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Yhemzylee:
I need help from the seniors please,

Please Is it advisable to continue with tilling before POP?,due to lack of constant rain,this hinder me to be able to detect more leakages for the steptile roofing aside from the 3places that leaks currently and I was told there are probability of more areas to leak in the course of heaven downpour and this might lead to loss if the POP has already been done.Please Can I proceed with tilling then POP?

What is the gauge of the roofing?

Good morning, pals have a wonderful week ahead. God bless you all.

ikush:
Dear all, I'm a silent reader here. Please I have a little challenge with my building and need some expert advice.

The challenge is that my residential building has serious cracks on the wall due to poor job execution from the builder. The cracks even affected the POP. Pictures are attached.
 The walls may fall down very soon if repairs are not carried out

I need advice on how to fixed this. Expert that can undertake to fix this should indicate. The property is in Benin City.

Thank you all

Bros, sorry you face this, the crack is as a result of settlement, sir. I will plead with you, demolish it. that is the important of chain lintel.

Rubbiish:
Thanks...What about pulkit?
Heard it is also very good.

Local(Good), Tiger(Better), Pulkit(Best) right now no pulkit in circulation.

megacontrol:
But you wrote TIGER or LOCAL. so if Tiger is produced in Nigeria then how is it different from Local?
Is it the same or different brands?

Tiger is of better quality.

Rubbiish:
Sir which country dey produce tiger?
Someone told local is better dont know how true...

Tiger is produced in Nigeria. Tiger is the best for now, imported steel is countraybound.

oscarmedia:
Hello, house, I just recently finished the laying of bricks to lintel and columns level and would like to inquire about reinforcement rods, I'll be using 12mm rods and 8mm for the rings. Can anyone supply with a good price to site at Ogombo in Ajah?

Local or Tiger?

Local is 200k/ton
Tiger is 230k/ton

WorldAmbassador:
I bought 0.45mm steptiles roofing sheets from a major roofer in 2016 and it is now leaking. Has anyone had problems with a leaking steptile roof?

That major problem with steptiles, Buy silicon get the roofer to come fix it, it very easy transport fee & what you wish give him.

Talk2iyfy:
Please what's the best way to negotiate with my engineer for building payment. I intend to buy most of the materials and considering we may build and stop after decking.

Pay after you have accomplished the stage. Foundation to DPC, Setting of blocks & casting of columns, Decking.

Frayo82:
Hi all what is the cost of getting an engineer to supervise a 4 bedroom duplex in lekki lagos.
See plan for sample

Just look at all Engineers on the forum pick your choice... All elders in the forum will be @ the watch on development. Best of luck.

kopell:
@Aventures long time, I no you’re always busy. Welcome back oh, it’s been awhile we’ve read about you practical experiences on the field, please spare some time to write more about these kind of challenge you guys face on fields and how you resolve them. I personally missed you man.

Bros they are not always busy ooo, they have employers they pay on site working young & vibrant Engineer they pay wages & salaries ooo, Any work our Engineers on the forum here need them pls offer them. The method some people use them like rain water is unfair.

clogogo:
I need some cash , am in need of a money lender.....
Please can you link me up with any good one
it very urgent please
Thanks

Go to business & Investment section... Good luck

clogogo:
Yes I did , I have gotten an address
Please can I call you
With the numbers on your signature

Yes, if you are a civil or public servant added advantage, less stress if not, Oga na document ooo. Best of luck

Nairaland property section has made lot of people Engineers, but always remember the elders saying "nko ti agbalagba fi je eko abe ewe lo wa"

its highly difficult & dangerous to bypass the service of Civil & Structural Engineer registered onces ooo. their 10% or less you are paying will make you sleep your eyes close.

We have many fake onces with Oluwole certificate also with dubious tendency be inform.

Patronised this Forum Engineers they have families too. Giving out information is showcasing their ability.

Viva every individual.

clogogo:
At where sir

Google it

Aventures:
Thumbs up!!! Guy you have exposed all our theory oooo. Good one. Anyway I have some reservation. 100kn/m2 bearing pressure could generate some very big pad footing, then having to dig to a depth of 1.5m will be a great challenge in the sense that if the ground is a loose soil there would
be a lot of backfilling(falling of the sides of the excavated area) during excavations. Due to the possible big size of the pad (mat) may over run int
o each other.
Considering, the cost of running this cumbersome pad footing, it might not make much difference from doing a raft. The soil engineer also recommended that raft is highly recommended. with a bearing capacity of 50KN/M2 you are good to go with raft.
My humble submission, a constructive correction is welcomed sir.

OP shld with immediate alacrity handover to our Engineers in this forum. At least put them to work. No b by force oooo, just joking.

clogogo:
Please I Want To Mortgage A Property With The Genuine C Of O for a Loan


Please Everyone, am not used to this but am really stranded am in need Urgently to finance a project ….
The money is not available, so my family have resulted in mortgaging our property to Fund this project..
Please if you know you can render this Help , Please contact me 09095328942

Property at Songo Ota, value 3times the money needed.
You can place your Interest.

Please it urgently needed

Visit Abbey Mortgage Bank. is no worries.

abdulwastecx:
I have gone through the soil test report and here are my observations.
1. soil safe bearing capacity of 100kN/m2 gotten from the soil test report using Terzaghi bearing capacity equation is adequate to carry an isolated pad footings
2. the water level is 3.6m below the existing ground level at the pick of raining reason will have little effect on the settlement pattern of such footing
3. A settlement value of 85mm gotten through the consolidation test is okay for an isolated pad base for the proposed foundation
4. From the soil test, the site was also observed to be above the road level, hence the ground floor level don't need to necessarily be too higher than the NGL. Also, the runoff value shows that the site is not prone to flooding, this also helps to reinforce the need to have a very high ground floor level.
5. Finally, a suitable bearing capacity occurs between 1m to 3m below the NGL, hence the depth of the foundation can be located with this dept (preferable at 1.5m below the NGL)

Here is my conclusion:
To get the most cost-effective and safe foundation,
1. A preliminary load estimation of the superstructure should be carried out to determine the expected superstructure load coming into the foundation through the columns ( this load should also include the ground floor walls)
2. A preliminary area of the pad footings should be estimated, from P/Q (P = unfactored superstructure load, Q= safe bearing capacity)
3. A grade beam of 300mm thick should be proposed to tie/link or the foundation columns at the ground level, this will also help to carry the ground floor walls ( this should be a preliminary depth, which should be subjected to further analysis and design according to relevant codes and literature
4. the foundation level should be raised to not more than 750mm above the ground level since the NGL is already higher than the road level and the site is not prone to flooding. This can be done by adding 2 courses of block to the grade beams and a DPC thickness of 150mm after the two blocks.
5. The depth of the pad footings should be not less than 1.2m, preferably 1.5m below ground level.

Note NGL= natural ground level
DPC = damp proof course/ german floor

I told u, expect nothing less than wonderful breakdown

FADEO:
Good day knowledgable people, I want some clarifications. I carried out soil test to certify the kind of foundation to be done. The result cam out as SBC (Safe Bearing Capacity) is 100KN/m. The recommendation from the result is to have pad Foundation with underground beam but was also stated that Raft Foundation is highly recommended. My civil/structural engineer was of the opinion that i we can have PAD FOUNDATION with Chained underground beam with one board, Continue with 9" block work to 0.9m and then finalize with one board of chained beam before the slab (german floor is casted)

The building involve here is a 5 bedroom duplex.

Please i need opinions on this based on experience.

Thank you all

Aventure(King of civil & structural)
Abdulwastcex(Deputy)
Segzy14(Deputy)

Oga all mentioned above are EoD.

Hajji start page 1000, i end it, am dancing shaku shaku...

This is good, Hajji you have really managed this forum God bless you. As the captain i dov my cap.

FastShipping:
Sharp sand can easily be washed away by rain. I'm using rubble to fill craters and sharp sand won't do the job.

Anything can be wash away by rain

FastShipping:
Wow!!! I really need like 100 tons of rubble. Laterite is not an option.

Use sharp sand.

FastShipping:
Abeokuta.

Bros no available...

FastShipping:
Where can I get rubble? I need plenty of it.

Location?

bixton:
.....with respect to cheap.......

.....quality products from there still come cheap.

.....all products termed to be of quality have met the acceptable standard and fit for use.

China is bless, the world depend more on China

FastShipping:
Please I need quarry waste or rubble in large quantity. Where can I get some?

Quarry waste is top soil. Rubbles are from demolished building.

Teebawse:
Another quote I just received from another carpenter fr akum wood,please criticize, @bixton

Good but you will need treatment. if is sawmill, renegotiate labour.

bixton:
Can we say so about made in china

China has quality products, we corrupt them with our dubious act.

Chekitaut:
Architect->Structural Engineer->Quantity Surveyor->Contractor? Who build...?

A client once told me, pay all this people...? This is serious. I omitted geologist set.

bixton:
DIY

This na serious matter ooo