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mufutau55:
Hajji has done something about it so long ago... I have requested that the Moderator close this thread way back when all this wahala started.
But since we don't have any Moderator in this Forum anymore, the derailment keeps going..
There is a rude way to close this thread but since I am not that rude I will not resort to that option.
May be one day we will have the Moderator back and something will be done. For now, I just read and move to the useful message.

Hajji M.

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Thank you Brab,

Compliments observed with all humility.

Like it said by our elders, "You can only give what you have"...... "An apple does not fall far from its Tree"!

All you need do is "read and observe" the behaviour on this thread.

I understand provocation or anger (which we are all subject to, once in a while) but what l dont understand is this wanton desire to just be garrulous and uncouth, ......while instigating discord amongst other members!

Anyway, such is life...... its the "free" internet!



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I wanted to ask but forgot: Was a Soil test done on that building that you showcased, along with that one with a floating raft?
I love the way you did the Floating raft such that Water can move freely under the Rafts, if need-be.... within the four walls the room-foundation (unlike what l have seen before where if water gets in there, it will be stuck there until it evaporates or sink into the ground, of its own accord).

Please ALWAYS INSIST on a Soil test, for anything more than a Bungalow.
I know "we Clients" want to "economise" but when the wahala starts, the Builder gets the blame.

Be "circumspect" in what you reply to, some questions are actually intended to 'draw you out', so "sharks" can come home to feast, ....figuratively speaking.

nigerdeltaman:
I admire u a lot, u are a man of respect. Your words are encouraging, I sight a great man in u chief. #nigerdeltaman

mufutau55:
Hajji has done something about it so long ago... I have requested that the Moderator close this thread way back when all this wahala started.
But since we don't have any Moderator in this Forum anymore, the derailment keeps going..
There is a rude way to close this thread but since I am not that rude I will not resort to that option.
May be one day we will have the Moderator back and something will be done. For now, I just read and move to the useful message.

Hajji M.

Well understood, Hajji. But what about OMONILE LAWYER, isn't he the moderator of the property section

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I wanted to ask but forgot: Was a Soil test done on that building that you showcased, along with that one with a floating raft?
I love the way you did the Floating raft such that Water can move freely under the Rafts, if need-be.... within the four walls the room-foundation (unlike what l have seen before where if water gets in there, it will be stuck there until it evaporates or sink into the ground, of its own accord).

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I know some do it intentionally because they want to, and see it as an opportunity to insult someone they have been nursing a grudge against, thus using the other person to do their "dirty work"

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n3xt:
Very interesting topic but unfortunately I won't like to discuss it in details for personal reasons. I did that foundation design on my own volition and it end up backfiring cos the client felt much time was wasted on the groundworks as against the effectiveness of the design. What's more fun is the integration of the septic tank into the foundation.

It's a pretty cool idea to have a floating raft and integrated septic tank system in a waterlogged terrain.

To your question, a trial hole was dug to determine the soil properties and probable requirement. And we ended up using bentonite and polymer to stabilize the non-cohesive soil during the drilling.

I'll sure setup another design pretty soon.


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The much dreaded basement and floating raft foundation on my mind though. Hopefully I'll get it done in one of my DIY backyard project.

n3xt:
Baba, hope you're not trying to draw me out with these sweet and mature posts. Anyway, I knew what to expect from you.

God bless you real good.

n3xt:
Idea Exchange: Who's up for a concrete sink?

I've seen the traditional ones (concrete slabs over countertops) and I felt it only require a little more effort to create something classy by spicing up the conventional approach.

Is this a cool idea or just another wishful thinking?

Dis kind "idea' dey come when you don chop Madam food finish come top am with red wine!

Me l nor dey o.... except you can convince me with "efidence"

n3xt:
Idea Exchange: Who's up for a concrete sink?

I've seen the traditional ones (concrete slabs over countertops) and I felt it only require a little more effort to create something classy by spicing up the conventional approach.

Is this a cool idea or just another wishful thinking?

olumide4christ:
Well understood, Hajji. But what about OMONILE LAWYER, isn't he the moderator of the property section

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Hajj, l understand where you are coming from.

My Observations:

I think one of the things we can do, for starters, is to insist on a "ground rule" that "third parties" should not INTERFERE, ADD FUEL/SUPPORT or show any form of ENCOURAGEMENT , when two people are having a spat.
(I think it is impossible to completely avoid such spats, bearing in mind that we are all different individuals and decorum level will surely defer).

I am of the opinion that it is the "third parties" that actually push for more blood!
I know some do it intentionally because they want to, and see it as an opportunity to insult someone they have been nursing a grudge against, thus using the other person to do their "dirty work"

Thanks for your patience all this while.

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lastpage:
BTW: Do you even remember we had a spat in the past, where you yab me proper? Me sef nor gree o!
Dont worry, such is life. Nothing personal. As with Egun, As with Agarawu, as with my good Hajj!

mufutau55:
You are right about the "Ground Rule" but only the Moderator has the power to enforce it... and where is the Moderator?

Hajji M.

I am of the belief that as "grown-ups" (and not so grown-ups at times ), we are bale to "self-regulate"..... if we make up our mind, to do so.

n3xt:
Idea Exchange: Who's up for a concrete sink?

I've seen the traditional ones (concrete slabs over countertops) and I felt it only require a little more effort to create something classy by spicing up the conventional approach.

Is this a cool idea or just another wishful thinking?

gbadexy:
I have to give it to you that you are innovative.
Bentonite clay was a material that interested me in the past for possible use to complement anti settling additives and I researched about it.
Sure enough, it's very effective in sealing ground water and stabilizing soil due to its extremely high swelling and water demand but the water must constantly be available otherwise it shrinks just as much when dry.
However, using polymer binders constantly, I can't say about its effectiveness on soil stabilization bearing in mind heavy building would be on the ground.
There are some soil stabilization methods that you may give a trial also.
Since you can effectively introduce benton and a polymer into the soil, you can do soil injection with two separate chemicals that form insoluble gel and harden soil.
The concrete densifier I produce is one on such chemical and I will briefly explain how it works.
It's made of water glass solution, a form of soluble silicate. Bear in mind that Portland cement and clays are silicates also with cementing properties but in solid form.
Reacting chemicals with calcium solution with it effectively turns it to cement ( calcium silicate)
Now this is a not so common but regular industrial chemical. What I simply do is to ensure I get the proper silica ratio and stabilize it with some polymer forming and stabilizing materials to control the by product of its reaction. It's very reactive and it's different applications us based on its reactivity with by products that can give undesirable properties if not stabilized.
So if you introduce this densifier into the soil and subsequently introduce calcium chloride solution also, they react within the soil to form concrete and the side benefit is that it combines chemically with sand (silica) fusing them together.

n3xt:
Waterglass | You remind me of Na₂SiO₃ in Chemistry class.

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Good one Hajj! Really good one!!

I am of the belief that as "grown-ups" (and not so grown-ups at times ), we are bale to "self-regulate"..... if we make up our mind, to do so.

In general, we know ourselves over here on this thread.

Safe for new posters on this thread, majority of us have been on this thread for sometimes.

What if we all agree, by stating it, that we will all accept this ground rule (dont stoke violence or encourage of sinisterly instigate by posing pushy questions along that line) .......... and when anyone does it or is attempting to do so, we call them to order in one voice, in a very friendly and respectful manner?

We dont have to get into the original spat that the person is trying to stoke (that one is another issue we can completely avoid) but we can inform the "crying more than the bereaved" assistant, "Do you mind not to get involved or push them to carry on? (at least, if you cant advice them to calm down and take a chill, you can as well just do like OBJ: Siddon-look, with your mouth/fingers permanently at rest!

Looking at the last one between( Egun and Agarawu) as an example, we saw peeps adding fuel to it, making snide remarks, even trying to add other people (saying Brabus sent me, saying some are sharing the money together, insinuating someone is the Approval officer involved, one even came from no-where and just started abusing another person who was not involved in the spat, awarding score to one person like 2-0, e.t.c )

These are all instigations to fuel the animosity further so that the two can expose, insult, abuse and ridicule themselves further, in th eopen.
ofcourse, these same people are holding unto those abuses, keeping it for use against the person they pretend to be supporting, in the nearest future!

I will expect that if you cant sue for peace....... be QUIET, at least.

Moderator cant be everywhere as l dont think it is a full time job and even if it is, it will require a 24x7 attendance on the thread, not to mention the number of thread available for moderation.

I think we all can be civil and respectful with ourselves, if we chose to do so.
I understand that the anonymity we enjoy here (and l am guilty of that too!) and on the internet generally, gives us the laxity to be extremely aggressive and abusive, without recourse to the implication....... if per-chance, the face behind the keyboard is unmasked.

We can do it

Thank you Hajj.




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Are you by chance a creative writer? l have read several of your write ups on this property section and other section on Nairaland, l like your choice / use-age of the English language, you are good at playing with words while at the same time conveying your messages and holding your audience spell bound, initially, l thought you where an Engineer because of the way you dissect construction related issues but all the same l admire the way you write / put your thought together, that aside, l totally agree with all you said above, been an anonymous forum does not give individuals the monopoly of insulting / abusing / disparaging others.

l come on here to learn either for now or for my future projects but this place is becoming something else and it is very unfortunate. l hope what you submitted above can be adhered by all, once more thanks a bunch, on a lighter note, l think Buhari should appoint you as one of his personal assistant on reconciliation / peace advocate.Lol. but hope when you get to Aso Rock, you wont change oo because l hear the comfort in the villa makes our thieving politicians to forget the masses,you sure knows your onions and your parents did not waste their cash training you, cheers..

gbadexy:
Yeah!

n3xt:
If only we gave good research labs in our schools, SiO₃ or Sillicate is a very useful chemical compound.

Nice one from my paint maker friend. I'm sure you'll also have a good use for it in outdoor paints.

gbadexy:
Not really. If used, it can be very durable but it takes time for it to react totally to be insoluble and one has to use special materials with tolerance for its alkalinity.
It has a prospect of exterior use though and according to research, such paints last for a hundred years and are still intact because they are inorganic paint as against the organic paint we use that are subject to u.v degradation.
Such silica ratios aren't available in nigeria. No capacity to produce it.

n3xt:
That's why I said we need a good research lab and an updated curriculum in our schools.

lastpage:
Are you thinking of this for a private residence or a boardinghouse with 1,000 "immates"?

What advantages does it bring to the table, over a Chrome-finish kitchen sink?

Dis kind "idea' dey come when you don chop Madam food finish come top am with red wine!

Me l nor dey o.... except you can convince me with "efidence"

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gbadexy:
I have to give it to you that you are innovative.
Bentonite clay was a material that interested me in the past for possible use to complement anti settling additives and I researched about it.
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4nobody4every1:
Are you by chance a creative writer? l have read several of your write ups on this property section and other section on Nairaland, l like your choice / use-age of the English word, initially l thought you where an Engineer because of the way you dissect construction related issues but all the same l admire the way you write / put your thought together, that aside, l totally agree with all you said above, been an anonymous forum does not give individuals the monopoly of insulting / abusing / disparaging others.

l come on here to learn either for now or for my future projects but this place is becoming something else and it is very unfortunate. l hope what you submitted above can be adhered by all, once more thanks a bunch, on a lighter note, l think Buhari should appoint you as one of his personal assistant on reconciliation / peace advocate.Lol. but hope when you get to Aso Rock, you wont change oo because l hear the comfort in the villa makes our thieving politicians to forget the masses,you sure knows your onions and your parents did not waste their cash training you, cheers..

lastpage:
Once again, thanks for the compliments Sir!


Let me just say l am a man of "many parts".

I have a range of academic qualifications spanning over thirty years at University level, from Computing, to Engineering, to Business Mgt, to Project Mgt, to Personnel Mgt, not to mention regular military training.

Writing, Drawing (fine art) and "spoiling things" at home, are childhood passions!


I am also guilty of throwing tantrums here! We are all human......... we just need to know when to take a step back.


I am too opinionated and my views are very strong, coupled with the fact that l dont shy-away from expressing them!
Such 'personality' wont make a good Diplomat!

I am already "in service" to the nation so l will nominate Hajj for that "Personal Assistant on Reconciliation" office.
Hajj, what you say?

Once again, the shower of encomium is refreshing!

@Ugo99 must be very jealous right now




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BTW: being sired by a Teacher-Mum and a Lecturer-Dad........ nothing less was expected of you back then!
With 'plenty flogging', anytime you deviate!

Fantastic, l can now see where your fountain of knowledge is flowing from, l can only wish you all the best as you continue in your service to the nation, besides, My late Uncle was a Naval Officer, he was among those officers who died at the Ejigbo hercules C- 130 during the Babangida regime, before his death he was a lieutenant commander with the Navy, as at the time he was at NMS Zaria those days, l was a pupil at the Army staff school as well, but l didnt go to NMS like he did, l also passed NDA exams and l wanted to follow his footstep but my Dad never wanted me to pursue a career in the Military and hence l jettison going to NDA and went to attend a Federal University in the North before l left the shores of Nigeria

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I have a range of academic qualifications spanning over thirty years at University level, from Computing, to Engineering, to Business Mgt, to Project Mgt, to Personnel Mgt, not to mention regular military training.

I am already "in service" to the nation so l will nominate Hajj for that "Personal Assistant on Reconciliation" office.
Hajj, what you say?

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4nobody4every1:
l also passed NDA exams and l wanted to follow his footstep but my Dad never wanted me to pursue a career in the Military and hence l jettison going to NDA and went to attend a Federal University in the North before l left the shores of Nigeria

mufutau55:
From now on, it will be "General Lastpage", at least we have something in common.

I will surely and gladly accept the job if called to duty to serve Nigeria.... my retirement time will be well spent even if not paid kobo.
Thank you Sir.

Note: Wonder what happened to my NPF contribution in those days.. do they still exist (National Provident Fund) like USA Social Security.

Hajji M.