Ay04z:
Here to learn. Our engineers oya over to u

4newguy:
Good day nairaland good people. I'm gearing up to start up foundation on a 50*100. By the Grace of God I'd be giving updates on the process stage by stage

Moulding blocks will commence tomorrow as my engineer also advised 1500 blocks (500 - 9inches and 1000 - 6inches)
Total of 50 bags of cement was given to give 1500 bags.
Moulders will be taking N800 per bag on 6" blocks and N900 on 9" blocks. Please advise if this rate for moulders is okay. I really don't know much about building


Location: Benin City
Thanks in anticipation

spyder880

spyder880:


The price for block making is usually around N800 average, providing that they will get very strong blocks.

4newguy:
Good day nairaland good people. I'm gearing up to start up foundation on a 50*100. By the Grace of God I'd be giving updates on the process stage by stage

Moulding blocks will commence tomorrow as my engineer also advised 1500 blocks (500 - 9inches and 1000 - 6inches)
Total of 50 bags of cement was given to give 1500 bags.
Moulders will be taking N800 per bag on 6" blocks and N900 on 9" blocks. Please advise if this rate for moulders is okay. I really don't know much about building


Location: Benin City
Thanks in anticipation

spyder880

4newguy:

Yes learnt so much from vitorado thread. That was an eye opener

naunasabi:
oga spyder I know that this thread is for building abeg I need your help. I am looking for where to get a plot of land in Enugu, somewhere that someone can build and live in. Not the buy and wait till people start moving into the area. It is kind of urgent for me and my pocket no too deep like that ooh. With your experience do you think I can get somewhere reasonable in the neighborhood of 1.5 to 2m ? Which area?

mgbadike81:
Godspeed on your project. Post the floor plan.

4newguy:
Floor plan. All the gurus in the house please help look at the floor plan and do justice to it

joycluv:
. Too many curves in the plan. My observation though...... Over to the gurus!!!

4newguy:

Do you mean doors??

joycluv:
God's grace

4newguy:
God has been faithful. Foundation is coming up well. I notified my site engineer I needed a high foundation as it adds beauty to any house. Was pleased with the pace of the job as Laterite was on ground today to fill it up. Was displeased with the sizes of the room, bathroom and kitchen as they looked small. Although wifey said they'd look bigger whe walls are raised up but I already notified the site engineer that there'd be rectification after the German floor has been done.

Ogas in the house, do foundation rooms look smaller than the actual sizes ?

jp130
raymondFirstborn
segzy14
Timtol
vitodorado
jerryben12
mufutau55
sweetedge
connie2flex

segzy14:



Some of my client do make the complain of small rooms in foundation but after German floor they will see the difference.

4newguy:
God has been faithful. Foundation is coming up well. I notified my site engineer I needed a high foundation as it adds beauty to any house. Was pleased with the pace of the job as Laterite was on ground today to fill it up. Was displeased with the sizes of the room, bathroom and kitchen as they looked small. Although wifey said they'd look bigger whe walls are raised up but I already notified the site engineer that there'd be rectification after the German floor has been done.

Ogas in the house, do foundation rooms look smaller than the actual sizes ?

jp130
raymondFirstborn
segzy14
Timtol
vitodorado
jerryben12
mufutau55
sweetedge
connie2flex
eghosajohnny
FastShipping

4newguy:

Mine looks so tiny.

I needed a large sitting room, large masters and large kitchen. Other rooms can be moderate. Can you help look at the floor plan to see if it's possible to tell if the rooms would look big with the dimension given

4newguy:
Floor plan. All the gurus in the house please help look at the floor plan and do justice to it

4newguy:


segzy14 here is the floor plan

4newguy:
God has been faithful. Foundation is coming up well. I notified my site engineer I needed a high foundation as it adds beauty to any house. Was pleased with the pace of the job as Laterite was on ground today to fill it up. Was displeased with the sizes of the room, bathroom and kitchen as they looked small. Although wifey said they'd look bigger whe walls are raised up but I already notified the site engineer that there'd be rectification after the German floor has been done.

Ogas in the house, do foundation rooms look smaller than the actual sizes ?

jp130
raymondFirstborn
segzy14
Timtol
vitodorado
jerryben12
mufutau55
sweetedge
connie2flex
eghosajohnny
FastShipping

segzy14:


Where is the floor plan?

Timtol:

Same thing happened on Wednesday before our German where some spaces look bigger and some smaller, clients always complain of this,but if the Architect has a standard job no matter the plot might be he must be able to get a standard size.

AsomArchitectNG:
Congratulations op nice work. But i noticed some things about the floor plan.

One thing most architects/engineer don't put into place when designing is cost. With this kind of design trust me you are going to spend much on construction/finishing. Even when the money is there nobody prefers to waste it.You will get to understand what am saying especially when it gets to roofing level

I. think the shape of your building is somehow irregular although it will be good if it comes out well

2.You also have wasted spaces especially in the lobby side

3. Am sure this design was done by an engineer and not an Architect. Pls for the sake of knowledge purpose there's a big difference between an architect and an engineer

Simplicity n economy of space Is paramount in architecture?

In all I wish you the very best and success OP