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coldcandy:
How can people put expensive roof on top of a building without reinforced columns....

E shock you abi? Even me, as I see the thing, I was like whether there was no column at all. What is carrying the load?

Ok o. Make I face my front.

NewDelhi:
Here in the states, Valentine ain't that popular. Same can't be said for what's happening over there in Nigeria. Nothing special. The noise is getting irritating.

Many girls and wives will take it out on their struggling men and husbands when they see the unnecessary chest-beating from their friends about their own gifts.

Love is everyday and shouldn't be just for one day. Even if you didn't give out any gift today and he or she knows that you love and cares, it is irrelevant as long as you have shown your partner love on many occasions. Make showing love to your partner be a constant thing so that you don't need to put your self under pressure in trying to impress him or her on the so called valentine day.

As for me, we are chilling together right now watching her own program on the television.

Nawao! Who supplies them with ammunition? Agreed that gun could be gotten or stolen somewhere. What happens when they need bullet? Where do they get the bullets from? Gun without bullet is useless. What it means is that there may be an official pipeline of bullets supply.

Our DSS, NSO, intelligence, NSCD and others should be smart enough to know the source.

People are here laughing at the guy without knowing the level Nigeria has degenerated into. For your information, University of Rwanda has a top notch infrastructure that beats the best of ours here.

UN, World Bank and humanitarian donors invest heavily in their schools. You are sure of graduating as at when due and availability of scholarships. With student's visa, you have opportunity of applying to embassies for internships and study opportunities in other countries which are lacking in Nigeria.

Nigerian students pass through the worst difficulty in education. Our learning environment is so chaotic and disorganised to support meaningful learning. It also gives you the opportunity to learn French and having lived in another country.

Bro, if you have the money or have secured scholarship to study in Rwanda, please proceed. Don't listen to all these people looking down on Rwanda. Until you leave this country, you won't understand the level of decadence our country has degenerated into because of bad leadership.

To burst your head, many Nigerians from wealthy homes are currently studying at Universities in Botswana and Namibia with sound infrastructure and decent city lives. Not everybody can put up with the level of insanity in our national and social lives here.

I for one, given an opportunity between studying in Nigeria's local universities and University of Rwanda, I will pick the later. The HR of my client's company finished at Makalele University in Uganda before the age 20 and she is currently doing very well.

InventTech:
One of the greatest gift is the love you show to someone totally unknown. Why not join us as we take God's love to the street.

So conductors and Agberos are the people you guys will be targeting to show love? I am sure you guys will be going there with full video coverage and picture taken?

Leave Agberos and street urchins from your Valentines day support. You know where the real poor and needy people could be found for your support. But you chose a popular bus stop to attend to bag and money snatchers.

I am not hating on your project o but leave the Agberos and channel your resources where they are most needed.

zuraking:
this particular picture is with color hardener. It looks beautiful with the full package

That's why the cost is high? I like the wood like color more than any other color. Those that look like wood or interlock are always beautiful.

zuraking:
something like this without color hardener

Nabiz, please explain the idea behind this colour hardner mentioned by Zuraking. Does this job shown here has colour hardner?

n3xt:
Moving forward, I got this from the kobocity team on suppliers verification. What do you think about this move?

Yay or Nay?

Oga well done. I like the spirit in keeping the community "safe". Nice job. Contractors and clients must be protected.

rotecch77:
Yes, I will do that.
Here is the cost of veranda wrought iron hand railing
Each unit of the veranda cost 75,000

Bro, what type of door is in the front of that veranda? My own veranda is not fully covered by the roof like this one as I want to feel and see direct sunlight and clear sky when in the balcony. My concern is the door as the door will be exposed to the rains. I intend using hard wood (iroko) mahogany wood but don't know how sensitive it is to the waters.

Ikpeazukerosene:
Crypto is capable of ruining the Bureau De Change business dominated by northerners. That is why you will not see the average northerner support crypto.
The funny thing is that if the average Northern youth understands how crypto works, they will embrace it wholeheartedly. If you check stats, Opay and Paga did very well in Kano and other northern states.

Well, crypto transactions will happen with or without the CBN and whatever the North feels. The North can not hold the rest of Nigeria back because of selfish reasons.

See your CBN Governor. I'm sure, when they are doing ACF meetings, they call him to serve drinks.

Mehn, this picture carry weight. No wonder Buhari reappointed him against all permutations. Buhari surprised everybody, including himself by reappointing Emiefele that was appointed by Jonathan.

His wife is fully in charge of Anambra. If you want anything, go through his wife. I have been looking for who will connect me to madam

Being a Nigerian is fast becoming a nightmare. When I look at some new born babies in this country, especially from poor homes, I imagined what the futures holds for them. Things are really getting tough in all sectors.

Lagoon0:
I wonder how come we voted the same buhari to power .

And now we're screaming the name of another criminal for 2023. What's happening to us.

Bro, I no follow vote in the current administration. This is the problem with Nigeria. They will gladly and proudly vote in inefficiencies in all levels of government and come online to rant and abuse the same people they voted in. The last time I voted was during Obasanjo first tenure.

No matter how they tried to cajole me into exercising my right to vote, if the candidates do not make sense, I no dey vote. It is not just about exercising my right to vote, it is about voting in the right person.

The day I saw the design of the well planned Lagos inner state metro line by his administration, that was about to start, before Buhari cancelled the project that I knew that the man was just a very good man. Just imagine if that metro line had seen the light of the day.

Lagos wouldn't have been like this. The coordinates of the rail covered the whole nookes and crannies of Lagos, including places that were yet to develop then. See his foresight?

At that time, he had envisaged Ajah and constructed the road from Ozumba Mbadiwe to Ajah . Even the metro was supposed to terminate at Epe, based on that plan then. Buhari messed up big time by cancelling that project.

Bro, I salute you. This work is superb. But why are you silent on the property section? Mehn, project your work very well. This is extremely beautiful with modern design and not all these naija made front pillar designs.

Start showcasing your work. This is great. Which paint are you going to use for exterior? White definitely

raymondFirstborn:
Glass facades are nice.
Designed and built this for a client in Oshogbo.

https://www.nairaland.com/5582817/construction-four-bedroom-bungalow-pent/8

Bros, you finish work here. See how it is looking beautiful. Are you going to put burglary in that large front glass? from up to down? Is the glass fixed or openable?

qdlvy:
Any idea on how to mitigate high energy costs to keep the home cool all year round?

Good question. Bro, your head is correct. It has never occurred to me about the likelihood of the glass making the interior to be warm. Most of the glass houses I have been to are on ACs all the time which I cant afford.

This is a valid point you made. Lets wait for our engineers to see if there is/are way(s) of keeping the interior cool.

Honestly, I don't know how the coolness of the inside could be maintained without using AC all the time. It is just that I love seeing the outside environment through a clear glass. Definitely, glass will be absorbing heat inside the house - that is the downside of it.

RPG2020:
1973 Nigeria nor get good road na so bush full everywhere see London 1973 road as e fine like 2021 Abuja express road

18th century Europe was far more developed than 21st century Africa.

Greenarrow01:
something is happening on this thread that if care is not taken, will lead to something nasty later in future. This same thing happened on the agric thread sometime ago, the guys name was emmachile. Emmachile was like the most resourceful person on the whole agric section, he mentored and helped a whole lots of agric enthusiasts on that section, one day someone came up with a fraud claim, and emmachile was tagged to be a scammer. His named was soiled and man deleted his username and left nairaland. Thousands of pages of information on poultry farming was immediately deleted. After everything, emmachile was vindicated,he was not a scammer and it was just a stupid mistake from the accuser. But all those pages were gone. I have searched and search on his organic poultry with no success.
Same thing is happening to nxt and some other guys here. If someone scammed you, bring proofs and and give detailed explanation on how it happened here for everybody to see and judge, don't just be behind your phone and be labeling people both directly and indirectly as scammers. These might just be minor misunderstanding that can be corrected. no one on here will deny the fact that next had hhelped answered loads of questions on this thread. If you are cheated bring proofs. Spoiling peoples business is not it.
Some people are even claiming he has two or 3 monikers. Funny thing is that he has never denied owing all monikers.
Some are claiming he hijacked kobocity to himself, pls where are the other administrators of this project
Some are saying he is showcasing old works bla bla bla, are they not his work ?
.I am not saying he is not a scammer or he is a scammer, I am saying people should bring proofs.
Labeling people is bad if you can't provide proofs. It scares away potential customers. Even if the accused person is vindicated.
Man is still on the forum
Posting daily, still people are accusing him.

I come in peace.
I am not holding brief for anyone
I just want us to learn from what happened on agric section
Don't mind the typo pls[/b]

The thing surprises me a lot. The unrelenting attack on n3xt, 'codedly" and "uncodedly" surprises me a lot. People are even afraid to mention his name. He has never hidden his address, number or place of work. I believe that people that have genuine issues with him knows where to get him. Raising accusation without proof is not good. He has contributed a lot here and people will still vilify him. They say it is all packaging. My brother, you can never be a good marketer without packaging. I work as an independent consultant myself and I do packaging to win people over. if I don't have it, I fake it, as long as I deliver on my clients request.

Please, I don't know him as a person. So, I am not holding any brief for him. All my projects have been handled by nairalanders here without any issue. The only issue I had was with HSL Broker on my large windows, which he later delivered after some delays. I earlier wanted to vilify him but shelved the idea after listening to his submission - weather true or false was not my concern again. I was even accused here of trying to protect him. Whether he scammed people before or not, I wouldn't know.

Character assassination is bad and should be the last resort. I have someone here, a very popular aluminum guy that brought broken windows to me. I have been on his matter for the past seven months to replace them but he kept shifting the goal post. I wouldn't want to spoil his business but when it becomes extremely difficult, I may have to call him out with all facts. That's the way it should be. All accusations have to be proven.

As someone mentioned on Michliin, I remember the bullying he suffered here, but the guy was a determined fighter, with good sense of decorum, uncommon with people in his profession. He has since risen to become a poster child now in iron works here.

n3xt:
Thanks Baba! Point well noted.

My client is right here reading everything (the good and the bad)

No. 3 is just an accent wall. We proposed to use burnt bricks there which is the signature of the estate where the proposed design will be built.

The design is mix of elements. The client is wanted us to create something that won’t make his built too distant from the estate’s prototype designs.

So on the ground floor, we have gray concrete wall, slat door, burnt brick accent wall, glass (about 5m x 2.2m) and fin (concrete wall screen) - a modern replacement for the traditional pillars.

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The marked green area below will be glass.

Good! nothing beats the beauty a glass house radiates. My next build, very small build, will have close to 60 percent of the exterior as glass. As long as you are building in a secure estate, you can take risk with glass wall. The design is fine. It looks so contemporary.

Dpharisee:
Stop celebrating nonsense

Oga, nobody is celebrating the incompetency of the authorities. If I was to pay government and secure my property, I would have done so, but paying government does not guarantee my safety and that of my property. I simply keyed in to what I was advised to do and have my peace. If you choose not to pay them, it is your own choice and conviction. on many occasions in this country, I have tried to play to the rules, but the consequences have been so detrimental. If paying them will save me all the headache and stress, so be it. It is not my fault please. Don't be offended. Nobody is celebrating omo-niles

I paid a total of N1.1m as omo nile money in all my works, including during fittings and other accessories. A colleague that wanted to play smart got the bitter treatment. He was allowed to continue building and all of a sudden, they whole thing was raised down at dawn. He had to go back and pay, more than what he was initially asked to pay and started rebuilding from the scratch again.

I quietly continued to enjoy my build without any harassment and they are even far protective of my building. Any trespassers, be it local government officials or building agency that comes near there, I trust Idris and Laye to handle them properly. . Na to call them tell them say someone dey my site dey disturb workers. They will handle the matter.

This is our LAGOS!!! Eko O ni baje o!

Look at the bed he was lying in like a mere consulting clinic and they had they bold effrontery to call that an Intensive Care Unit. Please we should look at the outside world to know how intensive unit looks like.

People die in our hospitals because of lack of necessary medical equipment. Pray to make the money to take care of yourself or loved ones when these type of sickness comes calling.

Nigeria's security forces and crude ways of intelligence and investigation. Play on with the agents and trace the final destination of the goods.

From there, the owners will be swiftly apprehended and investigation starts. That's when they are free to display the seizures. But no, they are always quick to invite the press and show everything in public. I bet you, the owners are always smarter than the system and they may even be chilling somewhere in the Bahamas with some cuties, sipping their french wine and watching what is happening.

Most drug dealers are not resident in Nigeria. They will ship their consignments and call unsuspecting agents to clear them. Later, they will call their boys to take their goods to the warehouse. They hardly step their foot in the country and have numerous boys serving them here.

Ottyn01:
I think what Nnamdi Kanu said about Buhari is actually true...Buhari is long dead, who we have now is jibril from sudan

How can a wife abandon her husband for five months...Something is definitely wrong

Be careful and mind your words. Who tell you say I don die?

Do people ever survived when rushed to hospital in Nigeria? You will hear some one died after being rushed to the hospital. Our Intensive Care Unit (ICUs) and Emergency wards in Nigeria are nothing to write home about

n3xt:
Help Critique This Facade

It’s been a while I do stuffs like this.

Few weeks ago, I got commissioned to designed a contemporary living for a young family. The client who wanted something calming, clutter-free and simple asked us to design a house that tick all the boxes without breaking the bank.
Below is what we came up with.

This project is a textbook case of how to build economically.

Would you say Yes or No to the facade? And why?

Your comment and contributions are welcome. They’ll help my client make the best decision. Thanks for sharing with us.

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Building Typology: Modern, Stylistic and Functional
Bedroom: 4 Bedroom En-suite
Plot Size: 400sqm
Features: Atrium, Double Volume Master Bed Studio/Kitchenette, Gym, Study/Office, Laundry, Pantry, Terraces, Guest Living, Large Living Areas on both floor.

Beautiful design. My kind of design. At least, there is no pillar or long black roof.

However, that No.3 may likely block direct natural light from passing into the ground floor, which I presume to be the living room. After the entrance door, the owner should make the whole front of the down stairs glass. The glass wall should start from where the door stops.

I understand only the 3d (pictures) but not the technical drawing.

See how the wife resemble my former boss when I was still in the corporate world.

God bless you Fisayo. You gave me the ladder, the motivation and the encouragement never seen before. Though, we were of different backgrounds, you demonstrated uncommon leadership, sincerity of purpose in everything, fairness and sound equity in your judgments. God bless you big.

Agreed! A lot of things goes on in ones mind in the toilet. A lot of ideas and imaginations are conceived when in the toilet.

At least, the topic of my masters dissertation was conceived when I was in the toilet contemplating on the title of the dissertation to be submitted.

dasparrow:
Asian nations are nothing to write home about either. In fact, due to coronavirus, the economy of most countries of the world have been negatively impacted. To be honest with you, this is not the best time to migrate. Other countries don't even have enough jobs for their own citizens how much more for African migrants like you.

The days of seeking greener pastures in other people's countries is over. This coronavirus is not going anywhere and our world will never remain the same.

If you don't want to open a business in Nigeria, try another African country but do it legally. This is my sincere advice. You can take it or leave it.

They will never hear his this one. The pandemic has changed lots of things. Surviving in another country as an immigrant will even be tougher. A guy that finished at the University of Salford in UK has been asking for any assistance to get job here in Nigeria or what to do on his return.

The lock down in UK and the pandemic has made him and lots of people redundant for the past seven months.

These so called Nigerian Professors irritates me with their shallow thinking sometime.

I feel her pain and fear. The car is already marked for auction. In this Buhari period, getting a new car will be difficult. I use public transport now to go to places I am not so familiar in Lagos. I don't want stories.

Everybody eyes dey hot for this Lagos now!