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ahmedonia4real:
Good afternoon house, please can someone please help me with prices of hard wood for roofing? God bless as you do so.

3x4 = N1,100
2x6 = N1,100
2x4 = N950
2x3 = N850
2x2 = N550

PS: prices may differ based on location

Good day people! Please is it advisable to use 2 by 4 hardwood in place of 2 by 6 for kingposts and rafters? Can 2 by 4 also replace 3 by 4 for struts? And what about 2 by 2 for purlins instead of 2 by 3? Will the integrity of the roof be significantly weakened by doing this? Thanks in advance.

Addendum: Intended roof is pitched with 5m high kingposts and covered with stone coated sheets.

twinskenny:
Installed for a client @ Lekki. Free installations within Lagos.

Still selling solar street light

200wat

1 year warranty

08051355133

My concern about these solar street lights lies in the available, durability and cost of replacement batteries. Too many of them get abandoned as soon as the batteries they came with fail. Is it because the batteries are not readily available or too expensive to be worth the trouble?

topsy23:
75mm could have been better for this

Will the 75mm (3 inch) pipe fit adequately with the exhaust outlet of the cooker hood?

sethtsadopp:
It's a 6inch Pipe and it goes to that window side and burst outside. So comes straight from outside through that window side and a bend is put at that point that made it face downwards. Yes it's for the kitchen extractor. It will eventually be hidden by the cabinet. That one that comes out will even be removed later, it's just there so the POP guys know where to leave the hole. See the pix before POP was done.

Ok, I get it now...the pipe runs under decking and not into the roof like I thought. But, just out of curiosity, if the building was a bungalow or the kitchen was on the top floor, would it be better to pass the pipe through the ceiling than through the block wall under the ceiling?

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sethtsadopp:
Abeg make una use experienced eye take access this my POP guys work. I as tired of going through online pictures and finally gave them the liberty to just come up with their own designs on the fly. Just gave an idea of what I want. I think i really like them but also help me check them.
1. Parlour
2. Still Parlour Area
3. Dinning
4. Kitchen

The designs are lovely Sir. I have a question though... In the kitchen picture you shared, what is the use of the PVC pipe sticking through the POP? I assume it's for the cooker hood, right? If yes, what size of pipe is it and will the pipe just open up into the roof void or channelled somewhere outside the roof?

Wande22:
sir, if i'm not mistaken it means i Will spend over 1.5mill to cover a standard 100by50ft plot ba

If the rate is #3500/m, then a 100ft x 50ft plot should cost you about 320k, not 1.5m Sir.

orlaryhincah:
Hi guys, I need your advice on the design attached. Critics welcomed. My concern is the ante-room is not being it. I want it to be a passage through to the kitchen... I thought if we had groceries shopping etc... there would be easy access to the kitchen than passing the living room; that was why I had that in the design? Does it make sense? Any suggestion? Thanks

If that is a priority for you, it's ok I guess, but for me the kitchen space would serve better as a bedroom because of the benefit of cross ventilation at that corner, while that bedroom with only one window should be the kitchen, with some modification of course.

BrickDevo:
Am talking carcass only

Okay, thought you meant finishing till turnkey.

BrickDevo:
Location? and does it have a parapet design? If this is Lagos, between 10m -13m will finish it. But to be certain we need to see the design of the house, building materials are costly nowadays

10 - 13m will not finish that building Sir, definitely not in the current economic climate. Foundation isn't even filled yet o, not to even mention German flooring, and we're talking about a 4 - 5 coach of 4 bed all ensuite bungalow foundation filling. 10m may not even roof that building, if he's thinking of doing a parapet and stone-coated roofing....

I'm not a Quantity Surveyor, Builder or anything close to those, but I'm only talking from personal experience, and costs are even higher now compared to when I did mine

Soldierboy30:
Please any idea ruff estimate how much it will cost to carry this building from this state till roofing? Plastering and internal finishing not included. The current state is foundation filling.
My engineer said it will cost 10m to get the building to roofing(carcass) I wasn’t expecting it to be that much. If it will cost me 10m to get to roofing at just Caracas, does it mean it will cost me 20million just finish just a 4bedroom bungalow? It is too much. 4bedroom all ensuit, please any help?

Yes o bros...it will most probably cost you that much if you plan on doing a chained lintel, roofing beam, parapet and stone-coated roofing. Might cost you less if you exclude roofing beam, parapet and maybe do aluminum long span roofing sheets.

As for the finishing, 10m might not even be enough Sir, but it will largely depend on the quality of the finishing (i.e. your taste).

twinskenny:
Funny enough this client actually employ a security guard .... So how it happen they are still trying to find out

My brother, sometimes na the security themselves they do the stealing o. That was exactly what happened in my elder brother's block of 8 flats...the person he kept to live within and secure the building was picking the cables and selling them off gradually, until he was caught red-handed.

twinskenny:
Report from our Enugu site... Not so good

Damn 1.650m gone

#cabletheft

Hmmm....at this rate, it would seem the best thing is to do wiring and fittings as the very last thing before moving in (for one's private residence that is).

As for commercial buildings, na to hire security at least until building is occupied by tenants...

joycluv:
Is it really a must that visitors' toilet will be located near the main entrance of a house?

It isn't a must, but just a matter of functional preference. Most people would not want certain visitors having unnecessary access to certain areas of their house, especially the more private areas, so one way to prevent this is to have their visitors' toilet nearer to the entrance than further into the house.

Patriot9:
Lolzz.
But mehn, architec wey dey here their price dey cut throat. Imagine someone billing me 200k for architectural design

Ideally, the cost of an architectural design should be like 10% of the estimated cost of the structure you intend to build Sir, so 200k isn't that much.

I paid 400k for architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical drawings for a 4 bedroom bungalow, 2 semi-detached self contained and a carport, and I'm glad I did.

HocusPocus:
Wow
Cos we're about to start constructing the parapet soon
Carpenter's cost of labour plus wood is 200k
Was kinda thinking is on the high side
Building is a 4 bedroom duplex
@Spyder880 nor vex for detailing your thread abeg
I just wan get things straight make I nor spend unnecessarily

I spent over 300k on wood for my parapet and labour was 70k, however mine is a 4 bedroom bungalow so probably has a longer perimeter than yours.

redgem:
Good evening everyone, what causes pop to collapse? I saw this on instablog and it is scary...who should be blamed for this?

Yes o, quite scary...I just wonder if plaster/gypsum board ceilings crash as much as our on-site produced POP ceilings do, because if they don't, then some of us, especially those not too keen on elaborate designs, may actually prefer spending that little extra just for the peace of mind.

HocusPocus:
Is Wood to be used inside the 80k or wood will still be bought separately?

That'll be labour cost alone, I believe. Wood should cost much more than that...guessing from personal experience.

Laudbtc:
Hello great minds of this great platform, please I need your constructive criticism on this rough sketch of a 3 bed bungalow.. the land in question is 50*100 dry land.

1. Where is the entrance to the living room?
2. No windows?
3. Difficult to achieve cross ventilation in all 3 bed rooms and living room with this design.
4. You may need a visitors' wc, if you're going to have all bed rooms ensuite.
5. How do you intend to get some daylight into that lobby?
6. Only 1 entrance?
7. No ventilation for the store?

Cold141114:
How is it impossible, do you think i can't say the amount of sharp sand or cement needed mere looking at the space.... I'm not talking about measurement since that has already been stated

You are absolutely right Sir...you can give your "perfect estimations" just by looking at pictures of the spaces. But the thing is, no sensible home owner will take such estimates seriously.

I come in peace ✌️

Olumighty123:
Oh, you don't get the question sir, I'm not talking about the aluminium frames getting damaged but the Window art work designs

That's exactly what I thought you meant sir. If your window frame is installed directly with mortar, you'll have to do some cracking around the frame to remove it, and this may cause some damage to the window art work in the process.

However if your window frames are installed indirectly using subframes, all you have to do to change the frames is to unscrew the old frames from the subframe and screw back the new frames, without any need for cracking, so the art work remains very much intact. In this case, the subframes were installed directly with mortar but not the window frames themselves, so the subframes remain intact with the art works, while you uncrew the aluminum window frames.

Olumighty123:
Please experts in the house, I'm looking to do the window art designs, and I will be changing my window wall frames in the future, in that case, will the remover of the aluminium frames damage the window art in the process of removal?

Some damage is very likely, unless you install the windows with subframes.

drBuqi:
Hello do they plaster both the soak away and septic tank cause I’m confused?

Septic tank only

hamtabfawaz:
Yes Please. You can your Pop measurements for your tiles. ✓

Yes for the floor, but not for walls.

Twostep:
Good morning my people,

I need your opinions on decision making, will 10M finish this building with painting (in and out) ? The up lintel has been casted, so project will resume at laying 2 couches till finishing.

- Front pillars haven’t also been done yet,
- Parapet (casting since I have some granite on site already)
-Roofing (Gerrad)
-wiring
-tilling
-pop
Screeding etc till the end.


Kindly let me have your inputs guys, will be well appreciated.

Below is a picture of the plan and the building itself.

10m will go a long way, but may likely not finish it. I suggest you take it one step at a time, rather than approaching it like you have enough to complete the entire project, i.e. finish with one stage first, and if you still have enough money left, move on to the next.

alibiz:
With the high cost of building material in the country 2.5m will not complete your job.

Did you have a look at the date that post was made?

Bakin3:
You have to order it.

Ok, I think I now know enough to make an informed decision about this biodigester soakaway, thanks for your time.

Bakin3:
The organico is like a cleaning agent.

Ok, so the organico is meant for cleaning the toilets? If so, is it readily available in markets & shops, or one would have to order it from specific dealers?

Bakin3:
Ans: organico is preferable for bio digester sir.

So from what you've just said, one would still need to do a separate soakaway pit (for kitchen and bath water) even with the biogester?

How does this "organico" work then? Are you implying that it contains no microbes or enzymes that can be inactivated by toilet cleaning chemicals?

Olusojisorunmu:
I think painting should be the last on the list to prevent stains on the walls.

Yeah, I understand some prefer it that way, but not for me though. Installing fittings after painting gives a neater finish, helps prevent paint stains on your fittings...and may also prevent unpainted parts of your wall showing if you ever have to change fittings.

As for stains on the wall, this can be prevented by insisting your artisans wear gloves while working, or better still, painting with washable paints.

I'd even prefer installation of wooden doors after painting as well, but that's just me I guess.

toluxa1:
Once windows and doors have been installed, please what's the correct or proper order of next things to do? Pop, tiling , electrical cabling, plumbering fittings, painting etc. Can someone help me arrange them in the best order I should proceed?

1. Electrical cabling
2. POP
3. Tiling
4. Painting
5. Plumbing fittings
6. Electrical Fittings
7. Kitchen cabinets & wardrobes