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Qc1:
Had brabus added just two coaches of blocks on the raft before DPC, I will never have no problem. I'm not an engineer so I trusted him to do his job which he failed. If I was him, I would have constructed set of concrete piles before the raft. He observed the neighborhood and the houses there before the construction, yet failed to come up with better ideas. Clients worked very hard for their money. It's not just fair when builders makes this kind of silly mistakes.

I'm just trying to find a solution at this point because finger pointing won't solved nothing.

brabus:
Based on my physical assessment of your site. I knew the challenges you're up against includes slope inclination/length, weak soil and ground water condition. I'll suggest you do the following:

1. Plant moisture-absorbing vegetation in the compound.
2. Outlet your rain gutters and divert surface runoff away from the bad soil. (The portion close to the ditch)
3. Reduce runoff rate toward the house by having a v-ditch or French drain towards your neighbours fence to collect water from the slope further down into govts storm water drainage.
4. Minimize paved areas in the house
5. Do soil stabilization by excavating the weak topsoil and filling with load bearing soils. Laterite is not a good sand to sandfill in such terrain.

The bottomline is to keep water off your property.

EgunMogaji:
A sad read.

Was there anything that she could have done to prevent this from happening?

Qc1:
I know there are a lot of professionals in regard to building and property here in this forum. I have some questions for you guys...

(1) This wasn't a good land to start with, it's a swampy and sloppy down the hill, maybe 20 feet to the main road. But the slop is gradually and steady. Within a month the house sank about 3 feet. I'm thinking this was because I rushed to roofing level in less than 7 weeks. I waited for about 10 months to proceed to next level because I was scared speed the building sank into land. Although the house sank another half a feet or so again but since then it has stopped. Thank God I had 14 coaches of blocks above the raft(which has since completely disappeared) on the main floor. There was a time the DPC was below the outside perimeters and I had to re-floor it again to be at the same level with the land.



Knowing this fact, do I go ahead and install marbles and tiles to cover the floors? If yes, how much area should I cover and how light do I need the tiles to be, so that it won't post any danger to the building and start sinking again?

(2) What is the best way to secure the fence from thieves and monkeys coming from the bush next from my house? My site is currently the last house on that street and the bush is next to it. My wife is scare of rats talk less of monkeys. My wife and I can't conclude if to go with electric fence or barbed wired fence. During the blocks work on the main floor, there was an incident where some 4 "thug"monkeys slapped a 9 years old girl who was sent on an errand to buy a loaf of bread, the monkeys just overpowered her and stole the bread from her.


Thank you all, I'm desperately in need of advises and ideas.

omoola007:
Nice work. looks like you are getting to the hardest part....finishing

I just have an observation and suggestion. The side walls of the terrace house should have windows. Instead of have just block work on the sides, window will bring in more ventilation, more lighting and overall more ascetics to the building. it will also add value compare to the middle unit. it's a fix that can still be done before proper finishing commences.

i live in a terrace house now with the same ugly side that is facing the street. Add some character with window for ventilation and light. it will even make the rooms seem bigger.

just my 2 kobo.

A40:
This guy must believe he is a Rockstar. Haha typical Cholo behavior

datigbogirl:
http://mobile.dealercarsearch.com/VehicleDetail.aspx?InventoryId=6159223&Guid=9bffaf03-031b-493e-be0f-a3f76628cab2

Fastshipping how far? Help me check up this car...I need to know how much will la d it in naija...thanx.

situationroom:
President Barack Obama was reportedly dissatisfied by
the entire lack of preparation by President Muhammadu
Buhari and his entourage during the state visit to the
USA.

The source of Examiner.com anonymously said: ”May be
we are not reading from the same script, but the overall
message by Barack is that they should go get themselves
together, then get back with us”.

”We are just being polite about this because your
President doesn’t seem to understand a whole lot about
government ,” another source in the White House added.
President Obama was disappointed that Buhari’s team
had no presentation about working with America to save
Nigeria’s crumbly economy.


The web-portal noted one more blunder made when
Nigerian leader, in defense of his cabinet-selection
postponements, published an op-ed in Washington Post,
mistakenly blaming the White House of similarly delaying
his cabinet selection in the initial stage of taking office.

”I don’t know where he got that information. I am still
trying to come in terms with the rationale of the above
statement in the said article other than the fact that
President Buhari has gone to press to lie against his host
in a bid to justify his dictatorial rule over Nigeria” , said
Oshiokpekhai Utu-Orbih, a Nigerian attorney and writer
based in the United States.

It would be recalled that President Buhari held talks with
his American counterpart on terrorism and further plans
to foster greater economic ties between both nations on
July 20, Monday.
He also met with Nigerians in the Diaspora in the United
States and his former classmates.

source www.naij.com

calculusx:
I'm afraid the Trade-in won't fly.

Idowuogbo:
Jesu! Nairaland don turn hotspot ooo!! God protect your own oooo

A40:
He's had two assists already. And has been our best player easily. And this is coming from a critic of his signing

My main issue with him is the fact that he is terribly goal shy and for him to be a sure starter he has to be a goal threat other than that I think he's been very good

I think you should be worried about our awful finishing and Guardiola's insistence on wasting Alaba at CB

Idowuogbo:
I told you to carry on with ya movement that something fishy is going down, you see now? You dey apply pause for scammer? Smh

markpenk:
True that! But then, chances are he's just going to pocket the funds. Well, I've always said this matter wasn't one for diplomacy. That it required brute force. But then, its not my money. Good luck man. Hope it all works out.

Raymie:
What rubbish! The nerve! Clean what image? Just like the others, I blame @Revlution to get coerced into her course of action. However, that she was misled should not stop us from pursuing this good however we can. @Inspired, @ChelseaBMW and yhur group of fraudster friends, yhu guys may be laughing now, but it won't be long. By God's grace, even if yhu do pay up, the EFCC will STILL use yhu guys to shine in public. Nonsense.

TheMadame:
She was warned severally,but chose not to listen till the wind was taken out of her sails.
I hope she gets her money back,although I doubt she will, she will probably be offered a poor version of what she paid for and by then she will grab it like a shot.i wish her good luck. It will be a lesson learnt for her to in future,trust nobody,when it concerns business.
As someone said before-it is de javu. Nothing is hew under the sun.
It has happened before.

Tundetiler2011:
Thank you God because am not a victim,I got the call from so called Mr David last week regarding to give a tilling work we agree i should be on Owerri today,but my spirit hasn't through with this man called Mr David i just want to give thanks to God almighty that am not a victim

alexisalex2:
Liar liar pants on fire.
Someone with 28 employees will not have useless time to be posting on every topic on nairaland every minute.
Some one with 28 employees with no functional website or corporate address or Office phone number.

28 employees my foot, give me your website address and corporate office address, let us check it on google....
I am waiting.

alexisalex2:
Lol
You just confirmed above that Inspired bought some cars in the U.S. and asked you to truck drive them to the port BUT YOU REFUSED you have to be the only truck driver in Amelika. Lol
So you're a truck driver while he is an exporter from the U.S.

naijadeyhia:
My guy I know every every. All updates dey with me even the latest of the latest one.

naijadeyhia:
Alexis alex is definitely using his phone to surf the web and surely went off now to alert his thief thief oga inspiro of the latest now.

Go ahead and post every info u have. He has still refused to pay revlution her money and now we will play low down and dirty home and away match with him.

betandwin8484:
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You made the right move.. and good of you to save your conversation with inspired, you can see he ran away now because he heard you saying you will upload you conversation with the naughty criminal..