₦airaland Forum

ikuku:
Those are beautiful paint jobs. Initially I thought it was wallpapers but who is fonyeri?

Fonyeri is just one super cool dude making a difference in the decorative painting world.

You can follow his nairaland ID for some of his jobs.

Inside Naija

Blocks supplied by local block makers (N240) vs blocks produced by NextHome (N200)

Almost 2.5in difference.

EgunMogaji2:
I'm still trying to pick my jaw from the floor.

This na for naija?

Yes

Still searching for a painter who can give me Mediterranean Walls.

I got introduced to classic designs by Monto Pinturas. Tabarca Paints - a water resistant paint that creates very original effects.

@fonyeri Can you deliver these wall coverings? +234.80.234 . 29.122 (Whatsapp/SMS/Call)

Respect!

Let me drop these extraordinary paint jobs here by fonyeri for those who want simple yet classy interiors.

#accentwalls

Chekitaut:
Thanks for patronage

Gimme like before

Let me drop this here.

KarlMoga:
Sorry O, But I think you can go Ahead with your slab before Sunday, Since it's just 9% chance of rain

Sure we are moving ahead with pre-slab works whilst ensuring everything is primed and ready before the concrete pour.

Aforxzy:
Is this a wet area.. ..

What's the slab thickness .?

Yes. It’s a 150mm thick roof deck with concrete screed sloping at 1/4in per foot to produce fall.

gbadexy:
Applying a polyurethane sealant would be an overkill giving extra protection. It's what is used in boat coating and sealing asphalt roads. It's durable and withstands the elements.

Yes! to sealant.

If nothing, think efflorescence and moisture problem which is the major issue with conduit work.



#nexthome

I don’t want to do this BUT... getting a good slope is the best way to deal with water issues on a slab.

But what do I know? Don’t ever allow water to pond on your slab

Day 3 | XL6 Trillion Block Work

2nd milestone ^96%

@Chekitaut, let me have more chippings. We are moving on up.

3rd milestone starts immediately.

Happy New Month!

fabulous85:
Geologist's are rogues now Brabus? you gave your job to rogues, dont generalize.

My bad. I don’t really mean that.

dapotemi:
Bros I just weak, oya help nah

Me ke? I don’t trust those surveys a bit let alone the guys in the business. They’re mostly rogues.

They once did a federal govt borehole for me.
A FG borehole is a borehole that works during commissioning but stop working after official handing over ceremony

dapotemi:
LOL, Bros i did geo-survey abi wetin dem dey call am. They gave me 280 feet to get to spring water o. The land na rocky land though

Spring water

Enyinne:
This is neatness at its peak . Kudos to ur team of expert

They don’t want you to see this. Hence the unending witch-hunting.

Wahala for who no get levels.

______

@Mmotimo

I dey go one of my Oga house this Easter to chop Easter food and discuss one of our upcoming build.
We already file in for approval and site already cleared.

Make una wish me luck.

On a lighter mood, na we do the drawings and the approvals and the owner is one of the regulars here.

dongc:
You need to add circle saw to your tools if you cut alot of marine boards and other boards...saves manual labor.....you know this anyways if you don't already have one...haha..

I sure do. If you check my 2014 thread, you’d see it there https://www.nairaland.com/1844876/plot-10ab-haven-reserve-agungi/1#25892678

On this particular build, I had to take my boards to a sawmill to saw into sizes as my main operator is currently in Benin.

We just land back in Lagos so this is just our “Hello Testing”

Thanks for sharing with us.

End of Day 2 | XL6 Trillion

Column Shuttering Ongoing

______
My client don’t need to worry about the increase in price of woods. We got everything covered up till roof slab with NextHome Marine Board Hires

Day 2 | XL6 Trillion from your Internet Builder alias “Baba Lati D Fotographer”

BuildingProject:
Why is my instinct keeps telling me this person is Brabus as well. Maybe I had too much drink overnight Sha. We move

Hangover

jabolo:
After engaging a qualified 'Engineer' to carry out the works, the issue I have with paying for additional professional oversight (in Nigeria) is that the buck always seems to fall somewhere in the middle. It's not a question of 'being cheap', particularly if the benefits and safety nets operate as intended.

Do they have professional indemnity insurance that will compensate you gabadaya when things go wrong? No. They tend to pass the buck to the contractor (or Baba Lati) and engage you in an endless loop of recriminations.

As a tangential example, you engage a QS, who produces fancy costings and pretty spreadsheets - then you end up spending twice the amount (without significant variation in market conditions or work scope), you kinda lose heart.

So, I think professionals need to up their game, share project risks. Not just hope to collect fat fees and move on to the next client.

Good day.

Lip closed.

Good morning from your baba lati builder.

XL6 Trillion

Still very relevant!!

brabus:
Tools of the trade

It staggers me beyond belief when tradesmen turn up to do a job and they have no tools. No tools - Yes!
I don’t blame the guys themselves, it is their supervisors, the site manager or project owner. I had a computer engineer turn up to check my flickering monitor and all he had was a screwdriver and a bag of pirated software.

I think anyone planning to build a house in Nigeria needs to plan and therefore budget that you have to provide some of the tools needed. It sounds ridiculous! You may not need to buy all of it but if it is included in the budget, there will be no nasty surprise.

Now, here's the irony of the whole situation, the bricklayer without a tool may be the best worker on the project.

The lack of tools is explained by the fact that these guys may go for long periods with no work. They run out of money and sell or pawn whatever they can.

Here are few tools you can keep for your projects:

Bricklayers

1. Shovels/Spades
2. Wheelbarrows
3. Buckets
4. Diggers
5. Chalk line
6. Trowels
7. Concrete Hammer, Hammer Drill
8. Measuring tape
9. Saw
10. Pencils and jotters
11. Ladders/Scaffolds

Carpenters

1. Cut-off saw, Jig saw, Circular saw
2. Sander
3. Ladder
4. Levels
5. Wire Cutter
6. Utility knives
7. Planer
8. Measuring tapes
9. Plumb bob
10. Pencils and jotters
11. Angle

Concrete Workers

1. Cement Mixer
2. Concrete vibrator
3. Shovels
4. Buckets
5. Wheelbarrows
6. Screeder
7. Levels

Welder/Iron Bender

1. Rebar cutter
2. Pinches
3. Hand saw
4. Blades

That’s all I can think of right now.

Update:

I’ve added welding machine, welding generators, grinder to the welders list and also gun tacker and power drills to the carpenter’s list.

Amastermovic:
Structural drawing for a Residential building max of 1 Floor will cost you around 450k-560k ..

Foundation drawing for Gantries , LPG etc will cost 1m above

Sewage system, pool, generator house around 350k note this sewage system will be d small type.

Consultant on your project for a month cost around 450k to regulate your contractor..

The fee above is a true value of how consultancy charge ..

Most client will also request for a site personnel which will monitor contractor. This guys are contractor nightmare at times..

my point is this place is meant for contractor where past job and what they can do brings d job .

The bolded is exactly how things should operate. But when you deal with cheap guys, everything becomes an issue. They’ll turn even the certified professionals into baba lati pro max

I once did a job here as far back as 2012, the clients were paying 300k per stage to the consultants double-checking my job. Their job wasn’t to criticize the builder but to make thing right and ensure there were no compromises. Everything went smooth because they did the right thing.

We don’t advance to a new stage without certification from the consultants (Structural, Mechanical & Electrical)

It’s just funny when you read from most people here handling a multi-million naira project yet choose to dodge paying professional charges.

The design fees you shared above are the reason I decided to build an in-house design team and provided them with resources and tools to deliver modern designs at the most affordable price.

It’s not because we are cheap. I don’t design for all-and-sundry but for my potential clients. When the job gets bigger, we outsource to partner firms.

yungmin:
Please, is it necessary to felt bathroom floors (waterproofing) on upper floors of a building even when I would install floor drains and tiles?

If you can afford the best plumbing pipes and you’re buying your floor drains from reputable brands, there’s no need.

Otherwise, just do it. The extra cost is worthwhile.

@Mmotimo

Smiles....


Brabus is not a materialistic person. You would have slapped me on the road sef but...

Our daily bread come from diverse sources. Tooooo many investment and we never stop.

_____
3 Block Moulders with up to 2000 daily production capacity including a solar powered production line.
_____
3 Concrete Mixers
_____
5 Generators
_____
3 Welding Machine
_____
Over 200 marine boards
_____
Steel shutters
_____
Over 5,000 interlocking moulds
_____
Vibration Table
_____
Almost all construction tools are available.

We hardly rent/hire.



_________

I recently added waste water/drainage submersible pump for hire. Guess what I bought? HOWA pump

https://youtube.com/shorts/64Q6Sl08_DA

Just in case you know estates having water issues. We have the real solutions

Lagos estates will surely be flooded during the rains.

michlins:
sure it will do the job perfectly. A meter of GenCut is 65,000

I’m not really comfortable with laser cut metal as burglary though.

It’s more like trapping oneself indoor.