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Building a Septic Tank: When Nature Gets in the Way

A general recommendation from building supervisors to unsuspecting clients is to do a raft foundation in waterlogged site or site prone to flooding. At NextHome, we design flood protection into a house after a preliminary assessment of the risk, i.e. the probable flood depth that the land will be subjected to. And we do not attempt to keep water out, as this could cause the house to collapse due to hydrostatic pressure. Instead, we design such that the house is able to dry out on its own using a one-way flap valves which will prevent backflow.

Now, that's resilient design!


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Commercial Break

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NextHome Builders - creating inspired spaces for today's lifestyles

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ALTERNATIVE SEPTIC TANK DESIGN is required when we meet with difficult site conditions such as:

* Bad Soil with low percolation rate such as clay soil.
* Small building sites which lack adequate space to install conventional septic tank.
* Wet/Water logged sites with high groundwater or sites subject to runoff that cannot be diverted.
* All other difficult sites eg rocky, steep slope etc

ADVANTAGES

STRONG AND DURABLE
Concrete strengthens over time as opposed to brick/blocks that weaken over time.

FAST AND EASY
Installation is faster and easier. No need for plastering**

MONEY SAVER
Cheaper to install, requires little or no maintenance, and uses lesser material and labour as opposed to the conventional septic tank design.

VERSATILE
Watertight design is the most ideal solution for waterlogged areas. They are environmental friendly

ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY


** Provided you use marine plywood for the formwork.

The Reserve in Agungi (Terrace House)

Client: Private
Designer/Architect/Builder: NextHome Builders
Project Location: Agungi, Lagos
Delivery Method: General Contractor
Sector: Residential
Status: Completed
Start Date: Oct 2014
Completion Date: Sept 2015
Value: N40,000,000 (With Finishes)

4 Bedroom Detached Duplex (2 unit)

Client: Private
Designer/Builder: NextHome Builders
Architect: MastersTouch Studios
Project Location: Sangotedo, Lagos
Delivery Method: General Contractor
Sector: Residential
Status: Completed
Start Date: Nov 2012
Completion Date: Dec 2012
Value: N19,500,000 (Carcass only x 2 unit)

The Chateau in Oluji

Client: Private
Designer/Builder: NextHome Builders
Architect: MastersTouch Studios
Project Location: Ile Oluji, Ondo
Delivery Method: Construction Management
Sector: Residential
Status: Completed
Start Date: June 2013
Completion Date: Sept 2013
Value: N10,000,000 (Carcass only)

Chateau De Brabus

Client: Private
Designer/Architect/Builder: NextHome Builders
Project Location: Sagamu, Ogun
Delivery Method: General Contractor
Sector: Residential
Status: Completed
Start Date: Feb 2010
Completion Date: Dec 2014
Value: Unknown

4 Bed Semi-Detached Duplex with a Courtyard

Client: Private
Designer/Architect/Builder: NextHome Builders
Project Location: Sangotedo, Lagos
Delivery Method: Fixed-Price Contract
Sector: Residential
Status: Completed
Start Date: Feb 2013
Completion Date: June 2013
Contract Value: N17,000,000 (Carcass only)

5 Bed Duplex with attached 2 bedroom flats

Client: Private
Designer/Architect/Builder: NextHome Builders
Project Location: Ajao Estate, Airport road, Lagos
Delivery Method: Construction Management
Sector: Residential
Status: Completed
Start Date: Feb 2013
Completion Date: Oct 2013
Value: N55,000,000

Welcome to our project gallery. This thread is created to give you a perspective of NextHome's experience. Please take some time to browse our highlight projects. Our collection of photos is constantly growing, so check back for update pictures.

If you have any questions about our projects that you see here, please contact us.

mufutau55: Luckily, I believe he does not have commercial clients; if so we would have been seeing a huge lawsuits here..

Hajji Mufutau

Hajji, you're missing something here. The Nairaland Ads, the advert accounts and cost updates have gone missing too.

Nairaland Data Loss - A Big Lesson For All

mufutau55: This is where I have a big problem.. how can Nairaland with its magnitude have a backup that is almost 6 months worth of data.

The lesson here is: BACKUP and BACKUP and BACKUP.

Hajji Mufutau

Hajji,

I'm more upset that there weren't backups readily available. I've heard dozens of stories on this attack, and in none of them has anyone said, "No worries, mates. If the issues was not resolved, we had a fresh backup set in the vault." My greatest loss is that we had to re-create the lost documentation of our beautiful construction journals.

I think the lesson for everyone in IT support is clear: If every bit of data in your organization isn't being backed up sometime, it's time to jump on the backup revolution.

To Nairaland - Pls implement a policy of zero tolerance for lost files.

Dangerous Builds - Who builds your house?

I saw this at a site and I felt it's worth sharing.

Facelifting a boring design - Creating Inspired Spaces in Magboro, Ogun State

There's nothing worse than a boring house design without the fun details. Sir Femi (a fellow Nairalander) approached us to give his house a facelift and here's what we are able to come up with.

Multi-Dwelling Unit for Sir CNE - Creating Inspired Spaces in Oke-Ira, Ogba, Lagos

In March 2014, we were approached by Sir CNE to produce architectural drawing/ 3D modelling of a block of 3 flats. Here's what we were able to come up with.

The house is presently been decked using marine boards hired from us. Another good reason to trade with us.

Building up your home doesn't have to mean spending huge amounts of time and money. You can hire marine boards for deckings and raft foundations from us at a very cheap rate.

NextHome Builders - Creating Inspired Spaces in Owode

The Bungalow in Owode

I have always been an entrepreneur. Whether cutting grass, building a foundation or painting the wall, I have always enjoyed helping people and making a little money.

I love my job. If I didn’t have passion for what I do, we wouldn’t be in business today. Our goal is to be a resource for home owners and provide our customers with the best possible experience. - Brabus

When we took up this project, I knew exactly what was missing and I asked the client for the permission to fix it.

Now, here's the Before NextHome pictures of the Owode Crib of Sir Snowflakes.

Chateau De Brabus - A Show Home by NextHome

NextHome Builders is founded and promoted by Bosun Davies, an IT geek by profession entered in to real estate business with an aim to deliver excellent and quality homes. For me, a house is not the four walls with empty space. It is something beyond them, it’s about the emotions, excitement and happiness. With this profound belief and philosophy, I've established Concentrix Logistics, with NextHome Builders as its flagship company.

Just recently, we've added a new line of business. Now there's Next Joinery

Here's a sneak peek into the world of possibilities. We are building our first show home.

Still in July 2014

Having come a long way since we got into this trade, it's this year that we have re-defined the luxury living standards with Inspired Spaces by NextHome.

Watch out for our new build at Lekki County! The fastest of all builds

Upcoming in July 2014

All discussions finalised. We are awaiting final approval to move to site.

Eafa's Treasure House - Our Inclusions Just Got Better


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Nice one Spyder! Wishing you and CKenneth Home Team all the best in your new assignment.

We go dey go bumper to bumper.

Hello everyone!

As some may have discovered by now, we have unfortunately suffered data loss from the Nairaland website in the last presumed attack or failed upgrade. This has caused significant downtime for our followers and friends and we apologize for these issues. We have been actively working to mitigate the damage caused and to restore all data lost.

So, what really happened here?

This is not an official statement from Nairaland but as an IT geek, I believe the problem is from a faulty upgrade on Nairaland primary web server which caused a data loss incident. The last backup performed by the hosting company before the presumed attack was January 10. So any posts, threads, comments made after January 10 are automatically lost because Nairaland uses a database technology .

Moving Forward:

Though NextHome Builders is a relatively young company, we have found that our services have been heavily in demand.

Here again, whilst Nairaland support team will be working on how to mitigate the long-term damage including migrating to a new, more reliable server host and restoring backup versions of content (where applicable). I will be documenting the progress of our projects here on an almost daily basis. I hope that through this you will gain an understanding of the construction process and may find it useful when planning your own building projects either in Nigeria or abroad. I also hope that it will give you an appreciation for the attention to detail and build quality that we care about so much at NextHome Builders.

Enjoy the best!

Reinforcement detailing and other works

So far...

baba_eko: I do nto understand, how will this confuse them. Will they not simply see another ploor on top of the decking and a roof at some point in time ?

Here's what confuses the niggas.

mufutau55: ^^^^^
Oga Brabus.. I was taking this house to be Duplex..

Hajji Mufutau

You're very correct sir. It's a beauty to behold in Ikorodu already. You need to see the number of visitors we receive on a daily basis.

It's different!

twinskenny: great work.. weldon sir

Thanks.

gbadexy: @ brabus
For added prevention against rising damp and efflorescence, you can densify the foundation with Crown primer.
Basically a modified waterglass to harden and densify the concrete against water absorbtion.

Thank you and point well noted! I'll advice the client accordingly.

Worthy of mention, a lot of fixes are ongoing and I'm happy to inform the house that we've been able to resolve the water issue by 40%. The fixes I'll share soon on this thread.