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Fence coping, fence plastering, electrical piping...............

Generator base plastering, dressing.............

From the outside.............

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We have completed works on the fence and gate of this building...............

The inside of the compound..................

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spyder880:
No, only the building alone. Foundation till parapet and roofing with 0.45 aluminium sheets.

Good afternoon and happy weekend engineer.
Please, I would like to know is its necessary to use a basket for column while constructing a soakaway where cars would be allowed to pack on top of the soakaway?

Chidimercy:
Good afternoon and happy weekend engineer.
Please, I would like to know is its necessary to use a basket for column while constructing a soakaway where cars would be allowed to pack on top of the soakaway?

Yes, I usually put baskets, 2 feet width.

spyder880:
Yes, I usually put baskets, 2 feet width.

Thanks so much Engineer

The sand filling of this compound had since started..........

More pictures of the compound.............

More pictures from the compound........

Good day Mr Spyder880. I've been following your tread from 7 bedroom high ceiling... the way the sand fill is sloppy to the fence, could the weight, flood (especially in anambra) affect the fence?

vastolord4:
Good day Mr Spyder880. I've been following your tread from 7 bedroom high ceiling... the way the sand fill is sloppy to the fence, could the weight, flood (especially in anambra) affect the fence?

Good afternoon bro, there is no flood in the area of the 7 bedroom high ceiling house in Anambra. The house and fence is inside a fenced compound and the fringes of the concrete floor could be covered with carpet grass which is erosion resistant.

As for this thread and the filling here, the land is naturally sloped to the back, we did a water drainage channel to wedge this sand fill from pushing against the back fence.

Thank you Sir.

Please engineer, happy Sunday..
I am currently constructing a soakaway system which would be in front of the compound that cars would be parking on top. Please can complete 12mm rod be used for the column or must it be 16mm rod?
Because regarding the hike in prices of materials and I am trying to achieve the most efficient and less cost for the the soakaway. Please I need your contribution.

spyder880:
Good afternoon bro, there is no flood in the area of the 7 bedroom high ceiling house in Anambra. The house and fence is inside a fenced compound and the fringes of the concrete floor could be covered with carpet grass which is erosion resistant.

As for this thread and the filling here, the land is naturally sloped to the back, we did a water drainage channel to wedge this sand fill from pushing against the back fence.

Thank you Sir.

Please engineer, happy Sunday..
I am currently constructing a soakaway system which would be in front of the compound that cars would be parking on top. Please can complete 12mm rod be used for the column or must it be 16mm rod?
Because regarding the hike in prices of materials and I am trying to achieve the most efficient and less cost for the the soakaway. Please I need your contribution

Chidimercy:
Please engineer, happy Sunday..
I am currently constructing a soakaway system which would be in front of the compound that cars would be parking on top. Please can complete 12mm rod be used for the column or must it be 16mm rod?
Because regarding the hike in prices of materials and I am trying to achieve the most efficient and less cost for the the soakaway. Please I need your contribution

Use 16mm since cars will be passing on it. Please use a column base with a mat of at least 2 feet wide under each column. Doing the right thing will make your projects last without too much maintenance for the longest period.

spyder880:
Use 16mm since cars will be passing on it. Please use a column base with a mat of at least 2 feet wide under each column. Doing the right thing will make your projects last without too much maintenance for the longest period.

Thank you engineer. I will do exactly as you advised.

Hi my Oga,

Please after casting DPC of a bungalow building, how many days should one wet the casting before laying of blocks? Thank You

Chidimercy:
Please engineer, happy Sunday..
I am currently constructing a soakaway system which would be in front of the compound that cars would be parking on top. Please can complete 12mm rod be used for the column or must it be 16mm rod?
Because regarding the hike in prices of materials and I am trying to achieve the most efficient and less cost for the the soakaway. Please I need your contribution

Please I'm interested in the cost of this project. Cos I got an outrageous quotation fo construction of soakaway from my engineer .
@spyder880 please how much would it cost in this present day economy to construct a basic "soakaway" for 2 units of 3bedroom flat.

spyder880:
Use 16mm since cars will be passing on it. Please use a column base with a mat of at least 2 feet wide under each column. Doing the right thing will make your projects last without too much maintenance for the longest period.

Wonders shall never end... ....This building is right after me in Asaba...My house is the building just before this house...the one with the flat roof...what a small world

collele:
Wonders shall never end... ....This building is right after me in Asaba...My house is the building just before this house...the one with the flat roof...what a small world

It's a small world bro, I pass the house regularly and even stand around the side to get better pictures of this house. It's a cool area, the neighbohood is gradually filling up.

horlabiyi:
Hi my Oga,

Please after casting DPC of a bungalow building, how many days should one wet the casting before laying of blocks? Thank You

You should wait for at least 4 days for the concrete to cure properly, however, if there were plans and the concrete was mixed to be used in a shorter period, 2 days will be enough. It's all about the mix. Thanks.

double3:
Please I'm interested in the cost of this project. Cos I got an outrageous quotation fo construction of soakaway from my engineer .
@spyder880 please how much would it cost in this present day economy to construct a basic "soakaway" for 2 units of 3bedroom flat.

To build a normal soakaway system of about 12ft length, 7 feet width and 10 feet depth will cost about N850,000 in today's costs, materials, workmanship, etc.

spyder880:
It's a small world bro, I pass the house regularly and even stand around the side to get better pictures of this house. It's a cool area, the neighbohood is gradually filling up.

True...Lemme know when next you're around make I knack you one bottle of beer

collele:
True...Lemme know when next you're around make I knack you one bottle of beer

Thank you bro.

spyder880:
To build a normal soakaway system of about 12ft length, 7 feet width and 10 feet depth will cost about N850,000 in today's costs, materials, workmanship, etc.

Thanks...ur estimate sounds very reasonable. Got a bill of 1.9million

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double3:
Thanks...ur estimate sounds very reasonable. Got a bill of 1.9million

Things are going haywire now, people are getting scared to take on more jobs.

spyder880:
You should wait for at least 4 days for the concrete to cure properly, however, if there were plans and the concrete was mixed to be used in a shorter period, 2 days will be enough. It's all about the mix. Thanks.

Thank You My Oga

With the standard of today building materials in Nigeria especially iron rod. Is it advisable to use 12mm for columns of a bungalow building and is chain beams necessary if we are going to have precast parapet on the building? Thank You Sir