EgunMogaji:


Duly noted. IF you guys decide to come work in Ibadan then I'll do the needful.

By the way, will it be your duo that will be entities to bring this level of artisanship to Nigeria?

This is good

OnetimeOnly:


Thanks for the info...any idea on price range in the area and road network

OneTimeOnly,

This is the picture of the main road by the plot.

wanaj0:
London Cool, 9" blocks at N220 is a No No. That to me is a RED FLAG.

wanaj0,

Thanks for the insight. I'll quietly make my own arrangements to check the prices and when I visit soon.

EkoAlobo:


I dnt do supplies. Can send u contact of suppliers per item who would make supplies to ur site and get paid on delivery. However, ur site at bacoco/nasarrawa is accessible to motorist. Secondly you should'nt yield to the pressure of d community labour as they begin to fix rates to which you pay them for services even if dat is nt wat is obtainable elsewhere. For the cement, the price i stated is for the UNICEM 32.5 grade and Dangote 32.5 grade. 42.5 grade for dangote is slightly higher.

Thanks, I'll be in touch to get the details of your supplier contacts.

Is the Quary in Calabar or Akamkpa?

What's the expiry date of the Federal C of O leasehold of the Quary?

kopell:
@londoncol both of this guys have not told you what type of cement and blocks are the buying, in my opinion don't rush to conclusion find out first. This is the advantage of coming to public, one can see the diffrece in this numbers. Clearly is above N350k. I hope the other guy can deliver dangote 42.5 R cermet to you at that price, I was told that brand is the strongest cermet in the market.

@kopell,

Thanks for the advice. The price difference of nearly N300,000 is too large to ignore. I'm dicsreetly making further enquiries from my brother about his cement prices. Anyway, I'll be around on ground to make comparative checks on prices before releasing any funds. I'll have to be a bit more hands-on than before.

Regards

I have the same problem after purchasing a plot at RoseBERRY ESTATE, Alapoti Agbara. They promised that for speculative investors that did not wish to build in the estate that they would assist them to sell their plots for them. After completing the payment they started to change their narrative and asked me to contact potential buyers instead.


https://www.nairaland.com/874220/buy-land-roseberry-estate

Nice work,nice job. Keep it up.

EkoAlobo:
Your deal is nt fair at all.....
The price of d items quoted is really high.

I am based and build in calabar.
Casting of concrete goes for 500 per bag.
Blocks 225mm blocks sales for 170 delivery inclusive
Granite: 1 Mack Truck 120,000
Sand : 1 Mack Truck @45,000
Cement: @1500 per bag.

Reinforcement: 16mm @2200; 12mm @ 1100; 10mm @850; Binding wire @ 3,500 per bundle.


Form Work 1x12x12 @ 1300; 1x9x12-@ 1000; 2x2x12- @300; Nail-1 Bag@5000 ; Bamboo-@200 delivery inclusive

@EkoAlobo,

Thanks for your incisive feedback. The Site Engineer doesn't get involved in the procurement of building materials, it's usually done by my younger brother. I also usually disburse funds when I'm on ground at the site whenever I visit and not from abroad.

I would be willing to contract the procurement and delivery of the materials to building site to you if you can deliver on your quote.

I must add that the site location is on the outskirts of Calabar (along the Bacoco/ Nasarawa Road), which does bring up some logistic problems for delivery of materials from
Calabar.

Additionally, there is an unwritten rule that labourers should be hired first from the youths in the village before outsiders and they do tend to push a very high collective bargain for their rates.

We tend to buy sand and cement locally. However, I'd be happy to enter into an arrangement with you during my next visit in 3 months time.

Hi Folks,

I have just purchased an additional 50 x 50 (22.5sq metres) plot next to my main plot and was wondering whether this building design could fit into the space. It is 2 units of 3 bedroom and 2 bedroom flat.

It has been approved for a different location on my main site but was wondering if I could put it in the new 50 x 50 plot (at the back of my land) in order to free up more space in the main plot.

The plan is attached here

Thanks

This is my quote from my Builder for the next stage

Construction from Foundation to above Lintel and decking

Labour:
Mason (Block work) N100,000
Casting (90 bags x 700) N63,000
Iron Bender N70,000
Carpenter N70,000
Supervision/Attendance N150,000
Water/GP Tank N12,500

Blocks 225mm blocks 5300 x 220 N1,166,000
Granite: 1 Mack Truck 140,000
Sand : 3 Mack Trucks@55000 N165,000
Cement: 195 bags @ 1850 N360,750

Reinforcement:
16mm x 35 length @2800 N98,000
12mm x 70 length@ 1800 N126,000
100mm x 50 length @1500 N75,000
Binding wire 2 bundles@5000 N10,000

Form Work
1x12x12-35 pieces @ 1700 N59,500
1x9x12-15 pieces@ 1500 N22,500
2x2x12-30 pieces @500 N15,000
Nail-1 Bag@6500 N6,500
1/4 Plywood-4 sheets@250 N10,000
Bamboo-30 pieces@400 N12,000

Total: N2,731,750

Any comments or observation?

snakebeat:

Well having two bath/lavatory in such a small space isn't economical to me, the smaller lav can be converted into wardrobe/dressing, the bigger lav/bath can accommodate any type of bath tub. Just suggesting though, the idea behind it maybe as a result of too much money, big boys like u love it double double...

I agree with you completely. The rooms upstairs are big though, they are a replica of the size of the rooms down stairs. I should be able to convert that extra lav to a walk-in wardrobe/dressing room or a Library for my books (or a control command for all my CCTV's and Spy Cams).

Dieumerci:


Good job, sir.
I like your spirit.

Thanks, appreciated !!

more pics

More pics

Cracking the foundation

Cracking the sloping foundation

spyder880:
Congratulations Londoncool, what a lovely setting for this great looking house. Well done.

Thanks my main man. I may have to book a hotel for you and Madam in Calabar during the Xmas carnival for the weekend to visit and so that you can come and provide some expert creative advise to my Structural Engineer who's building the house.

snakebeat:

Sir why two bath/wc for the master bedroom @ the pent floor?

Well spoted. Good question. I queried that too when I saw the re-design. The Engineer did recommend that one of the 2 bathrooms could be used for a Jacuzzi/Sauna room. I may have other ideas about that though.

OnetimeOnly:


Thanks for the info...any idea on price range in the area and road network

The road just passing by the entrance to the plot is a Trunk B newly ashphalt constructed road (which links straight to Tinapa) with stepped down electricity sponsored by the NDDC. I bought my three 100 x 50 plots for N900,000. I'm aware it could go lower for N800,000. Its a newly opened up area and the community is trying to sell as much plots as possbile before the State Government comes in to take over the development of the area just like othe place in Calabar that have recently opened up.

400billionman:


Worse off, sloping and waterlogged area..

I thank God, it wasnt a waterlogged area

Foundation level

kopell:
Man your was weekly, when I was doing my I paid a guy that as nothing to do with the project to give me daily pictures update on the site thru whatsapp. I remember one of my family member was trying to chase him way,not knowing he was doing what I paid him to do. When the discover that they stop messing with my money.

@kopel,

Actually, it started as daily picture updates, before I reduced the frequency to weekly. Sometimes I couldnt find any tangible significant changes when I had the daily updates.

mufutau55:


Truly speaking... but God shall provide to balance things out. I have gone thru same thing before, but mine was not too sloppy as yours.

Hajji M.

Amen o! This came as a rude shock to me as it destablised my budget...but I told myself, no retreat, no surrender!

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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

OnetimeOnly:


It would be enlightening for you to do a post about the land in tinapa. I know a couple of people who plan/ want to build vacation homes in the area, but have zero information on that part of the country despite its great tourism potential. Thanks

Land around Tinapa is now at a premium price and picked up by money bags. Winners Chapel have secured acres there for their new University (for Science and Engineering). Mine is in a newly opened up area around 5 minutes from Tinapa. Its like a quiet village but surely lots of bourgeois are picking up plots here quite consistently. Once the CRS Government gets to see the rate of development here, they would most likely acquire the area, build layouts and sell the plots to Government official and their lackeys.

Lessons learned so far (for those building from abroad)

1) Make sure you are there physically to supervise each stage of your building project (even if it takes you 4 years)- this is to prevent what happended in 1993 from happening to you.

2) Always engage professionals for your project. Ask them questions. Challenge every assumption. (the Architects on Nairaland were a good sounding board for actualising my building designs). Vicmoor sold me the idea of having a penthouse in my bungalow. Segzy14 always checked up on the progress of the building project and provided some sound advice.

3) Have at least one reliable home person on ground. I used my younger brother and my Architect friend, though they used to checkmate each other, I was getting spot-on updates on the work progress corroborated by 2 sources.

4) I bought a camera and SD card for my brother with the caveat that he had to give me weekly pictures about the work progress via Whatsapp (with his face in picture, lol). Look for a way to get visual updates about your project.

5) Get ready for other anciliary costs after purchasing your land. I paid lots of money for Land registration , Town Planning approval, Site Analysis/Charting, etc.

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More pics

We then started work on the foundation. This took nearly 7-9 coaches around certain levels. We put a beam at the 5th coach.

I spent 3 weeks in Nigeria to start excavation work to DPC level.