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TouchstoneNgr:
Thanks.
The granites are of different grades. The one used in the kitchen above is 21,000 per linear meter. There are more expensive stones and cheaper ones as well.

Yeah, I meant the granite top you used here. Thanks for the information.

How much cheaper can granite tops get and what is the difference: colours? Texture?? Strength?? What makes it cheaper

How much is the kitchen granite

Thanks and I need to say Good job!!!

TouchstoneNgr:
Kitchen granite installed. We are expecting the delivery of 600mm freestanding cooker and extractor.

LondonCool:
Thanks for your observation. One of the rooms upstairs already has a balcony. Another balcony can be created and extended for the second room without necessarily decking more foot space.

I get your practical solution. The columns and pillars around the foundation were designed to carry the load of a storey building ( if necessary). The issue for me is that if I keep on shifting the conceptual goalpost by extending the decking I might as well
deck the whole roof and convert it to a Duplex. However, I'll have a word with the Structural Engineer about the feasibility of extending the decking to accommodate a large balcony.

I was even toying with the idea of having a another floor on top of the penthouse for a proper 'penthouse'. The Engineer approved it but my wife kicked against it as we are getting older (i.e. reality of climbing staircases at an advanced age).

If you already have the foundation for it (columns & pillars etc) then maybe an extended balcony would be cool!!
Just imagine setting a nice canopy up there

Anyway, financially: no need for all the woodwork for roofing and no roof. You "transfer" that budget to pay for the decking.

Again, I'm just a dreamer and you're the owner (not forgetting your wife oh)

Actually, this can be an advantage.

You just invert your house!
Meaning, you excavate a bit more to fit in your "pent-house", put a retaining wall and deck.

Violà, you now build the bungalow!!

When you look at your house from one side, it's a one storey building and from another side it's just a bungalow.

LondonCool:
And the beat goes on. During my 3 week stay in Calabar, I decided to up the ante and tackle the challenging sloppy terrain. The foundation input was enough to build a flat.

Lesson learnt: If you do not have loads of money, dont buy a plot of land that is slopping at a steep gradient. It takes double the amount of money to level the foundation.

Check out the 8-9 coaches of block work for the foundation

LondonCool:
This was the original 3D version done for me by Vicmoor.

Beautiful house!!!

Just an observation: why roof the bungalow when you can deck and use that space as balcony for your pent-house

Thanks.
The job is very neat. Well-done!!

amazinghomez09:
On the ground floor we have a two bedroom flat + a bedroom flat and a four bedroom flat on the first floor

Oga Spyder well done!!!
If you don't mind, what's the approximate budget for 8 block of flats (not really specific to this project)

Amasinghomez, great job there

Sorry for coming in late. Could you explain like how many flats in this building and what's the approximate budget for this project?

Regards

This is sad to hear.
Anyway, hope you guys agree to agree again in the very near future.

Chekitaut:
Advert everywhere Cement price reduction to N1000 before the reduction took place, but when their is increase, it was silent, Dangote is really exploiting us... Der is God ooo

Maybe the effect of Oil Price crash and Devaluation of the Naira

Correct man!!!

APC said the vice will emerge democratically!!

This is not appearing very 'democratic'

You could be right

I hope the Supreme Court also "awards" cost to these people wasting government time

Get them to pay legal cost of the President, Supreme Court charges and his/her own bills as well!!

This is how they do it here in France!

WENGERNOMICS:
Ok............Good Points but really, its not a bad choice. In the run up to the general elections, PDP's strongest point against Buhari will be his islamist tendencies. APC must have sat down to ask themselves how best they can counter that conversation. Osinbajo is a very senior and influential pastor in RCCG. And make no mistake about it , RCCG is one of the most influential christian bodies in Nigeria. If RCCG is convinced to line up behind Osinbajo.....then it may be easy to pull along other influential christian bodies like Winners, Mountain of Fire, Deeper Life.......and the orthodox churches. PDP are the masters in playing the religious game.................and so picking Osinbajo is a move to check that.

This would have been possible if "Osibanjo" was the Presidential Candidate but unfortunately, na vice

RCCG, WINNERS ETC ETC WILL rather stay put with GEJ (President)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Na today

Obj na comedian far back!!!

He will need to resign just like Atiku resigned in Adamawa to contest with obj and just like GEJ resigned in Bayelsa to contest with YarAdua of blessed memories.

Rochas case is different: mere primaries as per APC internal affair

2SWT:
Did u just say re-election.?

Which state are u from?

It doesn't matter if it's "re-election" or "re-selection" but if you carry your constituents along you will not be begging for presidential cover

President GEJ swag or no swag till 2019!!!

2SWT:
Nigerian politicians will stop at nothing.....always fighting for their personal interest

You can just imagine.
Instead of these senators to carry their constituencies along to ensure reelection they rather "chop alone" and now blame President GEJ

Ok
Sunday assignment

Simple: "that he who pays the piper controls the tunes"

Husband!

laykhorn:
If this is true that a staunch and loyal Jonathanian like Asari said this, I'm afraid Jonah is a goner come 2015

It's very very old story!

That was before work commenced seriously on the East-West road.
Not now that the job is a very advanced stage.

I remember the story of Obj presidency:

- Obj loves eating beans!!
- He will fart loudly in meetings
- Ngozi was so angry and would give out to Obj
- however a certain Kema was always having "orgasm" with shouts of "baba! Baba!"

Enjoy your weekend!

motherlode:
good so how do we start?

Yeah!!!
Start by making very fair analysis based on substance

For example: pick a time frame say after Obj's government and note

- Now we have railways
- Now we have agriculture
- Now we have federal universities in every 36 states
- Now we have roads
- Now we have very good airports
- Now the "Middle class" is really back

More and more.

Infact, now we can talk and chat freely which is also called "freedom of speech"!
Also now, elections are real: you can actually vote and your vote will count.

Honestly, let's give a big "gbosaaa"!!! To President GEJ, he tried!!!!

PDP can never risk Rivers State!!!

If PDP decided Wike is their guy then so be it

Anymore comment on this means someone has a headache and a different someone is taking the Panadol

Obj got it wrong

Nigeria has 6 and not 5 presidents:
1- Gtrust
2- President GEJ
3- PEJ
4- Diezani
5- Ngozi
6- Stella (senator?)

Na lie!!!

Why were your mouth opened while your neck was being kissed
Why were they opened
Why was it opened


Can't you see OBJ posture as if he was ready to catch the grenade for you

LOL!!!

GboyegaD:
Do you mean selection?

Election and not selection!

By law, as a sole candidate you are still required to obtain 50% of votes!!!

That is different from "consensus candidate" where Buhari BULLIES everybody to step down and no election