₦airaland Forum

bebe2:
thanks bro,
i heard dis is mostly done in yoruba lands. but still abit sceptical.
i just want it to be a game room, something to get my boys excited wen we talk about nigeria.
i cant afford a concrete decking and it wont fit in with a bungalow.

since its just a room it shouldn't cost much, it really depends on your design and it will fit with a bungalow once the roof is high.

spyder880:
Oga fhemmmy, I am still on the trail of this man that drew the house plans and probably built the house. I went to the house today and was only able to trace the head of the boys doing the POP but he told me he doesn't know who built the house, he said the house structure was done by a different contractor who has since left the site before he got this contract for finishing.
I even called up my architect to look at these pictures and he assured me he can draw them if he can spend like 30 minutes inside this house taking notes.

That's the best thing to do make your architect chop, why chase one man around.

bebe2:
hi guys,
i really want your opinion on this.
i want to start building my house in benin city, its a 5 bedroom bungalow. i am seriously thinking of making it a dormer bungalow so the kids can use it as their living room or games room. this is very common in the uk and america butno one innigeria seem to agree with the idea becos the decking is going to be made of wood. do you have any idea of this in nigeria? its getting very fustrating to get my point across to my architect and others. its there a negative or positive to this idea? pls help.

I understand what you want perfectly, i think the problem is using wood in Nigeria they are not favorable i don't no why they, may be for safety reason
in case of fire, or they belief wood can't stand the test of time, well go with the flow use concrete then you can use wooden flooring as finishing; and the your architect a bungalow with a pent house.

am alone how much is cement @ your end

nwakaibe:
Dangote crashes cement price Obajana N1350, Gboko 1350 . Rushing to my village to build

Great news!

what is the size of the plot, and what infrastructure is available.

Guys I have just notice that the houses above has gutter roof that does not serve the purpose, a gutter roof should have pipes connected to it to  allow water flow to the drainage, those pics above don't have pipes.

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we will wait for him to give full account, but you know that not so many can do what you and brabus are doing here trust is a very rare thing in 9ja forget what ever industry, you have to shine your eyes.

spyder880:
Hey, don't go there!
The two of them may be victims of the same scam, what if the brother don't know the difference between the quality of materials and has also been duped by the material seller? And even if the brother came back from abroad, he may still be cleaned out like his brother/sister?

so you agree that it still goes down to the same thing some one scam someone.

am sure if he feels is money was well spent he won't hala out

spyder880:
In every venture, people lose money, every sector sef, bad eggs are everywhere, and I will tell you the truth, 6m may not fill some waterlogged sites, the guy didn't tell us if his land was 1 hectare, or if the water was 6 foot high!

bad eggs in 9ja are more than the good ones, 1 hectare land you dey make me laugh.

what about standards, buying inferior materials etc etc

braus

yes i support give your project to professionals if they dupe you you can call efcc, not family if one mess up don't trust the other one because they do talk to each other.

its not about not trusting everyone, the guy as to go home if he can, you and i know even those present  still lose money, talk less of some one thousands of miles away. come on 6m for foundation na juju man.

spyder

I have to agree with am alone on this one, i read the other thread about the guy who gave money to his family and was done a one chance.

ol boy no eat the bush meat you find on that site alone o!

First, we would like you to tell us the layout of the 5 rooms, what materials your client requested?
how you intend to proceed with the project and the delivery time.

jerryben12:
Please what is the phone number of these block sellers? Do you have any contacts?

Try these guy Akoho 08034047099 @ Ikorodu he sell cement for 2k, blocks good price too.

sunnyjz:
is 605k too much for just a foundation for a 4bedroom bungalow??/ and is 525k too much for a foundation for a two wings of two bedroom flat? plkease help me urgently and wish one will be more profitable.

i don't know your location but for 2 wings of two bedroom I would say you will need over 525k.

MolarMols:
Can you please let me know where your site is, The last quote i got for 9" block is 170. Mine is at Abijo area after Ajah. Contact details will be very helpful.


Thanks

site is in Ikorodu, far from you but i heard that price at ajah is N1950K,(trader's tip) i will say wait till next week when they might have sold the cement they bought at high price.

Hi guy

Just to let you know that the price of cement is going down, i got dangote for N2000 per bag in ikorodu.
i also bought 9" blocks for N130 and 6" for N115, make sure you really bargain before buying; price should fall further next week.

stay blessed.

the land lord might prefer a yoruba person, that doesn't mean you should put it up there.
Think about what you are doing to your business, be professional people cant see the
landlord you are the first point of contact, how do we no tomorrow you won't say non-yoruba only.

[quote author=prince_onx link=topic=606079.msg8248589#msg8248589 date=1304386409]Am Alone how I go take come know your own house this one wey everybody want your same floor plan.[/quote]Photocopy no fit be like original! except they drag him and his work men then they go get same thing.

The thing with building to sell is you have to be prepared to wait a while for the sale of your property,
except you can sell of plan which requires convincing prospective buyers. knowing your target market will help
get a quick sale. I believe you need a good negotiation skill in order to source quality materials at a cheaper rate
so as to give your buyers a superb home.

^^^
Very good your house is all most ready, few more millions and a bottle moet

[b][b]Building houses for rent is not a good business[/b] [/b]because it will take you a very long time to recover your investment. And as a result,
people I no who goes into it, build to sell. It is always better. Now if you build a house with inferior materials, you don't expect the buyer
to give you all those millions just like that - do you?
[quote][/quote]Am alone

I disagree with the highlighted statement rental properties is one of the best business anywhere on the planet, as a young guy look into it your grand children will thank you( imagine you have 4 flat of 5 unit on Lagos road, where you are now how much will the rent be in 5-10 years time.

remember the population of lagos is growing as people come in they will look for rental, when there are fewer land to buy where will they turn to.

Am Alone:
Olubuffett, I only come here to share some experience so that people can learn from it. . . .
I no come here come criticize(at least, not anymore!)
The house wey I dey build, NA MY HOUSE!!! I NO DEY BUILD AM FOR ANYBODY
I DEY DO FOR MYSELF WETIN I THINK SAY BEST FOR ME!!! OR SHEY NA CRIME
FOR PERSON TO GET PASSION FOR QUALITY & FOR PERSON TO GET TASTE
DIFFERENT PEOPLE DEY OPEN THIS THREAD EVERYDAY, SOME FIT GBADU MY STYLE
WHY SOME FIT FEEL SAY NA WASTE OF MONEY!!!!
SOME ARE RICH, SOME ARE SUPPER RICH!!!!
SO NOW I GO PUT ROOF FOR MY HOUSE ORNA GO STILL TALK?
OKAY, COME COMOT AM MAKE YOU PUT ALUMINUN    

Am alone  I was just trying to pull your legs no offence intended, you no fit take joke?

spyder880:
Ha! Am alone is really back with a bang.
Here we go again, talking about which materials we think are better, but once again, I will add that this is a matter of choice, so that those of us who cannot afford N1.6m will not roof their house. Please go on and use aluminium tiles if you think thats what you can afford. Zink is even good and has been known to last for 100 years.
Am not saying stone step tiles is not very good, but lets not make it sound as if people has been living in inferior houses just because they used aluminium. And going by the dynamic industry we operate in naija, stone step tiles will become 'old fashioned' in a few months time.

While stone step tiles is good, hope his neighbor won't plant a mango tree stretching over is roof.

kuntash:
in all, its fair to deduce that an average decent 3 or 4 bedroom bungalow can be finished with 4M excluding cost of land purchase in Lagos as @ today,  

am I right or right?  

I will say 4m is possible including land you just have to go far you can still get land for 200k in Epe and some part of Ikorodun

spyder880:
I also play the stock market, but dont have much holdings as before the crash. I will still enter when I get ready.

Its Good we have people of like minds here. but I must say this is the best time to build your holdings.

^^^ you have to give it up to manie and his family, on teachers salary to build that, God bless him.
the problem with most Nigeria's is that most lack proper planning hence they don't see opportunities
around them, they don't want to start small, want to live in a mansion.

spyder

That will be good, but what of other part of the country places like lagos and abuja where cost are high.

spyder

i pray your dream happen hastily quickly without warning, as yours will also fulfill another person's dream.