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agarawu23:
In as much security is important in nigeria homes, it still doesn't mean we should spend all our money to provide security cos only God can secure.

Your house security depends on every individual and the role they play.

If you aren't into politics, dirty deals and illegal business, you have nothing to worry about.

When have you heard baba mufu the poor carpenter was murdered or burgled?

I will be spending less on security and leave the watch for Edumare

Man yi, o ti e le. Baba Mori may not be burgled or assassinated but do you know Baba Lasisi dey service Iya Mori engine while he's away.

Baba Mori also need to setup cams and intrusion detection systems not for burglars and assassins but for known enemies.

When the motion sensor alarm triggers or perimeter intrusion detected, all light goes off leaving only the solar garden lights and all men move to vantage positions.

Teddy barks them out while we have some fun.

Simple!


Brabus

Per adventure Wall of Jericho fell, the enemies have entered one chance because they're exposed to this.

Who no sabi hunting? #target practice from vantage position.

Psalm 144:1

Truly!


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The setup is not Radio Biafra. The base station was set in stone. Even a 30 ton dump truck pose no threat. #missionimpossible.

Happy experimentation to those who are experimenting


First, I gat over 300 pounds solar-powered motorized gate and not "ab.oki open am" with welded hinges as the first line of defense against burglar and theft. It's one time setup. No plan to remove or replace until it fails to perform its function. That's not experimenting.

Not a single case of theft or attempted theft has ever been reported. Why me worry when it worked?

Secondly, the unexposed me ensure there's provision for more than enough setback to the fence and never had to build too close to wall. Least setback is 3m, there are places with 12m and 18m #talkingsecurity That seems like a plan than experiment.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf64ChAmSvc


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Miscellaneous:
Now, why is it that most engineers don't design roofs? From analysis carried out, it has been observed that those carpenters that construct roof trusses for houses, most of the truss members( abt 40%) are zero force members ( I.e redundant)... & this falls back to my initial question. why ?

Just yesterday, I had expert roof design company visit one of my site to design a minimal load yet safe and sturdy roof trusses on my structure.

We planned using exposed beam trusses in some areas.


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Miscellaneous:
Another analysis was carried out, many people use granite dust in their construction of houses and they always argue that it is very good but in my lab tests, I observed that the granite dust seems very hard to bond with the cement & coarse aggrega8 and when I tested the cube strength, it was far below the required value for a 7-day period. Now, why is granite dust still preferred as a fine aggregate even, when it ought to be rejected by all sane human ?

Because Naija pros are using it. Meanwhile, the real pros constructing on the Atlantic uses sharp sand. Even Julius Berger (they don't know it all) got dredging site all over Lagos with well treated sharp sand.

Even a certain popular magician was killed like a chicken with all his black magic, charms and everything without a trace.

He that hath hears, let him hear what the spirit is saying.

Protection no get "Anti No-Testing" law in Nigeria. Boys wey don watch pirated copies of "Mission Impossible 6" even before it was premiered will mess up any security measure.

I gat all security toys (motion alarms, window/door alarm, and so many other intrusion detection gadgets) but I discovered the surest security is from God and having good relationship with your neighbours.
The day false alarm was raised in my house, over 100 landlords (trained in every form of defense) came to carry out watch night till day break. #Askthosethatknew

Late Bola Ige was killed inside his bedroom even though he had a whole Police station as his gate house.

Funsho Williams' (who's got well trained professional bodyguards and securities due to his position as a frontline political aspirant) assassination was clinically done 10 years ago inside his Ikoyi residence. Till morrow, we are still asking "Who killed...?

Yet, somebody with "Ab.oki to nja konfu" and "Aja Ode" believes they've not done enough. We are open to learning new things sha. For Naija wey thieves dey write letter to homeowners to inform them of their planned visit.



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Miscellaneous:
Now, why is it that most engineers don't design roofs? From analysis carried out, it has been observed that those carpenters that construct roof trusses for houses, most of the truss members( abt 40%) are zero force members ( I.e redundant)... & this falls back to my initial question. why ?

Good one. Oya, new topic is here.

We've done Helical Elliptical Staircase | Now, Let's do Sawtooth Spiral Staircase

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AZUH:
Pls house has anyone used two blocks dawn one up for dpc ?

Lagos State Government. 2 blocks down. 2 Up. Then DPC. For a 111 bed hospital.

AZUH:
Pls house has anyone used two blocks dawn one up for dpc ?

Me. One block down. 2 up. Then DPC. For a block of flat.


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KolaShangOne:
You know Ibadan like the back of your hand. A police station is at Mokola directly in front of Sabo where 90% of stolen items are sold. All the areas listed by @olapluto are unsafe. APete is known for cult activities and robbery. Mokola is known for same (Ask about Koto boys )

Don't mention Apete. I was once off-campus student of The Poly living in Apete.

I don't just know Ibadan. I knew the people that holds forte in each constituency.

KolaShangOne:
You may say so based on your own experiences. Ibadan is very very big. Even though I love the city, at least 70% of Ibadan is covered with poor people. 10-15% is covered with rich areas where the policemen provide security (Alalubosa GRA, Iyaganku GRA, Bodija Estate etc).

Do you mean the same Iyangaku GRA where most political assassination in Ibadan happened is one of the most secure areas? It can't be. I schooled in the GRA and I cannot count the number of assassinations and failed attempts that were carried out during that time.

Of recent, Bola Amole, the owner of BIMS African Food Store UK was killed there.

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Alalubosa GRA

Don't remind me! I lost a cousin who's a week older than me to those boys who were trying to rob him at gun point inside the estate about 12 years ago.
I also lost a friend there too by Alalubosa river which is the escape route.

Same thing with NIHORT, Jericho, Onireke GRA, Aleshinloye, Forestry. Those areas are just too silent which makes it easy for those boys to operate.
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Bodija Estate

I can only ask which Bodija is it. Is it Bola Iges? Or Sunday Alalades? Or where Akala's driver was shot dead? Or the regular Kara Mayhem? Or where Mrs Adesiyan (Wife of the Police Affairs Minister) was abducted? Or where a family of 3 who just relocated to Nigeria after 18 years sojourn in Canada were burnt to death few weeks after arriving motherland?


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I still wanna know the safest part of Ibadan?

anikkyshaya:
No problem sir, so far he can marry me with 8 children and sign the contract of care, known wahala

Blood of Zechariah!!! 8 kini, abi I don high ni wey I don dey see double.

Senior AZUH, pls confirm you see 8!

4nobody4every1:
True that

We live in estates. Yet we build high fences and put Abok.is and bingos on guard while paying estate security dues every month. Isn't that madness? Yet we decry rising cost of construction when we are building what we really don't need.
I read somewhere yesterday where a Nairalander said he's not building his house for a guest but for his family. Anyone who doesn't like his house shouldn't bother coming.

Baba Lati's didn't do that in their time. I grew up in Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta. It still so beautiful. Yet no crazy fences and security houses but instead garages and BQs.

So it's very unfair to compare Baba Lati's generation with our present generation because one is sensible while the other is gullible.

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4nobody4every1:
Spot on, you just described some of the items l saw in my grand mums house when l visit the village.Lol..

Bros, I grew up with the Baba Lati's of this world. I worked with them and I engage them till of recent.

They made me realize this generation lacks common sense and I just found out they were absolutely right.

How else can we explain Lekki 1 and VGC without a proper drainage? How else can we explain Epe-VI without an alternative road? How else can we explain the whole of VI-Ibeju without public water but boreholes here and there? Isn't that something only educated illiterates can do?


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anikkyshaya:
Thanks you for welcoming me to d house, Kindly manage dis token below

Happy Hour!!! Let us sing for you. You're welcome in the name... Sorry, Anikky baby peperempe...

@ Olapluto, I read your last comment. I'll allow KolaShangOne to do justice to the comment.

Meanwhile, it may be worthwhile to let you know that KolaShangOne is from Mokola area. Sabo, Ibadan (Mokola area) is the largest market for stolen items in western region. In fact, you'll meet a police officer at every 2 minutes walk in that area.

Do you know the place they call Koto? It's in Mokola. Find out what they do there.

kolnel:
Bro
Lots of places in Ibadan are safe
The few burglars occur in new areas : elebu inside, akobo Oju irin, etc
This are kind of burglars that a Normal german shepherd would deter and it happens most Sunday's mornings or when the occupants are out

I'm interested in knowing the safest parts of Ibadan. Just list them.

agarawu23:
ibadan cant be like lagos no matter the insecurity. lol i am abandoning lagos to settle in ibadan
hardlife too much for lag. hold up alone can shorten ones life

You must be a very strong man to survive 18 months. Or maybe youre not a real Lagos town boy

4nobody4every1:
True that,Lol, building a house is not rocket science, the baba mufus of the world are good, my late grandmothers house is more than 50 years old in the village and still standing, built by local artisans during her life time, no structural defect, just the regular cleaning and mopping of all the rooms and yet we have buildings in Nigeria built by quacks and it collapses within 3 or 4 years

Very correct. Even though Baba Mufu knew their limit and they never attempt to walk on water even though they have faith like water-melon.

In the 70s - 80s, only structures built by the river side normally collapse. Who can still remember "Omiyale in Ibadan" in the 80s. Today, we build on waterways, flood zone, swamps for fishing and even block drainages.

Baba mufus never do that. Who agree with me that Baba Mufu came from a generation with common sense.

Baba mufus will use planks instead of concrete for slab. They'll use carpets (budget class), terrazzo (mid-class) and Marble/Granite (high class) to finish their floors instead of tiles with 2" - 3" layers of screeding. They'll use Super 7 lightweight roofing sheet and lesser wood for roofing instead of "send down the rain" and other complexities we put on ourselves.


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erico2k2:
CheY na lst born dey ask big bros smthing then ask everyone else.so if last born get 6 seniors him go ask 6 people for money to go back school.
Guy your case don dey shift frm Left to conner of left.

That corner is called "left inside" It's a feminist corner where people spent time talking about problems instead of fixing them... just like a woman!

@ nextstep, this is for your next build. Use angle iron trusses instead of H and I-Beams. You won't be facing the challenges you are having presently.

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AZUH:
@erico how i go be last born ? watin yu come be ?

anikkyshaya:
Hello my brothers and uncle, thanks to everyone that have contributed to this thread one way or the others if u don't mind, I would like to enroll under dis house, for the past 4 weeks have been following this thread, am always scared to type because of my dramatica error of my grammar but today I say within my self that I most ! there's so much fun in the house, have learned so much from different areas from this group. This thread has aspire me to move on with my abandoned project and hopefully I will put it here on NL by God grace. More grace to you all, remember new student in d house. Thanks once again.

Anikishaya

What a good testimony! Welcome to the biggest joint/classroom on Nairaland. The Proprietor will soon be around to give you an induction course on how to swim the murky waters here.

Madam, nobody marks English here. If you like you got write for your local language.

@ erico2k2, Abeg no put madam for the same class with Mr AZUH o

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olapluto:
This is a rather frivolous generalisation. Ibadan is big. Some streets may have petty thieves, but Ibadan is still very very safe. Which area are you talking about.

Do you care to share some of the safe part of Ibadan? I may be interested to know those areas.

agarawu23:
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nextstep:
Thanks for this and the other proposals... I agree that this 4th solution might be the most economical, yet achieve the best result I'm looking for.

You're welcome. I'll send you close-up shot of the fascia cladding once I get it from my picture bank.

Oga ericko2k2, when did you and Proprietor (Hajji) admit new student (Chairman AZUH) to this college.

He's always threatening fellow students with LASTMA. He also said he will beat agarawu23 black and blue after closing bell ring.

KolaShangOne:
I tell people that Using a builder or an Engineer will only increase your cost a little but it pays off in the long run.

Nobody needs a builder if they can carry the liabilities and bear the risks involved.

Oga Kola, You're not an authority to mandate it for people to use a builder or professionals. Is it not the same Nigeria where we administer drugs as we like.

If all the building bodies sees no fault, why should you



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@ nextstep,

Proposed Solution 4 | Most Economical

Run 2 x 3 woods to the wall and get Aluminium fascia cladding like the one we did in the project pic below in 2012.

Fix it to the wood on the wall and the top part will be between the beam and the panel. Ensure it is properly fastened together to prevent water and wind.

You need a pro for that.

I wish Sir Farm1 can share the pics of his house where a similar design was done for him by my installer. It was a perfect job.
Oga, hope the thing no give any prob sha?

Nairaland data loss of 2014 wiped off a lot of beautiful projects.



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