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A new week!

We broke ground and did the blinding of our foundation last week.

This week we are working towards pouring the ground beam and sandfilling of the foundation.

Here are picture updates from the construction site:

sinorte:
Good afternoon, please I need someone to help me images of fence dressing and designs that I can adopt for my fence.

@n3xt,
Please help me look into your archive, something minimalistic

I wish you were in the sustainable design class and you’ll see how we’ve ALL being doing it wrong.

From our class today, minimalistic design was re-explained as process of editing your lifestyle.
When you have too much in your design, you’re creating more to maintain, replace and secure.

The world is moving towards using very little to achieve a lot. We are moving in the opposite direction.


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Ill look into something simple and share.

rotecch77:
You this man, actually I like your comments/ answer “advance baba Lati

Once you are ADVANCED baba Lati, baba uche,
You are a professional
There so many things attached to the word “Advanced”
-Education
-theory
- practical
- seminars
-thinking out of box
- certificates
Etc

Not the so called baba Lati that can only work on assumptions as ( bricklayer, carpenter, QS, structural engr, etc)

Yes na! I’m baba lati who have invested over $15,000 on trainings and international certifications and also forging strategic partnership with established global brands.

Sustainable Interior Design Week | First Class

In this first class, you are going to discover The Path for Sustainable Interiors.

Discover market trends and how the construction market has been drastically changing to more sustainable criteria.

We will explore:

- How sustainable change is happening
- How developing countries are dealing with sustainable projects
- Behind the scenes of sustainable interior strategies
- Case Studies from all over the world

The class is free!

uncleteeh:
Your work is even more of a contractor, you bring professionals together to work for you.
That's the difference BTW us and Baba Láti who will want to be the architect, structural engineer, M&E engineers at the same time.

I think the focus of the professional bodies shouldn’t be to play the role of the skipper and the umpire but to regulate the industry and enforce strict compliance with standards.

I love the way one of my client engaged them in one of my old projects. They were always around to check the project at every critical stages. No concrete work is done until the stage is certified by the M&E and structural consultants.

megacontrol:
Hello n3xt,

Where are you with your BUA link to supply directly from factory to Lagos market?

I assume this is what you will be using for block molding at your new project.

Will be willing to take some supplies if its available at the right price.

Thanks chief.

I’m sorry I didn’t feedback. There are bigger distributors here and my contact said I can only get through their distributors

According to him, they are no longer accepting new distributor.

When I told him I sold 12 truck within a month, he laughed and said most of distributors do over 100 truck.

I’m still working on it though until I fully settle down. For now, I’d be using Dangote for my block production.

Abi no be the thing they’d share with us be this

2006 Approved Building Codes prepared in the 80s

https://epp.lagosstate.gov.ng/regulations/National_Building_Code_of_Nigeria_2006.pdf

In Few Hours begins the Sustainable Interior Design⠀Week, where hundreds of advanced baba lati’s will learn and discover how to create, operate and manage a sustainable architecture business.
 
The event will occur in 5 live classes:

Part 1 - Monday, March 15th at 12 PM UTC
Part 2 - Tuesday, March 16th at 12 PM UTC
Part 3 - Wednesday, March 17th at 12 PM UTC
Part 4 - Thursday, March 18th at 12 PM UTC
Part 5 - Friday, March 19th at 12 PM UTC*

It’s a livecast event which will change your perception about sustainable design.

Stay Green! 
 ⠀   ⠀

I don’t attend naija builders’ week but something far more enriching and advanced locally and internationally

Neither do I put on facecaps and “I’m a builder” T-shirt.

We’ve compared stuffs and we knew those who can add true value.


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@rotecch77

You might want to share contents from the Builders week with us. Let’s compare stuffs.
I recently went through naijas building code, I cannot but smile.

megacontrol:
I like the fact that you've been an advocate for hiring professionals.

Can you and all the practicing builders here confirm they are dully registered with NIB/NSE/COREN or other bodies as the case may be?

Can all the dully registered professionals on this forum signify, provide their registration nos for verification and state the licensing body?

This might be a good place to start from.

Me I am advanced baba lati who controls scores of certificate holders.

You might want to pop in to my studio one day and we show you what we’ve got.

The frontrow is getting filled fast...

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omanzo02:
Cable trays!
There's a huge difference and recommendations between industrial/commercial and private/residential build.

Don’t mind me baba! Topsy has put me back on track.

topsy23:
It is not advisable to use cable tray or cable basket for single core cables because of single insulation. Flexible cable is advisable on cable trays or basket, flexible cable have double insulation. Also remember that the price of flexible cable is smiling in the cable. I have worked with client that the consultant design for cable basket and all cable used were all flexible from coleman. But the total cost of the cable is about 3.8m. I normally use it when it comes to armoured cable or bigger size of with double insulation.

Check this thread for installation done using cable tray
https://www.nairaland.com/1233943/contact-us-electrical-mechanical-plumbing/25

This is very valid. I assume we were doing MDUs here

By the way I saw these cool stuffs while checking your thread. That’s excellent job! I believe you’re using power tools to cut those walls. This ain’t baba lati way.

EgunMogaji2:
I’m enjoying all these Sir. Reason is I won’t be accused of doing Americana things since you’re already doing them here.

Next time I go to site I’ll take a picture of my construction information stand

Anyways pictured is what I’ll be using in each room. I brought this from the USA. Cat 5e and above cable can bring power, audio and video on one cable.

My 6 year old child in the USA grew up not using wall switches because my house is automated by Amazons Alexa and Samsung’s SnarThings.

Spaces have no light switches because sensors detect when you enter and on the light and then off them all based on time of day.

Strategic lights come on when you’re at a set distance from the house, etc

ImTHEpossible.

https://www.samsung.com/us/smart-home/

https://www.amazon.com/alexa-skills/b?ie=UTF8&node=13727921011

There’s a limit to what I can share though especially on private builds but all I can say is that everything is here.

@construction information stand

What happened to using cable trays instead of buying one useless dignity pipes that does no more than protect wires from being ate by rodents

I am part of the integrators of the Palm mall. We don’t always do all these nonsense pipes. If you see any standard mall where all these useless stuffs are used, please let me know.

Happy New Week!

KolaShangOne:
Somebody will be spending 150,000 on pipes alone fro 3 bedroom..

Na wa o..

Go lean. When there’s problem, I always look for opportunities.

This is the time for integrators to chop. You’ll eventually discover that going smart in all builds will be far more cheaper in the long run.

With smart wiring, you can have a combination of many different types of wires used around the home into a single location, which allows for the integration of many different smart home systems and sensors throughout your home.

Because there are not so many practicing professionals in the naija construction industry (we only have certificate holders who run to govt every time there’s a problem), we tend to feel all these manufacturers can keep holding us to ransom when there are thousands of alternatives to explore.

Before IP networks, we have X10 technologies in the time past.

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For almost a decade, I’ve been able to cut off the cost of having switches installed to power my gate and fence lights. Neither do I have special control box for my dc pump.
Everything is powered from my automatic gate controller using the cheapest wires.

Integration is the next BIG thing.

What’s the point of having light switches when there are motion-activated or day/night light?
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Pic 1 - I had this installed in my build in 2012. I’m looking for something better like in pic 2.

Instead of having multiple wall sockets, you can do 1 and have USB over CAT6 installed in all rooms.

Chekitaut:
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Signage installed

**End of Week 1 | What was achieved**

1. Excavation done.
2. Blinding poured.
3. 95% of materials required for stage delivered.
4. Reinforcement prepared.
5. Preparation of formwork advancing.
6. Block moulder installed

Looks like we're ready for the next BIG thing. We’re taking a break today. Work resumes on Monday.

Mueeze:
Good Evening,

I have recently been seeing a lot of ads on Instagram for laminate and spc flooring as alternative to ceramic tiles.

Are they a better alternative in terms of pricing and durability?

No!

kopell:
Congratulation. Seating in the front seat, with my note book

Thanks baba.

zuraking:
but I see failures in most building with precast parapet it's not about the design. What you cast together with you building is different from what was attached, it's clear to the eyes the one that will last long.

To the naked eyes, most skyscrapers are built with concrete and not steel.

Precast is the future.

I’m contemplating a precast coping on my current build. I did one in my 1847 builds. I intend to improve the design this time around.
The cost of installing coping on flat roofs can do something more valuable in the house.

And guess what, bulk of the money goes into perishable items.

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Pic 1 & 2 - 1847 precast coping

Greenarrow01:
Lol
This country is too hard
So because you didn't buy from that area
The suppliers association in that area will charge you. Lol
Lol
Also Lagos has consistently been fucking up over this omonile issue.
Because those omonile will still vote for them

Imagine some idiots collecting money at every stage of your building.
Money that doesn't go to the govt. Pocket or even the development of the community

When we were using NextHome dump truck, they told me it can’t deliver sand to my site.

I wasn’t surprised though. Lagos is a state filled with educated illiterates.

They said what I brought is even bigger than trailer so I have to pay double.
I really don’t mind so far I have what’s required to execute my job.

sonnie10:
What do you mean by the “frames n glasses are done here in Nigeria?” My question was are they manufactured by an aluminum and glass company in Nigeria?

Yes they are.

Double Volume

Let me quickly drop this. I believe architects in the house can figure the rest.

Jasobry:
Can you show samples?

Unfortunately I’m not close to my system. It’s done here and all the accessories are available in mushin.

I’ll try get you some samples from my installer. He did the frameless glass partition in my former office in 2014

#1847tinz

Chekitaut:
Your delivery, thanks for patronage

It’s well!

What the suppliers wanted to sell me is 1/4 of this @ N130k

There’s nothing wrong with us in this country. We are our problem.

Chekitaut:
200k

Thanks bro!

I learnt the granite has been delivered. I didn’t get to see it but the bill I got from the suppliers association and the omo onile’s already gave me ideas of what to expect.

Let’s do one more tomorrow.

EgunMogaji2:
@n3xt

I picked up a combination ruler yesterday. It’s been sitting for years in my sellers shop. I had to explain to him how it works

It’s well!

I gave my iron bender a gift from Bosch and he was like

akinola98:
I agree with u that it could be more challenging to get approval within an estate compared to the state ....because am presently going through the process of adjusting and amending drawings ..... mine estate just shortly before the Ajah flyover bridge.... same estate as urs??

Anyway, if u could throw more light on the double volume room, it could be very helpful. Thanks

Not the same estate but I know the estate you’re talking about and their deed restrictions.

Putting Nnamdi to test on kobocity’s first self build project.

You need to see it all here: https://www.kobocity.com/d/80-first-time-owner-builder/161

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