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amazinghomez09:
. Yes we managed to complete the casting in one day this is to avoid joints which may be failure lines

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tonididdy:
thats your opinion...the reverse is the case in edo state...even a 20year old edo boy in london already has a a land and foundation already,some already have completed houses....so i dont know what u talking bout.dont be confused tho,sometimes they prefer to stay in hotels than the houses they built maybe for security purposes

Thank you very much 3 gbosa 4 U.Abroad there are two groups of people, those who make things happen and those who watch things happen.

flexya:
Its near impossible 2 build a House in Nijja for someone livin overseas if all he depends on for income is a regular job, no matter how well paid the job is. 2 build in nijja, he would either av got his hands dirty or set up a biznes abroad (or even in Nijja for extra income). I av my reasons for this and havin spent 19yrs in the UK, I consider myself 2 be well placed 2 comment. Firstly, while abroad, u need 2 content urself wit ur mortgage (and other bills- car loan, tv licence, council tax, gas, electricity, phone, travelcard, feedin, clothin, home insurance, vehicle taxes, speed ticket, parkin permit, credit card bills etc). The higher ur income, the bigger/better house u live in. Bigger or better located houses means higher mortgate. Consequently, ur disposable income remains about the same. It is from this "disposable income" that u r expected 2 build a house whilst also sendin money 2 loved ones. When I left the UK, I was on £40k per year, sometig of a very good salary. Such that I fell into the 40% tax band. Yet, livin a very modest live (wit a wife and 3 children), I struggled 2 save £300 per month (out of ove £2k). So it would take me a whole year 2 afford 2 buy a N1M plot of land in my home town Ibadan. How long would i need 2 save for 2 build a House for N10M? For my £300 per month savings, I could easily buy another property on mortgate outside London (in an area like derby). Would rent it out and still make some change. Afterall, "am not comin back 2 nijja yet". The reality is, house ownership is still very expensive in nijja, which is why most ppl wit regular jobs, either in nigeria or abroad, can't afford. So pray ur biznes booms or get dodgy!

I do not agree with you,What you just narrated has to do with somebody who is ready to live all of their life abroad,how about those that do not want to have a mortgage?those who decide to live in shared accommodation and have a time table and an exit plan??

Empiree:
This whole thing about family member(s) screwing up their loved ones struggling abroad is very real and stupid as well. At first I struggled to believe such thing exist until it happens to my close friend in recent weeks. So sad...man so sad.

Why would some people feel so comforblae to mismanage people's funds sent and entrusted to them to build a house is beyond me. Such behaviour could run person mad. smh

It will happen to you o nly if you have no documentation or else how can one explain a reason why they cant be bothered to go back 9ja for at least a year

blacklion:
Because Nigeria does not have mortgage system which those who were based abroad are used to.

Many (if not most) diasporans live paycheck to paycheck. Don't be fooled by the naija credit card scammers who come home to flash stolen money.

I don't think ur last statement was fare,not everyone live paycheck to paycheck and people who come back to build houses aint credit card thieves, there are loads of them on here,

Onuokwu:
It looks like the floor is screeded as part of the finishing process and not immediately after the DPC is cast?

This will answer your question, raw concrete get screeded,ie the DPC is screeded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq45tR7h1uk

mufutau55:
That is good. But like I said that is just doing the same work as our tilers does it, but much better. You will noticed that there are concrete floor there already before they added the sand and cement to the top to be screeded.
I believe in order to do this on a cured concrete, you still need to add sand and cement on top and creed it out, because without adding the sand and cement then you may encounter the gravels or granites used with the concrete mix unless none is used.
But the screeded floor does look real nice, then you still have to cover it with tiles anyway.
If you are just using finished floor, then screeding is a MUST in my book. Thank you for opening the discussions.

Hajji M.

this video would help you understand me more.As you can see, there aint no solid floor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar03sj-gfyY

EdCure:
To sum it up; "Buhari's anti-corruption disposition leads to improved power supply."

This is what the wailers don't want to admit...and when they get haunted by harsh truth like this, they accuse Buhari of witch hunting.

If you believe this craaapp then U was born 1995

Sounds good.do U deliver products free to PHC?

No more updates boss?

amazinghomez09:
We used machine,hiring of machine will cost like 10,000 daily and 5,000 for transportation

Ok good.did you manage to do the whole casting in a day?

kayo80:
Funny immature people on here keep making fun of Buhari, and yet, his tactics are working. No Ministers, and everything is working itself out, just by the fear Buhari has planted in the mind of the corrupt people in the Nigerian system.

Until OBJ.tinubu and Amechi go to Jail PMB IS a big joker

mufutau55:
That is good. But like I said that is just doing the same work as our tilers does it, but much better. You will noticed that there are concrete floor there already before they added the sand and cement to the top to be screeded.
I believe in order to do this on a cured concrete, you still need to add sand and cement on top and creed it out, because without adding the sand and cement then you may encounter the gravels or granites used with the concrete mix unless none is used.
But the screeded floor does look real nice, then you still have to cover it with tiles anyway.
If you are just using finished floor, then screeding is a MUST in my book. Thank you for opening the discussions.

Hajji M.

No Sir on proper raw concrete. I'm on my fone hence I can't post the youtube link wen I get home I shall do the needful

EgunMogaji:
Have you personally seen one being used to level in real life?

Yes I have.my cozen is a builder here in London and cos of my intrest I sometimes go e 8th him to site on Saturdays as I have a CSCS card and PPI .

mufutau55:
NO, please explain further... or post the link to the video. If another sand and cement will be spread on top.. then what is the difference?
I think it's just a matter of smoothen out. I just need to understand it. Thanks.

I watched the video below and other similar to it, but this is the way our tilings are being done in Ngeria, no? May be different video?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFH4b_bgd3E


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSveb5QDm84

Hajji M.

Yes we got there at last the 2nd video is what I'm talking about.that screeder vibrates forces heavier sediments down just like the Co create poker.while the poker is pushing vertical screeder vi rates horizontaly.that's why yoy have a long aluminium frame.the bigger the project the wider the frame.

amazinghomez09:
Casting of first floor deck slab currently in progress. More pictures later

How much did this concrete mixer cost to hire in a day?is it man and machine or just machine?

EgunMogaji:
What search words should I use on YouTube?

I've seen many floors leveled but not with a screeder.

I found with with *screeding Concrete floor*

KolaShangOne:
This Manual one looks like ordinary brush that our bricklayers use after plastering. just longer.

Yep except it has an aluminum tip and a pivot at the attachment

EgunMogaji:
What search words should I use on YouTube?

I've seen many floors leveled but not with a screeder.

I'm sure just concrete screeding should do it.

[quote author=EgunMogaji post=37279716]Yes, they all make an already level floor smooth but they themselves don't level a floor, not their function.[/quote
They do.watch on YouTube how they are used. They have guide plum lines at each end which r level. So its do e in sections.if you have done or seen pavement being laid yoy will grasp this.]

mufutau55:
I understood where you are coming from... I will also like to see a good smooth concrete floor. But I tell you it may even be more expensive doing this in Nigeria. The level of concrete needed to be laid has to be higher so when it's screeded you will achieve a perfect level.. Sand does not cost anything in Nigeria compared to USA.
But YES, I do understand what you meant... and until we have achieve that standard of USA, it will not be cost effective.
I will like to see a lot of concept being used here introduced in Nigeria, but for now only the riches can afford that standard.. and I am not one of them and I think 90% of us will rather go the way it's been done now, until then.

Hajji M.

If one of those tools are used then you will get a smooth and even concrete surface by the way that screeder u uploaded is for cured concrete nt raw concrete Also the correct trowel should be used

EgunMogaji:
Good points but as far as I know the screeder doesn't actually level the floor, it simply smoothes the floors finish.

This what I'm talking about.this is the manual one and the mechanical obe.

mufutau55:
Why make the surface smoother when you will put more sand for tiles etc. anyway? Waste of resources if you asked me...
If you are leaving the floor bare for like Epoxy wax treatment later then it makes sense otherwise... not to me.

Hajji M.

That's my point no sand should be put on top.tiles should be able to go on top just like you will put takes on top kitchen work.we need to encourage our tilers to use the proper trowel .The reason the hip sand and cement mix in nigeria is to level the floor.this would have been achieved if the screeder was used.

okolochyke:
My brother, a doctor that has worked in the US for just 4-6 years can afford to build a hospital in Nigeria

These are the main questions you should be asking, can he afford to build a multi-billion hospital with world class facilities in Nigeria? Secondly, can he afford to build it in a city like Abuja where land prices, construction costs will be even more expensive than a lot of places in the USA?

Hence I asked if this project is on ground the answer is NO.there is nothing on ground another case of assumption. Did you see this project with your two korokoro yes?

Alal:
Do you believe this yourself, look at the building not to talk of the equipments and other things to put in place, pls tell me is 40 years salary even in heaven enough to do this. Nigerian, let's be realistic.

if even he earns 250k dollars a year? for the last 10 years?

okolochyke:
So far, the Iweala family have not denied the existence of this multi-billion hospital

They are just telling us that Mr Iweala and his sons have the financial and professional capability to build the hospital.

How they can afford such amounts is another story but Sahara Reporters are on point with their article.

Read the story again and tell me a Dr of 40 yrs abroad cant build a hospital in Nigeria abi? wen Drs of 10yrs can build hospitals in Nigeria, guy come on lets be fair.

KolaShangOne:
My Oga.. I'm not yet well fed o..

, that mixer wht the daily cost?how many bags does it take in one go to mix

abdulwastecx:
no sir

would make the surface smoonter

Bro ever used a concrete screeder?

ibrahym47:
Wats ur conclusion sir

some of us need social skills

harry509:
hmmmmM! Baba is stil tryn 2 recova all d looted money. D money Ngozi and alison madueke stole add jona n obj 2gada, d money wil b enuf 2 pay all nigerians for 10yrs honestly speakin.

How old are you?

uncle005:
For 16yrs, PDP mess cannot be cleaned in 3 months, that was the reason why that promises cannot be implemented.

Buhari is a man that keep to his promise, if you are not satisfied with that explanation, lagoon never dry o.

so basically if he does not pay this 5k by jan 2020 U think he is still a man of integrity right?