FastShipping:


Mine wasn't a duplex and cost about the same 2M. Original Cables are not cheap right now from manufacturers.

mufutau55:


It has happened to a friend o.... Abi @Twinskenny? God save us from the barawos o.
And nah expensive Coleman cables... everything pulled from the pipes, second day o.

Hajji M.

twinskenny:
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where are you base lagos or?

Truthinlife:

Bro, Where are you based in the east ( Aba, Ph, Warri, Enugu)? I will like to have your contacts.

mufutau55:


I really enjoyed your lessons on Tiles and the various sample pics you sent me on Whatsapp. So I mixed Italian, Spanish and Nigerian tiles.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have so many collections of tiles samples that it even affected my purchase; too much to chose from.
If you were in Lagos area, I would have patronize you too. Thank you.

Hajji M.

EgunMogaji:
Question for esteemed people on the thread.

Are cabinets such as this available in Nigeria?

If I don't ask I won't know.

Thanks.

skimanski:


Any Cabinet can be made. Its about the right tools and the right IDea.

Take Note of the Architrave on our Newly released Doors. We just bough a Normal wood , then dressed it. Its been chamfered and Planed to Look Neat and well blended. Thesame thing can be done to the Cabinets to get this pictures you just sent.

Innu:


Oga KolaShangOne, thanks so much for your input, I really appreciate it.
But for this, there are no pipes below or above these Windows and the walls below them are usually so soaked. The soak easily permeates inwards to the internal walls (block used is 9 inch hollow) and stays soaked for weeks. Could there possibly be leakages within the casement frames? If that is a possibility, is there a solution?

On the leaking roof, the gauge is 0.45mm. Meanwhile, is changing the sheets within the leak area a possible solution or would it create another problem? Also despite the challenge of correction, do we have roofing guys who can handle this effectively? If not, how can one protect his POP from this challenge?

... in a fix of resolution...

Other experts in the house, please any other alternatives, please help oooo?

twinskenny:


Yes happen to a client in Ibadan too.. we did wiring 3 times

desiji:
My Wires were also stolen it was really a setback i had to replace and also took counter measures to avoid future occurence
after buying with so much money

KolaShangOne:


Yes. You can change the sheets. Problem with 0.45mm step tiles is that it won't leak on installation. After 1 year or 2 of intermittent sunshine and rainfall (contracting and expanding) it begins to tear leaving little problematic holes and serious leaking issues.

But first, you have to determine where leaking is if you're going to change some of the sheets. A leak at point A might originate from several metres away.


If leaking isn't too much you can use felt to cover the holes.

As for the wall soaking, you can post a picture here.

FastShipping:


Some Nigerian made tiles are just okay. But don't compare sleep and death or compare heat burn and fire burn. Spanish and Italian tiles are 5-10 higher in grade than Nigerian tiles. Those white tiles you displayed up there were copycat of some well known Spanish tiles. They look a lot better than the Nigerian ones of the same design. Those buying those Nigerian tiles you displayed only doing so because of the cost. If they had a choice, trust me they won't buy those Nigeria made tiles that are Spanish and Italian copycat.

If it is not Panadol, it is not the same thing as Panadol.

Innu:
Good day experts and students in the house. Kindly assist as I have a challenge needing solutions.

1. There are usually water-soaked patches on the wall just below the Windows (casement) after every downpour. These are usually found on both sides of the wall (below the window) and remains for a very long time before drying out after days of intense sunshine.
What could be the cause and what are the possible solutions? These started after the windows' fixing and wall plastering. The fear of mould growth, wall weakening, paint peeling etc...

2. What is the best way to resolve leaking roof sheets (metcoppo) - after roofing? Does the same principle apply for leaks along the gutters and the leaks on other sides?

3. When the roof-sheet 'ears' on the parapet is so shortly extended that the rain run-offs runs on the parapet wall, creating water soaked patch.
what could be the solution?

@
Mufutau
Spider 880
Hajj
Skimanski
Etc over to you sirs.

write2obi:


Sir, Its very obvious you are still looking down on locally made tiles, i'm not comparing Italian and Spanish tiles to our locally made tiles, No!. I implore you to take out time from your busy schedule and do a market research, don't send anyone, like oga EgunMogaji rightly said "leave your ATM at home" and go to the market alone, you'll be surprised at the level of improvement we've made, and i'm sure thought like combining Italian, Spanish and Nigerian tiles like chief mufutau55 or going all Nigeria like EgunMogaji will definitely cross your mind.
If you want quality tiles and can afford Italian and Spanish tiles great! Go for it, but for those on budget that can't afford Italian and Spanish tiles, you can still get quality in Nigerian tiles for 30--40% less.

rotecch77:
@hajji it's good as you mixed the Spanish and the Nigeria together as we discussed last time , when you know your budget you can never go bankrupt.
@fasshipping as you talk am, una men if no be panadol it can never be like panadol o , nna confirmed truth, as per say am talking based on the knowledge I have about the stuffs.

kopell:
Wow second time hearing story like this SAD.

GoodFaith:
What is the average price of Italian and Spanish tiles?
What is the average cost of Nigeria tiles?
I like the tiles that look like wood

mank1234:
Does tilcor stone coated tile also leak?

write2obi:

You can get Italian 600mm x 600mm porcelain tiles as from #4500 and above
Spanish from 3500 and above
Nigeria 1900--3500 per sqm
You mean something like this? @bolded

GoodFaith:


give me your email and phone

diordaves:


I'm also of the view that it may not be cheaper if you contract the project, but if you go DIY to a major extent, it may be cheaper. If you go through Spyder880's comment and Adulwastecx comments as well, you will noticed they've pointed out some salient points and very vital points about this method. Like Spyder880, I will improve on the foundation, possibly adopt our normal foundation and take it from there. Adulwastecx commented about flexibility. Good point, but what is "fexibility" in a project like this? Can it be cheaper? So let's break things down like you said and crunch some numbers: This is for a Bungalow

Foundation

The bags are like the black jute bags in Nigeria sold for N10 retail or about N6 wholesale. But I will not use this method for foundation. I will use our normal method and for a moderate three bedroom Bungalow about N350K should deliver it.

Walling

Na here wahala start. How? Like Abulwastecx observed those timbers used in the eco project are very straight and as we know in Nigeria, we have a huge problem with affordable straight timber. Take a look at the timbers we use for roofing, they are ALL crooked and warped in most places. The crooked timbers don't come cheap. So this may mean we have to adapt a different way to overcome this. So either we turn a blind eye and use the crooked timber like we normally do with roofing or we build columns with just ONE rod in the column to save cost. So how many column will one build for the project? Quite a lot. If one adopt the use of timber and the "Z" metals holding the timber together, this alone can go for about N450K just for timber as you will need hardwood not just any cheap softwood.

RED MUD SAND(laterite). How many trips of 911 tipper at N10k per trip? 10 trips? that is N100K
Small black Bagco bags at N6 per bag? 3000? That is 3000 times 6 naira = N18K
Labour cost? No labour cost, it's DIY or minimum labour cost.

ROOFING
No cost advantage. Roof na roof, normal built or eco built. Roof na roof.

PLASTER
It will be more expensive to plaster the eco built as one will need to buy chicken wire to wrap the walls to hold the plaster to the bags. If not, the plaster mortar will not stick to the bags.

WIRING, WINDOW, PLUMBING, TILING, PAINTING, KITCHEN ETC


No cost advantage. All remain the same as normal build. So lets compare:

Foundation N350,000
Wood 450,000
Laterite 100,000
Bags 18,000

TOTAL: 918, 000 This is to roofing level. At this stage, the difference in costing stops. All other stages to completion that one will need to do will be the same cost as normal build.

Now the question to ask to get a clearer perspective between both approach is can one deliver a normal moderate bungalow to roofing level with N918,000 ?

If the answer is yes; then there is no cost advantage

If the answer is no, then there is a cost advantage. But how much is that cost advantage?

If the answer is less; then the normal build is cheaper.

So to all contractors in the house, Spyder880 and Abdulwastecx included, can you deliver a "moderate" bungalow with N918,000 to roofing level?

To all of us (my humble self) included, clients Egunmogaji and KolaShangOne aslo included; can we deliver a "moderate" bungalow to roofing level with N918, 000 or less?

desiji:
My Wires were also stolen it was really a setback i had to replace a[b]nd also took counter measures to avoid future occurence[/b]
after buying with so much money

kenazuu:

Stealing of cable in Ibadan is a common thing now, happened to me around Elebu area.

Marpol:
Hi, can anyone recommend a good POP installer to me? I used pvc ceiling when I built my house over 5 years ago and now I would like to convert to pop.

Am living in the house presently so the person to fix must be a pro that can work with minimal mess.

Kindly help a brother out as am tired of cleaning pvc ceiling.

Daboomb:



Sorry about such setback.
Please, educate the house on the counter-measures you took, to prevent a re-occurrence.
This will really benefit a lot of learners like me.

It seems the thieves are now focusing more on this type of robbery, these days

twinskenny:


cable was stole two times on a client site.. what we later did was that we started installing the fittings even before we finish wiring... that way the abokis will think there is power running through... they even destroyed the pop....