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PreyeAdams:
Good morning house,
Please is it possible to start laying blocks for the first floor about four days after pouring concrete for the slab?

Yes it is, since the supports under it are still intact .

askmeee:
Yes it is, since the supports under it are still intact .

True talk.

Dremca:
Will yours cost N270M just as it cost David Babachir same amount to clear the same grass

ours is a little bit cheaper

askmeee:
Yes it is, since the supports under it are still intact .

Thanks a lot

PreyeAdams:
Good morning house,
Please is it possible to start laying blocks for the first floor about four days after pouring concrete for the slab?

Hmmm...i will advise minimum of one week for regular curing with water.

Hello house. Please how many bags of cement roughly will a septic tank (10ft x 8ft x 10ft) and soakaway (7ft x 7ft x 8ft) consume. This include the setting of the blocks, 4 pillars/columns, big beam in the middle and full casting. Many thanks.

marsoden:
True talk.

Hmmm... tomorow now dey will say house collapsed. ...well sha God forbed oo

PreyeAdams:
Good morning house,
Please is it possible to start laying blocks for the first floor about four days after pouring concrete for the slab?

Hmmm, we don't want to hear house do this or do that again ooo.

I saw some discussion about window hoods in the last two pages, sharing some I am doing now in some sites....

This is the plaster thrown window hood, no form of precast required, just made by experienced workers.

spyder880:
I saw some discussion about window hoods in the last two pages, sharing some I am doing now in some sites....

Thanks Spyder for sharing this even when you were not asked you still took the time to search and share knowledge.
God bless you real good.

itswell1:
Thanks Spyder for sharing this even when you were not asked you still took the time to search and share knowledge.
God bless you real good.

Thanks bro, we're here for each other.

When completed and painted, it will look like this........

Then there's the pre cast window hoods.....

If you live in a dusty area, the precast with lots of curves will be getting dirty often, making you repaint the house after some time.

This was also thrown by a plastering artisan. Not pre cast.

rabcnesbit:
Hello house. Please how many bags of cement roughly will a septic tank (10ft x 8ft x 10ft) and soakaway (7ft x 7ft x 8ft) consume. This include the setting of the blocks, 4 pillars/columns, big beam in the middle and full casting. Many thanks.

Please house, any response to above. I have an on-going argument that need resolving quickly. Thank you.

House please rough estimate of cost of doing lintel for a 3 bedroom flat. both carpenter and welder. Thanks.

Architects in the house,

Please whats the difference between ARCON certificate and Architect Practicing Licences?

Ministry of Urban in PH is requesting for Architect Practicing Licences but my architect says he will get me ARCON certificate instead.

Thanks a lot ...I actually want something this simple. so it means it can be done while plastering? Do you think anyone who does plastering can do this?

spyder880:
This was also thrown by a plastering artisan. Not pre cast.

Iruosonobrugwhe:
Thanks a lot ...I actually want something this simple. so it means it can be done while plastering? Do you think anyone who does plastering can do this?

Experienced plastering hands only, I've seen some horrible ones done by amateurs.

Rubbiish:
Advantage
*Saves cost ( if it is a duplex or high rise structure)
*Saves space

Disadvantage
*Low pressure for water supply
*Requires periodic maintenance to control water spillage on slab & walls

Sorry for bring this up again, I have always been curious about this, for me erecting a steel or concrete structure purposely for the tank is unsightly and I hate the idea with a passion.

I am starting a project soon and I plan on placing the tank on a slab above the bathroom, all designed into the building from scratch. The tank itself will have a 2 way safety valve and if an overflow occurs, the run off water will be directed into a concealed gutter etc.

I cannot over emphasize how much I hate to see standalone Water storage structures.

spyder880:
This was also thrown by a plastering artisan. Not pre cast.

Nice one. The fashioned hood is very simple and basic. For some this fits the bill, deal done. But for me, I prefer the precast. It has character and displays craftsmanship that defines the building.

From your experience, what's your cost differential?

please brothers and sister i need urgent answer for those who know the prizes of this disable toilet and wash hand basin in delta state asaba,actually i base in china sending money in nigeria to build rented house but they want to open account on my head,please my people i need answer, picture added

diordaves:
Nice one. The fashioned hood is very simple and basic. For some this fits the bill, deal done. But for me, I prefer the precast. It has character and displays craftsmanship that defines the building.

From your experience, what's your cost differential?

The precast is much more difficult to make as it entails careful working with cement and sand on the ground, allowing it to dry and then using concrete nails and binding wire to hang the cast. Due to this difference, about N1000.00 will add to the labor cost of doing precast, add another N500 to the cement and sand increase.

diordaves:
I've always admired Australian home designs. Most parts of Australia are just as hot and humid like Africa, so in my quest for a functional home design for retirement, a home with good flow, connectivity, airy and light, I had a look downunder Australia. I was so pleased.

The achitecture is so simple but versatile and modern. No gragragra and wasteful features and fixture like most Nigerian blend. No unnecessary Roman columns, expensive parapet. It's really the floor plans that I'm just in love with.

I've sampled some Australian floor plans for critique. From duplex down to four bedrooms, three bedrooms. What I like is the flow of the the whole house. The blend of the kitchen, dinning and living area. So one can be cooking and still engage with the family and then the master class is how this living area flows seemlessly to the Afresco, what we would normally build as a boring balcony. And then what they call the media room which is effectively a reception room for visitors. Yes, some of the plans attached my need minor adjustments according to personal way of life, but I think in the grand scheme of things, Australian floor plans are better suited for hot climate than our current design in Nigeria. Our homes are designed to depend on AC and fan too much. Too many dark areas with no natural light or even ventilation. I think our achitects can do better. What do you guys think?

PHOTOS: plans with Afresco.

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Perhaps Australians don't have the same kind of security challenges that make Nigerians build prison yards for houses.

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On the precast vs simple masonry design, I think a combination of both may look awesome. Precast on top and masonry finish on the sides and under. Some of the precasts are overkill sometimes.

rotecch77:
Hmmm... tomorow now dey will say house collapsed. ...well sha God forbed oo

How many days do u think is advisable to u structurally, cos I have done after 3 days severally and nothing happened.

True...However once a precast hood is not properly done, foggerit,,,very ugly with a big letter U

diordaves:
Nice one. The fashioned hood is very simple and basic. For some this fits the bill, deal done. But for me, I prefer the precast. It has character and displays craftsmanship that defines the building.

From your experience, what's your cost differential?

askmeee:
How many days do u think is advisable to u structurally, cos I have done after 3 days severally and nothing happened.

So as a builder you advise to load a fresh slab after 3days, ok.

Please guru in the house, what can cause a recently screeded floor to be bleeding out reddish colour fluid? Thanks.

Did you do oversite concrete (German floor) ....i believed that area is flooded area with water that contains iron, ...iron water do reddish in nature ..

FADEO:
Architects in the house,

Please whats the difference between ARCON certificate and Architect Practicing Licences?

Ministry of Urban in PH is requesting for Architect Practicing Licences but my architect says he will get me ARCON certificate instead.

Are u an architect sir?
Your ARCON certificate is your practicing licence...