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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by ehay(f): 7:29pm On Sep 15, 2023
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MeineMutter:


I doubt if the first pix is an HDF door. It looks more like MDF. Check the purported Turkey door well. Does it have fine particles like compressed saw dust at its edges? If yes, it means it is an MDF.

The second pix looks like plywood or HDF. Check well; if the edges of the wood show layers of flat wood, that means it’s plywood he bought. He might need to use an edge binder to cover the layers from showing, after finishing.

Where the edges of the second pix show no layers of stacked wood, it may be a HDF wood.

He needs powerful router to create dado (the deep lines as shown on the Turkey door) on the woods in pix 2 with a matching diameter (and at the same depth) of bit used in creating the lines in the first pix (Turkey door) has to be used by the furniture guy for me to be able to get something closer to the one made with router table in factory.

If he attempts to chisel out the esthetic lines manually, he may not get the design (dados) well.

Hope he has a better plunge router like Festool or Mafell. Those are the best routers that can do the job well, including the door holes and hinges. He can use a couple of other door engine installation kits and hole saw, where he can’t use plunger to drill the hole.

A Trion, Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee or Bosch plunge router too could be useful, if he knows how to use any of it and has or could get one.

Where he couldn’t get a plunge router, he can use trusted trim routers will rail guide, for the dados and the door holes.

Let him also look for quality white paint for the finishing.

If I am to make such door with my tools here, it cannot cost more than N40k, without adding my profit and cost of shipment ni o.

Tell him to reduce the price for you. The charges are too closer to that of factory-made door and he hasn’t made any of such doors for you before for you to know if he would get it as closed as to the Turkey door.

Don’t pay upfront for everything. Let him make one and show it to you. If you are ok with it, he can then go ahead with others, to avoid a case of WHAT I ORDERED VS WHAT I GOT.

Modified:

Estimated cost of making one door using plywood.

1 piece of full length of plywood = 14k, max.
2. Door engine (the type that he would use for you)= 10k , max.
3. Door hinges = 3k, max
4. Lacquer and final painting = 10k, max.
5. Screws and others = 1k, max.

For using HDF, the only difference is going to be the cost of the wood is is being sold around N16k to 21k per piece, depending on where you are buying it.

You can then add his labour. I assume you already have your door frames installed.

Hope I am back soon to come and crash price for people making life difficult for Nigerians, in my own little way.

We exploit ourselves too much.


By the way, I sell and ship quality power tools and accessories for woodwork and furniture making, directly from Europe and the US. These are not China Made for Nigeria tools o.
Tokunbo dey, Brand new dey.

Please how much can one budget for labour for one hdf door?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by MeineMutter: 7:35pm On Sep 15, 2023
ehay:
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Please how much can one budget for labour for one hdf door?

For construction alone or including hanging of the the door and the frame?

Which state are you, please?
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by KIDfurniture(m): 8:09pm On Sep 15, 2023
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Hahahahhahahhahhahaha.....we are all managing... To me, he should get another quotation from different people.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by acorntree(m): 8:56pm On Sep 15, 2023
n3xt:


I actually borrowed the N50k at your behest. The thing not dey.

I’m not here honestly to hunt or shop. Those who knew me knew I don’t do too many projects at a time. I always work on something that will make the people turn their head.

I was actually here because something came up on a project I’m working on and I had to pick pictures from past projects here to support the proposal.

No be all client dey Nairaland.

Kobocity projects are moving steadily. Na me no just get time to dey update anything. Na my WhatsApp status be the place wey I dey share projects now as per wipe hands too full.


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But baba, how come you dey do AY?? 🌚 god is truly great 🌝



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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by ehay(f): 10:58pm On Sep 15, 2023
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MeineMutter:


For construction alone or including hanging of the the door and the frame?

Which state are you, please?
Construction and hanging of door. I already have a solid wood frame on the door.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by MeineMutter: 2:43am On Sep 16, 2023
ehay:
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Construction and hanging of door. I already have a solid wood frame on the door.

Even though you didn’t mention your state, the labour for such shouldn’t be more than N20k per door because he is not spending more than 3hrs on making and fixing a door.

There’s no biggie there, with right tools.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 44chux(m): 4:11am On Sep 16, 2023
twinskenny:
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I hate to be the bringer of bad news but:

That inverter will be exposed to wet air (with high relative humidity) during windy rain (especially from the sides).

It will lead to accelerated corrosion of electrodes and terminals. But most important, it damages the paper-based transformer winding insulation which is sensitive to moisture.

My recommendation would be to install the inverter inside, below the window, drill a-half-inch hole into the wall, and run the battery cables from there. Or ditch the follow-come battery cables, install in a comfortable place inside, and run 35mm cables from inverter to battery

As per the solar panels, they may loose efficiency during hot weather due to insufficient void space between the panels and the roof

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 44chux(m): 4:25am On Sep 16, 2023
Just to contribute my 2-cents to the Solar debate:
I went off-grid in 2016 for about 4-years.
Currently back on the grid because I felt I needed to remove my water heaters from the solar system. However the grid is serving as back-up.

44chux:
Solar car park during construction

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by twinskenny(m): 6:16am On Sep 16, 2023
44chux:


I hate to be the bringer of bad news but:

That inverter will be exposed to wet air (with high relative humidity) during windy rain (especially from the sides).

It will lead to accelerated corrosion of electrodes and terminals. But most important, it damages the paper-based transformer winding insulation which is sensitive to moisture.

My recommendation would be to install the inverter inside, below the window, drill a-half-inch hole into the wall, and run the battery cables from there. Or ditch the follow-come battery cables, install in a comfortable place inside, and run 35mm cables from inverter to battery

As per the solar panels, they may loose efficiency during hot weather due to insufficient void space between the panels and the roof


Thank you very much, we noticed this already and that space will be covered today. We have space constraints.. but adequate cover will be provided thank you.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by PrimeQuay: 8:53am On Sep 16, 2023
twinskenny:


The camera or the electric fence?

The camera (solar) cctv
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by PrimeQuay: 9:02am On Sep 16, 2023
According to him, the plants to be commissioned by Tinubu, would bring BUA Cement’s total capacity to 17 million metric tons.

This, he said will enable the company to reduce the price of cement to about 3500 naira per bag.


These people should stop playing with us.
Dangote is the price leader in this industry, this seems to me like a political jab.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 9:10am On Sep 16, 2023
acorntree:


Ultimately, it is essential for individuals to reflect upon their actions and consider the long-term consequences of their choices.

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The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by twinskenny(m): 9:25am On Sep 16, 2023
PrimeQuay:


The camera (solar) cctv

Available sir.. price ranges from 185k upward depends
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by ehay(f): 9:57am On Sep 16, 2023
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MeineMutter:


Even though you didn’t mention your state, the labour for such shouldn’t be more than N20k per door because he is not spending more than 3hrs on making and fixing a door.

There’s no biggie there, with right tools.

Thanks a million I'm very grateful. I stay in Umuahia, Abia state. Do you by chance have any contact in Umuahia that can construct and hang the doors for me?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by rotecch77(m): 10:07am On Sep 16, 2023
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 10:11am On Sep 16, 2023
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Olumighty123(m): 10:14am On Sep 16, 2023
Abeg make una help me, how many 6inch block will I need to fence a plot of land? Your help will be highly appreciated.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Godisgreatest1: 10:32am On Sep 16, 2023
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lovetext: 10:37am On Sep 16, 2023
Please what's the current price of Spanish tiles, house I would appreciate your response thank you
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by somehow: 11:06am On Sep 16, 2023
@N3xt

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It won't happen!

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by folmus: 11:26am On Sep 16, 2023
Olumighty123:
Abeg make una help me, how many 6inch block will I need to fence a plot of land? Your help will be highly appreciated.

Below is courtesy of @hslbroker2. You might find it useful.

https://www.nairaland.com/2550211/general-topic-thread-to-discuss-anything/3226#118776830

The simplest way to calculate the numbers of blocks you need for your fence project, assuming you are fencing a land measuring 120 feet by 60 ft, a standard plot

This calculation is based on 9 inches block fence .
The measurement we are using is 120 ft (length) and since we have two lengths that is multiply by 2 which is 240 ft. (120 x 2) = 240

The breadth is 60 ft and also since we have 2 breadths that equal 120 ft (60 x 2) = 120
Then (240 + 120) that is 360 feet perimeter line fencing.

The calculation

(we are to convert this 360 feet to inches ) since a foot is 12 inches , now let us multiply 12 inches by 360 ft which is 4320 inches.

Now to get the line numbers of blocks that will go around the fence perimeters of 4320 inches or 360 feet, we would need to divide 4320 by 18 inches, since the length of any block be it 6 inches or 9 inches is 18inches.

Now 4320 inches divide by 18 inches is approximately 240 line of blocks , then we must multiply that by the numbers of coaches of blocks you want for your height, assuming 7 ft which is 9 coaches that means 240 multiply by 9 which is 2160 blocks and that is all you need anything aside from this is fake and fraud, this calculation is derive by me professionally and i have been using it without any mistake, but always remember to add 10 % of blocks to it because of broken blocks, and for this work, you only need 30 bags of cements, one bag of cement to 70 blocks, is standard.

for your pillars between the fence, let assume 6 blocks far from the next pillar, that means 6 divide by 240 which is 40 pillars, 1 bag of cement to 2 pillars standard, that is 17 bags plus 40 bags that is 47 bags is need by me to do this fence, if i'm in position and you should also to add 15 bags for floor blinding of the fence making 62 bags of cement.

Then, we need to minus the gate and the pillars that are also taking space in the fence.

The gate is 12 ft, let us assume the gate columns or pillars is 14 inches each, we have 2 pillars holding the gate, that is 28 inches or 2. 4 feet plus 12 feet that is 14.4 feet or approximately 15 feet.

Remember we already calculate the pillars that 40 pillars is need for the measurement.

Each pillar or column for 9 inches concrete is 9 inches square, 9 x 40 = 360 inches that is (30 feet + 15 feet = 45 feet ) / 18 inches = 30 blocks multiply by the number of coaches, 30 x 9 = 270 block minus 2160 blocks = 1890 blocks in total.

40 lengths of 12mm iron rod, since one pillar is equivalent to 1 length.

3 lengths of 16mm iron rod for the 2 big pillars holding the gate.

90 planks of soft wood for the framing.

1 truck of granite (granite would be use for the wall foundation and columns)

About 5 trips of Sharp Sand.

Regards.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by kiekie1(m): 11:38am On Sep 16, 2023
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by MeineMutter: 12:31pm On Sep 16, 2023
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Thanks a million I'm very grateful. I stay in Umuahia, Abia state. Do you by chance have any contact in Umuahia that can construct and hang the doors for me?

It’s a pity; I am not able to do that. I have no contact there.

Search round bro. You should get someone to fix it.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by ehay(f): 2:06pm On Sep 16, 2023
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MeineMutter:


It’s a pity; I am not able to do that. I have no contact there.

Search round bro. You should get someone to fix it.

Thanks a million. God bless you.
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by kkonsults: 2:37pm On Sep 16, 2023
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lovetext: 5:23pm On Sep 16, 2023
I'd appreciate a reply on this
lovetext:
Please what's the current price of Spanish tiles, house I would appreciate your response thank you
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by dannie007(m): 8:56pm On Sep 16, 2023
Can you chat me up on Whatsapp 09090040008 so you can share pictures if the Existing frames of the Doors so I can Advice you on how to go about it. And How Many Doors do you want to produce?




ehay:
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Thanks a million I'm very grateful. I stay in Umuahia, Abia state. Do you by chance have any contact in Umuahia that can construct and hang the doors for me?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by ehay(f): 10:22pm On Sep 16, 2023
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dannie007:
Can you chat me up on Whatsapp 09090040008 so you can share pictures if the Existing frames of the Doors so I can Advice you on how to go about it. And How Many Doors do you want to produce?





Ok
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