₦airaland Forum

Muyi002:
I was straining my eyes to see what you actually cancelled in this picture. That was our chat in September bro.

zuraking:
na seat be this one?

megacontrol:
Haba! A whole self-acclaimed #1 roofer nationwide (or is it africa?) .. As as how? Impossicant!

MrOkenwa:
Maybe there's something I'm missing here. No roofer or any other professional here owes anyone any form of tutelage, free consultation or free service.
Yes, we have professionals that have been doing that here and we're very grateful to all of them.

diordaves:
Inspire to "think different" living in containers in Africa? Is it because it's a concept that is cheaper than traditional brick and mortar per square meter or aesthetically more beautiful or offers a superior wholesome living and well-being?

It's just much ado about nothing and faffing around. It's not solving any problem for the majority.

omanzo02:
I would have prefer hiring if such exist in my region, I have wasted a lot of useful money on woods, thereby contributing to deforestation.

megacontrol:
How are your formwork rental charges structured?

What info do you need to give a quote for substructure (raft)?

Cheers.

Enyinne:
Even me as a woman knows that this ur quote is an overkill by ur engr and artisans

Beframia:
My brother, posting just the quotation here without mentioning what you are building isn't enough.
State what you are building and if possible post your floor plan for the scrutiny of our professionals (and non-professionals alike ... Lol) on this thread.
Have you also considered the option of renting woods? I never bought any wood during all the stages of in my project after I realized what the carpenters did to my friend - all the woods were stolen after removal before he got to parapet stage - stolen by same carpenters. Compare the cost of buying wood with rentals to see if you can save a reasonable amount.

true2home:
Caution Caution Caution

No matter how you are highly recommended in the business world, you MUST watch your responses to unpleasant people. It’s maturity and good manner. There are some responses that are just distasteful in the business climate. Words to the wise only!!!

davodyguy:
People must eat from us, definitely, cause we too eat from others. But they need to act with sense.

Imagine rehabilitating small portion of 3rd Mainland for ₦18billion. How MUCH will they now use to construct a new one? ₦100billion?

Abbeyb1ack:
Please help me check this quotation

ladyteeks:
Please where are you located? I need some cements at Ikorodu

michlins:
So a bag of cement is now #4,500. Which way builders?

QSFemi:
Good morning to noble members of this platform.

I've read with concern the pains of some building owners lamenting on the short practices of some subcontractors such as roof installations vendors on deliberately increasing the area of the roof covering in order to make illicit gain. I know it's a cause of worry for building owners as nobody wanted to be cheated out of his or her hard earned money.

I've come to proffer some solutions as a quantity surveyor. My primary aim of being a quantity surveyor is making sure that building owners get the equivalent of the services or products they're paying for.

As regards roof covering measurements; since lots of building owners do not know how to calculate the quantity of roofing sheets to be needed, the following tips could be of help.

1) Get a quantity surveyor to independently calculate the quantity of the roofing sheets needed both from the working drawings and carcass (completed wood work). Quantity of roofing sheets needed can be gotten from the drawings and confirmed when the wood work (carcass) has been constructed.

2) If you cannot get a quantity surveyor, the apparent option is to get quotes from different roofers independently and compare. Though this is fraught with risk, given the fact that the reliability of their measurements is deeply rooted in their integrity.

3) Count the quantities of roofing sheets brought to site viz-a-viz the quoted quantity.

4) Roof covering is a superficial item, as such, it is measured in area. From mensuration, we know that area is either Length x Breadth (in case of a rectangle) or L^2 (Length square, in case of a square). The major challenge here is getting the dimensions of the roof covering on slope.

5) Buy your roofing sheets yourself from the seller and monitor the usage.

6) Separate the roles of the roofer and the material suppliers. That is, get a roofing sheets seller to give you the quantities of roofing sheets needed for the building and get another unrelated roofing sheets installer from a different sources to quote for installation only.

7) Regardless of these tips, please monitor the job.

Thank you for your audience.

Quantity Surveyor is your friend.

money121:
Hahahaha

money121:
The church member charge low or what? Or free job
Pls explain dis part

EgunMogaji2:
To me it’s like loaning a friend money. You only loan what you’re ready to forgo.

I only invest my slush funds in Nigeria.

I can get on the plane tomorrow morning for the USA and never look back.

Abolarin91:
God is just patient! Religion are not taking bad thing from people again, that is why you will keep hearing; one pastor or imam defraud someone of millions.
The man that scamm me few months ago pretend to be a pastor(his profile picture on WhatsApp is even bible)! God will judge everyone of us...

QSFemi:
Interesting points.

However, quantities are reflections of qualities of the job keeping other factors constant such as pilfering, compromise or sabotage. In other words, construction costs are meant to be proportionate to the quality of work.

Typical scenario.

The description column in the Bill of Quantities is meant to represent the quality of work to be done and this is represented as the rate in the bill.

For example; like you said that we've different mix ratio of concrete. That's why in a BOQ, the rate for 1:2:4 reinforced concrete is different from that of 1:4:8 concrete of the same volume or quantity.

Other issues raised in your posts are basically the contractors, builders or even owners sabotaging the required specifications for selfish gain. This is entirely different from establishing accurate quantities of items of work, albeit quality of the work.

QSFemi:
Getting to know accurate quantities of materials for any item of a building is the very first step towards having a firm control on the overall construction cost.

Fortunately, quantity surveyors make this critical task easier especially for clients and by extension the contractors, thereby saving both parties money and time.

EgunMogaji2:
Next is painting.

Medium Silver

megacontrol:
This is a common strategy here where parties leave the substance of the discuss and attack the persona instead. Even your humble self have been at the receiving end of this, albeit unfairly sometimes. Yet, that's exactly what you're doing here.

I am still waiting for where Oribanwa is in Argungi and more details of that your customer's 28.5m 4-bed terrace in Lekki.
Maybe a google pin or area view map will do justice.

P.S: the only reason i responded to your post in particular is that I used to take your general industry knowledge, beyond your materials supply value chain, quite seriously.

ArcToyin:
You got it right. The government have no foresight in housing at all despite its rapid development. If major roads were constructed, Ogun state should be standing shoulder to shoulder with Lagos in times of population.

valencia2012:
Same folk who can get Canadian visa for anyone at a very cheap cost?
Oga i dey envy you.
Weldone. Only judge can God!

erico2k2:
when you start using derivatives from the west to adjudicate your response to Investment in Nigeria it amounts to comparison as far as you quantify the buying currency to the $$$$, I can make the same argument with the Pound sterling.I use to think the way you are thinking right now until I began my journey of relocation back to 9ja 12 years ago. I know you won't understand right now but time will tell,I have invested in both world and dare say you are wrong but I respect ur own opinion!

true2home:
Not at all...I was supporting your view bro. There are lots of other locations in Nigeria that you can invest and make crazy money. The one like you showed got me when i saw how much a land in "Ghetto" Ketu sold for. Even in my hometown; anything along Ilisan - Ago Iwoye is pricey as hell. I bought 4plots first quarter of the year, boy, i begged to buy a plot in the Millions ooo. I keep saying its a village but when i did my findings, i was shocked that someone else was ready to drop a million more than my offer. I quickly called my uncle and sealed the deal.

I was thinking of a Mall at the DELABO Hotel site too, but the seller wanted N200M; Na Adron buy am last last. If i was him, i will do a Mall right there. Sagamu to Benin highway traffic is mad and will patronize the place all day long.

EKO is NOT NIGERIA, lagos is just one small part of nigeria; though its significant!!!

One4me:
Imagine, the Price of 6,000SqM at Iyaganku, being compared to the price of 1,500SqM at Bourdillon
I am sure you will "Package it" and tell me they are all within the same radius[/b]!

One4me:
No doubt, Brabus should have been a Marketer! That is his calling, l think.
His "Packaging/Hype" is second-to-non and No-be-today.
But we can not begrudge him for that, its a gift.