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Crownofwealth:
HAPPY NEW MONTH AND NEW YEAR FOLKS.
Here is the quotation I was given for the roofing of a very modest and normal size Three Bedroom and one Self Contain Apartment. I feel the quantity for the wood and zinc is just too much hence I decided to seek your opinions. Kindly advice. Thanks alot. I will really appreciate your opinions.
35 pieces of 3 by 4
180 pieces of 2 by 4
170 pieces of 2 by 3
240 pieces of 2 by 2
4 inches nail 1 bag
3 inches nail 1 bag
Cameroon Zinc 5 bundles
Ridges 25 pieces 8 by 8
Flashes 24 pieces 2 by 5
Flashes 24 pieces 2 by 3
Gum 12 packet
Zinc nail 6 packet
1 inch nail 9 packet
Quarter rod 19 pieces

kobocity:
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Dijita:
Please professionals in the house, can anyone advise me on the workmanship per square meter for roofing woodwork in Lekki/Ajah/Ibeju-Lekki axis?

Thanks

QSFemi:
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Contact CHOICE COST CONSULT for quantity surveying services, viz-a-viz

1) Bill of Quantities (Projected estimated cost of construction)
2) Materials and Labour Schedule (breakdown of cost of materials and labour respectively for your construction projects)
3) Valuation of ongoing construction works (know the cost of already existing or ongoing construction)
4) Bidding and Tendering for construction jobs (As a contractor bidding for jobs, you need competitive tender to win the job. Nobody can help you out except a quantity surveyor.
5) Pricing of blank/unpriced bill of quantities for tendering purposes.
6) Invitation, pre-qualification and selection of contractor based on suitable tendering procedure. Don't award your jobs to the least bidder bit the least responsive bidder. Be smart. Don't let contractors fool you.
7) Contract administration from inception to completion of your projects. (interpretation of conditions of contract is one of the duties of a smart quantity surveyor)
cool Preparation of both feasibility and viability studies (if you're engaging in a commercial construction works, know the payback period and rate of investment of your projects. Nobody does it better than a quantity surveyor.
9) Life cycle costing
10) Cost control
11) Cash flow forecasting.
Etc

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Sparks026:
Thank you QSFemi

Sparks026:
Hello house, please can you advise me on how much it cost for tiling work per square meter? A very good tiler please. Thank you!

Jasobry:
Wichtech won't be less than 9k per square metre

Adefajofashola:
Please house, what is the current price for Gerard roof

Ndyoo:
Can an engineer do the bill of quantities? Must it be a quantity surveyor? If it must be a quantity surveyor can someone recommend me one specific for the southeast region. I hope the person has experience on the cost of things in South East because I think these things vary from region to region as I can see from example that the cost of a bag of cement is not the same everywhere.

Larry1960:
Please what is the length of reinforcement?

n3xt:
Breaking!!!

Fall in cement price. Now #2900 at my end.

igbonla:
A ghost follower of this thread for a long while, but want to commend @darenyx and @QSFemi for their professionalism and very nice disposition. I contacted both gentlemen and ended up commissioning them for their services, I got seamless experiences that were expeditiously delivered and wished life with Nigerians was that easy!

I picked @darenyx because of the recommendation by @EgunMogaji2 while @QSFemi's reputation precedes him, he is all over the thread dishing out free opinions.

Thanks guys and best of luck in your journey.

JustCryptos:
Please what's the complete length of a 16mm square rod and that of a 2 by 3 pipe?

diordaves:
It would be most helpful if the concerned professionals could cool down and breakdown the process to the poster.

Please start from the drawings vis a vis the nature of the soil. What is pilling? Why is pilling necessary; need for soil test to determine extent of pilling with regards to cost. QSFemi, please shook your mouth put as well.

It is obvious the poster is overwhelmed and probably drawn with too much information they don't understand. Please help.

DUNKA:
For a BOQ Material Costing what do you need and what is your fees?

kingzsoul:
Good morning all. Pls hw much can i budget for a raft foundation on 324sqm

henrixx:
I got a quantity surveyor to determine the sqm it's already different from that of the first quote I got from the installer

EgunMogaji2:
It seems that ALL architectural plans should come with a QS report. A win win for both learned professionals.

n3xt:
Knowing the accurate quantities is fine but monitoring the quality of your build matters more. A cheat will always find a way around BOQs.

Here are some of the reasons why you should monitor the quality of work done on your project (in Naija):

1. Contractors/builders/engineers/owner-builders can compromise on foundation depth just to save some money from excavation/block work/groundbeam/raft thus affecting the integrity of the build.

2. Contractors/builders/engineers/owner-builders can compromise on the mix ratio if you're too hard on quantities. Mix ratio 1:2:4 is different from 1:4:5

3. Contractors//builders/engineers/owner-builders can compromise on quality of sand. Stop counting the number of trucks or tires!

4. Contractors//builders/engineers/owner-builders can compromise on the quality of rods supplied/used in your project.

5. Contractors//builders/engineers/owner-builders can compromise on the guage of iron used for your steel works.

6. Contractors//builders/engineers/owner-builders can compromise on the thickness of your slab. 100m and 150mm thick slab aren’t the same.

7. Contractors//builders/engineers/owner-builders can compromise on the Quality of wood supplied for your roofing project. In 2011, I spent over N1,000,000 on roofing woods. In 2020, another contractor spent 800k on the same building size. The difference is in the quality of woods supplied.

8. Contractors//builders/engineers/owner-builders can compromise on the thickness of your paving stones. The total coverage area won’t show you the thickness of the stones.

segzy14:

For the roofing sheet,I do my calculations based on the floor and roof plan, and I get as many as 5 estimates for the roofing.But I choose the person whose square metres is close to my calculations. Simple.