akeensbussy:


Well, I don't know how big is what u want to do and the type of wood they are using for u. However, u can buy it urself and let them do the work.

AnonyNymous:

Building a wooden house in Nigeria, it should obviously be cheaper than blocks, right? Then, American houses are built with 70% wood, is that the type of house you mean, or what exactly are you talking about. Please expantiate.

EgunMogaji:


1) I saw 9" blocks moulded but 6" blocks used to build.

2) The lintel on this build was not all around.

EgunMogaji:


1) I saw 9" blocks moulded but 6" blocks used to build.

2) The lintel on this build was not all around.

dotman10:
am really learning from this posts.....

please i want to ask, how can someone get the designs of different types of 3 bedroom flat to build....or do you just decide how u want it to be?

dotman10:
am really learning from this posts.....

please i want to ask, how can someone get the designs of different types of 3 bedroom flat to build....or do you just decide how u want it to be?

Emeka71:
I want a 2 bedroom apartment with the wood.

Dianeetdiana:
i will like to buy a plot or half plot of land in Ogun state or ibadan too. any idea how i can get one

EgunMogaji:


There's a reason why vibrated blocks cost more and is more desirable and specified in architectural plans of certified architects.

Kieldgreat:


Yessir! You are right. Vibrated blocks are the way to go. Currently using them at the moment not minding the difference in cost that I'm aware of. OP seems to run on a slim budget so my initial advise cos he made the decision to mould himself and didn't include 'time' cost for his calculation.

I would always advise nairalanders and bro n 'sis' in the struggle to yearly rent emancipation to go for vibrated ones.

Oga OP, make sure say you no get plans to put tiles on any wall for your building oo! So that when cracks start, you can visually see them and plaster asap.

And all the cost you have saved from cutting all known architectural standards, better put them aside for monthly/yearly repairs.


what is/are the advantages of vibrated blocks? what makes them best suited
May God see us through.

Kieldgreat:


Yessir! You are right. Vibrated blocks are the way to go. Currently using them at the moment not minding the difference in cost that I'm aware of. OP seems to run on a slim budget so my initial advise cos he made the decision to mould himself and didn't include 'time' cost for his calculation.

I would always advise nairalanders and bro n 'sis' in the struggle to yearly rent emancipation to go for vibrated ones.

Oga OP, make sure say you no get plans to put tiles on any wall for your building oo! So that when cracks start, you can visually see them and plaster asap.

And all the cost you have saved from cutting all known architectural standards, better put them aside for monthly/yearly repairs.

May God see us through.

akeensbussy:


U made me laugh....vibrated blocks will cut 70-75 units of 6" from one bag of cement. while hand made is 50units

vibrate will mix 3-4 different type of soil. while the hand will use only sharp sand.

my father's house built 26 years ago got no crack and it was made from hand made block of 6 inch.

I never manage cement or other materials to build except the block.

so what will make it crack. tell me. I made sure the foundation was dig to accommodate one block inside the ground.

so, it hand made block that will crack building..

what do u know...

ubcandid:


please can you give the reason?

Kieldgreat:


Yessir! You are right. Vibrated blocks are the way to go. Currently using them at the moment not minding the difference in cost that I'm aware of. OP seems to run on a slim budget so my initial advise cos he made the decision to mould himself and didn't include 'time' cost for his calculation.

I would always advise nairalanders and bro n 'sis' in the struggle to yearly rent emancipation to go for vibrated ones.

Oga OP, make sure say you no get plans to put tiles on any wall for your building oo! So that when cracks start, you can visually see them and plaster asap.

And all the cost you have saved from cutting all known architectural standards, better put them aside for monthly/yearly repairs.

May God see us through.

akeensbussy:


may bee u should look closer, what u have there is 6" block not 9". there is no 9" block at all.

yes..not all round but almost.

EgunMogaji:


Non vibrated blocks + no pillars, especially with non vibrated blocks + no German floor to break up the sheer height of the wall

GoodofNaija:
OP I have the following observations/questions:

1. The dimensions of your land given can't b correct with the unit (ft).
2. Does not look like you did a proper foundation ( commonly called German floor) so you may b having water effects on your wall in d future.
[/b]3. Did you use 6 inches block all through??

Kieldgreat:


Oga Egan, greetings.

I've been thinking of a way to monitor OPs project for 5-10yrs. It's classical thesis case. If you know, Abeg tell me.

The problem with this part of our world is info collection, storage and dissemination.

If the project passes the 5-10years test, he won't come back and tell me the doubting 'thomas' how wrong I was, he won't store the information, on how to run an apartment on a slim budget, in a place accessible to all and where dissemination would be seamless from the hot desert sand of bornu to the creeks in bayelsa.

And if it fails, he won't like the biblical prophets go up to the mountains and tell it to his people, one less way in getting oneself an affordable home.

dotman10:
am really learning from this posts.....

please i want to ask, how can someone get the designs of different types of 3 bedroom flat to build....or do you just decide how u want it to be?

abouzaid:
bros, i can boldly say that atleast 75% of all currently existing bungalows in Nigeria does not have columns and were built with hand moulded blocks, in your arguments, you failed to notice how the op cut the greatest costs is not from the price of blocks since the price difference doesn't matter much given that he used only about 2000 blocks. i would launch a thread later on the secrets pf low cost housing

ijeshaboy:
am also at d roofing stage, have not spend upto 600k, I spent 77k for the lintel casting and roofing block level, but I mouldd d bock,

fxbot:
You mean you have spent just 600k from foundation to this stage?

ijeshaboy:
it's now in roofing stage, that's just last week pix, I spent 600k from foundation lintel to roofing level