Engineer? NO

Are these structural diagrams mine or not? The structural drawings are yours. I'm sure that's what you used for the first floor slab.

PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op):
Oga brag3,

Did you say you counted 49 columns in that structure and they were all added by me? Can we schedule a meeting at the site sometimes next week for us to do the counting together? Or do you mean to say 39 columns instead of 49 because 6 additional column plus 33 columns equals 39 and not 49.

Pic 1: The building and the columns we installed. (1st column on the left in pic is B on the structural drawing)
Pic 2: Columns added in red
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Oga segcymoor, can you point out any error in the structural drawing attached?

PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op): 5:02pm On Sep 04, 2015
Sir brag3,
You can call me on my line or email me for more explanation or maybe we schedule a site visit for project defense. That's how things should be done.

If you didn't get a response, then take it up on nairaland. Even when I was explaining to your bro and things are not so clear on chat, he called.

I'm very sorry I'm not discussing the issue here. I can only post the pics for experts to fault. I'm sure experts must have seen what we did different even from the pictures so they can tell if they are out of place.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKiDe246Cus
PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op): 4:38pm On Sep 04, 2015
LASU MultiDwell | What we did different.

1. Introduce more columns
2. Have extended lintels over load bearing sections. The drawing didn't specify that too.

PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op):
brag3:
So you can only respond to the payments? what about the approval and structural diagrams that you sent to me last week?
Are they real? where did the come from and why are they different from whats on ground?

PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op):
brag3:
So you can only respond to the payments? what about the approval and structural diagrams that you sent to me last week?
Are they real? where did the come from and why are they different from whats on ground?

PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op): 3:57pm On Sep 04, 2015
brag3:
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I have no comment on this. I wish I was dealing with you directly from the very beginning.

PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op): 12:11pm On Sep 04, 2015
The Reserve by NextHome

PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 10:41am On Sep 04, 2015
snakebeat:
My brother I'm truly surprise at your response. When I said party members & traders u should know it was to illustrate different categories of people. Did I describe the anteroom as an event centre? Someone designing a detached hall solely for visitors is entirely different from an anteroom or entrance hall.

Let me put it like this, anteroom(chambers) is the elder brother of foyer(entrance hall), they constitute part of a residential building flow chart.
Thanks....
You've made your point. Thank you bro!
PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op): 10:33am On Sep 04, 2015
sako28:
Mr Brabus or Wytecat,
This is the peak of your insensitivity, i have followed all ur works from every end of the world. I have viewed ur works with top professionals from Latin America to Asia. But disappointed with this ur comment. Well wish u all the best in life, but u have lose a fan and my respect. will never follow ur tread again.

Cheers.
Sako28,

Wytecat is not Brabus and has nothing to do with me. I've strongly condemn the inciteful statement and have used the report link to report this to the moderators.
I was thinking they'll do the needful on their part. I don't see wytecat statement on my browser again.
I'm surprised nothing has been done by the moderators.

PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 9:43am On Sep 04, 2015
Oga snakebeat,

Quoting your text:

To your ante room & ensuit madness, a senator representing a senatorial district comes home, definitely there is going to be influx of visitors, from his co party members to traders & what have u, do u expect the traders to jump into the living room to intrude the senator's meeting with his co party members? The ante chamber serve as waiting area, where they can be entertained, which makes them feel welcomed. Though it's primarily for large buildings.
I cannot do line by line. But back in the days, those who knew me wella in 2006 - 2010 know my political background. So politicians (not councillors o or ward chairman) don't entertain party members in the ante room. Fact of life! Do you know the popular Olosha Molete (Late Alh Lamidi Adedibu), he has a very large compound where he attends to people in their thousands on a daily basis.
Bros, we no get experience like you but people I know and BIG projects I've been part of, look past the excuses. They just do what is right for different situation.

Even political financiers don't meet party stalwarts inside their house. There's someone on this thread who can burst my lies if I'm cooking up one.

OGD during his 2nd term, ruled Ogun state from his abode in Sagamu, I can share with you the configuration of the massive house. No ante but patio and foyer. Then 2 very large sitting rooms and then a big dining and a big kitchen (RIP to the Chief Cook Adefolaju).

Then there is a massive hall, exactly like a church setting, where VIPs wait and press address happen. Then there is a massive office with a basement where the boss do his job.

So the traders, party members even royal highness who no dey inner circle have their place behind the 18ft tall fence.
Forget those fables "Ori ade ki nsun ita". Ori ade dey wait hours to meet the BIG players.

Maybe that's too much! Since he's a governor. Buruj Kashamu and Ladi Adebutu are house member. Kindly move closer to know how they serve their loyalist.

If you're an architect, I doubt you can design for me let alone this big guys.

I can share with this thread the floor plan of one of the biggest guys in Naija today, so you can see what the big guys are living in. I also suggest you try and visit homes of high ranking military officers to know how it is been configured. Wetin we never see!

Make no mistake bro, I'm not condemning the ante room. I just don't see its functionality in in most of the houses I've visited.
PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op): 7:04am On Sep 04, 2015
Pre-works/Groundworks ongoing at Awoyaya Multi-Dwelling site

Picture updates later on this thread.
SportsRe: Jose Mourinho Wins 4 Guiness World Record For 2016 (photo) by brabus(m): 6:09am On Sep 04, 2015
Cool!
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m):
EgunMogaji:
http://www.wplinternational.com/product/wpl-hipaf-midi/

So they have a nice one for 1 - 20 people that I'll be emailing them about.

But this is confusing

The effluent from a septic tank still contains about 70% of the polluted matter in the sewage, and further treatment is necessary, whereas a sewage treatment plant gives aerobic digestion of the wastewater contaminants, and treats to a much higher standard than a septic tank. Treatment plant effluent can then be discharged into a water course, ditch (with Environment Agency approval) or to a conventional soakaway.

So look like I'll still need a soakaway and I'll still need to dig, twice. For this and the output.

This brings me to a learning opportunity. Where exactly does the finished business of a soak away goes to?

Can someone soakeducate the house on how they actually work?
Not confusing at all!

You can actually channel the waste water outside your property if you'd choose not to recycle. That way you won't require another septic tank but a drain field. The endemic bacteria feeds on the waste and they have the capability to reproduce themselves when there's too much to eat and when there's too little.

I'm yet to complete my research on this. But there's one very close to me which is currently been understudied.

You don't really need something that large for residential project. I'm visiting a ministry in Alausa to see how they did their installation. The picture shown to me didn't show a very large system.

Big Question: But why are all the good innovations coming from Ghana to Nigeria? I'm presently researching Hammerglass (I want to bid conventional burglar proof goodbye in my all glass residential projects) and the coy I was talking to in Sweden referred me to a company in Ghana which in turn referred me to a shop in Lagos. The same thing for Biofil Toilet Digester which is a Ghanaian company. They only have less informed marketers here in Nigeria.
Are we truly the giant of Africa? Abi Na paper giant.

Pics:
1. Biofil Toilet Digester setup in Ajah, Lagos.
2. Inside the system
3. Waste water channeled out of the compound into the drainage

PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 8:28pm On Sep 03, 2015
Interesting topic! CHOICE have it.

Individual differences can actually affect our choice. I can still remember a NL client who asked me to make his master bedroom half of the main building cos his iPad is his TV, his bed is his dining table and he spent 75% of his time at work (4am - 9pm).
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 7:54pm On Sep 03, 2015
NL1960:
There is no decree or rule. Is it a must that i have to entertain my guest in the patio, the outdoor garden and the BBQ area. That is why somebody said that it is matter of choice.
Of course, you're very right. The choice of a big man is always very different from the common mans. Why Oga go dey meet people for outside? One of the first question I ask my prospective clients is what are the must-haves and nice-to-have features of this house? Where do you like to eat your breakfast? Dining or on the Bed? All these questions helps in designing to meet clients need. I don't just impose my designs on client. So, if entertaining a first time visitor in the foyer/patio or outdoor is not a good idea to a client, we try to design to meet the clients requirement. Likewise, if a client loves eating on his bed, we give less priority to having a large dining area. Open-floor plan may do the trick. We will still maintain the same sq ft.

But personally, I believe anyone who can walk past my porch can as well have access to semi-private areas of the house. Again, what happened to the porch? Could it be the waiting room is a cleansing room before entering the holiest place? I need to be convinced.

The definition of a porch is a covered entrance, or an outdoor seating area on a building or house. http://www.yourdictionaryDOTcom/porch

An anteroom is a small room or entryway leading to a larger area. http://www.vocabularyDOTcom/dictionary/anteroom
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m):
EgunMogaji:
The similarity is uncanny.

The garage/flex room space will turn into a full guest suite in the future once a garage that will hold about 12 cars is contructed on the lower part of the property.

Interestingly enough I used a local Omo Onile tough guy that I've befriended as my "arms length guest" as example in separating sojourns into ultra private and semi private areas. We'll call him "Akogun" grin

He'll never get past the "inporch" a generous area in itself. Other friends in the "inner circle" can come into the semi private (not ultra private but higher than private) for boys hang out in the man cave.

Okay so now that it's totally confusing, who's on first? grin
Hmm! Akogun is truly a arm-length friend. Fast forward to 2016, I foresee him driving Hajji Mufutau55 to a birthday party in your wonderhaus. Yet he couldn't get past the inporch as you've already made provision for the league of chauffeurs and attaches coming to the party in the garage very close to your Boston Terriers in case someone gets intoxicated.

Only those in the inner circle walk past the the porch. ~ EgunMogaji 2015
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The dedicated guest suite is just too cool. No more feeling of uneasiness.



Pic: My dedicated guest chalet at the far end of the fence. The kitchen is strategically positioned for outdoor entertaining and dining.

PropertiesRe: Nexthome Builders: 2014/2015 New and Ongoing Projects by brabus(op): 5:27pm On Sep 03, 2015
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PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 4:20pm On Sep 03, 2015
I'm not a building engineer or certified building expert as you already know but I do designs and I know a good one when I see one.

Here's my thing for a well-designed space planning. I mark out my space requirement in each design I do based on types of activities.

Social—involve people from outside the family. (Patio, Terraces, Outdoor Garden, Lounge, etc)
Family—involve family members (Living room, Dining room, Theatre, etc)
Individual—involve only one person (toilet/bath, dressing room, wardrobe etc)
Private—require visual & audio privacy (office, study, studio etc)
Work—accomplish a specific task (laundry, kitchen, pantry, maintenance/service room, storage etc)

Now, each activities are further mapped into 3 zones

1. Public zone (Social/Family activities happen here)
2. Private Zone or Family area (Individual/Private activities happen here)
3. Work/Zone area (Household activities and services happen here)

Now, whoever visit the house must be there for any of the 5 activities above and as such his boundary line has been set in the design.

If Mr EgunMogaji (a Nairaland friend) visits me, I'll take him to the Public Zone and that starts from the Social Activity Areas. I won't take him straight to my dining or TV room because he's a first time visitor.

If my mom visits, I'll take her straight to the Family Area in the Public Zone.

If Mr EgunMogaji had so much fun in the house and needs to ease himself. I'll take him to the Individual area in the Private Zone.

If Mr EgunMogaji said he'll like to discuss business right away, I'll excuse the family and lead him straight to the Home Office in the Private Zone.

If the PHCN guy knock (sorry he can't knock), pressed the bell that he wants to take meter reading, I'll open the gate and show him the Maintenance room which is by the driveway. Neither will Taju (the gardener I engaged on contract) knock my entrance door because he already knew the lawnmower is in my store by the maintenance room.
My Design Rules

Household members or visitors should not have to cross through the middle of one zone to get to another. So my PHCN guy has nothing to do at my doorstep unless I lead him there.

So, to answer the Big Question "Do you expect every visitors to have direct access to your living room?" NO, we've zoned every activities in the house. No one cross through the middle of one zone to get to another except by the owners instruction.

Mr EgunMogaji may not enter into my family area if he's only on casual visit. I can entertain him in the patio comfortably.

This may not be acceptable industry standard, its just common sense at work. We live by rules.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 3:04pm On Sep 03, 2015
EgunMogaji:
Mi oga, in 2015 one should be able to have a non rusting and none leaky roof of any pitch.

Heck some folks have live plant/grass roofs.
I've seen this as far back as 1990s in Ibadan (Iyaganku GRA).
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m):
segcymoor:
Do you expect every visitors to ve direct answer to ur living room? .I think ur personal project is a duplex.

If I can count at least I ve built and design nothing less than 15 duplex in the course of my practices. Besides, we are not responsible for all the design.
Non without an ante room!
It really doesn't matter if the whole world are doing it wrong. I don't need or want multiple redundant rooms. Like ante room, family room and a formal living room upstairs. Or a dining room and a breakfast area. Or kitchen and a separate store and laundry. Just give me one good space for each function. Quality over quantity. That's functionality!

Is there a decree or rule in Nigeria that guests or visitors must be entertained in a particular room? What happened to the patio, the outdoor garden, and the BBQ area?

Give me theatre. If there's more space, give me courtyard. If theres even more, give me Office/Chapel.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 2:26pm On Sep 03, 2015
EgunMogaji:
A question for Nairalands Architects and builders.

“How would you design a home if based on your behavior, not architectural convention…for singles, couples, families, etc.?”
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 7:21am On Sep 03, 2015
Our architectural designs in naija is such a sham. Theres no interplay between the outdoor and indoor living spaces. We need to start designing structures with patios, gardens, natural platforms, decks, pools, turfs and hardscapes.

I grew up in hilltop residential estates and I would say "outdoor spaces" is more important to me. I want to have a place to sit in the sun and sip my morning coffee. I'm not prepared to do so at my kitchen table every morning. Maybe if I'm still renting I would. But definitely not when I build a multi-million naira house.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 6:55am On Sep 03, 2015
segcymoor:
In modern Architecture ante room is actually functional
Serving what purpose if I may ask?
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 6:40am On Sep 03, 2015
EgunMogaji:
One of the constrains that I gave my Architect was no high pitched roofs, no roman pillars and arches. Oh yeah also no ensuite galore grin
The ensuite and ante room madness though.
PropertiesRe: Building In Nigeria: Lessons Learned by brabus(op): 6:33am On Sep 03, 2015
Before You Build

Know what you want done.

Have a plan, research alternatives, and establish a budget and schedule that work for you.

It surprise me when I read some comments on NL like. "Can I put parapet on my structure? How many boards raft can I do for a duplex? Do I sink my septic tank or suspend it in the air? Do I install the tiles before the doors or wires before the pipe work?"
This is a typical Naija man's mentality! I'm sure we don't do that abroad.

AVOID costly mistakes - Do your homework BEFORE you open your wallet!
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 5:51am On Sep 03, 2015
^^^
Nice illustration
PropertiesRe: NextHome Project Gallery by brabus(op): 5:33am On Sep 03, 2015
Lambe Flats (2 units of executive 2 bed flats)

Client: Private
Architect/Builder: NextHome Builders
Project Location: Lambe, Ogun
Delivery Method: Construction Management
Sector: Residential
Status: Completed
Start Date: Sept 2012
Completion: Dec 2012
Value: 4,000,000 (Carcass, Plastering, Electrical/Mechanical, Windows, Burglary/Rails)

PropertiesRe: NextHome Project Gallery by brabus(op): 5:08am On Sep 03, 2015
Ogijo | Budget House (4 Executive Rooms/Big Lounge and Private Lounge Bungalow)

Client: Private
Architect/Builder: NextHome Builders
Project Location: Ogijo, Ogun
Delivery Method: Construction Management
Sector: Residential
Status: Completed
Start Date: Dec 2011
Value: 4,500,000 (Carcass, 2 Plots fence, POP, Electrical/Mechanical, Windows, Burglary, Septic Tank

@slaw12

PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 7:44pm On Sep 02, 2015
erico2k2:
I was asking one guy on their site, how do we work with this on outer walls as there who be any decking to hold it above .So in practice it would work for internal wall, but come to think of it, there is no rendering on outside walls if you use red bricks
Naija men sabi improvise. We go work am. Trying to upload the video they sent to me.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 7:30pm On Sep 02, 2015
The Automatic Wall Plastering Machine

Pic 1: The package
Pic 2: Machine in use
Pic 3 & 4: The machine

PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 7:21pm On Sep 02, 2015
erico2k2:
this is not a screeding machine its a plaster machine, same thing our plaster man will do yo your wall in Nigeria, have a look again,its raw wall with cement and sand mix.
EgunMogaji:
I've been around quite a few construction sites and I've never seen one. Have you?
There's a Chinese company around Berger, Lagos that proposed this to me in one of my project. I'll get you the link and the video they sent to me but I just felt it's not worth it.

We aren't really ready for this yet. I'll not like to be used as guinea pig

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