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Capeverde:
Day1
5bags of cement bought ₦18000
Digging, Pegging and mixing I paid a total of ₦12000 for day 1 labour.watch the video to see how my day went.
My anxiousness was high because I didn't want to spend above ₦15000 for service.
The land in question I was given for ₦20,000 because is a dry pit.
Watch how my day 1 went
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y253ghMVzXk

For the foundation I paid ₦400 per partitions and we arrive at 16partitions.

therealMcCain:
I am surprised that your mason charges N30 per block for setting. Is that the prevailing rate in your area?

In some states, its N60-80 per block

Yes you are right ,the original charges is ₦45 but we excluded help assistance of ₦15 which we carry out by ourselves.
I hope he don't increase as the project progresses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H2pfngkY0U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H2pfngkY0U

Day 3 work activities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H2pfngkY0U
1 and half bag of cement was use to set the 177 blocks.

Day 3
Reality has begun to certain, bought this land at the side of my house for ₦20,000 will be filling it ₦50,000.
We are still battling to get to dpc or floor level,600blocks is almost gone.
Bought my second trip of sand for ₦20,000
Bought cement for ₦36,000 it has increased with ₦2k.
Paid engineer ₦5350 he sets 177blocks at the rate of ₦30 each.
If you watch the video you will see that we need to buy filling sand,an unforeseen circumstance but yet we move.
So by tomorrow am buying filling sand.

Yesterday 5th October 2021 was day 2 of my project but I couldn't update because it always rain heavily in the evening so there was no network.
So day 1 took 2bags of cement for foundation
Days we use 2bags too for forming
204 blocks was used
I paid the engineer ₦6120 at the rate of ₦30
Check the video are how the work progresses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5EW0cLVLYc

Rache404:
Wow. Please which area is that?

Delta state

Day1
5bags of cement bought ₦18000
Digging, Pegging and mixing I paid a total of ₦12000 for day 1 labour.watch the video to see how my day went.
My anxiousness was high because I didn't want to spend above ₦15000 for service.
The land in question I was given for ₦20,000 because is a dry pit.
Watch how my day 1 went
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y253ghMVzXk

This is what I will be using my next 60days for, Sunday excluded;
1) 2 self-contained apartments
2) 1 single room apartment
3) Constructing of a general toilet and bathroom
4) Building a water tank
5) completion of sucks way pit

One thing is to dream, another thing is to work it out,this are my dreams God give me strength to work it out.
My day 1 to 6 starts from tomorrow,we move.

Hopefully by his grace I plan to use 60days for this starting from Monday 4th 2021 instead of my birthday date to reduce accumulated stressed that comes with digging of foundation and the pouring.

So to everyone that will be following please help me to subscribe to my channel at your will.
This place am building this houses is not my town or have any relationship with this place,I only saw an opportunity of cheap land here and I struggled to buy one,then was surprised that labour is cheap and grab it and started pushing.

Presently land has increased compared to the time I bought but is still affordable. And the way is done here,if you have money like a million, because I now know every one here you work up to the land owners and ask if he is selling his land. Reason is that at some point most times landlord needs to sell their land buyers are not readily available.

My birthday is fast approaching and my wish is that starting from October 7th am able to build complete and rent my the self contained apartments, God's willing.
And I hope it will be done and dusted by 60days starting from my birthday so probably by December 7 i should be through.

So far ₦69800 spent I bought granites and shovel which is included.
So hopefully the building starts October 7th which will be my day 1,I hope you guys will follow me on 60days building project.

We plan to start with the numbers of blocks we where able to mould.
So presently we are preparing to start soon with the left over sands and the total of blocks moulded in the video,also yesterday we bought 9bags of granites for ₦6300 only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUcOimcAmWo

Rache404:
You are doin6g a nice job ma'am. Following

Thanks.

Paulo3ree:
Hi
Please do you sill have BOQ of the project.
Thanks

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I don't actually have it pen down but with what I wrote up there you can make calculation with the present cost of materials.
With the low cost of materials two years back it might amount to ₦2milion but with the rise of things you can make your own estimate.

Capeverde:
Another of my birthday loading ....reason I plan on starting a new project,I can't be living like that because the economy is bad then I won't be doing anything positive with my life.
I just felt that no matter your goal in life even if it's not to build houses but other things you must create or build a stepping stone or ladder to help you climb to your goal and real estate is mine because no loss but always gain gain....
So guys next week Thursday October 7th is my birthday and which to hear from you all.

After today work I will update the house on my movement as per my discussion with the two engineers am debating on taking for this job.
So after reading the through the thread I need to negotiate so before sunset today gbam I was at the gate of the engineer he was surprised,is place is far and I no longer have his contact because have changed phone since last year we worked.

I bought a shovel for ₦2500 today instead of borrowing from neighbours I also did ask for the price of aluminium roofing sheets and was shocked to know that the same one bundle I got last year for ₦48000 is sold for ₦94000 which is almost double the amount.

I was supposed to use the service of the engineer I used for my pit suck away but he was charging ₦40 per block last price , reason was that he lives closer to me and his work is good too.
So today I decided to look for my original engineer he was already out to work lucky me the house he was building wasn't that far from his house. Immediately I met him it was as if all my problem was resolved, he made me feel at ease he was happy to start another project with me and he agreed on taking ₦30 per block,he also said he will create time this weekend to come over.
One thing I noticed working with him is that with him I don't have challenge with money once he is working with me and another thing all is work he has done for me am always able to complete the project.
So today I was able to mould 100blocks,an we were able to range all the block so we can see space to mould more blocks. So we have 441blocks in total by today.

Capeverde:
Lastly on this 2rooms journey before my next building journey begins,I came to realise that it is not an easy thing to grow and become stable in Nigeria,I open this thread to assist and reset the thinking of struggling Nigerians like me. Please think wisely stop wasting your money to visa scammers,money doubling, irrelevant investment and outing and do your future some good.
I saw how Nigeria is going so I decide to hide myself in this investment scheme, yesterday was my 31st birthday and I decide to make myself happy by moulding over 200blocks and gave little fund to charity.
End of year project loading.... Peace.

Another of my birthday loading ....reason I plan on starting a new project,I can't be living like that because the economy is bad then I won't be doing anything positive with my life.
I just felt that no matter your goal in life even if it's not to build houses but other things you must create or build a stepping stone or ladder to help you climb to your goal and real estate is mine because no loss but always gain gain....
So guys next week Thursday October 7th is my birthday and which to hear from you all.

After today work I will update the house on my movement as per my discussion with the two engineers am debating on taking for this job.
So after reading the through the thread I need to negotiate so before sunset today gbam I was at the gate of the engineer he was surprised,is place is far and I no longer have his contact because have changed phone since last year we worked.

Capeverde:
So far on this new rooms building project I have use 19bags of cement, granites 4000naira,one trip of sand and some thousands paid to the engineer,all of the price are stated in my above previous post. But in summary I have spent 88000 naira to get to the lintel level

What an insightful reviews imagine I spent just ₦88,000 to get three single rooms apartment to lintel level,when presently am at moulding stage and I have spent ₦61000,we move.

bestmutiu2019:
Are you the one moulding the block yourself or the engineer

Engineers does not mould blocks but there are other set of person who does,they learn it specifically.
As for mine I have some one who does it for me.

My experience with tenant wasn't easy at first but with time I got to learn how to handle and manage them.
The most important key is patience
For those who can read go through my thread and you will be on your journey to becoming a landlord
https://www.nairaland.com/5165531/follow-me-low-cost-house/9

Rache404:
You are doing well and I am happy for you.
No offense please, are you a woman?

Yes please

Everything is on the high side compare to the last time I was building last year like cement for example I usually buy 10bags for ₦27000 but I but it presently for ₦34000 imagine the fat different of ₦7000
I usually buy sand for ₦15000_₦16000 and the present price is ₦20,000.
So today am going to create time to go through my thread so I can get updated on cost of materials I bought last year,this thread is more like my diary so what ever I state here is the truth and I can always refer back in the near future.

I didn't go back to farming I jejely start building my house bit by bit
https://www.nairaland.com/5165531/follow-me-low-cost-house/9

Become a landlord by following the same steps I took years back
https://www.nairaland.com/5165531/follow-me-low-cost-house/9

Learn something today on how to build a house on nairaland
https://www.nairaland.com/5165531/follow-me-low-cost-house/9

The video how I moulded my blocks in the last two days and also for those who want to learn block moulding you can through this video.
Most materials using for moulding are rented in my area but I was able to get them free,lucky me.
I got the mould from the person that sells cement and the shovel from a neighbour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_cQ6Z6MmXA

Today is Friday and we will just be clearing our proposed space where our new project Will be sited.
For two years now I have been building small apartment back to back so this year 2021 I decided to take a break and see how much I can save through out a year low and behold a million naira was what I could gather.
Though it was my first million In cash and when I sit down I remembered from the time I bought the land in July 2017 it was with heavy stress I could even raise ₦200,000 for the land,my heart is feel with joy.
To be continued.

I was able to mould even if the rain was obstructing the work ,we move.
So I have gotten approximately 340 moulded blocks by the end of today. Am a bit stressed this evening due to the work by tomorrow am going to upload pictures and videos of our the how the work has been progressing graciously.

We are planning to mould some blocks today,but it is drizzling this morning,I hope it doesn't rain.
Yesterday we bought ten bags of cement plus two bags we previously bought is ₦41,000.
For this new project money spent so far is ₦61,000 for a trip of sand and 12bags of cement.i will upload video as the work kick starts, have beautiful day everyone.

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