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victorels:
Was there any time in History when Rivers or Some of those in Delta where not regarded as Igbos?

Are you saying that Igbos Colonized Rivers and Delta state and made them speak Igbo like we are speaking English give to us by our colonies?

Are you saying that the Igbos that are agitating for confederation will turn back and oppress you to take over the resources in your land?

Its only inferiority complex that would make you to think such. How much are you receiving from the resource in your state from Nigeria? Do you really think you would receive less of that assuming the Biafra nation was achieved?

The Igbos including Rivers and others in the SS region went through the civil war together. Since Oil made you richer, the others have become greedy, monsters and evil to you.

Please be learned. Don't be paranoid for no just cause.

guy if u like jump into river Niger for all we care Delta and Rivers are SS and are Niger Delta,just cos some of us speak same language as U and bear same name does not mean we are of same ethicity,we might have migrated from igbo land but thats Old news,it happens everywhere, PS while our sister is making us proud in the track and field events in the person of grace your brother is making us unproud carrying drugs at Arik,the best thing to happen to Delta state is RIver Niger seperating us frm Onitsha.Unlike your reason Im not upbeat o n waht I can gain from Nigeria Im more upbeat about what I can inpute into Nigeria and by his Grace I have been doing so.Last bullet, frm Cross river to Edo state we are Niger Delta and if we are to devide we will be Niger Delta republic.Biafra can keep thier rising sun for all we care no one is intrested.

victorels:
It is not possible for me to see an Okocha in Delta and accept that he is not an Igbo man. Or to see an Amadi in Rivers and accept that He is not an Igbo.

Those in Abia, Imo, Anambara, Enugu and Ebonyi in the Enclosed South East each are multi-Ethnic groups. That of My State is the worst in the whole south east such that the Ethnic groups Laugh at each other when they listen to each others Language and intonation, yet they never argued of being Igbos.

I have never heard Yorubas in Kogi and Kwara state claim that they are not Yoruba. Its only Rivers state and Delta states that such can happen because of oil in the region.

Enjoy the denial. Its only for a while.

if not 4 the Oil as such would you lot call them igbos,?its this greed that made your fore fathers lose the war now your genration is still on this greed.Learn from history,the british colonized the USA and brought with it English, same ine scotland and wales,would you today call them English even though they speak English?

victorels:
Thats good.

I trust Rivers state to save him because we Igbos cannot leave the dead behind to talk of leaving a living prodigal son.

Amechi is safe in our hands. He is welcomed.

So the people of rivers are Igbos abi.?Y do the Igbos always have to add other people to themselves.can't they be on their own?

Original Sapele pikin

KolaShangOne:
Of course not.. Might have to do a "U" to bury the pipe along the wall..

ok I get you, what would you use in covering the open part of the "U"?

KolaShangOne:
Is the bucket made of iron too?
Has any Builder here tried it?
Maybe the fact that some of our sharpsand here contains mud or clay makes it stick. Lagos has better sharpsand though..

check the pic brabus posted.

brabus:
I have dedicated generator in almost all my sites. Power outage is never an issue. The generator power our work tools and provide constant power to our resident workmen.

We've made this a part of the business since 2012 and 90% of our projects can attest to this.

nice one.,By law on site tools in the Uk are 110V

KolaShangOne:
Some more block work..

you know if you was using 9" solid block would you be able to bury the waste pipes same way?

twinskenny:
Too much sugar

take that one we push me I push you mix inside

brabus:
You're very right. I have an electric mixer used for that purpose. Mixing concrete for interlock stones, small lintel works and mortar mixes. But the bricklayers didn't find this easy.

there you go, let me ask, how did you face the challenge of power during outage or low current??

KolaShangOne:
We are sorry Oga Peaceland.. But we are not really sorry

Because this thread is like a pub. It was created to unwind, talk about work, ideas, make friends, sip some non-alcoholic henessy. and all about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. Contracts are sealed in at Ibadan Tennis Club, Polo club, Rec club etc while playing Tennis or Golf..

If you won't mind a bottle of nonalcoholic Hennessey at the Ibadan Tennis club, you're welcome..

Even serious people should unwind don't you think?

Me want Origin. I discovered that drink December last year

KolaShangOne:
@ericko2k2 You talked about using a mixer for mortar.. Doesn't work. The sand and cement mixture with water tends to stick to the sides of the mixer.

What do u think?

It works like magic I have done this b4.U can check youtube. Cement and sand mix proper. How do you think they do it I. The west to lay brick?I'm at wrk wen I gt home I will post you a clip on here

peaceland:
Thanks,
my 'impression' was meant as a joke; I follow some good people here so gets regular updates.
Thanks. Just want us all to concentrate not only on building the structure but also on furnishing it which seems to be an aspect lacking adequate attention on NL.

We shall get there

gists:
if gej gov was not wasteful, we wouldn't have been in this mess to start with.

The ur myopic view again we are in same situation as b4.so what's ur pont? These are situations no one in 5 his country can Con trop. It's global.however PMB lack of policies is not helping matters as investors are pulling out of Nigeria because of uncertainty. Did yoy notice that bit as well.??

Arbiola:
Dear,the major reason God sent us to earth,is to broadcast,evangelize and the most important,win souls to his kingdom...... Why don't they go and shut down all those club houses... Why Churches?
For all I care,all the houses in Nigeria could be demolished, and churches built.... What Nigeria really needs now is Prayer,Prayer and Prayer!!!!!!

You are far frm the truth. It's greed that makes one man open a next church next door

magicminister:
Saw this coming when naira was hover at 170+
I predict a final devaluation of 225-230N to a dollar before year ends.

despite the fact that a devaluation would immensely favour me, It sickens me to know that my currency is gradually corroding away!!

Bross b4 you vex check the value of the Chinese yuanne to the dollar.

ShowYourCertificate:
Can the approval of 65 private refineries stabilise the oil market? Will it increase the price of crude oil in the market. Olodo.

Leave that old that thinks the colour of Oil is green.

gists:
Looks like the op just copied and pasted after reading the headline. Let me help you highlight the key point before you start blaming PMB on what "the experts" say:

Don't turn things the other way round.did you say same.when GEJ govt wanted to do exact same thing cos of reason you stated above? U guys seem to amaze us.U can't shift the goal post in the middle of the match.

KolaShangOne:
Oga EgunMogaji.. Don't use Sir for me o.. Youre making feel like a colleague.. I'm still very far from retirement age

I agree. Foundations are the most important part of the house and should be the most expensive..

About the blocks, its actually based on request. I had the client tell me how many he wants us to make per bag of cement, took my own and calculated the cost for him.

@ericko2k2 Oga I don't know if they have been duping us oo.. But those machines are almost double the cost you posted above..

I shall post exact dale page and even give U numbers to call.as at today's rate the naira is trading 350 to the pound. It's my bed time now.I shall get bck to you 2morrow. Good night everyone and God bless.

KolaShangOne:
Looks like steel slab.
One major disadvantage of using steel for construction in Nigeria is HEAT. The kind of sun that beats us here ehn, after blocks and concrete absorbs heat during d day, then NEPA takes light during the night, my broda U go sleep for outside or run the gen all night..

Also, iron expands when subjected to heat. Even wood. During harmattan here, wood contracts. Take your mind back to linear expansivity in Physics. Its actually a very good alternative talking about going green.

Nah they are concrete slabs moulds. I shall try and take foto of a real life one.I know where they are using them near my house..

Here is my idea as regards block.Contractors stop using your eyes to gauge the amount of sand you need to mix one bag of cement,.Moulders stop pouring cement on a trip of sand and just mix from there thinking you can just shovel the right percentage needed.I think if you want a constant mix of cement sand and water to make blocks the best and only way is to put all three ingredient unto a mixer and mould with the resultant mix until this is done, no two blocks will carry equal strength, ie 1 bag of cement +xyz amount of sand and required water. am i correct or not?

EgunMogaji:
I brought this up on the https://www.nairaland.com/2406381/ask-all-questions-building-foundations thread

One of my houses in California was built with a floor similar to this.

I watch a lot of Brit building shows and this seems popular in UK.

Yes sir, this is what they use here, you know the british with their economization lol,they are finding new ways of reducing weight without compromising quality.However with strict building rules these slabs seem to rest on Steel H beams.U know i was saying there is just one problem,these requires heavy lift.So thats back to the Crane.

EgunMogaji:
Granted I don't know as much as most folks on here but this is what I know:

Unless I'm onsite and supervising the block making mixture then I simply cannot trust the strength of the blocks. That's if I can even trust the cement mixture itself - groaaan.

I'll rather spend the money now than later after I've moved in and all my shyte is in there.

Bross I B think say I harsh, U harsh pass me

ckenneths:
What we want now, is someone to walk the talk. Someone to bring his land, money and lets build him a house with all these methods we are describing her, I know it will work perfectly, but who will bell the cat?

1. Foundation without over-site concrete
2. Slim partitioning walls made with anything but Nigerian bricks
3. Clay pot decking
4. No chain lintels
5. Aluminium parapet fascia
6. Aluminium roofing supports

Volunteers wanted urgently

Storey 4 the gods

KolaShangOne:
True. Quality of blocks need to improve. That's why I bought a block making machine as part of my equipments.. I started making just 30blocks per bag and had to pay more for sand from Bakoto. But it was expensive. The client couldn't afford it all through..

one day client called me and said "for the next building we are going to do, I will like to buy Ogo Oluwa blocks at 140". I just smiled and said OKay sir..

nice one

Girls we no get work no go like this topic sam sam

KolaShangOne:
Talking about overbuilding or imposing so much weight on foundations, I talked about the use of clay pots in my other thread and wanted Hajj Mufutau to volunteer his project for a residential test-run but FEAR FACTOR and Hajj pulled out.

Most home owners are afraid to try new methods and techniques.. I know EgunMogaji will disagree but its true. Its not their fault though because quacks abound and there's no punishment for failure or even killing people by a collapsed building.

Case of the Popular church that killed over 100 people. Both the. church owner and contractor are still walking free till today.

This is the era of change.. so new, practicable ideas are always welcome.

how about this method of slab?
,there is o ne hard part to it though

EgunMogaji:
Shameful really, if only I could imp...ah never mind

seriously I lough at times, those block wont hold your house no matter what anybody tells me,you need those lintels to hold it together if not cracks will evolve until we spend money in improving the quality of the block

christinie:
point of corrections:
1. Buhari stopped the building of 2nd Niger Bridge.
2. GEJ did not appoint mostly from the SE. His appointments cut across.
3. The Northerners Buhari appointed end up employing 99% of their tribe in the Federal Civil Service so that affects other regions.
Etc.

U remeber certain people on here said the 2nd Niger bridge was a scam

blueButtocks:
There are more appointments coming. Let's be patient.


Truth be told, I think Buhari is trolling the Tanoids. Even the most ardent of Buhari's haters would have been shocked by the announcements today. It was completely unexpected. This nigga really gives no Bleep.

For once, we have a leader who understands what it means to be President. A man who survived a coup and lost 3 elections really has it all to prove. And he will only appoint those whom he trusts. I only hope he applies a little wisdom in his next appointments to douse the tension of ethnic sentiments that's beginning to fester.

How old was you wen that coupe took place? if you was wise enough you will realize the man just handed power without resistance,he is the only person who was overthrown with nobody dying no shots fired.No single resistance and you call that surviving??

searching4love:


This is just a tip of the iceberg. They should keep bursting the pipelines and lets see whose regions and farm lands go up in flames. That mumu Wike is busy witch hunting Amaechi instead of protecting the Oil Reserves of we Nigerian located in Rivers state

After this statement chey pipe burst for SW and kill plus Burn plenty persons,una think say na only one person mama dey die 4 night abi?

brabus:
Why can't we compare them? I'm still talking about chained-lintels now. How is it different in both construction?

Most residential builds in my part of the country now have raft foundations.

To start with, a lintel is a horizontal member which is placed across an opening to support the portion of the structure above it. And it can be wood, steel, stone, brick or reinforced concrete.

So, whether high rise or medium scale development or a backyard project, any structural member placed over the doors and the windows is called lintel. Why is it always different in residential build? Why must it always be reinforced concrete?

The Usual Excuses! Blocks are not always strong. It bind the house together. It prevents crack. It prevents snakes from having access into the house through the block hollow space. (Don't mind me, I made that up)

What about the damage it does to our pocket? The imposed load on structure. How it makes redevelopment nearly impossible without tear down.

see all the grammar quoted for this common block
Benefits
High strength
Excellent sound insulation
Good thermal conductivity
Can be recycled after use
BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing certification
Specification
Key Data
Compressive Strength: 7.3, 10.4, 17.5, 22.5, 30 N/mm²

λ Internal: 1.32 W/m.K

λ External: 1.42 W/m.K

Dry Density: 1990 kg/m³

Working Dimensions
Face dimensions (mm): 440 x 215

Dimensions and Weights
Block thicknesses and weights at equilibrium density (for 440 x 215mm)

Height Length Width Dry Weight
215mm 440mm 100mm 18.8kg
215mm 440mm 140mm 26.4kg
215mm 440mm 215mm 24.5kg
Applications
Foundations
Beam & Block Floors
Cavity Walls
Solid Walls
Partitions
Separating Walls