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lorhema:
tjcoded, please respond to your WhatsApp message.

Thank you.

This is the first time I’m reading your comment. It’s nice e-meeting you!

n3xt:
A typical naija man by default would always think cost before benefit?

What this literarily mean is that we believe a 10l capacity water heater at N30k is cheaper than a 100l capacity water heater at N120k.

The first thing we always look at is the price tag.

Most businesses understand this simple naija man mentality and this explains why our market is flooded with satchet drinks and daily need items.

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On the other hand, we also consider ownership cost and cost of maintenance/replacement.

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Lastly, we live for likes while looking for love.

As the poster above me just shared, “I go dey look you like a spoiler” na him push many people to buy what they don’t need to impress the people they don’t like.

“All room en-suite”
“Water heater in all bathroom”
“Turkey door in all room”
“Gerald or nothing else”
“Casement window or better. I’m not doing less ”

I come in peace o.

I dropped this vibe few years back. It’s still valid!]

Let me drop this one before I go on another Nairaland break 😂😂

A typical Naija man LIVE for LIKES while SEARCHING for LOVE.

They look for internet validations while hunting for $$$

They organize pity parties while searching for meaning.

They do norms and expect a different result.



Me: I always go to the last mile because it’s rarely crowded.


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Hot coffee, uninterrupted power supply and Nairaland go well! 😂

Thanks Seun and other well meaning Nairalanders. You matter!

^^^

Na national grid collapse. I still have electricity in my crib though interrupted briefly for less than one minute last night but the thing still dey 😂😂😂

That’s exactly what I’m talking about.

I’m just about to prepare my hot coffee before kicking off my day.

I don’t want to bore myself with the national grid collapse or the distribution company’s cluelessness story.

I just wanna plug and play.

We don work. Now is the time to rest and enjoy life and not to keep wishing life is better.

true2home:
Bro. Like most Nigerians, you just want to live on the Island by force to feel among. Magodo has stable light. Na beg dem dey beg us before they can off light!!! There are many other areas that has good power, the question remains, do you want to live there or are you targeting other things?

You’re 100% correct about Magodo! I was in AEA for a project for about 4 months this year.

When I set my mind to achieve a thing, nothing stops me.

If na Magodo sef, I go manage am. I know good stuffs won’t be cheap 😂😂😂

I just want to live in a place I can relax and retire well. Dangote o lori meji

Request

I need a simple 3 bed neoclassical bungalow design for a retired couple.

Something similar to the building below will work.

Thanks 🙏

jabolo:
The 'battery' here is the volume afforded by the irrigation canals.

Ok 🙏

jabolo:
The water tank is the 'battery' in this setup. The solar pump will fill the tank intermittently but there is always a buffer to ensure adequate water drawoff.

It is incorrect advice to suggest you don't need batteries for a process that, say, requires continuous power even if during the day. Sizing the battery to the barest minimum after evaluating the business needs might be better advice.

Good day.

I see.

If the tank is the battery, what will be the battery when the same setup is used for irrigation?

I know that Irrigation doesn’t need a tank

The DC pump

NextHome Project | Jan 24, 2016

Setting up a solar water pump system that uses no battery

brabus:
NextHome Brick+Stone | Simplifying Complexities.

We've commenced preliminary ground works on this site and first challenge is how to do things the modern way - the easier way.
One of the main challenges of the project is how to power various equipment on site. How to cut down on operating cost. How to build a self sustaining system with low-maintenance cost.

Challenge 1 | Powering the borehole pump

This problem was solved using a solar panel system and a solar powered water pump which means we can meet our daily requirement for water without the need for an external power source.

Challenge 2 | Powering the site

By going mechanical, the site can absolutely produce 1,000 blocks per day without the need for electricity. However, I decided to factor in a small inverter to provide needed energy for site workers who may want to charge their phones and also provide lighting during late hours.
We are seriously considering the egg laying block machine over other systems. Though we intend to install the Traditional system first.

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No ongoing operating costs

Yesterday, I took delivery of my 6L per min solar powered pump with an uplift of 30m. After the initial system setup cost, there won't be any other ongoing operating costs. Every single day the sun is shining, we are earning free money from the sun. I already got 2 x 1000 litres tank which is just about 1.2m high to store water in excess of our daily requirement. The sun shines down and water is pumped up from deep underground, saving us a lot from the electricity running bills or generator fuel/maintenance cost.

At the moment, I'm still picking up the pieces.

FEGEITOK:
For those who want to learn, and to make builders here realize that more is possible than what currently obtains in the market locally, let me share the full story.

Some regulars here may recall my posts on the Nigeria Building Energy Efficiency Code (BEEC), if you are not aware, please search for it.

One of the ways to meet that standard is the incorporation of renewable energy.

Now I know that RE is not big in buildings in Nigeria.

What I know is big today is smart homes. A number of players have made a lot of noise about building smart homes.

But in an era where people are complaining about the cost of petrol to drive around time (the number of cars reduced as soon as the new President made the pronouncement that changed the status quo), a lot of people started rationalizing trips that they would have made without thinking twice, and a lot of people have either abandoned gas guzzlers or have bought and now use more often their more fuel efficient vehicles, a lot of people have also converted their generators to run on gas instead of petrol.

Some have also responded to the increase in electricity tariffs by going solar either partially or wholly.

To my mind, we have the perfect circumstances to begin thinking about building more energy efficient homes.

Of course, there is more to building efficiency than RE but RE is a good start.

Here is the full article (in this post and the one the follows)

I understand all these things very well.

From solar panels to tankless water heaters, automatic sprinklers systems, water conservation systems to purchase of energy star certified appliances and integration of smarthome techs, we’ve been on many these as far back as more than a decade on this forum.

I am just tired and want out.

All my systems (automatic gate, Phillips hue bulbs etc) as far back as 2013 are still working till date but I just want to declutter and live much more simple life


Systems ti fé pò jù. Kò dè necessary 😂😂😂

nwaorlu:
For the solar experts, Is it possible to set up solar system without batteries in Nigeria? Just the panels and inverter. This is for business that would operate only during the day.

Sure, why not?

You can have a solar system without batteries. That’s what they do in solar irrigation system and it works well.

In 2016, while setting up NextHome Bricks+Stone, I went completely off grid.

I had a DC pump by shurflo and 2 solar panel system. I still have the pump till date.


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NB: I’m not a solar expert though. I don’t sell solar system and I do not intend to become one.

I’m just an hobbyist who love to explore life.

acorntree:
Is anything stable , reliable in this country? Don't be fool, 247 electricity is a mirage here. Build your home where you will be happy to live not because of this flimsy excuse. Equip your home with any affordable renewable energy and enjoy your life

For someone like me, I don’t apply cosmetic fix to structural issues. You’ll get burn out in the long run!

Our problem in Nigeria is systemic but we keep flipping people and throwing monies on cheap solutions.

You don’t stop recklessness and incompetence by simply changing people, you build systems that prevents it using technology.

Talking about power issues, Nigerians only believe that government should provide adequate power supply but we don’t have the balls to hold them responsible. Instead, we simply jump on half baked solutions and accept them as a way of life and an acceptable standard of living.

The picture below shows the former Vice President of Nigeria carrying a powerbank. That’s a typical mentality! Quick fix 😂

I’ve not had a need for powerbank in a long time because I’m staying in a place where electricity is 100% stable. And I never had to check if the battery is charging, low, optimized or underperforming.

I just plug and play. #insidelagos

Nigerians are fond of looking for cheap alternatives, shortcuts and wuruwuru solution to communal issues. This explains why we haven’t been able to address our electricity issue.

We buy solar systems, portable generators, candles, rechargeable lantern, rechargeable touch lights and all sorts to keep life going while shying away from our major problem.

In fact, some invest on silent cabin diesel generators are seen as sign of good living 😂😂

So to a typical naija man, my position is wrapped around flimsy excuses because I chose not to follow the crowd.

Well, that’s why I’m me!

Shot well taken. It’s a while I do this but here’s the thing:

The future started yesterday and we are already late.

You might need to read this https://hbr.org/2021/06/the-dark-side-of-solar-power to get some gist about the solution you have with you.

In the 2000s, iPhone 3G was a terrific smartphone but you won’t buy it for $20 today.


Personally, I won’t use an economy (US and China for instance) that depends on government subsidies (now over $15bn) and tax credits to help renewable energy sector compete fairly in the market to determine viability of a project/solution. Neither will I buy because everyone is buying.

I’m future thinking guy and I don’t see myself investing in a solution because some American migrant hyped it. No pun intended.

I’ll only buy a solution that:

1. the installation cost is relatively cheap and affordable for all according to the UN Sustainable Development Goal.
2. is highly reliable and won’t require a backup source of energy for those days that just aren’t that sunny.
3. won’t eat significant amount of space in my house just to house equipments.

I won’t buy an unattractive solution because of market hype regardless of where it’s coming from.

There’s a good reason why smart investors shun solar stocks. It’s because they’ve seen beyond the hype.

I just want to buy a property in a location where I can get 247 electricity without worries.

That’s just me!

I’m currently in an estate where electricity hasn’t gone off for 3 hours in the last 4 months in this same Nigeria.

The people living inside that estate aren’t better than me.

I’m not interested in knowing how it works or bore myself with different terminologies. I just want to pay for comfort living

Kingdemu:
You mean a BMS?

Battery Management System


Different Terminologies 😂

sonnie10:
If you were buying a 1 bedroom apartment for #35M for the convenience of electricity , would you have owned a place ( duplex), you can call home for and your family by now?

A plot of land cost about N150m in one of the estates I have in mind and a standard 4 bed duplex is around N220 million+

My kids have grown up so I no longer need to babysit them.

My countryhome is intact with Generator, Solar, Inverter and all sorts but it does not afford me the kind of lifestyle I want right now.

I want to sip my hot coffee under chilling AC in the morning and take my cold Pepsi cola while working on my laptop in the afternoon without doing mental sum on reducing load or doing permutations on when to do what 😂😂😂

What I need right now is a place to cool my head and that place doesn’t have to be built by me.
If God permits, I can also build apartments for letting in those estates.

You’ll agree with me that many of the people living abroad didn’t buy their choice house the first day they got to their destination. They started in small cribs like I posited above.

Anyway, this is just what I feel I need right now and it shouldn’t be accepted as standard of living for anyone else.


Anyday, anytime a good location is a winner for me!

sonnie10:
How much was the transformer? And this is assuming there is power supply but low voltage.

About N7m with installation and this was shared between 150 houses.

The solution was to find a permanent fix to low current as at that time.

Right now, I’ve pen down some estates where I can get guaranteed 24/7 electricity in Lagos to get an apartment.

With N30 - N35m, I can get a nice 1-bed in any of those estates and I’d never have to worry about doing calculus or using a particular type of bulb or fittings.

I want to live in an environment where I won’t need to start doing Algebra because I want to sip hot coffee or take an ice cream. I just want to press the on button on my kettle without having to ask Musa if he has switch over to NEPA 😂😂😂

This is just me!

We’ve built house like everyone else so no one to impress.
Now is the time to enjoy life and to stop living like a micromanager 😂😂





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Good morning boss @somehow I no see you before o!

@kingdemu , special regards to you baba! My condition get as e be!

Still on half baked solutions we keep applying that have continually produced a malnourished economy

Case Study: Servo Stabilizer

I remember when Servo Stabilizer was introduced to this platform and how many of us battling low current issue rushed it.

Though, it worked for me as I was able to step up my 80 - 90V current to 240V. It was still a temporary fix.
I still didn’t feel confident sending my kids out late evening because it’s always dark everywhere else apart from my house and those running generator.

6 months after I purchased the system, I approached my small community that we need to stop applying cosmetic fix to structural issues affecting all of us and proposed that we should buy a brand new 500KVa transformer to solve our low current issue.

Guess what?

Each homeowner paid less than N50,000 and we got the problem solved within a month.

Now everyone have 240V and we are all happy.


I paid over a 100k for my servo stabilizer. The worse part was that I pawned it for 15k about a year later😂😂😂

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Until we come together to start addressing our shared social issues and stop seeing Lagos as being better than Enugu because Lagos have more money, Nigeria won’t grow.

Good morning!

I remain Brabus/n3xt

wineconnoisseur:
Please house I will be glad if anyone can advise me on what to do. I live here in Ikota Lekki in a rented house but I have 1 acre dry land at the back of yotomi estate at ofada/ owode egba side that I bought long time ago and now worth 2.5m per plot. I’m not used to living in an undeveloped area because of security reasons although there are many underdeveloped estates around my land and good road network. My problem now is that I don’t know if I should go develop my land or use that money I was supposed to use to develop my land to buy another land here on island and leave it till I have resources to build it, because the price of this land on island will build a palatable 6 bedroom duplex on my land at ofada. I’m just confused which one to go for because I can’t keep living in a rented house and my work doesn’t stop me from living anywhere because I’m self employed and own my business.

Don’t do it! I know quite a number of people here who took that route that are living in regrets.

Like michilins shared “Increase your networth first and buy a choice property in a very good location.”

Don’t downgrade your destiny to match your reality!

Even governments are back to powering streetlights and agencies with generator and gas.

You’ll see states investing in small hydro power turbines to power their secretariats.

The unpleasant reality that marketers won’t tell you is that renewable energy is not a replacement for fossil fuel energy because their source like sunlight and wind are intermittent and depend on weather conditions, which your N50m investment can’t alter.

So it’s really not about throwing money after the problem. It’s just common sense!

I’ve seen people turn UPS which is meant to serve as backup power supply to their main source of power 😂😂😂

They’re called Nigerians

Abudu2000:
very correct sir but these solar installers are too many online and they have deceived a substantial gullible ones that the sun that can’t even dry our laundries in the evening can power their acs and fridges. For me anything that can’t power ac, fridge and oven is nothing but a waste of time. Imagine after purifying 2.8m on an installation i will still be looking for 500k for a generator then i rather settle for the generator then. Solar are not reliable. Rven my neighbors own with all the panels on his roof still the bulbs look so dim at night and when I wake up around 4pm to check the bulbs have gone out. Solar na nonsense.

You don’t teach a grown up how to spend his money.

When the shalaye is too much, I back out.

I only need uninterrupted power supply. I don’t need a tutorial on hibernation of the gold fish or the divisibility of atom.

I’ll rather buy a flat in a location where I can get 24/7 light than to invest 50m in a solution that can only power my house and not even my street.

Olowo kan laarin otosi mewa is babanla poor man.

People spend the money they don’t have to impress the people who don’t even care about them.

Good morning Nairaland!

sonnie10:
Except it has 10 years warranty, then I would consider it cost effective.
At about $9k, Tesla battery is pricey for an average solar set up in Nigeria homes.

If he spends #800k every 2 years, he will have to spend that amount at 10 different times to get to #8M ($9k). So that would be in 20 years.

My kids and I had a chat on Tesla powerwall yesterday. They told me “Dad! Take guesswork out of your decision making process. Buy yourself peace of mind by owning a property in an area where there’s uninterrupted power supply.”

They said this when they visit me in one of my project site where there’s five nines guaranteed electricity uptime.

Every marketer will do anything to sell you their solution but right now I’d rather pay to have 99.999% electricity than to keep carrying out experimentation.

My kids are saying “Dad! Say Goodbye to Guesswork and Say Hello to Certainty!”


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I know someone here that invested heavily on alternative energy. To my utmost dismay, he could barely get up to 3 hours from the millions of Naira investment.

I know someone will say he bought fake solution. That’s why I’m going with my kids advice 😂😂😂

Buy certainty!

CDG1:
I'm looking for a Cement dealer that can supply up to 10,000 bags around Ilaro road, Papalanto, Ogun State
The site location is about 4 kms away from the Lafarge round about, Ilaro Jn.
My offer price is #4100-4400
Kindly call or what'sApp me on 07026691840

If you get anyone to deliver at N4500 per bag, please don’t hesitate to share his/her contact.

T for thanks

Horlardorjah:
Good evening @everyone
Trust we all having a good day.
Don't forget that we are on standby for your building services.
Cheers

Nice one bro👍

segcymoor:
Pilling setting out with theodolite instrument for accuracy

MOORE -DESIGNBUILD LTD
...we do structures right

Moore of Lekki 💯

Ruthcollins1992:
Fairly used marine plywood for sale

Is this still available? I need 50 pcd

redgem:
Learn how to read to understand and not just jump on to respond...

Dear Sister,

Pls kindly avoid getting yourself entangled in avoidable conflict. Focus your energy on creating a lovely house for yourself.

No one is missing anyone here. That’s fine! Let’s leave it at that!

You’re doing great on your project and I’m glad to see how far you’ve gone. May God give you all the resource to finish to your taste and good health to rock the house

Request

A client urgently need 50 sheets of neatly used marine plywood for a small project in Lagos.

Offer Price: N7,500 per sheet but we can go higher depending on how clean the board is.

Preferred location: Anywhere in Lagos Mainland.

Just share a short video of the boards and we’ll arrange pickup.

Kindly contact +234 80 234 29 122 for more enquiries.

Thank you!

redgem:
Respect to you Sir... I still recall all your positive inputs you made on my project... If I may, please just settle the issue you have and let things be as they were, if not better... Won't lie, your presence to me is highly missed.. Just resolve it which is long overdue.

I honestly can’t even remember we had an interaction. Thank you for your kind words. You matter!

Your message is well received and noted for action.

Meanwhile, I really love that ceiling design you shared earlier this morning. Nice design complemented by subtle cove lights

I don quickly save am for my inspiration album.

AngelicBeing:
@ Bosun aka N3xt, have you paid Somehow is money? You disappeared when the heat was on and you have reappeared again, haba, if you have not paid Somehow, you better pay him or reach instalmental payment of his money, don't just continue on this path of deceit or l don't care attitude otherwise, Karma is watching, waiting patiently at your unguarded hour to flog shege on you,

Thanks for sharing with me. I’m actually not here to trade. There are some request that I cannot just overlook especially from those who wouldn’t mind reaching out to me privately. I’m happy to give back without asking for anything I return. That shouldn’t pose any threat! So long people won’t stop asking, I won’t stop sharing knowledge.

The karma thing you mentioned sir is a double edged sword - good and bad. I’ve always prayed that we are all rewarded according to our deed. So, I welcome Mr. Karma wholeheartedly.

To those who are aggrieved on one way or the other, I’m sorry and I’m happy you’re all doing great without issues or challenges in your projects. That’s all that matters!

Best always!

I remain Brabus/N3xt of NextHome

Matzem:
Good morning great people
Pls can anyone help us with ideas and pictures.
Installation of 9 inch Israeli security door on 6 inches block.
How does it fit
Thanks

Very tricky but not impossible!
Your question answered here with pictures of almost similar scenario: https://www.kobocity.com/d/33-general-topic-thread-to-discuss-anything-and-everything-in-building-construction/180