₦airaland Forum

OlogoJ:
E remain to share kerosene. Maduka all the way.

Na cooking gas dem go share next.

Coded babe. See how she take style dey praise her sister in law because na dem fit give am wahala. That accusation of infidelity seems real based on this shallow water posts on her instastories. She is just consoling her self.
I pity the husband. I can't withstand a cheating girl friend talk more of a wife.

IPOB and their supporters are the most stupid set of people I have ever seen. You think you are doing other people; you are doing your self.

SE economy is in shambles and touts are imposing lockdown and intimidating people. There has not been any major foreign direct investment in SE in the past ten years.

Graduates from the region are moving out in droves to other regions. SE people should borrow sense abeg. IPOB has lost its initial goodwill.

Aforxzy:
3.0m cantilever

Wawu! This one heavy o. But those curvey beams would be visible at the end?

n3xt:
Let me make it easier.

Clearer. Thanks

n3xt:
Count the number of blocks and multiply by 450mm

It’s 2.25m

Ok. Good. There are about 4 blocks

rmx:
2.25m cantilever

Good one bro. But is that cantilever up to 2.25m? I thought it should be longer

rotecch77:
Thanks chief.
Here is the full pics of building then.

The house is clean.

rotecch77:
The one I did last time, I used stainless burglar bars

Pic 1 and 2 outside view i
Pics 3 and 4 inner part

Rotecch on the beat. This is beautiful

n3xt:
I have a similar section in one of my ongoing builds.

Pic 1: View from outside the building
Pic 2: View from inside the building
Pic 3: Proposed metal protector

That was what I was asking and wants to do. But the area would be transparent at night when light is on, making passersby to see the inside. I am considering the frosting suggested by rotecch. The frosting would be in small equal rectangular pattern, capable of blocking views from outside at night when light is on

Do you intend to put burglary here? It is what I hate to put, but have no choice.

Clout chasers? Who snapped the picture? He asked someone to snap and send the pictures to him.

I don't know why some Igbos are still hating on this man. He did what he could do at that material time.

Trust me, Igbos should be greatful that Gowon was the head of state when Biafra catapulated. Imagine if Murtala Mohamed, Danjuma or some one like Buhari was the head of state. It would have been a different ball game. He stood his ground and gave strict code of conduct to the field commanders in the East Central state to behave professionally. That was why there were no mass scale execution after the war.

The only known member of the Biafra government cabinet member that was killed after the war was Professor Kalu Ezira, the political adviser to the Biafran government that came late to the Uli airport when ojukwu was about to leave Biafra.

Nigeria's real estate agents and being a pastor on one hand. There is nothing wrong in being both. However,if I am about to transact any real estate business and you tell me that you are a pastor. My brother, that's the end of that transaction. I hate to transact business with "men of God".

EgunMogaji2:
I have a love for cantilever structures too. I saw this on a recent episode of Grand Designs.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ5rVsxBnUk

Cantilevers are always beauty to behold when properly done, especially those with lengthy protrusion. My fear has been the engineer getting his structural calculations right to ensure stability.

n3xt:


Anything is possible!

You can take on the challenge . True true, I like well- protruded front view of the house cantilever without any visible support. The structural engineer must be good enough to know how to maintain the required balance that will carry the cantilever. Otherwise, na gbesse you go see

kkonsults:
1.8m cantilever well executed �

Bravo bro! I love well delivered cantilever without any structural problem. Is it possible to hit 2.5m for the front of the house only without any pillar?

EgunMogaji2:
Could a clerestory window be an option.

Egun, it would have been ok but the windows in your post seemed quite elevated. I won't be able to see the outside surroundings at that window level. I want to have the luxury of viewing through a clear fixed glass windows,both at day and night without being noticed by passersby.

The quality of air in PH is nothing to write home about. Just touch any smooth surface and would be surprised at the thickness of the black sooth that your fingers picks.

In fact the client that contributes close to 85% of my annual consultancy fee is based in PH. I visit him to work regular and the cleaners cleans the guest house everyday, all the windows and every furniture and by evening, if you touch any surface, you will still see soothes. So, imagine what people breath if these amount of soothes are settling on surfaces.

n3xt:
You’ll need to apply window privacy film. However this doesn’t guarantee that light won’t pass through at night.

Ok. thanks. The summary from other responders is that it is impracticable to see such. It must reflect at night when light is on, making it possible for people outside to see the inside. I have asked glass dealers but couldn't get such glass.

The area is a private living room that we want to put fixed glass windows all through without covering it with curtains or blinds. Just plain fixed glass.

rotecch77:
You can use electrostatic glass film or you can frost the glass.
The electrostatic glass film is about 7k for size 1.5ft*5ft ( 2nd and last pics

1st pics is frost glass

Rotecch, with the electrostatic film, you won't be able to see your outside surroundings abi?

RockOfAgesAlumi:
Good evening boss
there is No any glass that we are using for now that is not reflective in the night immediately you on your light it will be reflected
The glass that is not reflective can't be use for window except you your self don't want to see outside but those glass are not advisable for house window
Thanks

Thanks bro. We are not using it for room window but want to put it in an area where one could sit and see the outside surroundings. We don't intend to put curtains or blinds on the window. However, some one outside is still able to see the inside when you put on light at night which we don't want.

Great experts in the house. I have been looking for glass window that will remain opaque at night when the light is switched on. That's, opaque to the outsiders. Not able to see the inside of the house.

Most tinted glass windows remains opaque to those outside the house during the day time only. I have an area in my build that I want to mount fixed glass without putting blinds or curtains. But would want glass that would remain opaque at night when light is on

Adedward, n3xt, Rockofagesalumi

Please discard this idea. Don't go there and waste your scarce resources. There is no job, especially in professional finance sector for foreigners. Depression will set in after the so called two years post study visa must have expired.

If you are from a rich home, no problems. But if you are self funded and intends paying from your hard earned money, please abort mission. They are interested in your money. Channel that money to better use in Nigeria.

The kind of depression and frustration that lots of Nigerians face after spending their hard earned money in UK without job after words is better imagined than experienced. It's not funny. One was practically begging for a call center job after close to two years sitting at home with all the drama from her family.

n3xt:
Alucoboard is not my thing though. Even stainless steel gates is not something I’m likely to consider too for finishing and strength.

I’d have taken up the challenge but my plate dey full right now. However, there are cool alucoboard sturvs to explore at Qualitik’s in Dopemu, Lagos.

https://www.qualitiks-mart.com/

Na there I dey do my perspex acrylic sheet, polycarbonate, foamboards, wood composite etc.

They seems loaded, but their prices may be higher compare to the open market prices.
Interesting stuff in their showroom. Honestly, I will explore the option of alucobond made sliding gate. I like my gate to be light and beautiful

I want my welder to use this alucobond to construct an entrance sliding gate because of its light nature. What do you think?

KolaShangOne:
Dont yab me ooo..

Has anyone thought of using Aluco boards for gates? It's going to be lightweight and CHEAPER I guess.

My welder in Ajah has been sending me gate prices from 450,000 upwards..

Have you seen sample of Alucoboard made gate before? It would be interesting to see that. The finishing will look more beautiful but the durability may not be good.

Over to you n3xt. Take on the challenge

Waawa and Abakiliki people no dey waste time use weapons settle matter. I fear them pass anything, especially those in the remote poor villages.

Despite all these violence, SA is far above all these African countries in terms of development and opportunities. That's why the country is a magnet for millions of Africans looking for opportunities.

Starz825:
Abegi
Upon all the prof prof ....
What's their impact on the country's development

Abeg no quote me...
I just dey prepare to chop nite food

Educated citizens; backward country. Nigeria is an irony. I am not moved by these qualifications. You hardly see their impact on our national development. Their own is just to be answering Prof. and titles. I hope he doesn't mis-appropriate public funds. I don't trust all these our higher institution administrators. They are not different from our politicians.

I hope UGM wont come there to scatter the whole thing.

Igbos should note that cheering on these UGM will not do them good. They will end up damaging the reputation of the region.

No sensible foreign investors would invest in a region prone to violence and secession. They should allow peace to reign for the sake of posterity. Those calling for violence wont be there when the conflagration starts.

Mbe nwaa -ni -ga

I still don't understand these ancient discoveries. Is it that places that were once cities were buried and new lands emerged? You see them discovering cities that were buried underground.