₦airaland Forum

kopell:
Hummm, which kind of thinking is this? Most everyone be poor? Who is rubbing what on your face? I beg no the hate oooo. Everything na time. When blocks are sold for 20 kobo and land sold for 150 naira some people still cant build house. Today the children of those people then, are buying land for 200millon and building houses of 750millon. Please STOP thinking that way, that pressured and evil thinking will not change anything ooo, na God be that. Matter of fact the more you hate, more blessing come those people way. Please focus on yourself and wait for your time. God will open the door for you too I pray.

debeey87:
Electrician is asking for 10mm copper cable for connection between meter and distribution board or changeover. Load won't exceed 3air conditioner, cooker units, water heater(future use) and all the regular lighting points, sockets.

Can American Wire gauge 2 or 6.54mm do the same job? Thank you.

Cc: Topsy, twinskenny

MrDraey:
Thank you all for your advices.

Although I have fixed both the front and back doors, also installed burglary protectors at the front and back, installed window protector and installed windows...

I won't be cabling now because I cannot trust the environment just yet.

Maybe when I'm close to moving in, I'll run the cables together with fittings.

redgem:
I have jejely gone back to my lane...

dapotemi:
I'll rather concentrate on the "humor" part of her/his statement and laugh it off, well exactly what i did!

But you, you seems rather too serious with your response. Be drinking water you hear.

topsy23:
10mm cable is okay. Don't use American standard size compare Nigeria cable size.

I did a DNA lab about 4/5years ago, the design was done in US and what they specified for lighting 10mm cable, 25mm for socket. We have to do a zoom meeting with Electrical designer for him to understand our cable rating and also localized their drawings to suit what we want.

10mm is okay sir

debeey87:
Electrician is asking for 10mm copper cable for connection between meter and distribution board or changeover. Load won't exceed 3air conditioner, cooker units, water heater(future use) and all the regular lighting points, sockets.

Can American Wire gauge 2 or 6.54mm do the same job? Thank you.

Cc: Topsy, twinskenny

debeey87:
Electrician is asking for 10mm copper cable for connection between meter and distribution board or changeover. Load won't exceed 3air conditioner, cooker units, water heater(future use) and all the regular lighting points, sockets.

Can American Wire gauge 2 or 6.54mm do the same job? Thank you.

Cc: Topsy, twinskenny

topsy23:
But remember you have to run the cables before POP. Cabling and POP can be done same time. It will be difficult to run the cable after closing up the ceiling ..

MrDraey:
Oh, really... I thought I could still run cable after POP installation.

sonnie10:
They have used about 1250 bags of cement before getting to plastering with about .. So far, adding the 450 ( 180 for outside and 270 for inside) for plastering brings the total to about 1700 bags.. It is just a duplex with penthouse

This is the approx breakdown
Note that it has about 48 columns ( Pilars)
To give you idea about the size, 550 pieces of 12mm were used for first and 430 pieces of 12mm for the penthouse decking.

Foundation 100 bags
DPC 180 bags ( there was waste here)
Ground floor block setting 150 bags ( including pillars)
First decking 160 bags
First floor block setting 150 bags (including Pillars)
Second decking 120 bags
Second floor block setting 100 bags
Parapet 120 ( for both floors)
Total about 1280 bags plastering not included.

Rany4all:
You could, but you'd probably spend more on labour.

kopell:
Oh okay 1280 bags of cements without plastering not bad. With something similar raft foundation alone swallow 340 bags, plastering in and out, window hoods, fence plastering another 580 bags. I lost count on all deckings pillars and block setting, the Engineer is reading, he may remember. At a point I just won’t count again. Don’t want to even talk about TMT rods tonnage. Not a joke at all.

MrDraey:
Oh, really... I thought I could still run cable after POP installation.

sonnie10:
These figures you are throwing around like this, just know that some people live close to electric transformer. To avoid story that touch.

My hand no dey there!


Remember, we don’t entertain big men here.

Rany4all:
Asphalt vs interlocking stones vs concrete (stamped or plain) for a residential driveway...Which would you prefer and why? I'm currently leaning towards asphalt for my project (when I get to that stage), but I'd love to get alternative opinions, especially with regards to cost and durability, thanks.

topsy23:
10mm cable is okay. Don't use American standard size compare Nigeria cable size.

I did a DNA lab about 4/5years ago, the design was done in US and what they specified for lighting 10mm cable, 25mm for socket. We have to do a zoom meeting with Electrical designer for him to understand our cable rating and also localized their drawings to suit what we want.

10mm is okay sir

twinskenny:
Go with 10mm he is right... and make sure you get Nigeria wire

coldcandy:
When designing/building, always make allowance for the future.
One day u may decide to add one a/c, one heater, etc. It will be more costly and inconvenient to overhaul the cables then.
So use the 10mm

MrDraey:
Oh, really... I thought I could still run cable after POP installation.

Rany4all:
Asphalt vs interlocking stones vs concrete (stamped or plain) for a residential driveway...Which would you prefer and why? I'm currently leaning towards asphalt for my project (when I get to that stage), but I'd love to get alternative opinions, especially with regards to cost and durability, thanks.

coldcandy:
When designing/building, always make allowance for the future.
One day u may decide to add one a/c, one heater, etc. It will be more costly and inconvenient to overhaul the cables then.
So use the 10mm