Please engineers (Respect) in the house.
I have noticed something quite for some time now.
At foundation level, people tend to use polythene in between blocks to prevent moisture raising on the wall just like the picture below.
Here in my state, there are hundreds of houses that use it and believe you me, it works.
What's your take on this method?

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diordaves:


Why are you so concerned about "future tenants"? You should design and build for the general tenants and the general tenants in Nigeria don't want, like or need open plan kitchens. I guess this is your first development as you are about to make a first timer error.

Close the kitchen and move on with your development. Delay is dangerous in today's building materials market. Any future tenants who want open plan, let them look somewhere else, you don't have that in stock.

thanks. I just like the open kitchen but it's not a thing here yet.

olukaygold:

Just checked the 3d you uploaded,I hardly see dining window but if the dining has its own window WITHOUT relying on the kitchen window for its ventilation(in open kitchen, Kitchen and dining room always shares a single window in most cases),then introduce a sliding door between the kitchen and the dining room and leave the dining room open to the Sitting room.

this makes sense

Patriot9:
Please engineers (Respect) in the house.
I have noticed something quite for some time now.
At foundation level, people tend to use polythene in between blocks to prevent moisture raising on the wall just like the picture below.
Here in my state, there are hundreds of houses that use it and believe you me, it works.
What's your take on this method?

When you think about capillary what comes to mind? The tiny vessels that allow blood flow to different parts of the body. Blood flows due three things, pump from the heart, the muscle in those vessels and to a lesser extent, gravity. Now same thing in water prone area. The microscope pores in the block and mortar and the resulting joints serve as capillary for water flow. Water is able to flow against gravity due pressure difference. And unless you stop the flow with a non permeable membrane, nothing else would hardly suffice.

Patriot9:
Please engineers (Respect) in the house.
I have noticed something quite for some time now.
At foundation level, people tend to use polythene in between blocks to prevent moisture raising on the wall just like the picture below.
Here in my state, there are hundreds of houses that use it and believe you me, it works.
What's your take on this method?

Good practice but moisture will and cannot just affect the walls, it can also affect the rest if the floor hence the practice by some to do that to the entire concrete slab.

Such as in this video, watch from the 12th minute.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGUsJmWIrhQ

Just so you know I did this exact same thing to my house when I rebuilt the entire floor.

However I used double the DPM for additional or enhanced protection against moisture.

You also need a DPC based on M15 concrete ratio to prevent water ingress.


In this second video, it is applied to the entire floor ahead of pouring a fresh concrete floor.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DiWxo3xQXI

My point is that whether the floor is built from scratch or being repaired, some professionals insist that it be installed to prevent moisture not just on the walls but for the entire floor.


Hope this helps.

Hopefully others will contribute

Please how do we calculate consumption of 3 different flat connected to 1 prepaid meter....

Is there any gadget that can be installed to get the consumption of each flat?

Abbeyb1ack:
Please how do we calculate consumption of 3 different flat connected to 1 prepaid meter....

Is there any gadget that can be installed to get the consumption of each flat?

Watt hour meter?

Ok
Thanks sir
Do you know the cost price please
I stay around Akoka,lagos

FEGEITOK:


Watt hour meter?

Abbeyb1ack:
Ok
Thanks sir
Do you know the cost price please
I stay around Akoka,lagos

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en1gma12:
Good afternoon house. I want to start a project in January and I'm a complete novice. I've studied this thread for weeks and honestly I've learnt a whole lot. I, however feel it's still wise to ask the professionals and experienced members here on what are the first steps to take.

Also, I would appreciate if anyone can recommend an Engineer (preferably in Abuja). I want someone who is honest and doesn't compromise on quality. All responses are highly welcome. Thank you.

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Abbeyb1ack:
Please how do we calculate consumption of 3 different flat connected to 1 prepaid meter....

Is there any gadget that can be installed to get the consumption of each flat?

You can install checkmeter to calculate each flat consumption. Hope they have individual distribution board

en1gma12:
Good afternoon house. I want to start a project in January and I'm a complete novice. I've studied this thread for weeks and honestly I've learnt a whole lot. I, however feel it's still wise to ask the professionals and experienced members here on what are the first steps to take.

Also, I would appreciate if anyone can recommend an Engineer (preferably in Abuja). I want someone who is honest and doesn't compromise on quality. All responses are highly welcome. Thank you.

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sonnie10:


Makes me remember those days in secondary school, some bad guys with parents that were not so educated would obtain extra money from their parents for, dic differently and tionary differently just for dictionary.

Funny indeed

Abbeyb1ack:
Please how do we calculate consumption of 3 different flat connected to 1 prepaid meter....

Is there any gadget that can be installed to get the consumption of each flat?

Yes there is..

topsy23:


Funny indeed

Quick question. There was recent news that 10 people died at homes last night due to electric shock from a down power line outside. They said it caused sparks outside at the pole faraway, and these people rushed to switch off their lights inside their houses, but they got shocked touching the switches.
I still don’t understand how this is possible. It’s that those houses did not have earth connections?

What is the price of granite in ibadan? Any ibadan suplier here? I need like 40tons.

en1gma12:
Good afternoon house. I want to start a project in January and I'm a complete novice. I've studied this thread for weeks and honestly I've learnt a whole lot. I, however feel it's still wise to ask the professionals and experienced members here on what are the first steps to take.

Also, I would appreciate if anyone can recommend an Engineer (preferably in Abuja). I want someone who is honest and doesn't compromise on quality. All responses are highly welcome. Thank you.

if Spyder880 will agree to work at Abuja, he's your sure bet and plug

It is a good practice to place polyethylene ( damp proof membrane (nylon) ) on the foundation blocks. This is to prevent rising dampness in the building due to capillary movement of water. It however would be much safer to place the dpm on the entire ground floor before casting the ground floor slab (German floor) instead of the block walls only.

However, this construction method in which the blocks are set above the ground floor level before casting the concrete (german) floor is not right. A building should be constructed in such a way that ground floor is resting on the foundation block/columns/or beams and not entirely on the filling sand.

These will act as support to the slab and also prevent the concrete floor from sliping into the ground in case of settlement or heavy vibratory loading during usage.

Patriot9:
Please engineers (Respect) in the house.
I have noticed something quite for some time now.
At foundation level, people tend to use polythene in between blocks to prevent moisture raising on the wall just like the picture below.
Here in my state, there are hundreds of houses that use it and believe you me, it works.
What's your take on this method?

Yes,they do
Thanks will look into it sir

topsy23:


You can install checkmeter to calculate each flat consumption. Hope they have individual distribution board

Aforxzy:
It is a good practice to place polyethylene ( damp proof membrane (nylon) ) on the foundation blocks. This is to prevent rising dampness in the building due to capillary movement of water. It however would be much safer to place the dpm on the entire ground floor before casting the ground floor slab (German floor) instead of the block walls only.

However, this construction method in which the blocks are set above the ground floor level before casting the concrete (german) floor is not right. A building should be constructed in such a way that ground floor is resting on the foundation block/columns/or beams and not entirely on the filling sand.

These will act as support to the slab and also prevent the concrete floor from sliping into the ground in case of settlement or heavy vibratory loading during usage.

You will always know an expert when they speak. You know your onions Engr. Excellent submission on the matter.

However I would like to ask, in the event , foundation was properly done ( in this case, strip and pad) ,but DPM was omitted and capillary action has commenced in some areas of building after 5 years, is there anything that can be done to remedy the situation? I would like to hear from you.

michlins:
if Spyder880 will agree to work at Abuja, he's your sure bet and plug

Thanks for the recommendation bro, but I am billed to start a new building at Asaba in the first week of January 2023.

Aforxzy:
It however would be much safer to place the dpm on the entire ground floor before casting the ground floor slab (German floor) instead of the block walls only.

However, this construction method in which the blocks are set above the ground floor level before casting the concrete (german) floor is not right. A building should be constructed in such a way that ground floor is resting on the foundation block/columns/or beams and not entirely on the filling sand.

These will act as support to the slab and also prevent the concrete floor from sliping into the ground in case of settlement or heavy vibratory loading during usage.

I like what you wrote. When I rebuilt my house. I excavated the improperly built foundation then created a concrete footing, and placed DPM beneath the footing.

After curing the concrete, I demolished the walls and rebuilt the walls on the new concrete footing.

Then poured a new foundation inside the concrete footing. I also applied DPM underneath this new concrete slab.

Any negative implications to this approach?

The idea was to correct the lack of DPM without bringing down the whole house.

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sonnie10:


Quick question. There was recent news that 10 people died at homes last night due to electric shock from a down power line outside. They said it caused sparks outside at the pole faraway, and these people rushed to switch off their lights inside their houses, but they got shocked touching the switches.
I still don’t understand how this is possible. It’s that those houses did not have earth connections?

This is a serious matter. The only thing that can cause it is voltage surge. But my concern is electric shock from the switches and sockets. Are the switches and socket metalclad?.

Normally if there is any surge the only thing that can be affected is the main breaker in the distribution board. And if you have a very good distribution board with tripping unit of 6KA or 10KA , the breaker will trip off

And also advisable to have surge arrestor install at the point of cable entry to your apartment ..

But is the house under the high tension line ?

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