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Hajji M.

Dangote is bouncing in the ring...God help us. He may likely hit below the belt...

I dey fear oooo

Rubbiish:
People that talk bad about others like u just to get jobs, usually prove to be worse at the end. I might be wrong though

yes you are wrong and pls stop encouraging stealing

mufutau55:
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Hajji M.

Hajji baba.

Tell them...... it seems they AR deaf to worning

Alkanelly:
Experts in the house,
Please I need help and advice here. Here is my situation. I am in diaspora building a block of 2 bedroom flats, 2 down and 2 up
So am currently on the beam and first floor slab of my 4 units of 2 bedroom flats in port Harcourt. At this point the engineer has used 226 bags of cement to do the staircase, beams and one of the two flats on the ground floor, the other flat will be done today which I think may take another 90 bags of cement, so in total I am looking at around 312 bags of cement. My worry is that is that I think so much bags of cement has gone into the slab and beam. The mix ratio he is using is 1:2:3 according to him. I bag of cement, 2 wheelbarrow of sand and 3 wheelbarrow of granite. Is this acceptable, what your advice. The area of slab is 288m2 and I have currently spent up to 3.6 million naira.

That mix ratio is bad.

Your mix ratio is not 1:2:3, it is ½:2:3 or 1:4:6.

Reason is that 2 bags of cement is approximately 1 wheel barrow. So a 1:2:3 is supposed to be 1wheel barrow of cement (not 1 bag):2wheel barrow of sharp sand:3wheel barrow of gravel.

That makes your ratio terrible except if you mistakenly typed bag of cement instead of a wheel barrow.

Remember, 1:3:6 is regarded as lean concrete so your 1:4:6 is worst and is not fit for structural members of a building.

adanny01:
That mix ratio is bad.

Your mix ratio is not 1:2:3, it is ½:2:3 or 1:4:6.

Reason is that 2 bags of cement is approximately 1 wheel barrow. So a 1:2:3 is supposed to be 1wheel barrow of cement (not 1 bag):2wheel barrow of sharp sand:3wheel barrow of gravel.

That makes your ratio terrible except if you mistakenly typed bag of cement instead of a wheel barrow.

Remember, 1:3:6 is regarded as lean concrete so your 1:4:6 is worst and is not fit for structural members of a building.

I love this

adanny01:
That mix ratio is bad.

Your mix ratio is not 1:2:3, it is ½:2:3 or 1:4:6.

Reason is that 2 bags of cement is approximately 1 wheel barrow. So a 1:2:3 is supposed to be 1wheel barrow of cement (not 1 bag):2wheel barrow of sharp sand:3wheel barrow of gravel.

That makes your ratio terrible except if you mistakenly typed bag of cement instead of a wheel barrow.

Remember, 1:3:6 is regarded as lean concrete so your 1:4:6 is worst and is not fit for structural members of a building.

Maybe he should just use the standard straight 1:3:6

Aventures:
If I get you right, what you are doing presently is the decking of your two flats of 2 bedroom. If that is the case, then 312 bags if cement in overall is a bit on the high side. The mix ratio he is using in a more reasonable term is 1:4:6 which is poor for decking. The common minimum standard is 1:2:4(1 headpan of cement to 2 of sand and 3 of granite) also from your statement it seems the guy is using hand mixing and lastly why is he casting in bits.

Well the possiblity of doing everything in one day is not feasible, so he did the beams first and then did the slab after a day because because of shortage of cement and granite. I am concerned if the mixture ratio is poor for the decking.

adanny01:
That mix ratio is bad.

Your mix ratio is not 1:2:3, it is ½:2:3 or 1:4:6.

Reason is that 2 bags of cement is approximately 1 wheel barrow. So a 1:2:3 is supposed to be 1wheel barrow of cement (not 1 bag):2wheel barrow of sharp sand:3wheel barrow of gravel.

That makes your ratio terrible except if you mistakenly typed bag of cement instead of a wheel barrow.

Remember, 1:3:6 is regarded as lean concrete so your 1:4:6 is worst and is not fit for structural members of a building.

i dont know why anyone would make use of 1:2:3.
for reinforced concrete, 1:2:4 is better.

1:3:6 is plain concrete thats a nogo area & should not be used for reinforced concrete.

Alkanelly:
Experts in the house,
Please I need help and advice here. Here is my situation. I am in diaspora building a block of 2 bedroom flats, 2 down and 2 up
So am currently on the beam and first floor slab of my 4 units of 2 bedroom flats in port Harcourt. At this point the engineer has used 226 bags of cement to do the staircase, beams and one of the two flats on the ground floor, the other flat will be done today which I think may take another 90 bags of cement, so in total I am looking at around 312 bags of cement. My worry is that is that I think so much bags of cement has gone into the slab and beam. The mix ratio he is using is 1:2:3 according to him. I bag of cement, 2 wheelbarrow of sand and 3 wheelbarrow of granite. Is this acceptable, what your advice. The area of slab is 288m2 and I have currently spent up to 3.6 million naira.

Are u sure u are not misinterpreting your engineer?
Did he specifically told u he was referring to wheelbarrow? Because naturally he would be referring to a headpan with such mix and if it is a headpan, i see nothing wrong with the mix. You need to confirm from him if he was referring to a wheelbarrow or headpan?

raymondFirstborn:
i dont know why anyone would make use of 1:2:3.
for reinforced concrete, 1:2:4 is better.

1:3:6 is plain concrete thats a nogo area & should not be used for reinforced concrete.

If the said mix ratio is referring to a headpan there is nothing wrong with it.

Some Engineer are of questionable character. OMG 2units of 2bdroom decking beyond one day, how come across... i blive he prepare the BoQ.

Chekitaut:
Some Engineer are of questionable character. OMG 2units of 2bdroom decking beyond one day, how come across... i blive he prepare the BoQ.

Lol

Chekitaut:
Some Engineer are of questionable character. OMG 2units of 2bdroom decking beyond one day, how come across... i blive he prepare the BoQ.

Can I have your WhatsApp contact sir?

nice

mufutau55:
Off-Topic Thread - To Discuss Anything and Everything that doesn't fit into an individual thread.
Let's discuss everything pertaining to Building Constructions, Real estate and some more.

Note: Please no products or services advertisements... there are plenty of other threads for that already. No buying and selling on this thread.

Hajji M.

Rubbiish:
Are u sure u are not misinterpreting your engineer?
Did he specifically told u he was referring to wheelbarrow? Because naturally he would be referring to a headpan with such mix and if it is a headpan, i see nothing wrong with the mix. You need to confirm from him if he was referring to a wheelbarrow or headpan?

It will be wrong whether head pan or wheel barrow for the reason that he mentioned 1 bag of cement.

The 2 scenerios of wheel barrow or head pan will give;

1bag:2wheel barrow:3wheel barrow is synonymous to ½wheel barrow:2wheel barrow:3wheel barrow.

Or

1bag:2head pan:3pmhead pan is synonymous to 2head pan:2head pan:3head pan

Thats is because the approximation is 1 bag is equal to 2 head pans or half a wheel barrow. 2headpans make a bag or 4 head pans make a wheel barrow

Timtol:
Maybe he should just use the standard straight 1:3:6

Bros don't confuse people here 1:3:6 is plain or mass concrete. Not acceptable for reinforced concrete. Thanks

adanny01:
It will be wrong whether head pan or wheel barrow for the reason that he mentioned 1 bag of cement.

The 2 scenerios of wheel barrow or head pan will give;

1bag:2wheel barrow:3wheel barrow is synonymous to ½wheel barrow:2wheel barrow:3wheel barrow.

Or

1bag:2head pan:3pmhead pan is synonymous to 2head pan:2head pan:3head pan

Thats is because the approximation is 1 bag is equal to 2 head pans or half a wheel barrow. 2headpans make a bag or 4 head pans make a wheel barrow

Another concern here is that the guy may not do any shady deal with the cement possibly he doesn't know about mix ratio and he just engage the workers and leave them to do what they like and in the process there might be a serious waste of cement culminating to the alarming qty used.

Good evening/day all. Please does anyone have an idea about concrete swimming pool and fiber glass swimming pool in terms of cost, maintenance and durability? Thanks

Aventures:
Bros don't confuse people here 1:3:6 is plain or mass concrete. Not acceptable for reinforced concrete. Thanks

Never have intension of doing that

Gud evening house,

Gud evening

shelliz:
Good evening/day all. Please does anyone have an idea about concrete swimming pool and fiber glass swimming pool in terms of cost, maintenance and durability? Thanks

For more information on the this please call this number 08094167607 he is also on Whatsapp

timesup234:
lol..plastering sand at most 64k. 80 bags of cement. I will do the labour 300k for you

Sweet mouth .
You can never do it for 300k bros

Aventures:
If I get you right, what you are doing presently is the decking of your two flats of 2 bedroom. If that is the case, then 312 bags if cement in overall is a bit on the high side. The mix ratio he is using in a more reasonable term is 1:4:6 which is poor for decking. The common minimum standard is 1:2:4(1 headpan of cement to 2 of sand and 3 of granite) also from your statement it seems the guy is using hand mixing and lastly why is he casting in bits.

Good day Sir,
Please can you state like how many bags of cement will do the decking slab as the Op stated of about 288sqm neglecting the beams using the 1:2:4 ratio?

ak22:
Sweet mouth .
You can never do it for 300k bros

i can even do it for 180k then the parapet 50k. I have done it a zillion times. You are a learner

Timtol:
Can I have your WhatsApp contact sir?

08055545355

Some Engineers shld be tagged "Eferevour ...u go wound ooo or Building collapse engineer". i tire ooo.

Chekitaut:
08055545355

Ok na thanks
Message sent!

Alkanelly:
Well the possiblity of doing everything in one day is not feasible, so he did the beams first and then did the slab after a day because because of shortage of cement and granite. I am concerned if the mixture ratio is poor for the decking.

assuming he made use of the standard 1:2:4 ratio, i tell you 312bags is not on the high side for a 288sqm building.Making use of 6bags/cum .

Casting of beam, staircase & decking.

To cast decking(150mm thick) without beams & staircase you would need approximately 254bags.

for the floor beams we should be looking at 230 x 450mm beams.
so with beams & staircase inclusive@312bags its okay.

so 312bags if what your engineer is refering too is 1:2:4,then it is standard.

But if he its 1:2:3 he might as also not be wrong.You should find out why he is using 1:2:3 instead of 1:2:4.

buzzetin:
Why will they defend it ? When some of them practice this method of inflating the money.
Sometimes it is scary that after seeing some money quoted here and u go to your own project and see the same stuff cheaper;u will doubt even if your own is fake or substandard.
Thanks GoodFaith

they have a cartel on here... Engage them at your peril! Just get cross check info on here not else except insights from contributors not here for monetary reasons... Most artisans on here ares scuppers...

Good morning guys. Please help me check this quote sent by my engineer for Art work. Note it's for labor only. I'd be buying the materials needed