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PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 1:52pm On Dec 10, 2015
gabbytabby:
As with most things I have paid my dues and only kept the good ones. But supervision is the key and as I am now in semi retirement I can project manage things myself.

08071331907
Good tiler number is .
Madam Gabbytabby

Thanks again for the info, always good when you take advice from someone who has been there and done it. Unlike our own resident Quack Engineer Brabus (hhhm hmmn clears voice), who rarely completes what he starts peacefully.

You are right about the sink, another important thing that i forgot to mention is that some sinks are left sided and some are right sided, so the sinks needs to be in place so that they can leave the space for the spacing of the bit that dips within a sink i.e where you wash plates.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 1:45pm On Dec 10, 2015
rotecch77:
Mama gabby you are right, I did same here.
Baba Rotech

How body !!
I never see your brake light for some time now oo.
The tiling you did on the kitchen shown looks OK to me, what size did you use for the worktop surface, and also the legs that the work top sits on, was it casted like a small pillar or did you use blocks to stand it.

I first of all thought of blocks, but thinking about it now if one has mini drawf pillars it looks neater, takes less space and means that the blocks would not get in the way of design of the floor standing cabinets. I just thought with the right pillar width and height, 12mm rebar rods for reinforcement and maybe just 4 pillars needed for a typical L shape worktop.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 11:23am On Dec 10, 2015
befto:
Oga Maverick.
how much were these tiles?
Well, I just priced it but nothing concrete the guys were saying N1,100 per sqm. I am sure if one shows cash they can reduce that further. My trip then to Orile was more of a fact finding mission as I didnt buy anything as such.

One other interesting thing that I learnt which I also confirmed from my plumber, whilst at Orile i priced kitchen sinks as well, I was shown one but it was very light and straight away I said, Oga no waste my time, show me Original !!
We walked briskly into another shop and he said that one was better, said that one is N3,500 last. Here is the thing, my plumber said that used ones as in tokunbo is better quality then those ones that I priced @ 3,500 and were supposed to be new. May God help us sha.

maybe the plumbing experts in the house can shed more light, shame I don't have a picture of that.
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 10:32am On Dec 10, 2015
Bosun / Brabus / Nexthome

Upon further studying the documents you sent, I can see that it lacks a structural plan and some other documents. I cannot see where the beams are meant to be, the specification, calculations done etc.

I have used the services of a professional architect and I know what to expect, in what you have sent its missing the following.

Structural plan.
Mechanical plan
Electrical plan.


Any ideas when you will send me the above ??
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 10:02am On Dec 10, 2015
skimanski:
Bros. Forget long story. Use your money, pay tha architect. Make em do 3D send give the client. Just sacrifice even if you feel say you no dey owe am 3D but for the sake of make matter die. Na em be the professional way to go.

And note now since you ain't an Architect. Maybe your architect didn't tell you. 3D is a presentational part of an architectural package. As there are floor plans that show the floor layout of what the Architect had in mind, roof plans that show what the architect had in mind regarding the roof, and many other parts of the full drawing package, so is there a 3D representation that show the finish look from the architect point of view. That way a normal human being can relate to a complex group of coordinates drawn on a platform and called architectural drawings.

If you know you have done it, send it to him. If you haven't , use an extra money, count your losses and send the 3D. Make the matter end.
Oga skimanski

I have said it before and I will say it again, common sense is not common.
What you said is what someone with common sense will do, but clearly Brabus lacks this.
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 10:00am On Dec 10, 2015
Onuokwu:
Hello Everyone, there is a separate thread to address all of Brabus' "misdeeds" if any and it is on nairaland as well. He has publicised it himself. We are sort of enjoying this particular project so guys please move all complaints to that one. I can assure you that i visit it frequently and so do many other people who want to get a complete picture of the guy. Please just let this thread be!

https://www.nairaland.com/2690865/nexthome-official-complaint-thread
Complaints can go anywhere as far as i am concerned, if anyone doesn't like it they can go and hog a live transformer....
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 9:55am On Dec 10, 2015
lastpage:
There are "Non-Slip" FLOOR Tiles whose surface texture is no smoother (and No less dangerous) than a Cement floor such that the danger you are exposed to, is same as using a Cement floor.

But there is further advantage to these Tiles in that they are "easier to clean and more aesthetically pleasing" than bare Cement floor.



Lastpage!
I went to Orile last week, and I found these tiles during my research.
The surface is very coarse, and Its very hard to see how one can slip on the surface, I can definitely say that one needs to be careful as to what kind of tiles to use in a wet/shower room.

PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 9:51am On Dec 10, 2015
brabus:
Hajji,

I always use the term "Baba Lati" to tag some very terrible artisan in the trade. It does not mean I'm condemning the uneducated builders. Just like you rightly said, they're the lifeline of most projects.

But trust me, you really don't want to have encounter with "the Baba Lati's of this world" Even some of the educated ones without field experience are also called "Baba Lati"

I'm sorry if you think my comment come off as mockery.
See accuse accusing another accuse, talk of quack builders or quack wanna be builders, I think you are the father of all.

nuff said.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 3:46pm On Dec 09, 2015
spyder880:
What makes it American and how is this different from the Chinese doors?
Haji

I hail oo.

When i first heard American panel doors as well, my face screw because I thought the person imported it from USA, I was like this is a no no no, I am not importing doors for USA for any tenant. Actually, its just called American panel doors but they are made in China of cheap light steel.
I feel the attraction is just because it comes with the whole package, i.e frame / doors / locks. I have however heard that the cylinders are not so good, so one should change them. I am kind of ready to take my chances with it because why fix the cylinder when it has not broken.

Also the sellers do not want the ones that came with the doors back, so in my case where I need loads of doors, I will now be left with a lot of cylinders. The guy I was speaking to said i can dash someone, I was like its not xmas yet, whilst we may be in Christmas month, it doesn't mean that I am father xmas. I no get red outfit and long white beard !! lol
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 3:33pm On Dec 09, 2015
brabus:
3D is not included in the discussion.
Why would 3D not be included, its part of the package that was agreed. I mean why pay 250k and you are here saying 3D is not part of it.
PropertiesRe: Soakaway Castings by mavverick(m): 1:51pm On Dec 09, 2015
I think one other important factor to also consider is the terrain, in areas where the soil is firm and not water logged. You can use blocks to construct your soak away. However in areas that are water logged/low water table / loose soil etc. You would need to build a soak away from the surface, sink it and then seal the base with waterproof cement mix etc.
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 1:33pm On Dec 09, 2015
brabus:
The door schedule was sent in error. I've actually forwarded the full set of drawing in zip format.
I did a virus scan on the attachment, came back ok. I checked the contents, I can see its missing the 3D diagram. Are you telling me that you deliberately left that out ??
PropertiesRe: A Storey Building Containing Six(6) Flats Of 3bedroom @ Lekki For 50M by mavverick(m): 12:05pm On Dec 09, 2015
Very good looking building.
Is it actually inside the lagos state scheme ? which road
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 11:45am On Dec 09, 2015
Qc1:
@ Fhemmmy

Are you serious? I mean.... like seriously? why not put yourself in the client position?
I don't know what is wrong with Brabus / Bosun Davies / Next home again, I just got an email from him. What we paid 250k for was full architectural drawings, to my horror what I got from him just now is a DOOR SCHEDULE. Is it door that i want to eat ?

I mean is this guy ok in the head ??

@Fhemmmy, when I talk now you will say that he's being attacked....

PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 10:58am On Dec 09, 2015
My Ogas at the top.

I have been reading a lot about American panel doors, does anyone have any practical experience of them ?
I like them for their practicality and most importantly cost.
I have been hearing from a trusted source that they tend to start falling apart with locks, handles issues. I would like to hear from someone who has used them or have any tips. The reason why i am considering american panel doors is mainly because of the hassle of wooden doors (buy door separate, construct frame separate, spray, buy locks separate) just so many things that can go wrong.

One thing I noticed with most of these metal doors is that the lower/bottom part of the frame which one steps on starts to fall apart when its being stepped upon regularly especially in high traffic areas. Is there anything that can be done to avoid this, one advantage of wooden doors is that it doesn't have that metal thing that you step your feet on, the door frame is only 3 sides and not a rectangle which is 4 sided.

The door below is the American panel doors that EMEL sell, complete with frame/locks etc 15k which isn't a bad deal.

PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 10:37am On Dec 09, 2015
I am glad this is getting the traction it deserves.
Watch out for an article on Castles / Guardian property section soon. That is all I will say...

Oga OnetimeOnly has said it all.

I can authoritatively say that NOBODY will put me down when it comes to Brabus...
Full of energy as ever.

As we have lion of Ubima, we have lion of Isale Eko... lol
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 10:05am On Dec 09, 2015
Well I don't think I need to say much, the actions of the man speaks for itself. If its a threatening match, trust me he has met his match. Like I said before, there is no need for me to threaten, I have my ways of dealing with things, and I do not brag.

I am still waiting for an email to be sent today with the drawings. I do notice that strong rough hand is what yields results with Brabus / Nexthome / Bosun Davies , and I will not hesitate to leverage that option when the time comes.
PoliticsRe: Asuquo Ekpenyong, Nigeria’s Youngest Commissioner At 30 (pic) by mavverick(m): 10:00am On Dec 09, 2015
Floreat....
Good to see an old boy doing well.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 5:28pm On Dec 08, 2015
I quite like the kitchen with the granite worktop. I mean it lacks all the glitz of a wood worktop with the shiny red colors etc but I like practicality and durability that the casted one offers.

Also on the bathroom, correct me if i am wrong but if one tiles the bathroom to head height lets say 6/7 foot high, could water splash stain the walls. Are there any disadvantages to tiling 75 - 80% of the height of a wall ?
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 5:04pm On Dec 08, 2015
Fhemmmy:
Based on his response, he said he has done that, so my chairman, please be patient with him and allow him get it and he has promised to forward same to you . . . so give him time, i take God beg you sir . . . . Now, let us all go to Hajj's joint for some Bush meat with palmy jawe
Oga Fhemmmy

Thank you for your wisdom, anyone with any grain of common sense (well sense is not common these days) would have been in touch with the architect, informed me of the situation and then I will wait and see.

What a senseless idiot would do is be arrogant, talk a lot of rubbish and act like something never happened.
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 4:59pm On Dec 08, 2015
brabus:
I've already done that and I'm awaiting response from the architect who promise to get back to me by tomorrow. The architect even told me Mr Mavverick has been in touch with him but no conclusion was reached.

Oga Fhemmmy, na you Biko o
Ahhhh
So now you have the courtesy to be in touch with your architect !!!!
Brabus obviously gave me the number of the architect, but after speaking to him and I could see that there were some money issues between the 2 of them. I said to myself, but why the heck am i even talking to the guy.

For all i care

Money was paid to brabus and not this unknown person
Brabus was supposed to provide the softcopy, not this unknown person. Who gives it to who is none of my business.
So why should i be the one chasing this unknown persons ??
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 4:49pm On Dec 08, 2015
brabus:
Oga Fhemmmy,

No one can choke my business because I'm no fraud. I cannot ignore your plea because we've come a long way.

Here's the thing.

Who is that person that design a house without first getting a land? A confused mind.
We did first drawing and had to do a new drawing because land deal didn't go through.

This will be the the 3rd time I'm sending this drawing in hard copy to the client. And when the last request came. I said I do not have the soft copies. But the architect who is no longer under my paid employment does. And he asked for his details which I provided and asked him if there's any other thing he'll need.

Drawings were produced in April and were fully delivered to the client in May 2015. So how am I a fraud? Which drawing was used to build the house till roofing stage? Is it because I didn't send soft copy that I don't have in my possession?
Haha.
Is this the only complaint. I mean the list is long on why you are a fraud.

Is it the stealing of materials, colluding with security to defraud, fraudulent delivery of materials i mean the list goes on. I think i should start copying and pasting them here for all to see.

Of course brabus has the drawings but refused to send it, how come he has the floor plans, but to send the complete drawings now its story. What is my business with someone who is under paid employment and no longer under paid employment, if everything was alright with you, what is wrong with you contacting your architect and asking for a copy of the document.....

Surely if you are claiming you dont have it, which I do not believe, is contacting your architect not the sensible thing to do on your path ?
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 4:06pm On Dec 08, 2015
Fhemmmy:
My Chairman at the top, If he is a fraud man, please i will agree with you that a stop must be put to it . . . However, he doesnt come across to me like one, but like a man that make some not so smart decision that has burnt him really bad . . . .

Chairman Brabus, please attend to the gentleman's request and take care of it, it is not good for your business, you have a lot to offer and to gain by attending to this.
Oga Fhemmy

Brabus is not a fraud, ahh Kai. dont let everyone on NL hear that oo. lol
He clearly doesn't want to attend to it, which is fine by me. I have my own plans and obviously my cards are very close to my chest.

In yoruba they say, Aje ti o ba fe sonu, Koni gbo fere Olode. This means that a dog that wants to get lost wouldn't hear the whistle of its master or a hunter.
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 3:52pm On Dec 08, 2015
Fhemmmy:
Take it easy on this dude please na, reach out to one another and deal with this in a better way . . . . . except there is more to what we dont know, he has agreed to making mistakes in the past and moved from them while he learnt to be a better person and business man . . . . . dont choke his means of livelihood i beg you, sir.
Oga Fhemmmy

Well done bros.
I have tried very very hard to talk to brabus /Bosun as a grown man, he has refused and has resorted to posting me and put me on he's coming !!
Can you imagine, after all the bullshit I took from him in terms of the quack work he did at my site, I have asked him since last week to provide the building plans for the old man, he has point blank refused. I do not like his arrogance, it stinks like a bad fart.

Now, I am exposing his hand work and you think i am choking his livelihood, do you mean the livelihood of defrauding others. if that's what it is, I don't think there is anything wrong with choking that. Also, he never apologized to me AND I WILL STATE CLEARLY NOW, I DO NOT WANT HIS APOLOGY....

Supply the soft copy of the building plans and return the money you collected for building plan which turned out to be oluwole fake. Since this thing started, I have said that his bad work will continue to follow him anywhere he goes on nairaland. I stay true to my word.
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 3:19pm On Dec 08, 2015
brabus:
Can you beat this? Browne Mews Cost Breakdown Coming Soon

Milestone 1 achieved.

PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 3:01pm On Dec 08, 2015
The case of the wicked minded and fraudulent so called builder or engineer (brabus, nexthome, Bosun Shoyoye Davies or whatever).



Now, to anyone who is planning on delving into any kind of construction, the quality of the builder and his team of workmen are very important. I was following brabus back in 2011/2012 taken aback by his packaging (all false behind the facade), there is some deeper evil within the man.
Whilst I made up my mind not to give him the job of constructing my building at the time, the scope of the work was only to construct a fence and move away sharply, the fence was necessary as some people wanted to start encroaching on the land and something had to be done quickly. He collected part payment for the fence and would refuse to do one of the sides of the 4 corner fence, saying that I promised to give him the building to do and I had sold him out. Those were his exact words. I have the evidence here, and if he denies it I can provide the hard fact.

Now, apart from the building documents which he’s refusing to send, I know he has it because we just checked our email and I can see he sent the floor plans back in May or so, but is refusing to send the rest of the plans, when I say that this man is pure evil and very wicked, you may not believe it but look no further, look at the picture below of the work he did at my site.

https://zenet.co.uk/images/rear_foundation.jpg

More

https://zenet.co.uk/images/rear_foundation2.jpg

Now you may look at it and say what’s wrong with it, if you look at the arrows well, you will notice that the block setting isn’t quite flush or level with the foundation, if this is not evil or wickedness, I don’t know what else to call it. At some places, the blockwork is about 5-7 inches off the foundation. This will make the plastering job very very difficult, as the wall needs to be straight and the level which starts from the bottom of the foundation often goes up, in this particular case we are going to have to compromise to fix the issue, my sensible bricklayer has already told me what we will do.

Now is this needed for such a basic work ? absolutely not. But for the evil/wicked/fraudulent will of Brabus, things like this happen.

Will this happen to someone else, most probably yes so long as this guy has cast his wicked intentions on your project.

Can he deny not overseeing this piece of work ! I dare brabus…
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 1:30pm On Dec 08, 2015
I think i may have found what I think looks like a concrete kitchen worktop.
See the post https://www.nairaland.com/2386637/let-new-house-most-posh

Notice the kitchen worktop, it has tiles on it. I think one can make it look better by for example placing granite\marble on it. That wouldn't have all the tiling and grouting effect that standard tiling comes with.
PropertiesRe: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick(m): 1:19pm On Dec 08, 2015
EgunMogaji:
Concrete countertops is one of the solutions that I'm proposing for my build. Nearly indestructible and resistant to hot cooking pans.
I thought it was only me who was looking in that direction, I asked a friend who is into real estate in Abuja, he shook his head and said NO. Maybe because of how I described it, it sounded barbaric but the point is that is it indestructible by the usual suspects, water, hot pots, lack of maintenance etc.
Car TalkRe: Mitsubishi Outlander 2003 Problems - Already Scanned With Computer by mavverick(op): 1:04pm On Dec 08, 2015
Thanks for the response, I will check the things that you raised. I did rescan after replacing sensor and yet it didnt work.
PropertiesRe: Ask Me Any Question On Building Construction Project! by mavverick(m): 1:00pm On Dec 08, 2015
Oga

I have a question, have you seen kitchen worktops which are designed with blocks/ concrete slab and also some tiles or marble on it.
Any tips on such worktops, what are the disadvantages over the wooden ones which gets constructed.
When constructing worktops, what kind of wood should be used that is not so expensive but yet stand the test of time.
Is it also true to say that tiling should happen before placing fittings on it such as lights, WC, railings, kitchen worktop or cabinets ?
PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 12:33pm On Dec 08, 2015
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PropertiesRe: Construction Journal | Browne Mews By Nexthome by mavverick(m): 12:25pm On Dec 08, 2015
brabus:
Progress Picture
mavverick:
The case of the wicked minded and fraudulent so called builder or engineer (brabus, nexthome, Bosun Shoyoye Davies or whatever).



Now, to anyone who is planning on delving into any kind of construction, the quality of the builder and his team of workmen are very important. I was following brabus back in 2011/2012 taken aback by his packaging (all false behind the facade), there is some deeper evil within the man.
Whilst I made up my mind not to give him the job of constructing my building at the time, the scope of the work was only to construct a fence and move away sharply, the fence was necessary as some people wanted to start encroaching on the land and something had to be done quickly. He collected part payment for the fence and would refuse to do one of the sides of the 4 corner fence, saying that I promised to give him the building to do and I had sold him out. Those were his exact words. I have the evidence here, and if he denies it I can provide the hard fact.

Now, apart from the building documents which he’s refusing to send, I know he has it because we just checked our email and I can see he sent the floor plans back in May or so, but is refusing to send the rest of the plans, when I say that this man is pure evil and very wicked, you may not believe it but look no further, look at the picture below of the work he did at my site.

https://zenet.co.uk/images/rear_foundation.jpg

More

https://zenet.co.uk/images/rear_foundation2.jpg


Now you may look at it and say what’s wrong with it, if you look at the arrows well, you will notice that the block setting isn’t quite flush or level with the foundation, if this is not evil or wickedness, I don’t know what else to call it. At some places, the blockwork is about 5-7 inches off the foundation. This will make the plastering job very very difficult, as the wall needs to be straight and the level which starts from the bottom of the foundation often goes up, in this particular case we are going to have to compromise to fix the issue, my sensible bricklayer has already told me what we will do.

Now is this needed for such a basic work ? absolutely not. But for the evil/wicked/fraudulent will of Brabus, things like this happen.

Will this happen to someone else, most probably yes so long as this guy has cast his wicked intentions on your project.

Can he deny not overseeing this piece of work ! I dare brabus…

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