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topsy23:
How do they pump into all these tanks. They could have used one GRP tank of higher capacity

Way to go!

I imagine if this was a 20 floor building with 40 tenants, will they have installed 20 tanks?

5starsgeneral:
Do you do Akure?

Just in case he’s unable to meet up, you can check out Stoneworks in Akure.

I use them about 10 years ago and till date they’re the best I’ve seen so far in quarry business. No cheating! No headache! No worries and they’re very professional.

https://www.nairaland.com/1338637/chateau-ile-oluji-construction-journal/2#16643921

I don’t have their contact information as they were introduced to me by a client here but you can ask around or use Google search to find out more about them.

Note: I don’t do supplies. I don’t even know where stoneworks is. The client buy directly from them and get them to supply whatever I need to my site.

Please do your due diligence.

dongc:
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Clean 👌

Akerewe:
He should keep it for flooring or German floor then!

He can use it for blinding, slurry concrete to fill block hollow space, block setting, or foundation slab (German floor).

Akerewe:
Use it for lintel nd beams!

You can only use falcon for low load bearing works.

This is a cool way for you to chop cool money from your project.

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somehow:
While we are all at it, do not forget to keep your eyes opened and your head active.

Desperation has increased drastically thanks to Bulabi.

Even 'religious leaders' have joined bad gang.

Smiles 😂😂😂

Desperation - the tragedy of unpreparedness!

Chekitaut:
Mix it with supaset, do that at the german floor

He can use falcon for foundation slab and average height buildings.

Falcon cement is great for plastering because it enhances the strength of your mortar by reducing the clay content.

rotecch77:
Truly there is price for quality.
But it’s not alway someone need to break bank to get what will serve you for long.
White elephant spending is not the answer always for premium things.

Sure! There’ll always be a room for those with champagne taste on a lacasera budget.

See Below 👇

Pic 1. Expensive Processed Roofing Wood
Pic 2. Cheap Palm Tree Roofing Wood that can last forever 🌚

I want to carry out Non-Destructive Test on one of my project. It’s going to cost me N500,000 (officially).

The civil servants are asking me to give them PR to help me fasttrack the test so that I can have my result in few weeks or do the right thing and wait forever for the result.

Can you see that the problem is systemic but we keep blaming the people?

I’m being compelled to cough out N30 - N50k to get my job on time or wait forever by choosing to do things right!


This wouldn’t happen where the system works!

sonnie10:
The main issue here is being able to investigate any land before you even pay. I am sure someone at Alausa has the right information. Most times, people just ignore warning signs. Or they go ahead even when it’s obvious, just because others are buying.

The problem is systemic but we keep flipping people.

People want to do what is right and want their peace of mind in every transaction BUT then the bureaucracy and redtapes are just too many.

I was in the surveyor general’s office to track the status of an application for governor’s consent last week. You need to see the way the guys there were making things difficult for us as if we were there to beg them.

Anything that would require you to meet with a typical Naija civil servant is bound to be difficult!


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Last week, I was served a notice by a team led by one of the newly sworn-in commissioner and other top civil servants. They left a phone number that’s not going on the notice. No email address! No detailed contact information!

Am I supposed to be going to the commissioners office anytime I have any concern or need to clarify anything I’m unclear about.

These are the things we could do online but they will never allow such happen.


The same apply to land transactions. By now, Lagos should have a repository where land buyers/owners can pay to obtain information about any land in Lagos without having to talk to one Barrister/TPL/or a muyiwa working in the commissioners office.

But then, we are first Nigerian!

visaclick:
next baba 😁😁 you might be crooked but you are by far the brightest on the property session especially for someone who didn’t study engineering or architecture.

Smiles. I’m not crooked bro but you can say I’m a strong willed person.

It might be shocking for many people to hear that I actually draw and I silently mentor a lot of young builders currently working on many projects here.

We only have one life to live. I’m fulfilled touching lives and making impact in the lives of the younger ones.

Wall Cracks and Causes

Culled

dominic17:
Professionals in house, please what's the possible cause of this crack in the German floor of this building under construction

It’s a while I do this.

This is a non-structural crack. Many factors can cause it.

1. Poor concrete mix
2. Your concrete curing faster than normal.
3. Poor compaction of the filling soil beneath the slab. Poor filling materials can cause it as well (in a case where you use rubbles to fill your foundation)
4. Having root of a large tree around the foundation can cause it as well.
5. and so on.

Get an experienced building engineer to inspect the foundation to determine the cause and ways to fix the issue.

sonnie10:
Two years ago when a dollar was 450. The person then refunded now that a dollar is #1300. And also took 10%. No be juju be that?

What would you have done in this situation though? I want to learn and I have something to share as well.

visaclick:
Next na Nairaland own verydarkman😂😂🤣🤣🤣 baba can cook

Yeah! It was cooked 30 months ago.

https://www.nairaland.com/6450270/construction-journal-xl6-trillion-atrium#99966996

It’s just that I keep good records of my activities for verification purposes. That’s why people like us won’t wipe off our records on Nairaland no matter what!

folmus:
At this time in Nigeria, 'oya sope o tilo.' That's how bad the current situation is.

I hope people won’t say na only me dey know things. 😂😂😂

I know of an estate where one of the land urchins living close to the estate built his 2 bedroom bungalow through stealing of materials from various sites.

They always do their dirty works at night.

When I was working in that estate, I had to buy paints to paint my iron rods to prevent them from being stolen because they always cut chains when you chain them together.

One person told me “Na only rods wey you see you go dey check whether e get paint or not”

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But then, there’s this site I’m currently working. We have over 70 tons of rods outside without chain in the past 6 months and nothing has gotten missing.

Even the offcuts are intact!

folmus:
It's a bungalow. We haven't done the pillars. The idea is to insert the rods before casting the pillars together with the lintel. So it won't be a problem.

Gated and fenced o!

Sorry about this.

Those guys in your site are very terrible people!

I know of a site like this. You MUST only buy materials that you can use up in a day. If you get more than you can consume in a day, you won't find the leftover the next day. Some part of Lekki Scheme II (inside inside) were like this some years ago.

topsy23:
Just tired of what is going on seriously.
ABB DISTRIBUTION BOARD 12-ways jump from =N=178,000 to =N=265,000 in the space of 5days

All quote sent out must be re validated... We can only give validity of one day now for all the quote...

For contractors only

It’s good to ALWAYS include Inflation Escalation clause in every contract/estimates/bills given in time like this.

This is the best way to ensure that projects/contract costs remain aligned with the prevailing market conditions. It’s tough though!

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For home owners

When there’s excess fund, buy what you need ahead.
We bought all the iron rods on my ongoing project at 430k / ton.

rotecch77:
2 bedroom 8m
Only Ac 3m

I will never be poor

There’s always a price to pay for quality. If the thing dey, spend am 😂

walexProjects:
To be candid,No it isn't.
I will advise the client to go for split units where you have one indoor to one outdoor which reduces the total cost of the system.

But the final decision still resides with the client.

Yeah but it’s best to help them see things from the lens of pros.

As good as multi-split systems are in larger apartments where installations can prove to be very difficult, I still have my reservations on it for the following reasons:

1. Breakdown
If anything happen to the outdoor unit or any of the indoor units, it affects all. You can’t maintain/service the system individually.

2. Efficiency
I won’t compromise this for anything. Longer pipes reduces the efficiency of the system.

3. Cost
Multi-split systems will only make sense on projects where the cost of installing conventional split unit ACs will be higher than the cost of purchasing and installing a multi-split system.

walexProjects:
Good morning
York and Daikin are very good.

For your configuration 3 - indoors to one outdoor 1 depending on the sizes of your room will determine the capacity of the units.

A similar quote from York of 1- no 42,000btu/h(outdoor )and 2- no 12,000btu/hr(indoor unit) and 1- no 18,000btu/hr(indoor unit) is around 3m.

Just budget 3m

For the size of the project involved (2 bedroom flat), does it really worth it? Looking at the price tag.

lester12:
I have new stock!

I’m interested

This scaffold was not supplied by NextHome 😂

Na Mr. Yinka supply am.

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CaptainZubi:
Forget all this review bros. Autocad will run on this thing. Its even a 13th gen for that matter. I know what I'm telling you. You will enjoy this laptop.

Take a snapshot of the system information page and send to me

WhatsApp: 0 80 234 29 122

If it’s a 13th Gen laptop, I’ll buy.

CaptainZubi:
Lol I'm not aggressive. Just surprised I listed the model then you said otherwise. Elitebook is quite expensive. If you're willing to cough out more than 600k. Probook is way cheaper and bro forget. They do the same thing. Na just name.

I have elitebook. I bought one here about a week ago from PrinceMila and it’s serving its intended purpose.

I don’t want to buy something that won’t serve my need.

CaptainZubi:
Hi bro.. it's me from the clearance sales thread. Pay 170 for that laptop come and have it. It's actually 500gb, not 256gb I made a mistake. Also it's Windows 10pro with a back-lit keyboard. It's It's fantastic tool and in oerfect condition. I just need the money urgently.

Thanks bro!

I’d have loved to pick the laptop but the configuration is unsuitable for the applications I want to install on it (see the attached)

Thanks for your business!