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spyder880:
Still making new blocks on the ground while doing the second decking........

Oga Spyder , how many blocks ( 9 inchs) did you use for the block work from German floor to decking?

NairaBaba:
Budget ₦4,500 - ₦5,000 per 100 blocks

For Lintel get quotation from Carpenters. Budget ₦ 5,000- ₦ 7,000 per Flat.

Oga nairababa,
If you paid carpenter over 100k for decking work then why would the take 7k per flat on lintel and adjourning column work?My carpenter is asking for 40k for all the form work at block stage. Is that a good price. My iron bender is asking for 55k for all the iron work in the column and lintel for the two flats. Is that a good price?
It is a twin flat 3 bedroom each, two story building, but I literarily just completed my german floor. Please help

NairaBaba:
Budget ₦4,500 - ₦5,000 per 100 blocks

For Lintel get quotation from Carpenters. Budget ₦ 5,000- ₦ 7,000 per Flat.

Please can I gave a break down of material and labour for block work and lintel. Thanks

NairaBaba:
25K is for Lintel and associated columns done at time of casting the lintel.

The Coulums reinforcement Iron bars were done in piecemeal, we paid per amount of work done daily. A good guide to how much you pay Artisans ( Carpenters, Bricklayers, Iron bender etc ) is ₦3,000 per day work. Labourers ( Mallams ) ₦ 1500-₦2000 per day work. The amount of work to be done is often contentious. From my experience contract is better. Negotiate the amount of work to be done and the price before commencement

Thanks. How much should I budget for block work and lintel work complete. Can I have a break down of your costing for the block work stage please.

NairaBaba:
For the first floor a total 4,700-5,000 9'' block were used. 4,500 Naira per 100 block charged as mason labour ( Bricklayer 3,000 Naira, Labourer--1,500 Naira ).

For Lintel the Carpenter collected 25,000 Naira . For columns casting Bricklayer ( mason ) collects 4,000 Naira,------- Labourer ( Mallams ) 2,00-3,000 naira per day depending on amount of casting done.

Thanks Naira baba,

Please how much should I expect to pay the iron bender?
Does the 25k carpenter include columns?

NairaBaba:
Borehole, water storage tanks, and building plan.

Please can you give us a break down of the labour cost involved in the block work to lintel.my project is at this stage and I will appreciate support to help me negotiate with workers.

Mason labour -
Carpenter form work-
Iron bender for all lintel, columns and pillars-
Labourers casting columns and lintel -

[quote author=Muyesky][/quote]muyesky,you did not mention laterite?how any trips did you make to fill the foundation?

[quote author=Muyesky][/quote]Oga Muyesky are you serious?nice work bro. Please can you break down cost stage by stage for clarity. God bless you

Aventures: Pics of block work to lintel level.
Also the lintel work is ongoing and some of this pics show the work ongoing on lintel.

Oga Aventures/gurus in the house. Please help comment and vet this material estimate for a three bedroom twin bungalow( semi detached). I need your help please as I be complete JJC but with high learning ability.


list of material for foundation




1. 28 PIECES OF 2X2X12 SOFT WOOD

2. 1/2 BAG OF 2 INCHES NAIL

3. 1/2 BAG OF 3 INCHES NAIL

4. 5 BOUNDLES OF PEG

5. 3532 PIECES OF BLOCKS

6. 2 TRIPS OF SHARPS SAND

7. 2 TRIPS OF LOCAL STONES

8. 30 BAGS OF CEMENT




FOR OVERSITE CONCRETE OR GERMAN FLOOR

1. 40 BAGS OF CEMENT

2. 4 TRIPS OF SHARPS SAND

3. 4 TRIP OF LOCAL STONE

4. 15 TRIPS OF LATERITE

5. 18 PIEACES OF 1X12X12 SOFT BOARD

spyder880: Don't mind me, please resend and I will accept, thanks.

Oga spyder Abeg wetin be your bbm pin? Me wan add you too

spyder880: Pegging the land, digging might start by tomorrow.

I report to class sir. God will see you through. Looking forward to the start of your foundation and materials required and quantity.

[quote author=Aventures]abidoyventures@gmail.com[/quote

Oga Avenures, I still dey wait your reply sir. Thanks Abeg

Aventures: abidoyventures@gmail.com

Oga Aventures, I've sent it. Please check your email. You are blessed.

Aventures: yes this building is twin bungalow of 3 and 2 bedroom flats. The size of this structure is big enough to contain twin bungalow of 3 bedroom flat each. in this case we give the three bedroom a very large space to make the 3 brm executive flat. If you check previous pages u ll get some info on our material usag. If you have your drawing ready pros in da house can help you come up with a costing.

Oga Aventures you are God sent. Abeg help me comment on this plan ( 3 bedroom semi detached bungalow). Please I need help with the materials needed for foundation and quantity. Please what is your email so I can forward plan, having difficulties uploading here

yemi313: [b]For 1 full plot of land.
All Professional QS and Construction Management Engineers like myself do it like this to calculate the total number of blocks we will use which will serve as #1 basis for other materials, and calculations.

1. Calculate the number of square feet in the fence walls. Multiply the length times the height of each wall. Then add up the results. For example, for a 60-by-120-foot fence, with walls 10 feet high, you have two walls that are 60-by-10 feet and two walls that are 120-by-10 feet. This gives you a total of 3600 square feet.

2. Now, we should consider the gates or entrance that will be left out and which are usually 16ft wide, and 10ft high, giving us a total of 160sq ft. Minus 160sq ft from 3600sq ft, giving us a net wall area of 3440 sq ft.

3. Find out how many 6 or 9 inches blocks fit into a sq ft by the net wall area. Both are about the same lenght, but just differ in thickness, and a sq ft will take 0.85 block. Meaning that a sq ft will take about a whole block. Now, multiply 0.85 x 3600, that gives us = 3,060 pieces of blocks.

PS: This just for blocks to be laid on casted rafted frame work for our fence if the land is dry.

B.

In Lay Man's Language, we will need"

1. 3060 pcs of 6x6 blocks (plus 5% which is an extra 153 extra block, because you will have broken ones) = 3213 pcs x 130 Naira = #417,690.

2. For a simple fence work, 100 blocks = 1 bag of cement x 32.13 plus, extra bags used for foundational work and concrete works that serves as reinforcement = 52 bags of cement x #1800 (depending on cement quality and location) = #93,600

3. For Iron rod I've always calculated 70 leghts for every fence.
Calcultion is far more complex, so wont go into it, therefore 70 lenght of 12mm rod = 70x1300 = #51,000 (plus binding wires and rings) = #55,000

4. Hey, lets not forget the woods that would be used for the framework, we need that too. Meaning, for every single pillars in the wall, you need 4 pcs of 2x4, and 4 pcs of 1x12, my detailed estimation, puts woods within #15,000

5. Sand (4 trucks 10 tonnes each), granite (1 truck 20 tonnes). Prices varies, but one truck of granite is #100,000 firm down here, and 4 trucks of sand makes #80,000 making it a complete total of #180,000

6. Finally, the gate which varies a lot. We have plain sheets, which wont last more than 10 years if superbly coated. And checkered plates which will last longer than your house if well coated. For some uninformed reasons, 90% of homes ive seen use plain sheet, and a gate of such value cost from #70,000 upwards, depending on the wrought iron designs on it. The best gate is checkered gate, and the cheapest with less design goes for around #150,000

7. Now, add up the cost of transporting the materials to the building site. If its close to where building materials are, I am guessing #15,000 most. If not, God help you.


If an individual like me handle it, I happily charge you #150,000 for my charges if the land is dry. I will go higher depender on the level of the water content of your land.

So, simple estimation for a dry land gate = #1,075,690

PS: Larimo, you cant get a useful estimate for your kind of waterlodged property this way. Why? 1, it is water-lodged, and 2. it is rainy season (the best and worst time to build within such area). Would have love to volunteer coming over to check your property water level and give you a meaningful quote, but im in PH right now and im loving it here. Best of luck bro.[/b]

Yemi, well done. Please can you give me the breakdown for a 2 units of 3 bedroom bungalow: foundation, body, roofing etc. please please please

Aventures: Block work raised to lintel level all round as at of today, more pix later, we sre alredy gathering momentum for lintel work to roof level. May God help us..

My Oga Aventures, please advice. Is this a twin bungalow or a detached one. Please what materials and quantity do I need for two units of 3 bedroom bungalows joined at the middle( semi detached). Please help.