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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mountmoriah(m): 9:12pm On Jan 23, 2019
kayusely70:
Thanks so much, im grateful.
you are welcome sir

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mountmoriah(m): 9:36pm On Jan 23, 2019
kayusely70:
Thanks so much, im grateful.
you are most welcome sir
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Destiny27(m): 9:48pm On Jan 23, 2019
Hello house, greetings to everyone.

I am planning to do both internal and external plastering of a 4-bedroom bungalow. The building has a sitting room with dinning, Masters bedroom with toilet/bathroom, 3 other bedrooms, kitchen, 2 toilets and one bathroom, a sit-out.

I want to have an idea of the financial implication.

Is there a way costing is done when it comes to plastering?

I would appreciate responses from the experts.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Chekitaut: 10:30pm On Jan 23, 2019
Destiny27:
Hello house, greetings to everyone.

I am planning to do both internal and external plastering of a 4-bedroom bungalow. The building has a sitting room with dinning, Masters bedroom with toilet/bathroom, 3 other bedrooms, kitchen, 2 toilets and one bathroom, a sit-out.

I want to have an idea of the financial implication.

Is there a way costing is done when it comes to plastering?

I would appreciate responses from the experts.
Contact 07035530522
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Obafisenco(m): 10:37pm On Jan 23, 2019
Destiny27:
Hello house, greetings to everyone.

I am planning to do both internal and external plastering of a 4-bedroom bungalow. The building has a sitting room with dinning, Masters bedroom with toilet/bathroom, 3 other bedrooms, kitchen, 2 toilets and one bathroom, a sit-out.

I want to have an idea of the financial implication.

Is there a way costing is done when it comes to plastering?

I would appreciate responses from the experts.
You can contact me on 08186153576
I'm a bricklayer, will would deliver a very fast job at a very low cost
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Mgbadike80: 11:10am On Jan 24, 2019
Good day, please, do you have an idea of the total cost of borehole with overhead water tank. I need likely cost ideas from those that have done theirs. Thanks.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by GoodFaith: 3:16pm On Jan 24, 2019
Destiny27:
Hello house, greetings to everyone.

I am planning to do both internal and external plastering of a 4-bedroom bungalow. The building has a sitting room with dinning, Masters bedroom with toilet/bathroom, 3 other bedrooms, kitchen, 2 toilets and one bathroom, a sit-out.

I want to have an idea of the financial implication.

Is there a way costing is done when it comes to plastering?

I would appreciate responses from the experts.

it is two bricklayers and a service to one room
Living room and dining room you might have four bricklayers and two services
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by AGATLIMITED: 4:09pm On Jan 24, 2019
We have observed recently that many developers are fond of deceiving their clients into buying sub-standard and low quality roofing sheets to cover their homes and housing projects.

I will make it clear to you that there can never be substitute for originality. You may fake it, but you cant make it. I would love to appeal to everyone that refers to themselves as professionals in the Aluminium Roofing, windows and Doors industry to join hands together and support us at AGAT ALUMINIUM LIMITED. Support us by patronizing us to reach every good and God-fearing developer or roof, windows and doors installer.

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Please if we pride ourselves as people who provide one of the three essentials of live ()to the populace, then we should use the best products for durability and posterity sake.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by diordaves(m): 5:55pm On Jan 24, 2019
Mgbadike80:
Good day, please, do you have an idea of the total cost of borehole with overhead water tank. I need likely cost ideas from those that have done theirs. Thanks.

Borehole is strictly location specific. What's your location?

Water tower depends on type of product. There's galvanized pipe and 'H-pipe' . What are you looking at?

Galvanized as from 300k for 40ft. It's not unusual to spend well above 400k with cross (X) beams.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by GoodFaith: 6:13pm On Jan 24, 2019
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by GoodFaith: 6:17pm On Jan 24, 2019
AGATLIMITED:
We have observed recently that many developers are fond of deceiving their clients into buying sub-standard and low quality roofing sheets to cover their homes and housing projects.

I will make it clear to you that there can never be substitute for originality. You may fake it, but you cant make it. I would love to appeal to everyone that refers to themselves as professionals in the Aluminium Roofing, windows and Doors industry to join hands together and support us at AGAT ALUMINIUM LIMITED. Support us by patronizing us to reach every good and God-fearing developer or roof, windows and doors installer.

The aim is to stop the issue of unexpected incidences that could lead to fatalities because of poor roofing jobs and use of substandard aluminium products for construction. you can reach us on- 08033043480 and view samples on: https://agataluminium.

Please if we pride ourselves as people who provide one of the three essentials of live ()to the populace, then we should use the best products for durability and posterity sake.

AGATLIMITED:
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Mgbadike80: 6:31pm On Jan 24, 2019
diordaves:


Borehole is strictly location specific. What's your location?

Water tower depends on type of product. There's galvanized pipe and 'H-pipe' . What are you looking at?

Galvanized as from 300k for 40ft. It's not unusual to spend well above 400k with cross (X) beams.
the location is Niger state and the land is on a rocky outcrop that would need serious rock breaking, you can imagine the type of rocks that you see in lokoja, the building would be two blocks of semi detached bungalows, please what do you suggest.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Takoro13(m): 6:38pm On Jan 24, 2019
Good day brothers and sisters, what could be the reason for the error in hand mould block. I was there with them and the produced 25-30 blks per cement for 9". On getting there today I discovered some are very strong and some can't be held from either sides.

I am weak and tired.

Please help.


If not for the fact that I want strong blocks to avoid crack and others I would have go for buying.

I want to know the reason for this problem
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Destiny27(m): 7:21pm On Jan 24, 2019
GoodFaith:


it is two bricklayers and a service to one room
Living room and dining room you might have four bricklayers and two services

Thanks for the response but what does that translate to in terms of cost/ workmanship?

I want to know how charges are done when it comes to plastering?

Is it charged per room or what?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by GoodFaith: 7:54pm On Jan 24, 2019
Destiny27:


Thanks for the response but what does that translate to in terms of cost/ workmanship?

I want to know how charges are done when it comes to plastering?

Is it charged per room or what?
I just gave you the basic info
do u want to contract it out
Bricklayer charge about 3500/400k daily
service 2000/3000 daily
please check the above prices in your location
so if I was a contractor and tell you to pay 14,000 for one room
now you can look at the total numbers of room you have a add it up
if two bricklayers is about 7/8k and services 2/3k
You are looking at about 9/11k
I will tell the contractor i will pay 10k for a room
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Prdo: 8:06pm On Jan 24, 2019
Takoro13:
Good day brothers and sisters, what could be the reason for the error in hand mould block. I was there with them and the produced 25-30 blks per cement for 9". On getting there today I discovered some are very strong and some can't be held from either sides.

I am weak and tired.

Please help.


If not for the fact that I want strong blocks to avoid crack and others I would have go for buying.

I want to know the reason for this problem
Layman opinion: Not watering the blocks, not mixing sand and cement properly and may be not enough cement in the mixture despite your instructing them to make 25 -30 blocks per bag of cement.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by diordaves(m): 8:24pm On Jan 24, 2019
Mgbadike80:
the location is Niger state and the land is on a rocky outcrop that would need serious rock breaking, you can imagine the type of rocks that you see in lokoja, the building would be two blocks of semi detached bungalows, please what do you suggest.

I don't have any experience mining water from such terrain but if it were my lot I will do the following:

Seek out neighbours to find out how they source water. I will look for a neighbour with a functional borehole and ask for reference and bounce off ideas off him/her.

If for some reasons no local example to take a cue from, I will look for a reputable company or persons to carry out a credible soil/topography test and mapping. The resulting report will determine if to drill for water or not.

In such topography, drilling for water without prior test may be money down the drain.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Mgbadike80: 8:33pm On Jan 24, 2019
diordaves:


I don't have any experience mining water from such terrain but if it were my lot I will do the following:

Seek out neighbours to find out how they source water. I will look for a neighbour with a functional borehole and ask for reference and bounce off ideas off him/her.

If for some reasons no local example to take a cue from, I will look for a reputable company or persons to carry out a credible soil/topography test and mapping. The resulting report will determine if to drill for water or not.

In such topography, drilling for water without prior test may be money down the drain.
Thanks for the suggestions,that's my plan A although none of my neighbors have a borehole or well, what's your views about digging a well and fitting it with a pump?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Obafisenco(m): 8:36pm On Jan 24, 2019
Destiny27:


Thanks for the response but what does that translate to in terms of cost/ workmanship?

I want to know how charges are done when it comes to plastering?

Is it charged per room or what?
it depend on how u want it, u can either award it out as a contract wish they might charge around 150k -200k
or u hire 2 bricklayer and 1 labour which a bricklayer will plaster 2side (wall) in a room, so the two of them will plaster one room In a day. and bricklayer will take 3500-4000 while labour will take 2000.
so depending on your choice.
but I will advice u to award it out as a contract
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by spiceeamiee(f): 8:43pm On Jan 24, 2019
Good evening house. So I and my husband started a small building project recently. In fact the foundation just commenced this week and the building contractor who was recommended to us by my brother in law said that people no longer dig foundations to be very deep again, thag what they do is raft foundation. We decided to go with his suggestion as he seems to know what he is doing. However my dad and my father-in-law went to the site and has been bombarding us with calls saying the guy does not know what he is doing and that the house will soon collapse. In fact that the guy needs to dig really deep as the place is slightly water logged. My husband called his friend who is a civil engineer and they friend also confirmed that the raft foundation is what should be done but thag it should be done for 4feet as against the three fee our contractor wanted to do. However the level of calls from my dad and my father in law is worrying. They both have two houses in Lagos each and i know my dad is very knowledgeable about buildings and constructions but he is in his 70s and may not be privy with latest building advancements that why I said let me come and ask the people that can simplify this thing for me. Is digging deep the way to go or is the rafting the way to go? Structure is a one storey building.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Juell(m): 8:51pm On Jan 24, 2019
spiceeamiee:
Good evening house. So I and my husband started a small building project recently. In fact the foundation just commenced this week and the building contractor who was recommended to us by my brother in law said that people no longer dig foundations to be very deep again, thag what they do is raft foundation. We decided to go with his suggestion as he seems to know what he is doing. However my dad and my father-in-law went to the site and has been bombarding us with calls saying the guy does not know what he is doing and that the house will soon collapse. In fact that the guy needs to dig really deep as the place is slightly water logged. My husband called his friend who is a civil engineer and they friend also confirmed that the raft foundation is what should be done but thag it should be done for 4feet as against the three fee our contractor wanted to do. However the level of calls from my dad and my father in law is worrying. They both have two houses in Lagos each and i know my dad is very knowledgeable about buildings and constructions but he is in his 70s and may not be privy with latest building advancements that why I said let me come and ask the people that can simplify this thing for me. Is digging deep the way to go or is the rafting the way to go? Structure is a one storey building.
For a one storey building, I think 3 feet is adequate. Better still can we see a pix of the area
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Adedward(m): 9:05pm On Jan 24, 2019
spiceeamiee:
Good evening house. So I and my husband started a small building project recently. In fact the foundation just commenced this week and the building contractor who was recommended to us by my brother in law said that people no longer dig foundations to be very deep again, thag what they do is raft foundation. We decided to go with his suggestion as he seems to know what he is doing. However my dad and my father-in-law went to the site and has been bombarding us with calls saying the guy does not know what he is doing and that the house will soon collapse. In fact that the guy needs to dig really deep as the place is slightly water logged. My husband called his friend who is a civil engineer and they friend also confirmed that the raft foundation is what should be done but thag it should be done for 4feet as against the three fee our contractor wanted to do. However the level of calls from my dad and my father in law is worrying. They both have two houses in Lagos each and i know my dad is very knowledgeable about buildings and constructions but he is in his 70s and may not be privy with latest building advancements that why I said let me come and ask the people that can simplify this thing for me. Is digging deep the way to go or is the rafting the way to go? Structure is a one storey building.
listen to ur eginneer,
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Takoro13(m): 9:11pm On Jan 24, 2019
Prdo:

Layman opinion: Not watering the blocks, not mixing sand and cement properly and may be not enough cement in the mixture despite your instructing them to make 25 -30 blocks per bag of cement.
I did the watering myself. I watered it the second day and the third day with plenty water.

I think a bag goes for 25-30 is still within the standard.

I want to belief the problem is from mixing the materials/components together.

Let me ask if there is any sharp sand that could be the reason for substandard blocks

Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by bixton(m): 9:26pm On Jan 24, 2019
Takoro13:

I did the watering myself. I watered it the second day and the third day with plenty water.

I think a bag goes for 25-30 is still within the standard.

I want to belief the problem is from mixing the materials/components together.

Let me ask if there is any sharp sand that could be the reason for substandard blocks

What type of sand is that?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by GoodFaith: 9:29pm On Jan 24, 2019
Obafisenco:

it depend on how u want it, u can either award it out as a contract wish they might charge around 150k -200k
or u hire 2 bricklayer and 1 labour which a bricklayer will plaster 2side (wall) in a room, so the two of them will plaster one room In a day. and bricklayer will take 3500-4000 while labour will take 2000.
so depending on your choice.
but I will advice u to award it out as a contract

four rooms will cost 40k on the high side
tell me the reason to contract?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by adanny01(m): 9:32pm On Jan 24, 2019
spiceeamiee:
Good evening house. So I and my husband started a small building project recently. In fact the foundation just commenced this week and the building contractor who was recommended to us by my brother in law said that people no longer dig foundations to be very deep again, thag what they do is raft foundation. We decided to go with his suggestion as he seems to know what he is doing. However my dad and my father-in-law went to the site and has been bombarding us with calls saying the guy does not know what he is doing and that the house will soon collapse. In fact that the guy needs to dig really deep as the place is slightly water logged. My husband called his friend who is a civil engineer and they friend also confirmed that the raft foundation is what should be done but thag it should be done for 4feet as against the three fee our contractor wanted to do. However the level of calls from my dad and my father in law is worrying. They both have two houses in Lagos each and i know my dad is very knowledgeable about buildings and constructions but he is in his 70s and may not be privy with latest building advancements that why I said let me come and ask the people that can simplify this thing for me. Is digging deep the way to go or is the rafting the way to go? Structure is a one storey building.

Soil should not be generalized, the particular nature of your land cannot be known remotely. Prescribing a particular type of foundation or depth remotely is a bad practice. Only consider suggestions from people who have visited the site. However, some professionals who are familiar with the area may over kill it in a bid to be safe. For example, raft foundation recommended for water logged area does not mean the soil is bad, hence, the raft foundation could be an over design and lead to wastage of resources.

The 1 foot difference may or may not be important but the raft foundation will help to eliminate cracks in your building and will not stop settlement entirely. The bad type of settlement associated with raft foundation is tipping. If your land is uniformly level and the soil type uniform too, i guess the 3 ft should not cause much concern due to less risk of tipping. This way if the house will settle, it will do so uniformly and not cause structural stresses that will be alarming.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Takoro13(m): 9:45pm On Jan 24, 2019
bixton:


What type of sand is that?

Sharp sand
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by durojim007: 10:11pm On Jan 24, 2019
Hello house,

I need help with quotations for attachments. You can send them to durojim@gmail.com.

Please let me know how much it will cost. The windows should have burglary and net.

Location is lagos.

Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by tevanso(m): 4:07am On Jan 25, 2019
spiceeamiee:
Good evening house. So I and my husband started a small building project recently. In fact the foundation just commenced this week and the building contractor who was recommended to us by my brother in law said that people no longer dig foundations to be very deep again, thag what they do is raft foundation. We decided to go with his suggestion as he seems to know what he is doing. However my dad and my father-in-law went to the site and has been bombarding us with calls saying the guy does not know what he is doing and that the house will soon collapse. In fact that the guy needs to dig really deep as the place is slightly water logged. My husband called his friend who is a civil engineer and they friend also confirmed that the raft foundation is what should be done but thag it should be done for 4feet as against the three fee our contractor wanted to do. However the level of calls from my dad and my father in law is worrying. They both have two houses in Lagos each and i know my dad is very knowledgeable about buildings and constructions but he is in his 70s and may not be privy with latest building advancements that why I said let me come and ask the people that can simplify this thing for me. Is digging deep the way to go or is the rafting the way to go? Structure is a one storey building.
Where is the location of ur site, if I can help to visit, cos there is little to what anyone can advice here without seeing the actual scene. 08060506857 chat me up
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by diordaves(m): 8:01am On Jan 25, 2019
spiceeamiee:
Good evening house. So I and my husband started a small building project recently. In fact the foundation just commenced this week and the building contractor who was recommended to us by my brother in law said that people no longer dig foundations to be very deep again..................

In matters like this, it is not what your folks say, it is what your civil/structural engineering and architectural drawings say. Do you have an approved building plan? Is the plan civil/structural engineering certified? The drawing includes the design of the foundation, so go back to the drawings and please, please DO NOT go DIY. Use reputable professionals. This is cheaper on the long run. For the structural integrity of your build, do not go DIY, follow in full without cutting corners the civil/structural drawings and you will be happy. The structural drawings are your bible/Quran, follow them judiciously. The safety of your building and even metal health depends on those drawings trust me.

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