ollykay619:
Goo day house, please help me look into the quotation given to me by my bricklayer for twin flat of 3 bedroom


Digging - 100,000
Foundational concrete (blinding) - 80,000
Setting of block (foundation to German level) - 100,000
Filling and pressuring (compacting) - 80,000
German floor concrete - 120,000

This looks too cheap for workmanship.
I hope you get a quality job in return.

yemi2plus:


Thank you everyone for your opinion on my mini flats design.

Based on the feedback received here, we adjusted the long bathroom and created an area where gas or generator can be placed.

The first image is the previous drawing and the second is the revised drawing.

What do you think of this adjustment?

This looks great.
But for thorough comfortability, why not change the dinning to the living area, the dinning is enjoying more air ventilation and no much time is spent there.
Compromises are necessary sometimes for full functionality.

money121:

We only handle the roofing part..

I'm talking about the roofing part only excluding the wood work and whole of building.

Quick Question:
I would like to know if it is adviseable to travel to Turkey or China just to buy materials needed for finishing phase of our 4 units of 5 bedroom Terraces? We are thinking of this option for two reasons
1. Quality
2. cost.

If you've taken this route before, pls share your experience.

Thanks

3strikes!!!

3strikes:
Quick Question:
I would like to know if it is adviseable to travel to Turkey or China just to buy materials needed for finishing phase of our 4 units of 5 bedroom Terraces? We are thinking of this option for two reasons
1. Quality
2. cost.

If you've taken this route before, pls share your experience.

Thanks

3strikes!!!

buying in bulk? Use sea freight will be cheaper

uncleteeh:

This looks too cheap for workmanship.
I hope you get a quality job in return.

Why is this cheap?
Digging - 100,000
Foundational concrete (blinding) - 80,000
Setting of block (foundation to German level) - 100,000
Filling and pressuring (compacting) - 80,000
German floor concrete - 120,000


Please give me the number of services to deep and cast foundation concrete services 10 @3k5-------35k
Two bricklayer @4k5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9k
setting 12000 blocks @ 60 come to--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72K
Filing --not sure
Casting German floor let us say 13 services @4k --------------------------------------------------------------52k
4 bricklayers @5K-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20k

twinskenny:
buying in bulk? Use sea freight will be cheaper

Nobody brings building materials , tiles , doors , plasterboard etc by air

lightning accessories , yes

uncleteeh:

This looks too cheap for workmanship.
I hope you get a quality job in return.

If this is workmanship alone, it's ok

rmx:


Nobody brings building materials , tiles , doors , plasterboard etc by air

lightning accessories , yes

Please is it advisable to buy tiles, electricals like wires, lightnings from China?

ollykay619:
Goo day house, please help me look into the quotation given to me by my bricklayer for twin flat of 3 bedroom


Digging - 100,000
Foundational concrete (blinding) - 80,000
Setting of block (foundation to German level) - 100,000
Filling and pressuring (compacting) - 80,000
German floor concrete - 120,000

If this is just the charges fo4 workmanship, it's ok nd alright at that prices

rmx:


Nobody brings building materials , tiles , doors , plasterboard etc by air

lightning accessories , yes

you are right sir, unless someone is using a third party shipping agent.. someone might regret it. clearing at the port is something else.. a client regretted doing this.. paid more than what he bargain for

redgem:

Please is it advisable to buy tiles, electricals like wires, lightnings from China?

Buy wires here , if Possible buy everything here if your volume is small , from what I see you are building your home

twinskenny:


you are right sir, unless someone is using a third party shipping agent.. someone might regret it. clearing at the port is something else.. a client regretted doing this.. paid more than what he bargain for

Even with agent , Everything is crazy right now , Port congestion, valuation , demurrage, extortion ,PRs , haulage cos of diesel , fed ops

Just cleared 2 40hq container some weeks back , paid above way above what i budgeted and negotiated , but we move , still worth it for me

The best route for some might be console at 220k par cbm

3strikes:
Quick Question:
I would like to know if it is adviseable to travel to Turkey or China just to buy materials needed for finishing phase of our 4 units of 5 bedroom Terraces? We are thinking of this option for two reasons
1. Quality
2. cost.

If you've taken this route before, pls share your experience.

Thanks

3strikes!!!

Bros don’t waste your money and time, anything you need is in Naija look around and ready to pay for quality. Otherwise your landing cost will x3, those dealers know they way through every corner to cut cost and still make profit. You most understand this guys buy 10 -15 containers at time with huge discount from manufacturers.

3strikes:
Quick Question:
I would like to know if it is adviseable to travel to Turkey or China just to buy materials needed for finishing phase of our 4 units of 5 bedroom Terraces? We are thinking of this option for two reasons
1. Quality
2. cost.

If you've taken this route before, pls share your experience.

Thanks

3strikes!!!

Might be better you buy locally , cdk is there , imported Spanish / Italian dey

There are games and tricks regular importers play , reducing value , sending containers to specific terminals where they have prearranged settlement discussion , bringing other lighter goods on top of tiles , outright wrong description etc
Last time I imported tiles was about 6 years ago , it had 20% levy apart from duty and vat . Do your analysis wella , brought in 5 containers then , brought in all doors , windows , fitted Kitcken , was for multiple flat project, naira was maybe 200plus then , nija don spoil sha

rmx:


Even with agent , Everything is crazy right now , Port congestion, valuation , demurrage, extortion ,PRs , haulage cos of diesel , fed ops

Just cleared 2 40hq container some weeks back , paid above way above what i budgeted and negotiated , but we move , still worth it for me

The best route for some might be console at 220k par cbm

My client bought tiles for like 4m with other stuffs to he spent more than triple clearing them with other goods... the headache, time wasted etc no be small he later regretted not buying from here

rmx:


Might be better you buy locally , cdk is there , imported Spanish / Italian dey

There are games and tricks regular importers play , reducing value , sending containers to specific terminals where they have prearranged settlement discussion , bringing other lighter goods on top of tiles , outright wrong description etc
Last time I imported tiles was about 6 years ago , it had 20% levy apart from duty and vat . Do your analysis wella , brought in 5 containers then , brought in all doors , windows , fitted Kitcken , was for multiple flat project, naira was maybe 200plus then , nija don spoil sha

Those are their masters games, can’t take that away from them, they are business men and women that knows their game wall. Anyway Naija no good Naija no many still making their money in billions there. Just yesterday someone just bought 8 sent of 4 bedrooms attached duplex in Lekki for hundreds of millions naira in cash. How many can do that from diaspora.

kopell:
Those are their masters games, can’t take that away from them, they are business men and women that knows their game wall. Anyway Naija no good Naija no many still making their money in billions there. Just yesterday someone just bought 8 sent of 4 bedrooms attached duplex in Lekki for hundreds of millions naira in cash. How many can do that from diaspora.

We are all Just managing my brother , inside life but awon kan wa ok

twinskenny:
buying in bulk? Use sea freight will be cheaper

ofcos LMAO

kopell:
Bros don’t waste your money and time, anything you need is in Naija look around and ready to pay for quality. Otherwise your landing cost will x3, those dealers know they way through every corner to cut cost and still make profit. You most understand this guys buy 10 -15 containers at time with huge discount from manufacturers.

Noted! Thanks

rmx:


Might be better you buy locally , cdk is there , imported Spanish / Italian dey

There are games and tricks regular importers play , reducing value , sending containers to specific terminals where they have prearranged settlement discussion , bringing other lighter goods on top of tiles , outright wrong description etc
Last time I imported tiles was about 6 years ago , it had 20% levy apart from duty and vat . Do your analysis wella , brought in 5 containers then , brought in all doors , windows , fitted Kitcken , was for multiple flat project, naira was maybe 200plus then , nija don spoil sha

Chairman, I will now source for the materials locally. I was just weighing both options and wanted to get feedbacks from folks that have done that before. Thanks so much.

GoodFaith:


Why is this cheap?
Digging - 100,000
Foundational concrete (blinding) - 80,000
Setting of block (foundation to German level) - 100,000
Filling and pressuring (compacting) - 80,000
German floor concrete - 120,000


Please give me the number of services to deep and cast foundation concrete services 10 @3k5-------35k
Two bricklayer @4k5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9k
setting 12000 blocks @ 60 come to--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72K
Filing --not sure
Casting German floor let us say 13 services @4k --------------------------------------------------------------52k
4 bricklayers @5K-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20k

It is what it is, the project owner should do as he/she likes.

uncleteeh:

It is what it is, the project owner should do as he/she likes.

Please "It is what it is," you said it was cheap
High price and contractors here killing people with high price make the building to become high quality ?
Your believe is people have to be legally rob by contractors with high price make a building to be of good quality
A Project owner should do a due diligent so he/she don't legally get robbed by contractors

rmx:


Even with agent , Everything is crazy right now , Port congestion, valuation , demurrage, extortion ,PRs , haulage cos of diesel , fed ops

Just cleared 2 40hq container some weeks back , paid above way above what i budgeted and negotiated , but we move , still worth it for me

The best route for some might be console at 220k par cbm

Do you have any customs contact that can help? I have a vehicle at the port awaiting customs valuation since God knows when. Meanwhile, demurrage keeps piling up.

This country is just so messed up

Itsrm:


Do you have any customs contact that can help? I have a vehicle at the port awaiting customs valuation since God knows when. Meanwhile, demurrage keeps piling up.

This country is just so messed up

Do you have your Bol or telex release , what do you mean generating demurrage? Those documents should be with you before the vehicle arrives ,agent should have given u a quote for the clearing even before the car gets here . The demurrage is unnecessary

Recommending people comes with a risk , many agents clear vehicle

rmx:


We are all Just managing my brother , inside life but awon kan wa ok

More than okay fah! Olorun wa oh

rmx:


Do you have your Bol or telex release , what do you mean generating demurrage? Those documents should be with you before the vehicle arrives ,agent should have given u a quote for the clearing even before the car gets here . The demurrage is unnecessary

Recommending people comes with a risk , many agents clear vehicle

There was a lot of uncertainty regarding clearing fees while the vehicle was on the sea. Eventually customs came with the E Vin thing and published valuation for vehicles.

I was under the impression that they had valuations for every vehicle.

Unfortunately, I only just realised the vehicle is not in the customs database neither do they have valuation for it after it arrived.

The agent has submitted a request for valuation and approval to clear manually.

That's where we are. No feedback yet from customs and clearing can't proceed.

Itsrm:


There was a lot of uncertainty regarding clearing fees while the vehicle was on the sea. Eventually customs came with the E Vin thing and published valuation for vehicles.

I was under the impression that they had valuations for every vehicle.

Unfortunately, I only just realised the vehicle is not in the customs database neither do they have valuation for it after it arrived.

The agent has submitted a request for valuation and approval to clear manually.

That's where we are. No feedback yet from customs and clearing can't proceed.

Sounds like a strange problem , does not have a vin number ? They can’t generate duty from the year and make of vehicle ? Maybe you should talk to other agents for solution incase your agent is not doing something right

Can give you somebody to get a second opinion from , send a mail

Pro- max
“If you don’t get it forget about it”

rmx:


Sounds like a strange problem , does not have a vin number ? They can’t generate duty from the year and make of vehicle ? Maybe you should talk to other agents for solution incase your agent is not doing something right

Can give you somebody to get a second opinion from , send a mail

Sure, it has a VIN

Thanks, mail sent

Pro max

rotecch77:
Pro- max
“If you don’t get it forget about it”

Sir, well done, everything is 'pro-max' except the toilet seat (WC) installation. I humbly don't think it is well installed on the floor tiles. Please confirm. Thank you.