Happy Sunday everyone,
Please guys, I need your suggestions on what to use for Inter-Locking Algae? The interlocking does retain water on the surface and part of it is green. I need something to use to get rid of it.
Thank you.

Hello
Pls what’s the average workmanship charges for painting a 4 bedroom flat with kitchen,storage, security house..?
Thanks

Hello House,
Please help me with the calculations of the irons needed for this drawing plan, where pillars needed and also, the market price for this irons. any recommendation ?

Thank you.

Dijita:

I am not an architect or building engineer. However if this is my project I will have the stairs indoor because of security, put the store, the kitchen, dinning room and living room on the ground floor and have rooms and shared bathroom on the upper floor

Thanks for your comment . Actually, the ground floor is for house help/staff and the store mainly for main building usage while the upper ground will be rented out.

Hi, house,
Please, what do you think about this plan/drawing? I need a suggestion because this small structure is supposed to look out for the main building whenever no one is around.

[Maybe because of the area is very small]
I notice the porch face back, which is another compound, is this okay? Can this serve the purpose?

Lastly, What do you think about the store entrance?(The store is only useful for the people in the main building)

pls comment and recommend

Thanks

Hello house,

Please is it possible to construct a nice one bedroom and a parlor upstair and downstair one room self contain and storage on 4.5 meters length vs 7.5 meters breadth..? We Want the one bedroom and parlor at the top to be wider.
The building will area is at the back of the main building .
Picture of the area is attached .

Any architect in the house can help with me with plan drawing , 2d or 3D will be appropriate..

Regards

Hello guys,

My painter recommended using Matt's paint instead of satin and also producing the paint instead of buying it from the store. e.g., Delux store
Please, if you have a better idea, kindly recommend something better for me. All I want is quality paint.

Thank you

n3xt:


That’s the person telling you the truth. You see!!! And he’s the one you’re doubting

Because of the magnitude of my ongoing project (2600sqm), I’m doing 2100 per sqm and it’s 3.6sqm per bag.
Don’t go and price the guy down o. He might not be able to source materials cheaper than I do. My StoneDust cost 70k and cement was gotten 2950.

I recently gave a bill of #1900 per sqm for a 27,400sqm lot.

Lol I’m not pricing it down again oo . I will try to stick with him and make sure he do a quality work for me .

Any other tips during the laying so that no weed will grow or is using seal good idea ?

n3xt:


This is more like it. However, 4sqm per bag is a whole lot. I do 3.6sqm per bag with 6cm and 3sqm and few pieces per bag with 8cm.

I never tried or encouraged anything above those numbers.

I actually just found someone who said he will do it for 2300 per sqm and also agreed on 3.6sqm per a bag of cement. I just hope he is not waiting on reducing the quality of it.etc

So, if am giving it to the 2300 guy. How do I monitor the quality of the job?
What are the do and don’t ?
And what are the moulding calculations?
Pls kindly give me the break down of the 350sqm area coverage , So I can monitor and instruct him on what I want.

Thank you

n3xt:


The last paragraph is where I’m confused.

4sqm - #2600
3sqm - #3200

How’s that possible?

A bag of cement will produce 3.6sqm of 6cm thick interlock.

- A bag of cement is around #3,000
- He will buy stonedust for casting and laying
- He will pay his workers to cast and lay
- Also use his mould.

Please kindly ask how he intends to achieve 4sqm with #2600 or 3sqm with #3200. Don’t accept “Don’t worry Oga. It’s our job.” as answer.

You need to be clear about what you’re getting from the guys.

If he’s charging 2800/sqm, I’ll say that’s too much but if he’s saying 4sqm - #2600, I’ll be worried because it’s impossible!

Oh sorry. He just confirm from him , he said 4sqm per bag. And that he will charge #2600 Per sqm for everything which includes , moulding , laying etc.

bixton:



Does this price include laying of the stones on the floor or just only moulding?

In my location my guy does it for me at #2000/#2500 depending on the area of coverage inclusive of moulding and laying.

Where is your area ?

n3xt:


Thanks for the response.

1. I can’t say much about his pricing. Pricing is location dependent.

2. He’s right about using few reds and blacks for demarcation and spotting but that’s fast becoming old school. Note: coloured pigments are expensive.

3. It’s not bad to add granite if he understands how to mix the aggregates correctly. I cannot guarantee that can be achieved with manual mix (hand mix which is what will be used) unless they’re using a mortar mixer (which is 98% unlikely).
If you get good StoneDust for the job, you’ll have great stones.

4. The only way to monitor him is to agree on the quantity of production per day. If the total coverage are of the project is 500sqm, agree with him to do 50sqm per day. I can give you exactly the qty of materials that’ll be required for this including the number of hours 2 mason will achieve it and the number of moulds required.

5. I’m not sure I understand what he’s saying here on the molding style. If it’s about the mould sizes, I think he’s wrong it.
There are more than 3 sizes of mould. The common types are 6cm and 8cm (thickness). 6cm is good for residential while 8cmand above is good for areas with large traffic (road, public parks etc).

If you’re sure he’s talking about doing 4sqm for you, I think I understand why he wanted to add granite, it’s just to make the stones weighty. We don’t do up to 4sqm if you want quality stones. It’s between 3.2sqm - 3.6sqm per bag of cement depending.

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I hope this helps.

Location is Akure and the project coverage area is btw 342sqm to 370Sqm , that’s because 2 diff people with diff quotations.

He assure me of using a good stonedusk which he asked for 2600 per sqm and his measurements came out as 370sqm while the one that plan to mix granite with it, asked for 2800 per sqm and measurements came out as 342sqm.

On your last paragraph, he said he will do 4sqm for the price of 2600 while if I want 3sqm then I will pay 3200.

So, what do you think ?

Hello guys

Pls if you know much about interlocking, kindly give out some tips. Things are tight right now and I want good quality for this job.

My interlocking man told me he will collect 2,800 per sqm . Few red and Black color, and the rest will be regular white.
Also he said he will mix granite to it. Is this a good deal and how can I monitor him to make sure he uses quality materials throughout.?

He told there are 2 types of moulding style , 4sqm is what most people use in the house while 3sqm is for roads.then he said , he will do 4sqm moulding style for me . Is this right?

Pls give me suggestions and ideas cos I don’t want him to cheat me because I want quality job.

Thank you

Hello guys .

Pls any idea on how to build a soundproof small generator house?

coldcandy:


1. Your taste.
2. No.

Okay

nnadychuks:

Use window blind please. That traditional curtain causes heat and it takes too much space.
Don’t paint the wall. Use self adhesive PE foam panels.
It’s 2500 per square meter. I have here in Delta. I Waybill anywhere too

That pic look nice ..

n3xt:


Blinds are better. Traditional window curtains have been with us for ages, blinds are just enjoying initial phase of attraction.

Blinds are modern and offers a lot of freedom. Curtains are extremely boring.
You can also try curtain+blind. Read more on kobocity.com

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2. You don’t need to paint the wall but you need to make surface smooth and ready for installation of the wallpaper.

Pic 3 - Wall Before Wallpaper
Pic 4 - Wall After Installation of Wallpaper

Thank you. Will check it out

Hello guys.

Need some advices on this 2 questions.

1. Window blinds or traditional curtains, pls which one is better ?

2. Is it necessary to paint the wall if you are still planning to install wallpaper?

Hi guys,

Please is a good idea to use Victorian skirting boards on Spanish tiles And what’s their market price right now ?

And also , I noticed that nowadays people uses tiles for their fence pillars instead of the Wall bricks, is it for saving cost sake or new trick?
Which one is more advisable?

Thank you

Hello guys ,

What’s market price for house electrical wires?
1.5mm
2.5 mm
4mm
6mm
10 mm
16 mm
Full coppers

And who can supply me this week?
Regards

Hello .
Pls how much will it cost to clear Lexus Rx 350 2010, 2012, 2014

Roro

Regards

topsy23:


its a concrete base

That means is Bricklayer that will do it but can bricklayer use block with pure cement for it?

Hello house,
Those Fabricated Toilet cubicle base, whose work is it ? is it Bricklayer or Tiler ?
kindly explain .
Thank You

Hi house. Installing of Heat Extractor (Hood Range) to the kitchen,Is Boring hole to the wall necessary or not; and which one of better?

Regards

Hi, pls what’s Price for 4ft by 4ft And is 4x4 the normal Standard size?
What’s your location?

Thanks

mufutau55:


It will make the wallpaper more smoother.

Hajji M.

ThanK you..

Hi ,
Please is it necessary to do screeding again if one is already planning to do wallpaper?

Thanks

Hi, house,
1- How much is screeding per sqm if am providing both the white and black cement and price if am not proving anything?
2- How much does the tiles installer charge per sqm? My house is 500sqm
Thanks

I am interested, whats ur WhatsApp num?

Cindino20:


For the coil one per 10m is 8500 (type 1)

Type two is 10000 per 10m... this last a little bit longer..


There is another type though but specially galvanized from the company... price depend on quantity.

Source: Twinsteck

See page: 1388

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Please does anyone know where I can get HDF internal doors (see pictures below) in Benin-city?

Thanks in anticipation of a positive response.

C.

HDF is in Benin ask around I am sure of that or tell the furniture that want to help you to get it but if he is unable to get it , tell him to go Arakale in Akure.

Hi, I am planning to do this type of door in which the photo is attached below to my house. Just to be economical, I planned to buy the materials myself.

Measurement photos attached as well.
Kindly list the present market materials prices which include HDF boards and keys.

Pls, how much do you think the furniture should charge for each door because the guy was asking me to pay 15k for each after buying all the materials for him?
Thank you