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erico2k2:
Make Una dey do like say Una no Know, 2day is my Birthday the 22nd, so make una bring una gift sharp sharp

Happy Birthday erico2k2. Wishing you long life and prosperity in good health.

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Memejem:
You stand by that advertisement that you will build a 4 bedroom ensuite duplex for less than 10 million all within one month?

And you were the one urging people not to rush builds?
Wow..

The bungalow I was quoted for carcas alone is 10 million.

[s]What nonsense. That duplex will have substandard material for sure. It'll probably collapse [/s]

Im sure you skipped the "Carcass only" part written under the price.

Maybe I just wrote it now?

#Substandard #Fake #Collapse

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Anyway, we've delivered it and the unfinished house was sold just about 6 weeks ago for N55m. The carcass wasn't even up to 30 days, I think twenty something.

Read all about it here and the quality of materials https://www.nairaland.com/1844876/plot-10ab-haven-reserve-agungi

The build is done in Partnership with a mortgage bank in Lekki, Lagos

Onuokwu:
Brabus have you left the office?

No! H52 by NextHome remains our address.


You should know what to believe bro!

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I vote Lanicky

cc nljega

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allCopacetic:
Isn't new to this platform or isn't new to the world ?
Can you point me in the direction of a better alternative
I could easily have proposed this as my design is the point.
Look forward to seeing what you come up with though, i hope to be impressed

What I mean by not new is that it's not an original creation of allCopacetic.

The quest is to do something that has never been done that can be patented.

Well done bro!

peaceland:
I sincerely pray you get a good deal soon sir.
Been having many mentions on this.
Why not give a negotiable price range and add pictures to your post sir.
Thanks.

The OP is ashamed of putting pics because the house is horribly finished.

[size=15pt]It's a scam![/size]

Here's the house.
https://www.nairaland.com/2089904/desmond-flats-ogombo-nexthome/10#44445232

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They have a larger network here.

@ 3strike, how many more IDs will you open to scam people? We are on your trail


Know Your Landlord

https://www.nairaland.com/2550211/off-topic-thread-discuss-anything-everything/188#44514458

And eventually turn the water problem to your own advantage

It's simple but it require patience, time and resources.

More importantly is the use of a very good landscape and hardscape to control erosion.

I always play around with varying levels while keeping the drain pipe at a steady slope with multiple large sized floor drains.

The funniest thing about water is it is so easy to tame. It gets weak and tired when you channel its course.

danowena:
I see your point and this is same reason that most advocates for the roof water collector give. However, will this reason hold for buildings with foundations continuously in water? Because from basic building knowledge that I have, raft is used in water logged areas because the foundation is expected to be in water for most part of the year and if blocks were to be used, they will be weakened.

As an example, I have a place in a water logged area on the mainland. Even though I have sand-filled, when you dig up to 70cm, you will hit water and when it rains heavily, you need to only dig 30 cm and you will hit water. in this kind of case, of what use is a roof gutter? the main source of the water is not even water from your roof but the natural water level for the area. The street gutter is usually always with water. Mind you, on this house, I have roof water collector that is channeled to the street gutter but I had to sit down to ask myself that aside from aesthetics, what is this roof gutter really doing? Water will hit the building one way or the other. The roof water collector takes the rain water and channels it to the gutter alright. But the gutter is usually at the natural water level of the area so what's the point?

In my opinion, I believe the reasons you gave will fly for dry areas like where OGA Mufutau55 and EgunMogaji are building. By this I mean areas that are usually dry and are likely to only get temporary wet during lengthy rainfall. But for areas like mine that is continuously in water, I feel it does not fly because channeling the roof water or not doesn't reduce the height of water around your foundation. Unless you are channeling it for further use via a receptive tank.

I might be wrong so I am open to correction

You are very right. The water still touches the ground. The interesting part of everything in life is that there's a right and wrong way to do things. There's a way to use roof gutter to your advantage in a house and there's a way to use it to your disadvantage. One of the hazard includes wetness and soil erosion which may cause a bigger problem for the foundation. This is caused by uncontrolled water runoff from the roof gutter.

Ensure there's a concrete platform at least to receive the direct hit of the water flow from the roof before redirecting into the flood drains with the compound. Otherwise, it'll only be a matter of time before the receiving ground get soggy and wet. Some will introduce a catch basin (sump or chamber) to collect the waters before redirecting into the perimeter drain.

One can also direct to underground water reservoir for specific purposes.

But it's a good solution for building in waterlogged and dry land.

Your point about having high water table is well noted but really all you want to do is to reduce the volume of water in your compound and redirect to a lower level.

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vicol:
I will try and find time to do a video clip as suggested. It requires a bit of force (pull) though.

That'll be great!

I've not done anything like this before. It's either I have it on or not have it at all but explore other means of securing the property but this quest seem to put me on a rethink.

I'll do mine and post the videos here. Just that it may take some days to actualize cos I'll want to setup a live test center and show all the installation and schematics.

Hoping it'll come out good.

Nice one vicol. If you've got the time, a video clip of how the burglar proof opens won't be a bad idea. How easy is it to operate?

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allCopacetic:
As much as i would love to be the smart guy to be credited with the ingenious solution, or chop the possible prize money up for grabs...there's really no honour in that.
there are existing designs that more or less check all the needed boxes as per funcionality.

Apparently permanent burglar bars are quite a major issue in many countries considering the huge safety challange they pose.

The videos below show the simplest and easiest concept of quick release system implementable on burglar bars. this idea betters most others in its simplicity, cost effectiveness, ease of implementationand fool proof application. pull the pin.... and voila,
ofcos the type of burglar bar in the vid and the method of installation differ from ours here but, the principle for the quick release is the same.
As earlier inferred, there are many other designs and ideas, like the foot operated lever or cable actuator type, as well as installation of a prefabricated quick release latch which involves burying the latch in the wall and the actuating of the release mechanism by the push of a button,etc... The below however is my preferred.
With a good metal fabricator and the right materials with adequate coating and finishing you can have a very neat setup that is practical and easy on the eyes.

the only modification i would make to this design would be the embedding of the angle bracket and lower mounting bracket in concrete (see pic, excuse the rough sketch) instead of screwing to the wall. otherwise, the setup is good to go...breach-wise . your average naija burglar wouldnt even think of this in the first place.
as a side note, it doesnt even have to be implemented on all windows, you could pick maybe one in each room or living space; preferably the least conspicuous window or that with the safest exit landing on the other side (especially for those who might need to jump out of their 5 storey building )



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abFF4nsYCac


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdl1kjJBpmA

peace out

This is cool even though it wouldn't have won you the golden price if I'm the jury because the idea isn't new.

I love this concept so much. The video is just a perfect example of how I felt the submissions should be delivered. Again my eyes on you.

The design competition is meant to challenge creative designers, builders, homeowners and DIYers in Naija to bridge the boundaries of the design industry and promote a multidisciplinary dialogue towards alternative design solutions.
The price award for winners is to recognize their accomplishments towards bringing us closer to alternative design solutions.

This will encourage people in this platform to do things differently. You'll agree with me that we are too comfortable with traditions and it's killing us day-by-day.

write2obi:
Hope oga Muyesky is not over qualified for this contest?
Cos i'm sure he's gonna win it.
That guy na PG when it comes to welding.

No not at all.

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