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Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Charlie2020(f): 11:34am On Nov 04, 2024

Bea1234:
The corner of my room started cracking little by little some 3 or 4 years ago.. now it has gotten to this level. You can hear what the person at the other end is saying sometimes. It's so scary.

Every 30 minutes, I do hear sound of small sand particles falling off. Guys how can this be fixed and how much would it cost?

Treat as urgent house

1. Foundation error
2. Zero re-enforcement - no pillars, lintel etc
3. Cement/sand ratio, low sand quality,
NB - pure conjecture, I'm not an engineer

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by SlavaUkraini: 11:34am On Nov 04, 2024

Move out of that house before it collapse on your head..

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by nsesam(m): 11:34am On Nov 04, 2024

Swampy ground

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by coputa(m): 11:34am On Nov 04, 2024

The house is sinking,so the structure is bending , ihe foundation is weak due to aging or structural defect,

Mix cement and sand, then fill it up

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Cmeo(m): 11:34am On Nov 04, 2024

stano2:
what’s the solution

Is it showing sign of potential fall?? If not patch it up with mortal

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by McDoe(m): 11:35am On Nov 04, 2024

It is the foundation. Might there was a sort of pit or muddy portion where the foundation is resting on.

You may need to crack it from top to bottom and apply well mixed concrete. Let a good Mason handle it

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Softmen: 11:35am On Nov 04, 2024

PROLEM: sand and cement wasn't mixed together properly before plastering the edge/ building

SOLUTIONS: get some quantity of sand and cement with water. Mix together properly and plaster the cracked area

U can do this yourself without making budget for labourer. Any manson u get for the little job will charge you as high as ten times the initial bill
Tinupool 🪨🚽🪠🧻 till 20089

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Blitzking: 11:35am On Nov 04, 2024

As a young boy in 1999 my pops had a block industry and he make 30 to 40 blocks with 1 bag of cement many high brow schools and hotels in lagos patronised my dad then...but these days I shock when I see ppl running 55 blocks for 1 bag of cement

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by ndan(m): 11:38am On Nov 04, 2024

slaawomirr:
Damnnn niggar
Isoright
Just fill it up with well mixed concentrated cement

All this are a result of greediness
Una nor dey want buy enough cement for molding blocks...
Imagine una go dey do 1 bag of cement for 50 block

The house is sinking as a result of bad foundation.

Instead of maximum of 33 blocks..same mistakes people are doing..they will run to buy metcopo roofing not knowing that if the wood work is not done by professional you will suffer later...just go for long span roofing

Damnnn niggar
Them dey see huzzle way I never first do..sometimes when people say I'm a keyboard warrior...I just laugh at them because they don't know what a real niggarrr have been through
I don first work for bakery, work for hotel. We don do legbuke
I don first work as civil servant.....federal government staff to be precise

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Mathain19(m): 11:38am On Nov 04, 2024

The point is,
You are standing on a Gun Powder waiting to explode......

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by geokay777(m): 11:39am On Nov 04, 2024

Bea1234:
The corner of my room started cracking little by little some 3 or 4 years ago.. now it has gotten to this level. You can hear what the person at the other end is saying sometimes. It's so scary.

Every 30 minutes, I do hear sound of small sand particles falling off. Guys how can this be fixed and how much would it cost?

Treat as urgent house
Rapid settling due to the fact that the formation is con well compacted before building the foundation

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by blowjohn(m): 11:39am On Nov 04, 2024

slaawomirr:
Damnnn niggar
Isoright
Just fill it up with well mixed concentrated cement

All this are a result of greediness
Una nor dey want buy enough cement for molding blocks...
Imagine una go dey do 1 bag of cement for 50 block

Instead of maximum of 33 blocks..same mistakes people are doing..they will run to buy metcopo roofing not knowing that if the wood work is not done by professional you will suffer later...just go for long span roofing

Damnnn niggar
Them dey see huzzle way I never first do..sometimes when people say I'm a keyboard warrior...I just laugh at them because they don't know what a real niggarrr have been through
I don first work for bakery, work for hotel. We don do legbuke
I don first work as civil servant.....federal government staff to be precise

Wetin be 'legbuke'

As a real nigger I have to ask cos I don't know

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by wayodude(m): 11:40am On Nov 04, 2024

This is caused by subsidence. The ground underneath your foundation is unstable and so your house is 'sinking' into it in an uniform manner. It's fixable but a bit expensive.

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by RevenuesBoost(f): 11:41am On Nov 04, 2024

Bea1234:
The corner of my room started cracking little by little some 3 or 4 years ago.. now it has gotten to this level. You can hear what the person at the other end is saying sometimes. It's so scary.

Every 30 minutes, I do hear sound of small sand particles falling off. Guys how can this be fixed and how much would it cost?

Treat as urgent house

If it keeps cracking, it will eventually fall.
All these collapsing of houses, usually start with cracks.

You watch your house crack for 4 years?
It's risky abeg!

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Royalexquisuite: 11:42am On Nov 04, 2024

This is caused as a result of building settlement in walls and mostly referred to as differential settlement.

There is an error in construction right from the foundation formation, including the materials used for construction.

Check my DM for more updates.
A Quantity surveyor is here to help you...

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by blowjohn(m): 11:42am On Nov 04, 2024

I'll advise u to move to another place.

If strong wind blow nw and thunder come join the squad......

Plus rain come visit with lightning

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by xyrexzmanto: 11:43am On Nov 04, 2024

Ehapa U naaah real hustler 100%

slaawomirr:
Damnnn niggar
Isoright
Just fill it up with well mixed concentrated cement

All this are a result of greediness
Una nor dey want buy enough cement for molding blocks...
Imagine una go dey do 1 bag of cement for 50 block

Instead of maximum of 33 blocks..same mistakes people are doing..they will run to buy metcopo roofing not knowing that if the wood work is not done by professional you will suffer later...just go for long span roofing

Damnnn niggar
Them dey see huzzle way I never first do..sometimes when people say I'm a keyboard warrior...I just laugh at them because they don't know what a real niggarrr have been through
I don first work for bakery, work for hotel. We don do legbuke
I don first work as civil servant.....federal government staff to be precise..got angry one day after realising there is no life in civil servant job...withheld salary sometimes, promotion arrears delayed..hazard allowance not found. I resigned..stupid ippis...I bought a laptop then I started keyboarding..first it was hell for seven months but when I received my first steam card of more than 500 dolls I realised there is hope

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Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Femabol01: 11:44am On Nov 04, 2024

Bea1234:
The corner of my room started cracking little by little some 3 or 4 years ago.. now it has gotten to this level. You can hear what the person at the other end is saying sometimes. It's so scary.

Every 30 minutes, I do hear sound of small sand particles falling off. Guys how can this be fixed and how much would it cost?

Treat as urgent house

Just get a competent bricklayer to stitch the wall. Don't just fill will only mortar; it will open again.

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Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by olayiwolar1(m): 11:46am On Nov 04, 2024

Na wa

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Ashawoman82: 11:50am On Nov 04, 2024

Confirmedzombie:
The block used has no much cement.

The block contains more sand than cement.

In my opinion, move out from the building.

The foundation of that building is not strong.

The building might collapse some day. The house needs to be demolished.

Can you drop address so I can notify authorities to come with bulldozers and demolish that building

Your prompt response will be appreciated

😁 where him go come dey.

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by phorget(m): 11:59am On Nov 04, 2024

Cause of crack could be as a result of a differential settlement of the soil from the foundation level, lack of columns at the angles to help in the weight bearing capacity of the superstructure, Poor mixture ratios of your cement,sand and granite/gravel.

Temporary solution... Break the crack area from top to the bottom, get a 12mm reinforcement iron the length of the structure, get another 12mm cut to size of about 9inch(about 10 pieces of this length), Get your proper concrete mix.

Break the crack area at about 10inch width, place the long reinforcement rod vertically inside the wall while you place the cut to size rods horizontally at intervals from top to the floor, fill in the openings with your concrete mix and allow to cure.

Re: Builders In The House, What Could The Cause Of This? [photos] by Azazyel: 12:00pm On Nov 04, 2024

Bea1234:
The corner of my room started cracking little by little some 3 or 4 years ago.. now it has gotten to this level. You can hear what the person at the other end is saying sometimes. It's so scary.

Every 30 minutes, I do hear sound of small sand particles falling off. Guys how can this be fixed and how much would it cost?

Treat as urgent house

This is really dangerous especially for the fact that you hear sand particles falling every 30mins. Bro, the house is about to collapse. Move out first and save yourself before thinking of saving the house.

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