₦airaland Forum

Eriokanmi:
All I can say is, thanks to Seun Osewa for his Nairaland Ideas. It's has been able to help so many people, including me in one way or the other. Amazingly, not many people have been asked to appreciate this guy since I've joined NL and been reading people's comments. I commend your effort Seun. From start to finish, all the workers I engaged were sourced from NL. They're professional to the core. Mine was 5 bedroom with a BQ at the back, state of the art. Nigerians are so talented. I wouldn't say how much it cost me but it took me 2 years plus to finish it. I was just taking my time. A plot of land cost me 20m. The art work was superb and my living room is like a recording studio. I adorned it with artwork including my TV board.

My advice...pls don't engage Nigerians for your POP. Engage togolese or benennois if you can reach them. Most of our people who claim to be pop experts do use them as workers after collecting the job. When it comes to neatness and straight edges with state of the art designs, give it to them, same as your window recess and art work. A friend of mine working in the oil company didn't hesitate to ask for the numbers of those who worked on my site in a hurry when he saw what they did during his visit.

Masons were so good, from Ibadan. My parapets are wonderful, 2 layers with the water collector covering the 3rd one slightly. My carpenter is superb. If you look at my gerard roof, you'd not see any bent portion...very straight and that's as a result of good carpentry job. We got our woods for carcas from the Ikirun forest in Osun. The carpenter went there himself spending 5 days. He's from that side too. My architect is a member of NL too, a fresh graduate that time whose mouth wasn't too wide. I got his contact from this amazing forum.

Thanks once again Seun. You deserve a gift from me . You saved me a lot

annford:
Lol. But na where pesin money reach. I got mine for less than 15M. Duplex costs way more.

ukeme200:
Building in Nigeria is not easy, especially with the skyrocketing prices of building materials.

Here's my story!

Location: Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State

I bought the land (one plot) way back in 2018 at 900K.

Started the 5-bedroom duplex April 2022.

Work is currently ongoing. The building is at the decking stage (pics attached). The casting will be done on Monday (May 1st 2023).

I have spent 16M so far, and it's self-funded from my salary and side hustle.

Peace out!

oxiide22:
congratulations! I can see a excellent work there

ukeme200:
Building in Nigeria is not easy, especially with the skyrocketing prices of building materials.

Here's my story!

Location: Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State

I bought the land (one plot) way back in 2018 at 900K.

Started the 5-bedroom duplex April 2022.

Work is currently ongoing. The building is at the decking stage (pics attached). The casting will be done on Monday (May 1st 2023).

I have spent 16M so far, and it's self-funded from my salary and side hustle.

Peace out!

Winters23:
Again I will say it one more time!

The obsession to "build" house and be called landlord or home owner is one of the major reasons many Nigerians are stagnant in life.

You toil for 10yrs and finally make your first 10 to 100million naira and the first thing that tops your agenda is to start building a house. Then you Bury all the money in the ground reverting to square 1.

What if you loose the capital and still end up in square 1?

That money is supposed to be your capital, you're supposed to put it back to wherever you got it from for profit or you can reinvest it somewhere else.

Then when your profit grows big you can upgrade your cars and maybe start building a house.

I currently own duplexes across 3 states mostly in Lagos and my home state, I didn't achieve that with my first breakthrough, I did it after lots of reinvestment.

If you want to go far in life, follow this simple logic, don't let the standards set by society control your money.

NwaliE01:
How much do you think I have spent so far on my project?

I am gs to complete.

NwaliE01:
How much do you think I have spent so far on my project?

I am about 11 months on the project thus far from the foundation - 14 Feb would make it one year.

Completed-
POP, floor tiles, windows, doors, the electrical wiring.

Pending-
We have screeding, kitchen cabinets, wardrobes, painting, kitchen, and toilets fittings to complete.