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EgunAnigilaje:
I haven't found one yet but rumor has it that the Indians have the market cornered in Ibadan at least. In terms of quality of work and honest pricing. That's the route that I'm going when I come home. I've been quoted $350 to $450 for mine. But I don't desperately need water on this project.

Good luck Sir. Fence looks great.

What cement are you using?

Thank you sir. Slowly, but surely.

I was told Dangote. One of the pictures has a cement bag in it but I cant quite see what it is to confirm.

So with fencing progressing well, my fears have been subdued and I can now get back to the issue of borehole drilling.

Remember the geological survey I mentioned earlier? Well, the result said I would need to dig 80-90m. From what I've learned so far, borehole drillers in Ibadan typically charge N5K per meter.

Let me do the math for you.

N5,000 × 90m = N450,000.

I'm taking donations.

olumide4christ:
The double wall is used as a cheaper alternative to the reinforced concrete wall similar to that on Fastshipping's site. They are both meant to perform the same function but which is to be used should be determined by a structural engineer taking into consideration the site & soil conditions.

That's good to know. You said cheaper alternative, but is it less effective?

purposefred:
We render professional services on Borehole drilling both industrial and domestic, Soil investigation which gives information on the geology of an area,Piling of substructure on waterlogged terrain and shorelines and Geophysical survey which ascertain the depth of freshwater aquifer for N300,000
Contact: 08067379787,08051452535
Email: ricksprojects69@gmail.com

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FastShipping:
My site terrain is similar to yours. For my own fence, we had to use concrete wall of 3ft, 4ft and 5ft in some areas before setting blocks on them. The rocks at my own site weren't much but we did remove rocks here and there when I first bought the land few years ago. I have never seen where double blocks were used for fence as they did yours.

WOW! Your fence foundation seems like serious business. Was that required only because of the rocky terrain or were there additional reasons? I also noticed that the footing is very wide. Whats the reason for that?

I received about 5 quotes for my fence build and I demanded that all of them visit the site before writing their quotes. None of them said I would need a concrete wall. Two said I would need a double wall in the section that was very low after the land was cleared because I will need a lot of sand to fill it. Hopefully my fence won't crumble.

EgunAnigilaje:
Thank you for the link, very useful. I learnt quite a lot and I'm still on #15 of over 30 videos that he posted.

1) I consider solar instal as part of finishing and I MUST be on ground for each stage. I cannot trust another person to execute my ideas to a precise level.

2) I intend to keep busy by replicating what I have in my house for others later on during my retirement. Things like off grid solar power and total home automation. Experience, as they say, is the best teacher.

Thanks for keeping me in mind Sir.

Edit: one thing I learnt and that became immediately useful for me was that I never thought of putting my fridge on a timer. If you think of it the fridge is on 24/7. Why? Mine is now off from 10pm to 6am as controlled by my home automation system, were all asleep then and no one is opening the fridge so it'll stay cold. So it's off in a third of the day.

I monitor the electrical consumption in my house and I'm looking forward to my electrical bill in two months to compare. Again, thanks for sharing.

Hahahaha... When I found his videos a few months ago, I watched all videos in one night. I was most interested in his ability to put his split unit A/C's on solar. Everything thing I've read about A/C's on solar said it wasn't possible or efficient.

Very nice guy too. I exchanged a few emails with him and he was happy to answer my questions.

How many panels and watts do you think you will need for your entire system?

Larwin:
Yea dey use it for building, blocks work is just Wat everyone is used to here.

Your rock is granite and are very durable than block. Though all these bricklayers might not know how to work it out. You might just use it for yr foundation.


Here r some walls made from rock. The finishing cud b expensive.

The material used in those pictures pass through very precise machines that cut them to a certain thickness and leave the back with a grooved finish. I doubt the Alakuta could achieve that.

Larwin:
Just to make a solid foundation... They should try and cement it well before laying blocks.

You know, I thought the same thing but I didnt ask. I assumed that if I know it should be done, they should know because of their experience. I will ask now to confirm.

The walls continue to rise...

One area needs to be made stronger so we go with double block's to shore it up.

rotecch77:
Yes,the water line and electrical line can not meet at any point

Not even about the electrical and water lines. What if the electric shaver drops out of his hand?

Larwin:
This is nice, can the alakuta break the rocks into bigger aggregates which can be use In place of blocks. Or maybe nt

The alakuta can break the boulders into any size we want, but I don't know about using them in place of blocks.

EgunMogaji:
My major components will be exported from here and I intend to supervise the installation by local installers very closely and will work with them day in and day out.

I'm hoping for the best.

This guy may come in handy if for any reason you're not able to oversee the installation. His installation fee should be cheaper than a plane ticket.

I'll be contacting him when the time comes.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_6oFKuwrQ

With the boulder out of the way, the bricklayers were able to continue their craft. Some of the broken rocks were broken into even smaller pieces and placed under the blocks. Why? I don't know.

Workers are making progress on the fence. I feel more at ease now. Don't have to worry about my neighbor and the exchange rate is currently N400 to $1

Workers have met some opposition though. One of the boulders pushed off to the side is in the way of the fence. Thanks to the one and only Hajj, I learned about the services of alakutas. I told my brother and he helped to locate an alakuta. He charges 8K for each load of boulders broken.

Pic 1 & 2: Boulder in the way of the fence

Pic 3: Shovel used to try and move the bolder

Pic 4: After an alakuta did his thing

After setting out, we quickly commenced excavation.

95m of excavation. Should be a piece of cake, right?

Gravel, dirt, and blocks on deck! Let's get started.

Knowing that my neighbor is a thief, I became concerned with him potentially stealing some feet of land. He was already building VERY close to the boundary and he's stolen dirt and rocks so I stopped everything.

The fence needs to go up and it needed to go up like yesterday.

Setting out of the fence begins!!!

EgunMogaji:
Bonanza, it's your lucky day. Buy two plots and g....oh wait sorry

Just glad to see someone in Ibadan that we can lick our constructions wounds together

I'm not up to the stage you're at on your build and I already feel wounded. Still looking forward to get things going though.

FastShipping:
Congratulation.

What part of Ibadan is this new development located?

Ose!

The land is in Adegbayi area.

On the same day of the excavation, a geophysicist was on site conducting a geophysical survey (@larwin) to determine where I should drill for the borehole and how deep I should expect to drill for good water.

Results of the survey will come later.

Things became interesting at this time because I was informed that my neighbor was stealing dirt and rocks from my land and using it on his build.

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Time to tackle the boulders!

We had to get an excavator on site to remove the boulders and push them to one side of the land. What we originally thought were just a few boulders, turned into many. It was a bit overwhelming really.

Getting an excavator and bulldozer is not cheap ooo. Not sure what I could have to done to avoid this other than not buying the land. No regrets though. The view is amazing and because of it, we've made major changes to the design of the house (still under review).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EcFVUtW9X8

With survey plan in hand and markers in the corners, we forged ahead with clearning of the land. While clearing and leveling the land, huge boulders were found in the middle.

We weren't expecting boulders and we only had a bulldozer on hand. We tried to remove the boulders with the bulldozer, but we weren't successful. That means we had to pay again to bring an excavator to the site.

I said let's wait a while. I need to breathe (financially).

After falling in love with the view and the environment, it was a mad dash to finalize the purchase. Through an angel, I was able to get a lawyer to draft a purchase agreement at a significant discount. I was also able to secure a surveyor that was able to survey the land and process the survey plan I now have in hand.

After the purchase was finalized, we were owners of virgin land that needed to be cleared.

Our 2 plots were purchased in June 2016. We visited other very disappointing plots that were far from the main road and the roads leading to the plots were rough. Those plots were scratched off my list before we even reached them.

I was then taken to see a plot that was not on my radar. The road in the estate leading to the land was paved and smooth up until the newly carved out area that was for sale. I was beginning to like this place already. After a few minutes of driving on a paved road in this residential area, we made a left and BOOM!!! I saw this edifice! At this point in the picture, the paved road ends because this area is being developed.

NO ADVERTISERS PLEASE

You are welcome!

Stay tuned. The documentation of my experience will begin shortly.

In the meantime, check out the main selling point of the 2 plots -- the view.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1dFUttCMYY

rotecch77:
The issue of electric socket here in bathroom is very simple ,its main for people who wanted to use electric clipper to shave hair (head, ampit, etc) while in the bathroom or at time you will see it at wash hand basin area, it will serve for same purpose or for some mirrow that has light, this fixture is at hajj Mufutau toilet also

Wow. Electricity and water don't mix. I hope they are very careful.

beedam:
I found one for you. She is based in Hajj village(Saki).

Please check your email.

mavverick:
You mean proper paved with interlocking or ashplat road ?. Thats nice.
Thats a good idea, means chairman plenty for that your side be that. I wonder how to get a road done in the community by the residents. Personally if they ask me to contribute, I do not mind. Its just that some people will say that, abeg leave am like that jooor.

Has anyone experienced a situation where the landlords on the street constructed the road ? How did they go about this and I am guessing this is only going to be possible if the road is fully occupied or a high occupancy level. How about gutters ?

It's a correct asphalt road. When the time comes, I will definitely contribute. It will increase the value of the land.

There is another section that is also paved. The paving in that area was done several years ago. I was told that if any owners did not pay, they would not be allowed past the gate. They all immediately payed. That is what I was told.

I seem to be full of questions today.

Why is their an electric socket in the shower

mufutau55:
When you decide to re-arrange that kitchen in future you will that tiling the whole back makes a difference. For the quantity of tiles used for that space it doesnt matter.

Hajji M.

Interesting. I've never rearranged a kitchen before. When the kitchen is outdated, we remodel it.

rotecch77:
Another kitchen marble top for Nl at barger area just concluded

Why tile behind cabinets? Save on material and labor.

diordaves:
erico2k2 wetin be "barrel shipping" ? This is new to us in the South East. Is it putting the stuff in a barrel? if yes what's the advantage of just boxing the items as usual?

Two reasons I prefer the barrel over a box is that you can lock it and it can't be easily pierced or damaged.