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century106:
God indeed has been merciful and bountifully been blessing me.

The house is at 'finishing touches' stage but very livable now so I'm going to breathe a little before continuing.
*All doors are fixed.
*Sliding windows are installed (all windows at the back are sliding windows while those in front are casement windows) while the casement windows are waiting for burglary proofs.
*Burglary proofs are being fabricated in-situ
*The BQ is growing tall
*Some landscaping work done

6M and counting. Isn't God great??

Qc1:
lol...

LondonCool:
Nice thread. After being a Nairaland member for 9 years and a silent reader of the property section I have decided to embark on a building project with the support and advise of lots of members here.

Building a house from abroad can be a very challenging project to accomplish. Hence, I will be opening a thread to diarise my building project at Tinapa - Calabar, a 3 Bedroom Bungalow with a 2 bedroom Penthouse later today.

abdulwastecx:
Here is the cost from dpc to roofing level

iron work/workmanship ₦ 164,000.00
cement ₦ 266,000.00
block work( including workmanship) ₦ 643,000.00
gravel ₦ 80,000.00
sand ₦ 84,000.00
formwork ₦ 129,000.00
precast concrete fascia ₦ 180,000.00

sum ₦ 1,546,000.00

3strike:
It is better to have and not need, than to need and not have.......TGIF

3strike:
Say hello to my little friends.............with love from TEXAS.

They have zero tolerance to bullshits..

EgunMogaji:
I'm a modern Mogaji

Instead of a troupe of masquerades, I have a few close friends. Smith, Wesson, Glock and Winchester.

EgunMogaji:
One did for me this week, Smiley001, while he didn't go to Lagos but he is also as conscientious.

But tuale for KolaShangOne sha, e try no be small even though he's hiding his Engineers from us

Yes yes I'm still facing my lane

KolaShangOne:
Of course there are. I have a favourite one sef. But because of the size of this project, I took d decision to go to Lagos. I saved about 20,000 naira which I told the Client to remove from the contract sum.
20,000 can at least buy 10 bags of cement.

KolaShangOne:
8pm.. Loaded and ready to come to Ibadan.

The guy sleeping on the pallet was a hanger-on. He was like that til we got to Ibadan.. The things men do to survive ehn..

mufutau55:
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KolaShangOne:
Lol..Madam, I think the danger is more in the production factories than home use..
Funny enough, asbestos is still being produced in large quantities in Nigerite @Ikeja. I don't know why it hasn't been shut town especially as its located in Lagos capital.

KolaShangOne:
Yes o Oga mi..
And because this roofing is "budget". I can't afford for one single plank to 'borrow leg'.. E go affect budget.



Will Willy things.. Somebody will now get to site and be looking like GEJ in the pic below.. Like, how come? How e take happen? Abi I no dey see well?

tunji09:
U needs a Large Land to build schools, House etc , 20 min drive from winner's chapel, the bells University, May and baker. Along express road, about 1000 acres of Land for sales for business and housing purpose. Good for petrol station, Hotels, Motel, poultry. Flour Mill has a project going on along this same road. It totally free from Government acquisition. Here is the attached letter of free acquisition from Surveyor General Office, Ogun state. Call Tunji: 08173950034

KolaShangOne:
Following the truck bumper to bumper..
Because, these artisans ain't loyal..

Aventures:
Work progress update:
1. Formwork taken to 70%, so iron fixers can do their work non stop.
2. reinforcement work up to 50%
3. We took delivery of reinforcement for ground floor slab and grd floor columns today (see above pics) so that as soon as we are done with grd beam casting, the iron prep commences while filling and surface prep is in progress.
4. Block making machine already onsite but we hold on production as every where is tight they could not get material into the side due to heap of sand, so as soon as we are done with grd beam and back fill the production will commence in earnest.

FastShipping:
I never said I did any.

FastShipping:
What did it cost you?

smiley001:
His breakdown may not work for u sir kos there r may be some factors u need to consider like d plan, german floor and location.

Location: it may influence d costs of materials and also labour.

my thinking oooooo.

KolaShangOne:
@smiley001
@palserltd I'm sure my Oga can see your advert.

@kopell I use a combination of both lightweight n heavyweight hardwood. I like my wallplate to be heavyweight because the whole roof rests on it before being transmitted to the building walls.

Now for houses such as this one with No columns, after the wallplate, I prefer to use light hardwood because it reduces the deadload the building has to carry. And with the strength of our sandcrete blocks in Nigeria, its better not to overlaid your house with heavyweight wood.

KolaShangOne:
You can see the straight fine wood being assembled for counting

2nd pic: You can see our waiting truck..

brag3:
@kopell , Thanks for your advice. You are totally on point here.
It was not incorporated in the original design but the structural Engineer and Architect have checked the design and existing work and have given the go-ahead for it to be able to hold a complete second floor.
Thanks again for your advice. Safety should always come first. I totally agree.

brag3:
@Aventures. Thanks for your detailed response. You always hit the nail on the head at all times.
I have another question which may be digressing from the thread so apologies in advance.
Please I need some advice from you.
I am building quite close to near LASU first gate and was thinking of adding a Pent house to my project.
The Ground floor and first floor have been completed (3 * 2 bedroom on each floor)
The pent house will be a 3 bedroom flat but someone has advised me to consider using the Pent for 3 self-contained rooms to generate more rental income.
What do you think? will the 3 bedroom flat be more profitable than 3 self-contained rooms?

Appreciate any advice you can offer and also from other fellow NLs.

Muyesky: