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drBuqi:
Hello how many bags of cement did you use to tile the whole house and how much of other materials too were used?

I think i shared it in the thread already. Kindly check

Gallybounce:
Hello bro , just came across your thread
I just finished with the parapet and I think you’re right about being at the site with the workers. The parapet guy quoted 45 bags of cements and 45 cutter rods. Believe me, I bought 45 bags and he only used 25 bags for every thing.. I saved 20 bags already. I bought just 30 length of rods and it’ was enough .




That being said, I’m about to do the roofing and I also want to use stone coated shingles like yours.

My carpenter quotation is beyond my power. He justified it with original woods are expensive .

I want u to do me a favor.

Help me write out breakdown of the woods u used.
( my house is almost same thing as yours).

Even if the measurement is not the same, I’ll buy exactly like yours and if it’s not enough , I’ll buy more. I don’t want this people to overcheat me..

Give me the break down of the wood
How many 2by 3
How many 2by4
How many 2by6
How many 3 by 4
how many bags of nails.

Also is it compulsory for the carpenter to go buy it? How can I avoid buying fake woods?



I’ll be going to get it on Monday hopefully ..

And finally, how can I spot the original stone coated gerard? and is it advisable to go buy directly from factory ??


Finally he charged me 200k for roofing..

Pls help ..

Hi,
kindly go through the entire thread. I have broken down every thing as far as i could remember during my process.

Don't allow the carpenter to buy it.

Also, where are you located?

Does the 200k cover for both the wood work and shingles installation?

Gallybounce:
And also how mush did you spend in total for the Gerard .

I learned it’s now 3900/sqm

What else do I need to buy after buying the total square meters .

Which one is ridges and gutters?
I’m new into this. Pls . help break that down too

I think i already posted the grand total earlier on this thread.
My friend bought it 4,100 psqm last week.
You will need gutter and ridges.

seanwilliam:
via nairaland

I didn't get the mail.
Maybe you can send it via my website using the link in my signature.

seanwilliam:
I just sent you a pm boss. It’s very urgent ( it’s something relating to this thread) pls reply ..

I didn't get the email. Did you send it via Nairaland or via my website?

izzyboi:
No sir, that's the total budget. Would have gone for fb ads instead but there's no religious targeting again

That's too low to consider. But that's also not much to worry about. So you can give it a try.

izzyboi:
Hello Ojasweb

Please is there any point running ads with a ₦6000 naira budget on Google ads? Will I see any results?

That's like 10 dollars. Is that a daily budget? And yes, you could get result.

ITbomb:
You are blessed

After buying granite at 13500 per ton (up from 7k), I dey respect any landlord now even if na uncompleted building

It's really not an easy feast.

I have one incompleted rental apartments that i am not even motivated to complete it

Building a house is not easy not to talk about building to taste.

greenermodels:
good day sir, please, can you show me a picture of the TV stand?

Please check the thread i think i posted it already.

The number of checkpoints between roundabouts and Seme is outrageous, yet smuggling is booming?
I am even tired of driving along that route due to the stress of stopping every 30 seconds.

When Google ads launched smart shopping campaign in 2019, they always ask advertisers to switch their standard shopping ads to smart shopping.

I spoke with one of their support then and i told her while i usually don't switch to smart shopping, and i asked her why they keep asking everyone to use it despite the limitations.

According to her, when Google launch a new product, it is their duty to push it as much as they can. However, that doesn't guarantee that it will give you the best results in most cases.

In September 2021, Google launched Performance Max campaign and it is set to replace smart shopping campaign completely.
Now they are pushing it really hard.

But my issue with PMax is the low level of control and transparency. Additionally, it has very limited optimization choices.
It is not my thing to run ads without having control over where the ads show and how it show.
If you are a new Google ads user, you will regularly see this type of recommendations. If you don't have thorough understanding of how they work, i encourage you not to apply them.

In many cases, this new campaign types usually benefit advertisers with huge budget.
Do you have a lot of budget that you can throw at Google?
If yes, then you can keep applying every single recommendations in your account. Otherwise, stick with what you are familiar with that has been giving you good results.
Cheers!

Interlocking done!!!

Cost breakdown:

20 tons of granite (they call the size rice) at 280,000
40 tons of sand (120,000)
45,000 for pigment
35,000 for nylon
30,000 for diesel
Kebbs 36,000
Land compacting 50,000
Wheelbarrows rental 7,000
95 bags of cement (380,000)
Production (ends at 201,600)
Installation (ends at 135,000)

Total = 1,319,600

greenermodels:
Good day, threads like yours gives faith that one can still make it here, more blessings. Please, how much have you spent on the entire project so far?

At the time i moved in in December, i have spent 14M+. I just finished installing interlocking and it costs approximately 1.4M

Also i just finished my gate which costs 450k.

I finished fencing this year (excluding the security wire).

In all it should be around 17M.

AmandaLuv:
[b][/b]Congratulations on the progress of your house sir.

Please could you tell me what this type of iron rod could be used in building project? The rod is not long but very heavy.

I have over 50 pieces of it and the owner says I can take it.
Is it useless or I should keep it?

I'll allow professionals to comment on this because I don't think we use any iron rod of this length.

FloraEbi:
Please I am in need of a bricklayer for a job at Epe Lagos
Please can you share me the contact of the bricklayer that worked on your house?
Thanks

The bricklayers are in Badagry here. Would it be more economical for you to bring them from afar?

ebenezary:
Good day, @ojasweb, l bought your courses few weeks ago, please what is the BETTER minimum l can start with google ads? for a new site without conversion tracking set up and no traffic ?

No better recommendations for the budget. Your overall budget and goals should influence your daily ads spend. However you could start with $10 per day.

febble:
does the 700,000 include the roofing sheet?

Not at all. My roofing sheets and gutters was 1.5M

Carmal90:
Thanks..
I know aesthetically, interlocking beat normal flooring, I don't just like how interlock accomodate weed.
.well-done sir

I think weed will be minimal due to the presence of underlay nylon.

Carmal90:
Well-done sir.
Pls, any reason why you choose interlock to normal flooring?

I personally do not have any specific reason but my brother advised not to do normal flooring.
Also the horticulturist i brought also advised to use interlocking. He talked about the nature of the area and subsequent maintenance.

Interlocking production

Let me update this thread since i have not completed the exterior as at the last time i posted

So far i have raised the fence, completed the septic tank, and sand filled the compound.

Rough breakdown:

7 trips of 20 tons for sandfilling. Each at 35,000 Naira.
The guys do the sand filling collected 10,000 per trip.

The fence is done in stages, hence I can't recollect the cost.

Plastering the fence:

22 bags of cement.
10 tons of plaster sand.
Workmanship - 63,000 Naira

Currently working on the interlocking.

The total square metres of the area to interlock is 337sqm.

Materials needed for the interlocking:

20 tons granite 1/4* inch (also called rice) - 285,000 Naora
95 bags of cement (4000 per bag)
40 tons of sharp sand. 120,000 Naira
30 litres of pigment - 45,000 Naira
30,000 Nylon
30 litres of diesel - 650 per litre.

Workmanship:
600 per sqm for production.
300 per sqm for installation.

Machine rental for compacting the soil (30,000 Naira).

mastercee:
Great one Bro! Your thread is really informative. Does this business target the Nigerian market?

The target is the US

I was first a blogger, then a copywriter for a year.
I have been helping businesses across the world develop strategies, setup, optimize and manage Google ads since 2015, and that's what i still do today.

lukay007:
Good morning Ojasweb I have gone through your post and your post are really good and informative. Please I just joined online marketing space and I run FB ads mostly until recently that Facebook not decided to frustrate life out people with the way they ban account left and right. So I decided to give Google ads a short and it has been crazy because I have never run any ads on Google before and it keep showing payment suspicious after finished creating my campaign. Please can you tell me what I'm doing wrong. And I have gone through your thread here where you said it could be that someone had owed Google in the past without paying but I haven't ran ads on Google before.

Thanks as I await your response sir because they have suspended about 4 of my ads account that I created and I have tried 3 different cards.

They didn't accept UBA prepaid card
They didn't accept Eversend virtual card
They didn't accept Barter virtual dollar card too

If you have never owed them and you are experiencing this, the best thing to do is to contact support and submit detailed information about what happened. If you need to do so, the first account that got suspended is the best one to contact them from.

From December 9th, 2021, to April 30th, 2022.
12,131 orders.
Check the screenshot for the net sales.
Over 96% conversions from Google ads.
Coolie!!!
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Hailleys:
Can we easily connect sir?
I will like to have some fruitful discussion with you.

Sure. You can see my contact details on my website.

ibiso1986:
Hello Aja.. your posts has been very helpful.
I'm a digital marketer and I've been running Ads campaign / Google my business optimization for the past 4 years.. I've never had payment issues until this week. Seems Google Ads no longer accept naira cards.. Do you suggest I open a dollar account with Zenith and if I succeed, do I need to open another Ad account or add the dollar card or detail to my existing account?

Oh, did you meant to write Ojas? That will be better, not Aja.

As regards your question, YES, you can get a dollar card and use it for the same account.

It will work. You don't need to create a new account since the current one is not suspended.

ebenezary:
and when l try to download the bonus 1 too after about 265MB, the file was not thorugh

I updated your order. Let me know when you have been able to download the courses.

I just unboxed my Google partners rewards.

I love them both.

The delivery speed is impressive.

No single payment from me. Not even shipping fee.

More rewards on the way.

By the way, do you still need anyone to convince you that i am the Google ads specialist you can trust?

My display advertising mastery is still selling at discount price.

My service fee now starts at 300,000 per month.

You don't want to with amateur who uses your money to play kite without giving you the desired results.

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CHoccolaTE:
So you have Lexus but to spend 3k is hard for you?

Nairaland boys and lies sef.

What is your point?
I have lexus and i have on occasions go out with my woman and spend less than 3k.

Must he be spending 25k all the time because he has Lexus?

See terrible thinking.

Excerpt from my new book

In 2017, I created a classified ads website similar to . The name of the website was sellersng.com. Since I know about Google ads and I can handle the advertisement by myself, I built the website to provide an alternative platform for business owners to sell more of their products and services and also provide another source of income for me.

I went to approach car dealers and real estate agents to list their offers on the website for free on agreement to share commission from sales that come via the website. None of the people I approached agreed to list their offers. It was one excuse or another.

I also approached some of my Facebook friends who are in the ecommerce niche to list their products for free while I handle the advertisement without any commitment from them. They never respond. I decided to use my money to run ads to encourage people to list their offers on the platform.

I was earning my regular income from my Google ads services, and I started putting my income on Google to advertise the classified ads website. Within a period of five months, I had spent one million Naira on advertising. What did I get in return?

Junk listings. Spamming, and scammers looking for who to scam. These people even made managing the website a hell for me. I learnt a big lesson and I dumped the website.

ghostwritter:
Almost everyday I'm tempted to google "How do a young man in this Buhari era make money legitimately online" but it seems everyone online is also waiting to scam you. This world na jungle, man must eat man to survive. I'm certain I will make it online legitimately by God's grace.
Affiliate Marketers how market?

Sadly not everyone online is waiting to scam people. However, most people don't believe in the process unless you sugarcoat it and promise them ridiculous results.

My entire journey online has been 100% legitimate and i can say i am doing well for myself.