₦airaland Forum

n3xt:
In Nigeria, when it comes to choosing the materials to construct a building, most people have cost in the forefront of their mind.

The general assumption of a rational mind is “steel construction is more expensive than the traditional brick and mortar construction.“

However, with the technological advances that have occurred in the building industry over the past decades, there are numerous alternative building solutions that not only save on cost but also allow for creative structural ideas, and innovative builds and designs that weren’t possible in the past.

One such technological advancement is prefab steel construction.

A solution for the creative minds (thinkers) and not for those with fixed mindset (the this-is-how-we-do-it guys)

KomonSense:
Are you a civil engineer? Or are you into building?

ChuckKingston:
One major reason I believe we hardly use steel is because of its cost. We basically import steel in Nigeria and that makes it quite costly, now imagine a rise in the demand for steel, it'll lead to a hike in the cost of importing it for no genuine reason.


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searchng4love:
Don't be wise by half. Burnt bricks are far better and cheaper building alternative solutions and can even be reused

ChuckKingston:
One major reason I believe we hardly use steel is because of its cost. We basically import steel in Nigeria and that makes it quite costly, now imagine a rise in the demand for steel, it'll lead to a hike in the cost of importing it for no genuine reason.


Meanwhile, check this out.
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Omoikarekimire:
The reason for using timber in US is because of weather over there.Wood offers one of the best protection against cold weather.Dem no born person well make im use block.when the cold arrives you go speak payan with your teeth fused with your tongue.

Drversatile:
How much does this cost to erect?

Aconomist:
We all know how common building collapse is in Nigeria, and this occurs because of our bad habit of building multi-storey buildings with concrete. In other parts of the world they are using steel, which is a far superior building material because it is lighter (doesn't put as much strain on the foundation) cheaper than Dangote cement, and requires less maintenance.

While steel needs to be imported, healthy demand would create a market incentive for domestic production. We need to start using creativity to solve our problem in Africa.

searchng4love:
Burnt bricks are far cheaper and better

Aconomist:
We all know how common building collapse is in Nigeria, and this occurs because of our bad habit of building multi-storey buildings with concrete. In other parts of the world they are using steel, which is a far superior building material because it is lighter (doesn't put as much strain on the foundation) cheaper than Dangote cement, and requires less maintenance.

While steel needs to be imported, healthy demand would create a market incentive for domestic production. We need to start using creativity to solve our problem in Africa.

Aconomist:
We all know how common building collapse is in Nigeria, and this occurs because of our bad habit of building multi-storey buildings with concrete. In other parts of the world they are using steel, which is a far superior building material because it is lighter (doesn't put as much strain on the foundation) cheaper than Dangote cement, and requires less maintenance.

While steel needs to be imported, healthy demand would create a market incentive for domestic production. We need to start using creativity to solve our problem in Africa.

ChuckKingston:
One major reason I believe we hardly use steel is because of its cost. We basically import steel in Nigeria and that makes it quite costly, now imagine a rise in the demand for steel, it'll lead to a hike in the cost of importing it for no genuine reason.


Meanwhile, check this out.
We have 80+ premium finished footwears design samples you can choose from that cost between 4k to 5k with most of it going for 4k only

emae009:
steel is not "far superior" than concrete. All building materials have both advantages and disadvantages.
One of the reasons has to do with the client. Sometimes before the client even request for a design, he has already purchase masonry blocks and other materials.
But then again Nigerians don't like to challenge themselves. Concrete is the default "comfort zone".
In the case of a net zero carbon emission buildings, Timber is the best alternative

emae009:
there are fire resistance coating that can be used.
This is one of the problem most construction works uses concrete and masonry blocks. The average Nigerian always imagine the worse case scenario.
How will bush burning occur in an urban environment?

donpata:
First things first. Concrete is still used in the West. 2ndly consider cost. Who go start b4 that demand grows and crashes prices? Also, think of comfort of occupants. Nigeria is a "hot" place. Shey nepa go dey give light for cooling? How about the cost of installing cooling components. I ain't an expert but I think in terms of stability, concrete is better. No fear of wind pushing your house, no Need to bother about creaking sounds. More so, if there's a fire, at high temp, what happens to steel? Imagine if I wanna do a little renovation or adjustment, it's easier to just break one side of block work, it's like a cut and join thing. I don't see how using steel will make it easier cos obviously, u need power. The wahala go too much abeg. Ease of getting technicians sef na something also.

onyechez:
If I want to use it for my administrative building for fish farming and poultry, how much will it cost me, next year January by special grace of God I want to build something like this in my land.

Aconomist:
We all know how common building collapse is in Nigeria, and this occurs because of our bad habit of building multi-storey buildings with concrete. In other parts of the world they are using steel, which is a far superior building material because it is lighter (doesn't put as much strain on the foundation) cheaper than Dangote cement, and requires less maintenance.

While steel needs to be imported, healthy demand would create a market incentive for domestic production. We need to start using creativity to solve our problem in Africa.

ehinmowo:
The building skeleton above would still require concretes. Would still amount to double cost? Or how would you cover those spaces?

farouk2much:
their knowledge is not up to that level, let them be using sand and cement, yeye builders

n3xt:
In Nigeria, when it comes to choosing the materials to construct a building, most people have cost in the forefront of their mind.

The general assumption of a rational mind is “steel construction is more expensive than the traditional brick and mortar construction.“

However, with the technological advances that have occurred in the building industry over the past decades, there are numerous alternative building solutions that not only save on cost but also allow for creative structural ideas, and innovative builds and designs that weren’t possible in the past.

One such technological advancement is prefab steel construction.

A solution for the creative minds (thinkers) and not for those with fixed mindset (the this-is-how-we-do-it guys)

n3xt:
Plasterboards, cement boards are there to use.

n3xt:
In Nigeria, when it comes to choosing the materials to construct a building, most people have cost in the forefront of their mind.

The general assumption of a rational mind is “steel construction is more expensive than the traditional brick and mortar construction.“

However, with the technological advances that have occurred in the building industry over the past decades, there are numerous alternative building solutions that not only save on cost but also allow for creative structural ideas, and innovative builds and designs that weren’t possible in the past.

One such technological advancement is prefab steel construction.

A solution for the creative minds (thinkers) and not for those with fixed mindset (the this-is-how-we-do-it guys)

tollyboy5:
We can't use steel for that kind of thing bro. Steel should be use for other stuff. Its a metal alloy and their component metals being excavated.
When it becomes scarce what are we going to do?

Though thats not an excuse for a failed country not to have steel industry

n3xt:
In Nigeria, when it comes to choosing the materials to construct a building, most people have cost in the forefront of their mind.

The general assumption of a rational mind is “steel construction is more expensive than the traditional brick and mortar construction.“

However, with the technological advances that have occurred in the building industry over the past decades, there are numerous alternative building solutions that not only save on cost but also allow for creative structural ideas, and innovative builds and designs that weren’t possible in the past.

One such technological advancement is prefab steel construction.

A solution for the creative minds (thinkers) and not for those with fixed mindset (the this-is-how-we-do-it guys)

Aconomist:
We all know how common building collapse is in Nigeria, and this occurs because of our bad habit of building multi-storey buildings with concrete. In other parts of the world they are using steel, which is a far superior building material because it is lighter (doesn't put as much strain on the foundation) cheaper than Dangote cement.

Empiree:
which is more costly, burnt brick or regular block?

n3xt:
In Nigeria, when it comes to choosing the materials to construct a building, most people have cost in the forefront of their mind.

The general assumption of a rational mind is “steel construction is more expensive than the traditional brick and mortar construction.“

However, with the technological advances that have occurred in the building industry over the past decades, there are numerous alternative building solutions that not only save on cost but also allow for creative structural ideas, and innovative builds and designs that weren’t possible in the past.

One such technological advancement is prefab steel construction.

A solution for the creative minds (thinkers) and not for those with fixed mindset (the this-is-how-we-do-it guys)