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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by hamtabfawaz(m): 9:45am On Mar 03, 2022
EgunMogaji2:
On this POP issue. I’ll never use it again and will choose ready made gypsum boards.

1) Easier for repairs. For me.

2) Cleaner to install.

3) Regimented thickness throughout.

Only caveat is to watch out for potentially tainted Chinese ones.

Baba Egun & Cleanliness. grin cheesy

Morning Sir.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by bolu1986(m): 9:55am On Mar 03, 2022
FEGEITOK:


thanks for responding, at first I was worried that despite all the POP adverts, no one was stepping forward to address potential client questions.

Your answers have set you apart and I believe potential clients are taking note and your business will feel the impact.

Your guarantees are good enough for me to strongly consider POP with you as the installer.


A lots of installer usually cut corners . If pop is well done there is nothing to fear.. there are lot of adultrated cement out there .. the cheap one, you won't get a good result with those.. my current project in ado I had to import abs cement from Lagos!

Pop can absorbed a little bit of water and within time will dry off

Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by toyeoye(m): 9:56am On Mar 03, 2022
diordaves:


Polystyrene ke? Superior to POP? Polystyrene is a fire risk highly inflammable. It is a very dangerous ceiling solution. DO NOT GO THERE.

POP also has its many disadvantages, for 2 years and counting, polystyrene has not given me any reason to doubt.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by b2212(m): 10:10am On Mar 03, 2022
i saw somwhere Nigerite boards(those ones used for regular ceiling) were used and then screeded. Looks nice just like gypsum board.

Kloppo:



Wahala shocked
Back to nigerite board then
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by UC92: 10:45am On Mar 03, 2022
toyeoye:


This should be a thread of its own! This one even try, some plumbers are ignorant in this aspect. They just layout bathrooms any way they feel and will tell you that is the usual practice. I had to change the whole layout of all my bathrooms when I saw what a plumber did without inspection.
When you build without the requisite drawings, your workmen will have no choice but to do guesswork.
So the plumber may not be blamed entirely.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by UC92: 10:47am On Mar 03, 2022
Hatesin:
To our Structural Engineers and Builders, please what structural purpose do colums on the upper floor of one storey buildings serve?

Do they not constitute excessive load on the house as the ones on the ground floor should have provided adequate support to the upper floor?

The roof is a structural member, so it offers support to the roof too.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 11:05am On Mar 03, 2022
hamtabfawaz:


Baba Egun & Cleanliness. grin cheesy

Morning Sir.

To be fair I even fought with my custom home builder in Texas about cleanliness grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by InvertedHammer: 11:26am On Mar 03, 2022
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Can a three storey hotel with 60 rooms fit conveniently in a (4 plots of 50 x 100 each)?

Cc Egunmogaji2, n3xt, Spyder880, abdulwastecx, rotecch77

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by rotecch77(m): 11:44am On Mar 03, 2022
InvertedHammer:
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Can a three storey hotel with 60 rooms fit conveniently in a 4 plots of 5 x 100?

Cc Egunmogaji2, n3xt, Spyder880, abdulwastecx, rotecch77

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To me it will contain it perfectly ok, let’s assumed
-2 plot for the main hotel building
-1/2 plot for the service building area and the rest ( generator house, water treatment plant house, external store etc,
-1/2 plot for green area and swimming pole
- 1 plot for car park

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In other news watch out for the thread of this our ongoing renovation work (alteration of 5bdr duplex )

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by InvertedHammer: 11:46am On Mar 03, 2022
rotecch77:


To me it will contain it perfectly ok, let’s assumed
-2 plot for the main hotel building
-1/2 plot for the service building area and the rest ( generator house, water treatment plant house, external store etc,
-1/2 plot for green area and swimming pole
- 1 plot for car park

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I appreciate.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by folmus: 12:17pm On Mar 03, 2022
So, We did get the borehole drilling done. It was a turnkey @550k

It was around 65m.

@dapotemi
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by diordaves(m): 12:51pm On Mar 03, 2022
toyeoye:


POP also has its many disadvantages, for 2 years and counting, polystyrene has not given me any reason to doubt.

In the unlikely event of fire or electrical spark, polystyrene is a by product of crude oil (petrol) that will exacerbate the situation. This should be enough reason to doubt adopting polystyrene as a ceiling solution. Polystyrene is a choice albeit not a wise choice.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 1:07pm On Mar 03, 2022
diordaves:


In the unlikely event of fire or electrical spark, polystyrene is a by product of crude oil (petrol) that will exacerbate the situation. This should be enough reason to doubt adopting polystyrene as a ceiling solution. Polystyrene is a choice albeit not a wise choice.

Agreed.

Also my external poly ceiling fell off, but maybe due to faulty installation.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by uncleteeh(m): 1:34pm On Mar 03, 2022
leody:
Please I need a job please I'm jobless
What can you do?
What's your area of expertise?
Over here, it's people with handiwork that roll with the big boys and girls.
Are you a craftsman?

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by uncleteeh(m): 1:47pm On Mar 03, 2022
InvertedHammer:
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Can a three storey hotel with 60 rooms fit conveniently in a (4 plots of 5 x 100 each)?

Cc Egunmogaji2, n3xt, Spyder880, abdulwastecx, rotecch77

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The dimension of the plot is skeptical.
5x100 did you mean or you wanted to type 50x100?
In feet right?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Marlodah(m): 2:32pm On Mar 03, 2022
uncleteeh:

What can you do?
What's your area of expertise?
Over here, it's people with handiwork that roll with the big boys and girls.
Are you a craftsman?
Me too I'm looking for work ooo
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by PrimeQuay: 2:53pm On Mar 03, 2022
I believe the bathroom layout would have been sorted in the design phase. The shape of the bathroom will play a role in position of bathroom elements

So if you are saying the plumber worked without supervision, did he freestyle the job or follow the design.

In either case if you plan on living in the house, make sure you design to your taste.


toyeoye:


This should be a thread of its own! This one even try, some plumbers are ignorant in this aspect. They just layout bathrooms any way they feel and will tell you that is the usual practice. I had to change the whole layout of all my bathrooms when I saw what a plumber did without inspection.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by InvertedHammer: 3:42pm On Mar 03, 2022
uncleteeh:

The dimension of the plot is skeptical.
50x100 did you mean or you wanted to type 50x100?
In feet right?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by dongc(m): 4:57pm On Mar 03, 2022
diordaves:


In the unlikely event of fire or electrical spark, polystyrene is a by product of crude oil (petrol) that will exacerbate the situation. This should be enough reason to doubt adopting polystyrene as a ceiling solution. Polystyrene is a choice albeit not a wise choice.

There are too many people building with ICF today ..on YouTube too many hits. my friend is creating some acoustics roof insulation for company that solely builds icf blocks. are you saying that polystyrene isn't fire rated enough yet approved for housing ?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by sonnie10: 5:16pm On Mar 03, 2022
dongc:


There are too many people building with ICF today ..on YouTube too many hits. my friend is creating some acoustics roof insulation for company that solely builds icf blocks. are you saying that polystyrene isn't fire rated enough yet approved for housing ?


You remember the London apartment building fire? The polyethylene inside the ACM panels was cited as the “primary cause” of the spread of fire up the cladding. All these synthetic materials from crude oil are flammable. It is believed that polystyrene can quickly spread fire and is not suitable for aluminum composite cladding.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by dongc(m): 6:29pm On Mar 03, 2022
sonnie10:


You remember the London apartment building fire? The polyethylene inside the ACM panels was cited as the “primary cause” of the spread of fire up the cladding. All these synthetic materials from crude oil are flammable. It is believed that polystyrene can quickly spread fire and is not suitable for aluminum composite cladding.

I understand....polystyrene isn't made from crude oil...now they are making fire retardants models..(doesn't mean it wont burn or drip)...again it all depends in what you plan to achieve..they are not necessarily cheaper if you are looking to save cost...
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by twinskenny(m): 6:30pm On Mar 03, 2022
dongc:


I understand....polystyrene isn't made from crude oil...now they are making fire retardants models..(doesn't mean it wont burn or drip)...again it all depends in what you plan to achieve..they [/b]are not necessarily cheaper if you are looking to save cost...[b]


Exactly
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brandsoncharlie: 8:31pm On Mar 03, 2022
rotecch77:


To me it will contain it perfectly ok, let’s assumed
-2 plot for the main hotel building
-1/2 plot for the service building area and the rest ( generator house, water treatment plant house, external store etc,
-1/2 plot for green area and swimming pole
- 1 plot for car park

—————
In other news watch out for the thread of this our ongoing renovation work (alteration of 5bdr duplex )

Was there any underpinning for any part of the structure on this building during the ongoing renovation ?
If there's how was it done?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by bobkezel(m): 9:28pm On Mar 03, 2022
EgunMogaji2:
On this POP issue. I’ll never use it again and will choose ready made gypsum boards.

1) Easier for repairs. For me.

2) Cleaner to install.

3) Regimented thickness throughout.

Only caveat is to watch out for potentially tainted Chinese ones.
Sir, can you pls enlighten us on why you would never use pop again?

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 9:31pm On Mar 03, 2022
bobkezel:

Sir, can you pls enlighten us on why you would never use pop again?

I listed the reasons up there. Personal to me and I’m sure others might disagree.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by rotecch77(m): 9:35pm On Mar 03, 2022
brandsoncharlie:

Was there any underpinning for any part of the structure on this building during the ongoing renovation ?
If there's how was it done?
The question is, do we need underpinning. For this structure NO

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Bankyshinani(m): 9:51pm On Mar 03, 2022
I wish professionals in the house can help on this... A friend of my is planning to roof his 3bedroom flat.... He has arranged for the woodwork to be done but it remains covering it... We would like to know the cost of slate and aluminum needed to cover it ...
Please note that the dimension of the house is 30ft by 40ft and the kingpost of the roof is 3m high... It is very urgent .....please

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 9:56pm On Mar 03, 2022
Bankyshinani:
I wish professionals in the house can help on this... A friend of my is planning to roof his 3bedroom flat.... He has arranged for the woodwork to be done but it remains covering it... We would like to know the cost of slate and aluminum needed to cover it ...
Please note that the dimension of the house is 30m by 40m and the kingpost of the roof is 3m high... It is very urgent .....please

Omo oni roofing, won npe e o.

@money121

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by oduncojamaica(m): 10:10pm On Mar 03, 2022
Bankyshinani:
I wish professionals in the house can help on this... A friend of my is planning to roof his 3bedroom flat.... He has arranged for the woodwork to be done but it remains covering it... We would like to know the cost of slate and aluminum needed to cover it ...
Please note that the dimension of the house is 30m by 40m and the kingpost of the roof is 3m high... It is very urgent .....please

30m by 40m or 30ft by 40ft.
Firstly,do the roof wood work and call the roofer(Imran money121) and others to come for the measurement, by this you will know exact square meter of aluminum you needed.,
But if it's slate your carpenter will tell you the quantity you needed.

Let me allow Oga's at the Top to respond.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Bankyshinani(m): 10:16pm On Mar 03, 2022
oduncojamaica:


30m by 40m or 30ft by 40ft.
Firstly,do the roof wood work and call the roofer(Imran money121) and others to come for the measurement, by this you will know exact square meter of aluminum you needed.,
But if it's slate your carpenter will tell you the quantity you needed.

Let me allow Oga's at the Top to respond.
Sorry it is 30ft by 40ft
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by bobkezel(m): 10:37pm On Mar 03, 2022
I believe there are landlords in here that own houses with pop.. Pls can you guys share with us how long your pop has been running and your experience within the period.
Thank you.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by diordaves(m): 10:45pm On Mar 03, 2022
dongc:


There are too many people building with ICF today ..on YouTube too many hits. my friend is creating some acoustics roof insulation for company that solely builds icf blocks. are you saying that polystyrene isn't fire rated enough yet approved for housing ?


Polystyrene is formed when styrene meets with pentane. So what is Styrene and what is Pentane? See the attached.

A house built with ICF will struggle to find insurance in the UK today after the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. So many apartments in the UK cladded with polystyrene are practically worthless now. The flammable claddings were previously approved by the local authorities.

No. Polystyrene in homes in whatever form is not a wise decision.

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