From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. - Properties (4)

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Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 5:21pm On Oct 07, 2015

Updates on the outside ceiling .......

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by danny34(m): 10:28pm On Oct 07, 2015

Transformation..... Well done boss

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Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 5:38am On Oct 08, 2015

Updates on walls plastering. ......

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 11:01am On Oct 08, 2015*

Buying thunder arrestor equipment now.........

Checking the materials to make sure its copper, not iron. Using a magnet to test........

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Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by bugmenot: 7:50pm On Oct 08, 2015

Oga Spyder, is it a good idea to connect the thunder arrestor to the (buried) charcoal bag using copper wire instead of the usual copper plate? Are there any pros and cons?

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 9:01pm On Oct 08, 2015

bugmenot:

Oga Spyder, is it a good idea to connect the thunder arrestor to the (buried) charcoal bag using copper wire instead of the usual copper plate? Are there any pros and cons?

The right thing is to use copper tape as pictured and not electrical wires containing copper. The wires are too thin to act as earthing for the whole house.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by gabbytabby: 9:28pm On Oct 08, 2015

spyder880:
The right thing is to use copper tape as pictured and not electrical wires containing copper. The wires are too thin to act as earthing for the whole house.

The attached copper rod is what is used in lagos. It is attached to wires and buried in the ground.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 3:24pm On Oct 09, 2015

Picture updates loading.......

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 4:17pm On Oct 09, 2015

We are getting closer to pumping water from this borehole. We have struck clean water, just to install the submersible pump and get a generator to pump our water.......

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 4:19pm On Oct 09, 2015

All works ongoing, everywhere busy.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 4:22pm On Oct 09, 2015

A terrace overlooking the front of the building. .........

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 4:26pm On Oct 09, 2015

From the dining room, looking through the opening, at the side terrace off the first floor kitchen. .......

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 4:34pm On Oct 09, 2015

There is a shaky beam in this house, built when the house was constructed. I have ordered my boys to knock it out and do another reinforced concrete beam on that position.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 4:37pm On Oct 09, 2015

My designers moved into this site yesterday. They are currently carving up tools and equipment needed to bring out the best from this house.

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Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 4:39pm On Oct 09, 2015

Work in progress, windows getting ready, .........

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by bugmenot: 6:52pm On Oct 09, 2015

Thanks Oga Spyder. How much is the copper tape sold?

spyder880:
The right thing is to use copper tape as pictured and not electrical wires containing copper. The wires are too thin to act as earthing for the whole house.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by bugmenot: 6:54pm On Oct 09, 2015

Thanks Madam Gabby.

Does it matter where the copper rod is mounted? Must it be on the roof, or can it be mounted on a long pole close to the building?

gabbytabby:
The attached copper rod is what is used in lagos. It is attached to wires and buried in the ground.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 7:05pm On Oct 09, 2015

bugmenot:

Thanks Oga Spyder. How much is the copper tape sold?

N400.00 for each feet of tape.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by danny34(m): 8:56pm On Oct 09, 2015

Making a house a home indeed! Jisike sir

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by Cflourish: 12:20am On Oct 10, 2015

Spyder, still waiting for store / town for the furniture.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 5:42am On Oct 10, 2015

Cflourish:
Spyder, still waiting for store / town for the furniture.

Those pictured chairs were seen at Enugu, Game superstores at Polo park shopping mall. But I am looking for better priced quality chairs elsewhere.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by nextstep(m): 7:29am On Oct 10, 2015*

bugmenot:

Thanks Madam Gabby.

Does it matter where the copper rod is mounted? Must it be on the roof, or can it be mounted on a long pole close to the building?

Well, it can be on a long pole close to your house... if you don't mind lightning ignoring the pole and hitting your house.

Seriously, your house - with all the metal in and around it - is a great magnet for lightning, and you don't want to take chances

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Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by bugmenot: 12:57pm On Oct 10, 2015

You have a point. We'll put it on the roof.

Many thanks.

nextstep:
Well, it can be on a long pole close to your house... if you don't mind lightning gnoring the pole and hitting your house.

Seriously, your house with all the metal in and around it, is a great magnet for lightning, and you don't want to take chances

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 1:33pm On Oct 10, 2015

We have completely knocked out the shaky beam, and immediately building a fresh one in its place.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 1:36pm On Oct 10, 2015

Carpenter, over to you.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 1:39pm On Oct 10, 2015

The plumber has not been sleeping here, he is earning his wages cheesy

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 1:42pm On Oct 10, 2015

Anyone in my team better be very good at what they do, or they get the door.

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Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 1:44pm On Oct 10, 2015

At the rear kitchen exit, we are doing a new beam for the kitchen store window.

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 1:46pm On Oct 10, 2015

All upper floor inner rooms has been treated with good wall plastering. ......

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by mrpally(m): 2:36pm On Oct 10, 2015

What is the average cost of plumbing a three bedroom flat

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by FastShipping: 3:07pm On Oct 10, 2015

spyder880:
Anyone in my team better be very good at what they do, or they get the door.

Spyder,

Please, how much it cost to do plumbing of this house and the electrical?

Re: From House To Home: Our Home Finish Diaries. by spyder880(op): 6:19pm On Oct 10, 2015

mrpally:
What is the average cost of plumbing a three bedroom flat

Materials, labor or both?

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