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mufutau55:
The expensive part of building is the finishing. That money is not too much for the work he did.
1. Plastering of the whole house
2. Plumbing
3. Soak-aways
4. Electrical Works (what especially, wires or just conduit pipes?)
5. Burglary Proof (how many windows and sizes?)

How big in size is the building?
How many windows an their sizes? What kind of Aluminum; local or imported? Casement windows is expensive than sliding.
The door fixing at N1500 is not bad at all, and that should be with keys. (I paid N2000 for fitting doors & keys)

Next time pay him bits for any segment of work. Request estimates/quotations for each job and inquire before doing it, that is what I do.

Hajji M.

Thank you sir, I don't know the precise size of the building off hand. He convinced me to do surface electrical wiring because of the consequences of conduit later. As for the windows; 5x4=7, 4x4=2, 2x2=4, 7x4=2. We are planning to do it locally. I showed him a pictorial sample of what I what(I actually saw it on nairaland). He said its better than those chinese made. One thing about this man is that he sees me as a novice. I told him to hold on to the burglary proof and do the windows first bt he wudn't listen.

Pampers:
Its just best to find time to oversee your project yourself coz any one given a contract would desperately want yo make his life out of your own sweat.

You are right sir but it mayn't be feasible to monitor it myself cos am nt staying close to abeokuta.

There's this man who is overseeing my project, a 3brdroom building. It is of moderate size, all the rooms are en-suite. I recently released 1m naira to him after the roofing, all he could do were; plastering, plumbing works+ soak away, electrical works and burglary proof. Pls note that he didn't fit heaters @ the bathroom. I was baffled when he called me to informed me that the carpenter that'll fit the door keys which I bought and paid for it to be put in place separately will be collecting 1500naira per door, I felt that should be part of the workmanship I paid for fitting the doors but he said that its different. I used to trust this man because he's being the 1 monitoring the project for me but am becoming sceptical abt him now. He said ab initio that 1m naira will cover casement aluminium windows, in addition to the above works and I'll only be left with tiles. Now, he said that I have to send money for the casement aluminium windows which will cost me abt 280k in total.
I want the experienced builders in the house to pls help me look into this, am I being reaped off? The building is somewhere around abeokuta.

Tinubu's Face sha

Its very possible. That amount can be use to build a decent 3droom flat in many good areas.

Source pls!

Noted.

Only if there'll be continuity in governance.

There is more to this story.

Congrat ben, more money to ur already fat bank account.

We all know that Atiku is a political prostitute, I don't see him winning that primary election. He has the money but Buhari has the integrity.

suxes2005:
Thank you. So, let's say 750k for the ceiling and roofing.

What about the woods? How much did you get em and what
type did you get? Kindly take pictures and i will be happy
to see the quotation you finally choose and if possible, link
me with the person.

Thanks



Thanks for stopping by. The thing is I even forgot there is
going to be woods. I was given the quote on phone as I'm
currently not around.

Thanks for your concern brother.

~ Sheyi

I'll do that at my leisure time but I wundnt be able to link you with the man that helped me with mine unless your site is in abeokuta and u'll be around to things yourself. I trust him but I hate being a middle man.

suxes2005:
Are you kidding me? Can you kindly share the
pictures please? The is the same thing I have
in mind.

Just a simple 3 BR, all en suit, plan to use asbestos
for the roofing and ceiling.

700k? For materials alone abi work man ship? lol

~ Sheyi

I was dere yesterday but it didn't occur to me to take the pix. I'll be going there next friday insha Allah. I'll upload it. It wud have been cheaper than this if I had bought a good tree that I can get the required planks from by myself, I'll just employ the service of an operator (alamo ile) instead of buying it at the sawmill but its a long process and I don't want to have problem with foresters. To cut costs, get somebody who has a good knowlege abt roofing, get quotations frm at least 3 builders, pick the most sensible quotation, the experienced person u get with help u to scrutinize the list and guild u through. Purchase the materials yourself at a good company, and supervise the roofing urself. U'll get cheap labour around. Mine took me 6days(laying of planks; 3days, putting the sheet; a day, ceiling 2 days). I stayed with them throughout and I made a lot of discoveries. Everything was bought in excess despite the fact that I picked the least quotation.

I like him.

GAZZUZZ:
What vehicle sir? Do you have a CEL?

Its corolla sport 2003 model. I bought it as toks, abt 10days ago.

Hello, I notice that my car viberates when I put on the AC when nt driving. I also notice that there is leakage somewhere which am yet to discover as the ac does nt circulate very well. Pls what do I do?

Like Hajji Mufutau said, It depends on the size of ur building, location and the materials u will like to use. I just did the roofing of my house in abeokuta last week(3bdroom, all en suit). We used asbestos for the roofing and ceiling. I spent about 700k, including the 50k spent on buying drinks and paying the omoniles.

Hello,I notice that my car vibrates a little bit whenever I put the ac on, is it normal?

lomomike:
theres a reason why i mentioned the SAE weight and not the manufacturers name. if you see any genuine engine oil labelled as 'synthetic SAE 5w30' irrespective of brand, pls feel free. you can place order for such oil from konga.com

Ohkay, thank you.

lomomike:
your engine uses 5w-30 with genuine toyota oil filter.
if you are filling your tank, tell the attendant to put the dispenser nozzle deep inside the tank inlet before fueling if not, fuel may escape into a small hole by the inlet of the tank and cause your charcoal cannister to go bad. if this happens, a check engine light will come up. that charcoal can cost up to 80k in ebay.com. dont remove your thermostat and connect your fan direct o, if you do, you'll kill that engine. dont use any kind of atf for your gearbox oil. if you do you'll damage the gearbox use ONLY toyota type T-iv atf oil. dont let your fuel finish in the tank if not the fuel pump migh suck debri and damage it.
use your seatbelt, dont drive like a maniac, install a tracker, a steering and foot pedal lock, and get a comprehensive insurance, dont park carelessly that car is easily targetted for its brainbox and it can easily be vandalized park in an enclosed or secure area. dont connect your battery wrongly if you do, you might damage the ecu.

read your owners manual.

Thank you very much sir. I'll stick to those advice. Am planning to service it tomorrow and som1 said I should use mobil engine oil. Is it the same oil ur referring to? Am already planning to do the comprehensive insurance but I don't knw where to get those severity kits around.

Toyota corolla
Year-2003
I4
2.4L engine( I think)

I just bought this car 3 days ago and its my first, no complaint so far.
Can someone pls list step by step, necessary things to do after purchasing a toks car before Using it?

Hello sir, pls help with this sir.
JT2BG22K9W0121626

Thanks in anticipation.

NnamdiChidi:
Oh boy I dey notice say u be bad luck oh, na clearance sales many cars r coming in so there is need to clear this ones out

That's grt, I need the big Daddy. When can I come for check up.

What of ppl wey need 1 unit?

Hello sir, pls help me with this VIN sir
JT2BG22K9W0121626

drkaymedu@gmail.com

Thank you.

Dear seller, Hope your not trying to cover some dirts/tear on the sit by placing papers on it. If ur answer is no then am interested.

Nigerian army shud.kuku turn hunter and vice versa.

Austineok:
Sold.Do yu need anoda car?

Yea, 2000 nissan almera Tino. Auto

Still avail?