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brabus:
There are complex application of woods. I'll post more pics later.

Maybe you didnt read very well, obviously your mind is on what to pack inside that ford white van (:-) and cart away.

In one of the pictures you have shown whilst its that of wood used externally, the fabric of the roof still shields it away from the elements to some extent. I think what would be nice to see is houses where the external facade is actually wood.

In North America and some places in Europe, what they sometimes do is use treated wood facade/cladding, 100mm or thicker insulation (Celotex) that's what its called in Europe not sure about USA, then plasterboard and you skim with multifinish (plaster). That's your wall, so it meets insulation building regs (building regulations) and it well insulated, even better (insulation wise) than un-insulated brick walls self which is 210mm solid brick wall. I am guessing in Nigeria, its the opposite you wouldn't want heat trapped inside the house, but need more ventilation.

Happykay:
Pls we don't want sad takes here and everybody knows money is hard to come by

BRABUS is a certified scammer here
Don't get swindled

Pls my people let's be careful

I am glad others are beginning to see the real brabus, the one who worked with a decorated imaginary officer who bought 1004 estate 30 years ago when it was no longer staff quarters for FG staff, but bought by his imaginary client, I bet BRABUS self bought into 1004 estate 30 years ago, at that time he was just 7 years old and perfected the art of stealing materials on site and learnt the trade of FRAUD (that was how he bought 1004 with this so called DECORATED officer, officer ko, GENERAL ni), also learnt how to build houses and graduated to be a civil engineer taught by his father who I gather was a bricklayer or still is (dont know how true, but i am told by a trusted source ! ) !!

This M*ron and serial underachiever says things that a common google search will reveal to gain credibility from the naive ones, instead what he ought to be told "BACK IN YOUR RABBIT HOLE BRABUS\NEXT HOME\ BOSUN DAVIES SHOYOYE OR WHATEVER !! "

EgunMogaji:
Here's an example of pressure treated wood that can be used for direct ground contact. Meaning it can co habitat with moisture and insects. Now that being said, one should always direct water away from the structure and also take secondary steps to spray for insects. For example there are solutions that will directly inject the soil around the perimeter of the house to deter termites and also another system that will spray insecticide directly inside the wall structure.

I plan on building my future Mai Guard house out of wood but on top of a poured concrete slab (American style, no concrete block). I think it's a perfect opportunity to finally put this allegation that Nigeria is not fit for wood structure to test.

Egun

I agree that wood is underused in Nigeria, but could it also be something to do with the climate, in places like UAE as well, i rarely saw wood used in construction, in fact their mode of construction is very similar to that of Nigeria, i.e foundation style etc, most of the time they use Pile as the terrain is sandy desert (loose soil that can move).

One of the reasons why wood may be under used is the treatment aspect, when i was doing my roofing, they had to get some chemical mixture and used that to cover the wood using a brush or broom or whatever, whereas in western countries all you need to do is go into a hardware store, tell them you want treated wood and not soft/white wood and you can use that externally. It can last for hundred of years and nothing will happen to it, as long as its free from damp which can sometimes cause insects to bore into it.

As you know, most houses the flooring is suspended wooden flooring and in the UK, concrete floored houses are frowned upon and they are often hard to finance with a mortgage, and in fact self they are a bit harder to sell. Its the opposite in Nija, the first thing you will hear is that thief can cut through the floor and enter upstairs. Abi Brabus fit use angle grinder cut am steal cement & iron rod lol..

Akpuoru:
Hi good people. Am about to do electrical piping. Went to the market in PH (Okija) with hope of getting ABB or MEM distribution board. Was told that those brands had lots of imitations that I should go for SMART which is a new product hence no imitation yet, now confused. I will appreciate advice on choice of DB and cooking unit.

I think you should get an independent electrician, and go with the person to the shop, also ask around. I definitely used ABB made in England or so. And it was what was recommended to me by electrician and also the supplier.

opalu:
Please give it to a structural engineer to design. And pay him. Thanks

I thought you were a structural engineer, at least that is what you claim to be ?
And what is it with the comment about pay him, IS THERE A TIME YOU EVER VISITED MY SITE WITHOUT ME PAYING YOU FIRST ??
I just asked a question, and all you could have said is, i dont want to answer your question, ask a structural engineer.

brabus:
I thought as much. One of the things I mentioned when making good real estate decision is to check the location and ask yourself a simple question. Can I live here myself?

People will always pick the best house on the block before checking on the alternative offerings.

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There's someone who's building a massive block of flat (7 flats to be specific) with parking space that can barely contain my dog (just 2.8m) and he's calling people fraud. Well we are watching with interest.


Whoever will pay 500k for a rent in Nigeria wants all the comfort that comes with such.

Haha
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Leave parking space for the owner to worry about, abi leave thrash for LAWMA !
You have not also denied being a FRAUD ! I mean I dont just call names, I back it up with facts all of which you cannot deny.

Maybe perhaps you should take a step back and look at your life and ask yourself these questions !! Just take a step back, seriously it will do you a lot of good.


When are you going to repent and stop stealing materials ?? Iron rods, cement, iron rings everything !
When are you going to stop lying ? Some of the lies self, even your dog cannot believe it !
When are you going to stop fetish things ? I mean, no more prayer stones or visiting BABALAWO !
When are you going to be straight forward with clients ?
When are you going to complete one house with a happy client ? You claim to be building houses but we have never seen one, you were the first builder that the client went on youtube to do a video on your shabby jobs and all. I will try get the youtube link.
When are you going to learn how to be a successful building contractor ? Perhaps a Saturday school from Spyder might help !
When are you going to stop sleeping police cells ? when you stop defrauding people, simple answer
When are you going to stop looking over your shoulder as to when officers are going to place handcuffs on your hands and feet ? When you repent perhaps !


#YBWS !

Yahoo Boy With Shovel !!

jaybee3:
You have mail

I know that estate very very well like the back of my hand, and the house in question is one that Brabus was constructing before the owner ran into issues, I dont know the full story but it could well be that brabus defrauded the guy soooote he ran out of cash ! I would not be surprised !

Now, I can provide you with the details of the landlord association within the estate and some other prominent figures in the estate, and you can locate the details of the property for sale. Just try to avoid BRABUS, a word is enough for the wise.

Also, you can PM me and I can answer most questions you have about Lekki county estate, i have been somewhat involved in it for over 6 years now. So at least I can help you with info if you want it obviously, I also hope you are not thinking of building blocks of flats etc in the estate as its not allowed. I believe its either a single occupancy building or semi detached duplexes that are allowed depending on the size of the plot.

euromilion:
Bro Brabus,
Good points raised,but the same principles are are applied everywhere in the world,20 years ago my wife father bought house here for 88k punts then,today that house is selling for 1.4million euro,I have so many of such stories.

I know 1004 as at 20yrs ago how many people can afford it then?.Good for the old man but I don't think that he did well for 55m in 1004 after 20yrs.

Yes,am glad that you've been to my ikotun mansion,I know it's not worth it,it was purchased on my absent.Still I'll be very cautious investing in an unstable economy such Nigeria.

Not like I am attacking Brabus, but if you read my post above to buttress your post. I already made the point that the guy says what most people already know.
So to a complete novice, it sounds like GOLD. But people are now wising up, and hopefully with the enlightenment on this forum, nobody should form MUGU to brabus again, well anyone that does has them self to blame.

Interesting conversation going on here.

I will just warn everyone to be really careful with BRABUS, the guy is a thief and just don't get carried away by his EXPERT VIEWS (some of what he says are known facts, that if you ask 10 people who know about properties, 8 will tell you thesame thing) ! he seems to know it all, when he hasn't defrauded you, he says what you want to hear, as soon as money change hands, story will change. Thats all i will say. Also, when BRABUS is building for you, your location is better than ASO rock, but when he defrauds you and you expose him on NL, your location is worse than AJEGUNLE SLUM (He does this to everyone). The guy get sweet mouth ! Obviously what do you expect from a Con artist who uses Juju (Abi is it not you that buried prayer stone on 3Strikes site ? and we know about what you put inside mouth before you speak to clients lol).

Obviously the guy is a serial underachiever, who is immature. So I dont pay much attention to his rants. Ask him, what building has HE completed with a happy client and what qualifications makes him a qualified builder/civil engineer ?? Apart from obviously attending some construction events, probably in the capacity of a waiter or common guest wearing a tuxedo ! if its that one, everybody here is a builder now !!

So lets go back to the main discussion and forget serial underachievers !


I heard about the Dangote refinery, now the land around that area is not so expensive but one of the things that I think anyone should do is visit the place and see whats actually happening if its possible. There are so many second hand news flying around.

I have some questions/thoughts.

* With the crash in world oil prices, would it still be beneficial for Dangote to continue ? Crude is forecast to drop to around $20 a barrel from almost $100 3 years ago ? And from the picture below, I dont know how much Dangote has spent so far.

* Infrastructure development has been known to take time to materialize in Nigeria ? Refinery talk has been ongoing for over 3-5 years now, from the picture below I only see dredging that has not gone far !

* What happened to the Airport in Lekki ? Last I heard is that they are clearing site, this is almost 2 years ago now. Anyone know anything about this project ?

* The cost of building in the Refinery area is not much different from that of other areas in Lekki, of course it can be cheaper if you follow the brabus route, rob Peter to pay Paul, steal from Peter and use his materials to construct for Paul, so as to keep prices down. You will all notice there is no denial from brabus, nuff said !!

* A professional surveyor went to the refinery area and took the photos below on my behalf this week, so credit to him.


* Obviously, I wouldn't expect anyone to make investment decisions just off the back of pictures etc, go there if possible and do your own research and take calculated risks.

Now I am not saying its a bad investment nor do I qualify as an investment adviser or overnight builder like BRABUS, Yahoo Boy With Shovel ! YBWS

euromilion:
The return figures are not convincing,coupled with goverment policies.

I dont think its much better in the West for anyone purchasing now though, and would you say they have better Govt policies ?
I mean in the UK, there is going to be a big big change in the way they calculate taxes from BTL investments here, where mortgage payments are not longer deductible expenses, would you call that good Govt policy in the eyes of an investor ?

euromilion:
Bros you are still speaking in riddle o.

To me my only advice is if anyone has intention of moving back to live in Nigeria,then it's ok to build yourself a home,but investment?na.its not worth it.

Flipping land make more sense,if I should.

Oga euromilion

Sounds pretty dire, any specific reasons for your outlook ?

Bebe


Here is my view on it.

As previously mentioned, location is very important, you also have to look at infrastructure, title, accessibility and prospects. I am not going to talk about property investment in the UK, as thats a different kettle of fish, lets focus on Lagos. Brabus has already covered some points, but I wouldn't be fooled by any marketing with the figures he provided, most of those examples are not that of happy clients.


Location

Before you decide to go for any area, call random agents and ask people around locally what the location is like, read castles, find out how much rent goes for in the locality, find out what sells in that area and look at opportunities, what are other landlords doing correctly that you can learn from and what are others doing incorrectly that you can improve on. In Lagos, good location often comes at a premium but this is where cash is king and how well you can bargain. I have seen a property sell for over X million in one area and less than 200 metres away, I am being offered a plot for half of that X million (had it checked out and it all came back clear).


Ask questions and do your research well.

Dont feel bad that you are asking questions, its your money. Get a good agent, give him your brief and let him do the leg work. They will all charge you a percentage, so might as well make them work for their money, just like you do unless your are Brabus who goes around with a Van stealing materials on site and offloading materials via the black market...



Construction costs

In my experience, during construction there are just some costs that are more or less fixed irrespective of where you build. Examples include (When comparing like to like)

* Raft , irrespective of whether its in Sango Ota or Ikate, Ikate might be marginally more expensive when you consider labour etc but the difference would not be much, but the rent can be massively different. Obviously I am comparing like for like not different specifiction of raft etc.

* Window na window (If you plan to use same window on 2 sites, one that both cost 50m to build but yet one is bringing 8m in rent yearly and the other is bringing 2m in rent). I find that such costs doesnt know location, its usually very comparable.
* Blocks (Not much difference unless you make it yourself)
* Sand (This can vary)
* Cement (You use thesame cement irrespective of the area, one may gulp more than the other especially if Brabus is your builder and he has m*ss up big time)
* Iron rod (if a building needs 10 tonnes or rebars, cost almost thesame but yet rent can be wildly different across the 2 areas)
* Finishing (You can see a scenario whereby if 2 houses one in Sango and the other at Ikate, if they both use thesame finishing material, the cost is more or less thesame but the ROI is wildly different.




Be careful with some advisers

Whilst we have some dodgy contractors (not all) on NL, and some are just plain fraud and some even bury juju on your site (trust me i have seen some stones). Some say a lot of things that you want to hear, once you enter their trap. You enter one chance be that. Dont be fooled by any glossy figures, a lot of lies are behind the facade...

Now is not a bad time to invest in properties in Lagos. But be very very careful Bro. Always ensure that whatever you buy gets checked out by a good lawyer & surveyor.

Rushtec:
Pls mind the way u talk to me. Can u do biz and lost..... Many pple I gave dem prices since November and de paid same amount into my acct by January... Was dt my fault. Y do u delay. D best is to refund the money call 07038506636.

Number 07038506636 not reachable,
Your number not going through, why not call me. Thats the least you can do courtesy wise

Rushtec:
Pls are the one from PH. The management cannot sell the door 45,000 gain. Hardcore now is 50 to 51k for quantities.....The secretaryhave sent the money to ur acct. Am sorry. Have loss money too much due to high dolar rate. China steel door of 18k is now 24k. The v type...Iddis is Now 21k. That the Change o Poor man is facing d problem from d Govt

Well I cannot see the money in my account, can you sort this out ASAP and thanks for disappointing !!
You were supposed to deliver on Wednesday, today is Friday and you are giving me bullshit like this ?
PLS SEND MY MONEY BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE !

Rushtec:
Pls I 4got my phone in my bros car. The car gone to IBadan..... Till 9t may be. Cos I de Ikorodu now on site. Pls send me mail on rushtecm@gmail.com

Whats the situation with the doors ?
Its already 48 hours late !!!!!!!!!!

Niyi/Rushtec,

Can you pick up my calls, its really urgent. Not really liking the silence.

Guys

Some other questions that I have, how does Pop work on a suspended ceiling. How does it hold onto the noggings etc.
Also with pop, is the better to cost per sqm or agree one price ?
Lastly with pop, I know that the person doing it can provide a price for materials & labour or just for labour, which is better cost/quality wise ?
Most of the materials they use cannot be used elsewhere for example, its not like cement that if bricklayer doesn't use it, it will be useful for tiler.

When are you returning my money ?

brabus:
Don't mind my over-ambitious modeller. He thinks he can impress me with the extras. The place is not a carport but a covered porch to shade the house from direct sunlight. If it's more than the width in the construction picture, then we will be dealing with challenge of illuminating the lounge by the way of natural light. So the modeller is redesigning already.

Much like a big shade tree, the porch will help reduce the cooling costs and will also help reduce glare and fading of home furnishings and the walls.

Simple way to cool a house without breaking bank. I have the option of installing window awnings or screen over that area but just choose to do something different here.

The upper part will have a roof garden where "soji guys" can also have patio umbrellas to relax and sip cool wine.

brabus:
New Year, New Line of Business | NextHome Bricks+Stone

It's month of our anniversary! As a construction firm that is constantly evolving, we have decided to add a new line of business to mark this year's anniversary. Last year, we unveiled NextHome Dump Truck. This year, we are excited to announce a new line of business. NextHome multimillion naira block and brick production facility (NextHome Brick+Stone) goes live.

We thank you all for your support.

LOL = Thief self dey rebrand
Does the Nexthome dump truck also serve other duties at night such as stealing materials from site (cement, iron rods etc)...

When will you stop defrauding people ?

When will you stop defrauding people ?

I have a question, what should be the construction profile for a tank tower that is intended to carry 6,000 KG of water weight.

I know that the base needs to be a RAFT, constructed with 12mm and 16mm rebars.
I would like to know what the specification of the H beams and other technical details for a tank tower that is supposed to carry that much weight.

Thanks.

Chekitaut:
This type of plastering is the most sensitive one, not the Dabo method, materials will be consume and the bricklayer is possible to plaster a place more than 3times, is a plum plastering, in most cases it is never achieve 100%.

Oga Chekitaut

Thanks for educating us, which one is the DABO method, is that the one whereby they just pour mortar on the wall and then start to use trowel to smoothen it ?

How do you also know if a plastering achieved 100% ?

Thanks.

One needs to be really really careful on NL.
I have personally had my share of fraudsters on NL, with the main one being a builder here called BRABUS !
It amazes me that the mods are still allowing them to thrive despite the weight of the evidence against them.

The roofing sheet, where was it manufactured ?

Also guys,

Whats the meaning of gauge ? when bricklayers says that they will collect gauge, this is in the context of external wall plastering.

Also when i want to hang something on a wall, i usually use spirit level to ensure that its straight, although if ones walls are a little wobbly, i find that even though your spirit level is straight, to the naked eyes it wouldn't look straight. Is this what they mean by gauge ?

Thanks everyone for the response, I will pass on the message to the bricklayer, the walls should not be left with just blocks showing and should at least have a rough plaster on it.

Thanks.

Guys

I have a question, my bricklayer wants to leave kitchen/bathroom walls unrubbed which means the wall having just blocks and no layer of cement applied to it. The bricklayer thinks that i want to use the services of his friend who is a tiler, but i am undecided yet and I hear from another source that whoever wants to do it will want to charge me more for rubbing the walls with cement/mortar etc.

On the other hand, I am hearing that the walls needs to be at least rubbed before tiles go on it.

Guys, what is the correct procedure and what state should the walls be left in.

So a thief/fraud is also having 2016 updates !
wow, some people will never desist from their ways.

Any news on the fake building plan approval you collected money to do ?

Fraud !

Fraud !!