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redcliff:
If you know what you are looking for, and you make your research, specify this during fabrication, I believe that you would get something better than just dishing out money to one guy to do the job for you. of course they would do it how they like just to see some more profit..

EgunMogaji2:
It’s actually amazing that this had to be explained

Like you wrote, bigger/stronger iron can be inserted into the aluminum and most importantly make sure it extends past the top and bottom window frame so it can be embedded into the wall.

redcliff:
I think it depends on the rod that was put there by the welder. If you have an idea about it then during construction of those windows, you can ask that the rod is slightly thicker depending on how much more you can spend per window.

michlins:
that's what I was trying to explain to him. Those aluminum burglaries are just fancy. It will never replace burglary. Most times it's aluminum profile or 1mm pipe at most

n3xt:
I’ve not gotten in touch with him so I’d suggest you look for someone else to handle the job so that he won’t delay you.

Thank you for your understanding.

rotecch77:
Wrought iron is the best.

Check the one we are working on now for this project

Pics 1 is the sample
Pics 2 is the real one here
We just did little modifications to the design sample

BuildingProject:
Switched off. Will ring him later Sha.

Thanks

KelvinCoaster:
It can be achieved with High Density Fibre wood.
There is an ongoing estate project now in Abuja with HDF.

RockOfAgesAlumi:
Separate burglary is not needed anymore again
Thanks

kopell:
Good job there you do, you’re always a step ahead in showing your capabilities.

kopell:
This is the best way to go about it in my opinion, even with all the percussion the woods can’t be 100% good condition afterwards Woods are like gold this days I hate buying them. Cost of woods at the end of the day may equal or more then cost of cement after the construction.

kgiprince:
gurus in the house am still waiting

BuildingProject:
Switched off. Will ring him later Sha.

Thanks

BuildingProject:
Yes. Baba Samuel.
Am terminating his contract with me already.
Kindly get me the contact please.

BuildingProject:
Hello everyone, please I need someone that can remove all this planks used for casting the decking cause it seems the Carpenter that did the woodwork is getting full of himself like it requires a special machine to remove them.

Or kindly advise on how to go about it.

Thanks

Amastermovic:
The column is starting from d strip don't forget o .
Let assume 12m for reinforcements length
They bend about minimum of 300 inside the strip
300*4=1200mm

What he have left is 10800
10800/3 = 2700(2.7m)

Then he cast mass concrete off 300mm

Except he's dropping the rebar straight he can achieve 4 or reduce fence height ..

There r recommendations for that though ve stated one abve

QSFemi:
Your points are valid to the extent of the specifications and scope you used.

Same as mine.

However, this estimate was presented in a layman's format for ease of understanding for the client.

In a firm bill of quantity, all these concerns about specifications and scope of work will be duly spelt out.

I understand your take because most clients are more interested in the total estimated cost than the items that built up to make the total cost.

QSFemi:
Good observation.

The rationale behind that is that block work PIERS are expected to be used at interval along the girth of the fence and not Reinforced columns.

There's only provision for the 3 columns, of which the gate will be anchored.

godquality:
These building terminologies are killing me . Do you have a another view of the wrought iron pic? Would like to know how it actually looks like.

And do you have a welder you work with in Lagos you can link me to or this is something any local welder should be able to use? Obviously novice questions I know.

QSFemi:
Here is my recommendation;

Materials needed
1) 6-inch blocks = 5230 @ #200 per one = 1,046,000
2) 50kg cement = 104 bags @ #3,000 per bag = 312,000
3) 12mm iron rod = 15 length @ #3,150 per length = 47,250
4) 10mm iron rod = 9 length @ #2,200 per length = 19,800
5) Tying wire = 1 roll = 10,000
6) 20 tonnes sharp sand = 4 trips @ #55,000 per trip = 220,000
7) Granite; 15 tonnes = 100,000
1 x 12 x 12 feet softwood; 26 length @ #1,500 per length = 39,000
2 x 2 x 12 feet softwood; 20 length @ #400 per length = 3,000
9) Nail; 10kg = 5,000

Total for Materials = 1,807,050.00

Labour
1) Excavation (Digging) = 40,000
2) Backfilling = 10,000
3) Blocksetting = 313,740
4) Casting of Foundation footing = 26,000
5) Casting of Gate Columns = 12,000
6) Iron bending = 5,000
7) Carpentry = 10,000

Total for Labour = 416,740.00

Summary
1) Materials = 1,807,050.00
2) Labour. = 416,740.00

Estimated Total Cost = 2,223,810.00

N.B: Please not the following;
1) The average height of the fence is taken as 2.40 metres above the ground level while the depth of the foundation is taken as 0.60 metres.

2) The cost of materials is peculiar to certain areas in Lagos. Do check if they conform with your local community price.

FEGEITOK:
Link missing

djsjxjfjdisjdjb:
meeen, wetin be this?

inze:
Mehn, I thought I was alone in my distaste for such lightings around P.O.P and also using P.O.P as Media Unit facials. I sure do know "different stripes for different folks" but how did we get here ?

Sleeping under such colored light is a nightmare alone should you want to use as ambience.

n3xt:
I won’t be able to say much on this but for someone like me who have a lot of large windows in my build, I don’t see 16mm iron rod inside aluminum providing my client the protection needed.

Recently, I did windows as tall as 9m and I went with wrought iron burglar bars to provide the house with needed security.

For me, when it comes to choosing burglar bars - functionality comes over form.

godquality:
I saw a video where 16mm iron rod was inserted into the aluminium casing of an aluminium window that comes with burglary proof. Could that be considered a better solution than having the burglary proof separate?

Mueeze:
Great. Thanks.

n3xt:
Nice plan.

For me, I’d focus on the difficulty that comes to furniture placement in open spaces (eg door, stairwell opening, pre-site entrance).

For my dining, I want to do at least 1m to the wall and 1.2m to the sideboard if available as it requires more space.

Considering the number of openings closer to the dining, I’d extend the living area by 400mm to gain more walk space.

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In an ideal setting, you’d require about 2m on the shorter side of the dining when 2 people are facing each other side.

A 3 seater sofa will take about 2.7m.

When you put all these together including the walk space in between furnitures, you’d see that you might require a little more space.

This won’t be an issue for a young family but for a large family (with about 5 people or more), it might be an issue.