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Am Alone:
@ Calculusx Okay! Then I say a big lOl!
Bros they do same with Woods, Sand, Granite, Gravel
Aluminium, Wires, Fittings -- EVERYTHING!!!

Am Alone:
Bros, for re-bagged cement
yes you can save 100 to 200 naira
and loose around 15% to 20% in quality
yes! 2m is a big money

kuntash:
@ u r alone u say we should trust no one. If u r not buying cement from a factory or warehouses ,  trust no one. I know this very well. 5kg multiplied by 100 bags is 500kg which is 10bags. Or 20k. For a truck its 120k - and I am sure that can take care of some transport issues for cement dealers

Am Alone:
Spyder
Bros, I believe the size of cement cannot be reduced below 50kg expecially from
any of those above mentioned companies. Reason is that; It will affect the qualities of
buildings built in that area. Like if lets say they are selling 40kg cement in Enugu instead of 50Kg
And you know we all have standard of mixing cement with sand, and we do our
calculations on 50Kg bag of cement. So if say 10Kg is reduces. People will still mix this
cement like they are 50Kg unwittingly and as a result, the quality of the buildings maybe affected.
And for these companies, if the government finds out will face ban!
Because contruction is not a thing we pay with!!!

What I believe maybe the cause is the demand!!!
There is quite a lot of houses going on here in Lagos.  And when
We buy here in Ikorodu for 2,300 naira. There as some others parts
of Lagos that was rumoured sells for 2,500 to 3000(stands to be corrected)
And some of those places are Lekki, Aja, Ikoyi etc.
The demand of cements in those areas are pretty very high!!! compared to
that in Ikorodu.
@ Calculusx
Re-bagged cements don't sell with a difference of 500 naira
they sell for just 100 to 200 naira less

It is still thesame cement, same quality, same packaging
just that. . . .
PEACE!!!!!

spyder880:
you know, I got into an argument with cement sellers today, all my friends, this evening. I took them to task to explain to me why cement could be cheaper in Enugu than Lagos where it is made and imported from. Their views are varied. One said it has to do with demand in Lagos, another opined it is a matter of distribution efficiency of some transporters while the most controversial point was that of size. I wanted to know fom them if the cement sold in Enugu may be smaller than those in Lagos, if Dangote reeduces the size of our cement to sell cheaper here?
It made no sense to me at all, one of my friends believes some cement sizes may be smaller than others, another doubted him. Another said some dealers do 'internal' arrangement to cut corners from corrupt factory officials. I doubt this seriously. And I think Enugu cement are same with all other cement across the federation. Enugu cement are brought in from PH, Obajana and Lagos, so does anyone here know what makes Enugu cement cheaper that Lagos cement. Has it got anything to do with brands? We have Dangote, Unicem, Ibeto and BUA brands selling in our shops in Enugu.

kuntash:
^^^^ maybe u are qualified for another name here on the property section, hmmmm, Bargain GURU?, how about that,

guy I have been told I require like 20-25 trips of red sand for filling, how u see am? , 20 trips is estimated around 150k,

meanwhile on different note, is anyone watching Channels TV right now?

spyder880:
@ calculusx, I have no choice than to know these processes because am always involved in buildings. My hobby is building houses and looking for lands and houses that are for cheap sale. I know all the different ways to do a decking and workers cannot cheat me.
I will make little changes to my workforce for the decking stage. I will get a new iron bender, the one am using is not serious and charged me too much for the lintels (N12k) my new carpenter remains, he does excellent work and dont argue on charges, he will handpick his helpers, fellow carpenters. My labourers are all allowed to work, my engineer also stays. He drew this plans and says he has built it for two persons before me, only some mild changes that I made to the plans. I think it will work out fine.

Apollonio:
Oga Calculusx,have you not heard the saying that¨the fear of german floor and decking expense quotations by dodgy professional builders have made many potential home owners into perpetual tenants?.

How I didn´t fall a victim of that has been one of the many miracles in my life.Today,I would have still been dreaming of my castle in the air while living in another man´s.

spyder880:
@calculus, please keep the pictures coming, am learning something from them as you send them. where is this project located?