oduncojamaica:


Good morning Sir, at the bolded your mix ratio , I have read on this platform where someone use stone dust instead of plastering sand.

sonnie10:


Why not cover all the floor, do the flooring before raising the blocks?

oduncojamaica:


Check Muyi002 post on this platform, I prefer that one to this
https://www.nairaland.com/muyi002/posts/7

oduncojamaica:


Got it
Thanks

FEGEITOK:


My personal experience, I eliminated plaster sand when plastering internal walls.

My walls were very coarse to the touch and to sight, but my paints adhered like forever. There were no patches and no peels to date, and if memory serves me right, I did this in 2017 so this is 2022, some 5 years later this position is true. I painted it like that initially and felt like who cares, after all I overcame the patches and peels internally, in a house that has been fighting that for several years until I made that decision.

I considered it a badge of honor that a non-engineer achieved what the entire building industry seemed unable or unwilling to tackle.

That said, if you want a smooth wall, then do screeding afterwards. Same effect achieved, but now you have walls that water can't do damage internally.

You may spend more but you will have peace of mind.

Now I need to experiment by using the same mix to my external walls, observe and report.

I also did not economize on cement for plastering when doing the mortar mix, the formula is somewhere on this forum.

I am posting an article to this link to help homeowners and builder realize that when you build, if you want the house to last, you must do everything in your power to slow down water.

This is science and physics at work. You need to understand how things work first before you can change the effect on your build.

https://www.nairaland.com/7351815/home-remodeling-diy-fight-against

One more thing, I have read that capillary action is so powerful that it can raise water by up to 1m up your walls, so this mix does not have to be for the entire wall, it needs to be at least 1.5m and you are safe.

I did that for half the distance between the ground and the ceiling or about 153cm/ 5ft. I left the rest of the plaster from that point to the ceiling as is.

Nero2424:


Did you find anybody yet... am also looking.

Thank you

FEGEITOK:


My personal experience, I eliminated plaster sand when plastering internal walls.

My walls were very coarse to the touch and to sight, but my paints adhered like forever. There were no patches and no peels to date, and if memory serves me right, I did this in 2017 so this is 2022, some 5 years later this position is true. I painted it like that initially and felt like who cares, after all I overcame the patches and peels internally, in a house that has been fighting that for several years until I made that decision.

I considered it a badge of honor that a non-engineer achieved what the entire building industry seemed unable or unwilling to tackle.

That said, if you want a smooth wall, then do screeding afterwards. Same effect achieved, but now you have walls that water can't do damage internally.

You may spend more but you will have peace of mind.

Now I need to experiment by using the same mix to my external walls, observe and report.

I also did not economize on cement for plastering when doing the mortar mix, the formula is somewhere on this forum.

I am posting an article to this link to help homeowners and builder realize that when you build, if you want the house to last, you must do everything in your power to slow down water.

This is science and physics at work. You need to understand how things work first before you can change the effect on your build.

https://www.nairaland.com/7351815/home-remodeling-diy-fight-against

One more thing, I have read that capillary action is so powerful that it can raise water by up to 1m up your walls, so this mix does not have to be for the entire wall, it needs to be at least 1.5m and you are safe.

I did that for half the distance between the ground and the ceiling or about 153cm/ 5ft. I left the rest of the plaster from that point to the ceiling as is.

KolaShangOne:




Na play we dey play..

damsamkoko:
Hello guys, I’m currently working on a personal project. (3 bedroom duplex). I’m ijebu, Ogun state. I gave a senior colleague at my former work place my Design’s to help me process approval and one way or the other he kept promising postponing things. Due to rapid increase in cost of materials, I started the project without approval done yet. Now I have gotten to decking stage and still nothing with the approval. so I had to pause to make sure the approval is done before I continue, even though I would have to pay fine now that I’ve started. The process is going fine with the approval and I hope to continue the project next month. You can see the plan and level where the project is at. I would have brought this up here earlier but I was only searching for some solutions when I got to know about naira land and this thread seems perfect as I can easily get recommendations for professionals to use at every part of the construction. Any ideas and critics are welcomed as no one knows it all. I would love to see your views. Also I would like reviews on the roof design I intend using. I have several questions which I would ask accordingly as the project moves forward.

damsamkoko:
Hello guys, I’m currently working on a personal project. (3 bedroom duplex). I’m ijebu, Ogun state. I gave a senior colleague at my former work place my Design’s to help me process approval and one way or the other he kept promising postponing things. Due to rapid increase in cost of materials, I started the project without approval done yet. Now I have gotten to decking stage and still nothing with the approval. so I had to pause to make sure the approval is done before I continue, even though I would have to pay fine now that I’ve started. The process is going fine with the approval and I hope to continue the project next month. You can see the plan and level where the project is at. I would have brought this up here earlier but I was only searching for some solutions when I got to know about naira land and this thread seems perfect as I can easily get recommendations for professionals to use at every part of the construction. Any ideas and critics are welcomed as no one knows it all. I would love to see your views. Also I would like reviews on the roof design I intend using. I have several questions which I would ask accordingly as the project moves forward.

QSFemi:
Chronicles from site.

A client hired an architect to design and construct a small scale hotel development for him. Both the client and the architect happened to be friends prior to the job. The client paid money to the architect and by extension the contractor and work commenced immediately.

The contractor did not bid nor submit a bill or quotation for the job, just oral agreement. Being friends, the contractor comes for money anytime he runs out of money given to him by the client.

At a point, the client felt he has spent enough for the project to have been client and the contractor said more money is still needed to take the project to completion. They got stuck. They both hit an impasse.

The client, in his own way, to get the contractor to complete his job without further payment resort self help by threatening the contractor and having him beaten up by hired thugs on several occasions. The contractor reported the case of threat yo life to the DSS.

What happened to be once a blossom friendship has turned sour and created serious enmity among these folks.

DSS hired us as Quantity Surveyors to value the total work done on site on order to reach a reliable solution to this situation.

This is one out of many of disputes that do arise from construction contracts. Even contracts that are well intentioned, planned and necessary documents in place prior to execution do lead to disputes.

So, my call to clients and contractors is to have well defined scope of work, specifications, written contract agreement, all working drawings, contract bill of quantities and bond in place to stem this ugly trend.

Good evening from my chambers of Choice Cost Consult.

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Patriot9:

All the floors or rooms can still be covered when we want to do flooring as long as the foundation blocks have been covered

Patriot9:

All the floors or rooms can still be covered when we want to do flooring as long as the foundation blocks have been covered

UC92:

I doubt if the "Architect" is a professional. An Architect can't act as a consultant as well as a contractor in the same project, it is unethical.
The guy needs to be questioned.

hamtabfawaz:



I hope you get your approval sorted completely.

Godspeed on your project Sir.

UC92:


I commend the designer on his/her graphics.

I will advise you introduce more windows on the blank walls in the lounge( I know you may be thinking of having a large TV niche there) and foyer to introduce more light and ventilation.

Your zoning of the reading area is wrong. You can't position a reading area(private) having a strong relationship with a noisy area like the lounge. Secondly the reader may not concentrate as a result of the aroma of the nkwobi emanating from the kitchen. I will suggest you move the reading area to the first floor.

Circulation is okay but fenestration is not too okay.

damsamkoko:


Thank you for your observations. The reading area is actually not a reading area but a gaming area. Plan on having a ps5 and sofa there. The reading labelling was a mistake.

QSFemi:
At bolded, that means you're not considering the fact that there are many procurement routes in the construction industry.

Design and Build is of of the methods of procurement whereby a consultant can also act as the contractor.

BrickDevo:
for the kitchen sink I guess, you turn the tap handle right cold, you turn left hot

erico2k2:

OK someone said for washing machine and I made it clear washing machine heats up its own water according to the setting you put it on, Now you say sink? right why would you want warm water from a water heater in the kitchen sink?

Horlardorjah:


U might not need electric kettle in the kitchen n when u need much quantity of hot water it comes handy

BrickDevo:
for the kitchen sink I guess, you turn the tap handle right cold, you turn left hot

erico2k2:

We were talking of the overkills vast majority of us do in our build ie is it really necessary to have water heater in the kitchen? is it practical? in a domestic setting?