May God see me through this, because my rent is expiring this June ending...and I don't intend renewing because the rent amount will go a long way in the project.

Please my Ogas @ the top, kindly lend me your experience as usual so I can cut cost and pull this through. Thumbs Up for you all.

God is with U

daviejay:
May God see me through this, because my rent is expiring this June ending...and I don't intend renewing because the rent amount will go a long way in the project.

Please my Ogas @ the top, kindly lend me your experience as usual so I can cut cost and pull this through. Thumbs Up for you all.

@MANGAM... AMENNNNN

SETTING OUT & EXCAVATION PICS (NOT ALL, SINCE I AM AT WORK...IT'S MY WIFE THAT TOOK SOME SHOTS FOR ME )

SOME MORE...

BY GOD'S GRACE, FOUNDATION BLOCK WORK WILL COMMENCE TOMORROW, GOD HELPING US...

I INTEND DOING A 4 INCH DPC... I HOPE THAT WOULD SUFFICE, MY OGAS @ THE TOP

How deep is your foundation? Is this going to be a raft foundation of some sort...
Is this line gonna be straight, I don't see any pegging and ropes for demarcations etc.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:
How deep is your foundation? Is this going to be a raft foundation of some sort...
Is this line gonna be straight, I don't see any pegging and ropes for demarcations etc.

Hajji M.

Permit me to respond sir. I don't think he'd be needing raft foundation as it will be an overkill. My reason is that this is upland and not prone to flood like most parts of lagos. Thus the ground is very solid ground.
I think the diggers are using their eyes to gauge it and as such I doubt it'll be straight.The OP is in a better position to answer all ur question though.

@ Mangam sometime ago you posted about the house you build with 300k I was encouraged please is the house still standing as you said FCDA may come.

Standing firmly for now

timok4chri:
@ Mangam sometime ago you posted about the house you build with 300k I was encouraged please is the house still standing as you said FCDA may come.

My Ogas there. The foundation is 1.6ft.

Good morning beloved friends...

Good day All! WORK IN PROGRESS. Getting more blocks. blinding is activated. Help us O God!

The Site Engineer says the foundation level is ok for an upland.

What came to mind immediately I saw the plan was captured in ihebrooke's post.
Natural lighting and ventilation are key in making a space functional... you should ideally swap the positions of the rooms and bathrooms.
All the best.

This house is coming out nicely Daviejay.

tushbobo:
What came to mind immediately I saw the plan was captured in ihebrooke's post.
Natural lighting and ventilation are key in making a space functional... you should ideally swap the positions of the rooms and bathrooms.
All the best.

Thank you Sir. Well noted.

MANGAM:
This house is coming out nicely Daviejay.

Thanks my Oga. I'm really encouraged. God bless you.

cleric:

Permit me to respond sir. I don't think he'd be needing raft foundation as it will be an overkill. My reason is that this is upland and not prone to flood like most parts of lagos. Thus the ground is very solid ground.
I think the diggers are using their eyes to gauge it and as such I doubt it'll be straight.The OP is in a better position to answer all ur question though.

I surely agreed with you that raft foundation will be overkill... I was just asking because of the shallow depth of the foundation..
Thanks.

Hajji M.

@op please how much did you spend for excavation and what is the cost of 9inch and 6inch of block in nigeria. Please I like to know the cost of a trip of sand and gravel as well. Thanks

skyps:
@op please how much did you spend for excavation and what is the cost of 9inch and 6inch of block in nigeria. Please I like to know the cost of a trip of sand and gravel as well. Thanks

Excavation = N30,000
9" Blocks = N135
6" Blocks = N120
Trip of sand = N15,000
Trip of gravel = N35,000. This is the quote the site Engineer got for me.

Please note that this is not fixed, as it depends on location and your bargaining power also...

daviejay:


Excavation = N30,000
9" Blocks = N135
6" Blocks = N120
Trip of sand = N15,000
Trip of gravel = N35,000. This is the quote the site Engineer got for me.

Please note that this is not fixed, as it depends on location and your bargaining power also...

Thank you very much for this reply. God will surely give you the financial strength to complete this project. Please try as much as possible to continue to update us.

skyps:


Thank you very much for this reply. God will surely give you the financial strength to complete this project. Please try as much as possible to continue to update us.

You are welcome sir. Amen to your prayer. I'm grateful. as we progress, I will try to update, stay tuned

Hello Friends!

Work In Progress!

nice one.

just started mine early last month,just a simillar project as urs. i still have about 300 bocks left after the faoundation setting was completed.

but am a kind of confused either to fill the foundation and do a DPC .
but i want to no the implacation of not doing a DPC.
please i need candid advise on this .

@op, the lord will be your strength and he will provide all your needs for this project from his abundance, amen.

imoci:
nice one.

just started mine early last month,just a simillar project as urs. i still have about 300 bocks left after the faoundation setting was completed.

but am a kind of confused either to fill the foundation and do a DPC .
but i want to no the implacation of not doing a DPC.
please i need candid advise on this .

DPC means damp proof course, which means it helps in preventing dampness to the flooring. it also holds the foundation(substructure) together and prevents the breakage the floor as the house ages or as a result of pounding food in the kitchen. if you can afford it pls do it but if you're short of cash, then forget it. my current home don't have it and I'm not missing it that much

Thank you very much for this explanation.
the cost of foundation filling is not small at all.
am sure if i want to do the DPC,i will spent more than 200k on filling alone.
if not i would have love to DO it.

Men @ work

Landlord on inspection...

imoci:
Thank you very much for this explanation.
the cost of foundation filling is not small at all.
am sure if i want to do the DPC,i will spent more than 200k on filling alone.
if not i would have love to DO it.

u can reduce cost by digging ur soakaway pit now and using the sand from it to fill the most of d foundation, if you have a demolished building around, let the labourers pack the broken blocks in.barrows to fill d foundation. as we are now approaching d rainy season in d north, you can save a lot of money for water by fetching water from d open soakaway pit if it does not endanger anybody to leave it open.