I Noticed your iron rod is not imported(ukraine) as you always advise what happened this time around that your are using something else for the raft

segcymoor:
Completion of substructure



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We set for superstructure

Thank you, but dont you think 12mm for the ring of your raft is too much considering 10mm for the ring while 16mm will be for the base and 12mm will be for the ribs.

eghosajohnny:


2tons of 16mm,for the raft,1ton of 12mm for the raft ring. And 10mm for the pillar ring

83 was used

If i may ask how many length of 16mm,12mm and 10mm did you use for the raft, secondly howmany bags of cement did it consume.

eghosajohnny:
Thank you sir,as a matter of truth we designed the building and the structural design was design which guided us for the column and other analysis.

If i may ask how many length of 16mm,12mm and 10mm did you use for the raft, secondly howmany bags of cement did it consume.

Your bricklayers are they Cotonou boys, i must confess there job is sooooooooooooooo neat.

True talk there will be no need for that.

diordaves:


Why reinforce the German Floor with Iron Rod? It's a Bungalow and any such reinforcement may be an "over-built". The current DPC may spread the superstructure load as required and adequately.

from the picture the granite looks like 1/2

I think you need to retake your waec and score atleat B3 in English before you qualify to type messages in ENGLISH. do yourself and your entire generation a favor before you disappoint the 94kobo your parents used to school you.

Go back and read my comments and judge whether am in support of contractors ripping off clients or am against such actions.

People like you are the ones that push this country to the door step of war. i can imagine someonelike you being the only person fortunate to complete JSS1 in your village and the igwe buys newspaper for you to read and tell the cabinet the content of the paper, you will turn the whole story upside down and pass wrong info.

scrollmeout:
^^^^^^^I totally spree with Elvis. @ Richardquest. You implying that it is okay for contractors to inflate the cost of projects by hiking the cost of materials. I believed the reason for these threads is to educate people so they can avoid being ripped off by their builders.
It is hi time we as Nigerians stop believing that we must cheat others to "chop". When i know how much the whole projdct actually costs, i will be motivated to take that bold step!

TIGER BRAND STEEL ROD NO UKRAINE THIS TIME?

Those CAF medalist and rappers will soon come here to rap there own story for us.

He who has ears let him hear, a very stubborn born boy you are, you are still a boy to some of us in this industry anyways all has been said and i will still tell you. did i also hear you say "put a face to his allegation and you will floor your trolls" you have really lost it ,

Go and apologize and stop all this your meet me in my office syndrome and your childish parables where is the office sef (ikota shgopping mall abi na weytin dem dey call am) if i have started the way you have with the kind of clients i deal with my brother you will either be dead or in one jail in burkina faso without a trace.they will put in a truck with your lip sealed to burkina faso without a trace.

Some of us hear actually cant just advertise our projects due to the caliber of people that own them/they need there privacy BUT we still come down to nairaland to see whats up do yourself a favor complete a project and lets us all see without a complaint, i don't mean just complaint on the project ongoing but another aggrieved client popping into your ongoing project complaining about his foundation you used 6 inch block for or staircase gone bad or you encroaching another mans land with soak away bla bla bla its disgusting my brother to your brand and personality that's if you still have one left to me.

Spyder,segcymoore and lafolabi i have not seen one person complain, infact spyder is so humble i dont know how to qualify him segcymor have called him severally on phone to get materials also a very matured guy, lafolabi we whatsapp regularly he even gave me one of his welders this are guys i met on this forum but i have never picked my phone to look for your number because if i have issues with you i will not take it to nairaland trust me (13yrs august next yr in construction as an independent engineer-certified) i will forfeit my professional fee and get your profile and my client will take care of you in his own way, SINCERELY this men are not just ordinary so you really need to be grown.

Because your utterances and attitude has shown you are still an infant wey just start to dey see small small money but with the right attitude you will grow beyond your imagination.swallow that irritating pride of yours and do what is right. i even see say you get one bobbyzua as wife sef with 2kids (Oyindamola) she no bad sha i look am well i go manage am

I know you to be very good at posting parables when confronted ......the question you where asked is ONE MORE RUBBISH FROM YOU and the aggrieved client will publish his evidence.

When are you going to stop all this bad press young man? i mean you have everything going for you even if you are not a certified builder but you chose to still swim in controversies,learn from your pears segcymor,spyder,lafolabi,skimaski even the new guy dubemcapital they dont need to say much you can perceive that air of humility and integrity from afar, you are the first builder i will see with alot of packaging but a portfolio filled with bad references so stop the attitude of some people are jealous of you and all that crap, there are several people that will take care of your bills in the next 10 years without blinking but what we need from you as a builder is delivery, professionalism and integrity which you lack.
I must confess you are the inspired autos of the property section its just that you are a little bit better.

My dear brother you have an edge, build it on integrity and stop all this false misrepresentations you are not bigger than what you present i know you very well but you will never know how close i am to you.[quote author=brabus post=40796390][/quote]

In addition i also observed you once mentioned and recommended the green elephant cement you claimed its the best for concrete/raft work rather than use dangote.

Please if i may ask why use the opposite of all what you have recommended.

You need not to tell me i know the contractor already i can feel it in my bones that its thesame person i said i saw his quotation and i shook my head

befto:
Well said.
Believe me I have experienced this extremly high over-infaltion by a contractor here.

VERY TRUE

gabbytabby:


Aventures if you are doing work on a labour only basis there is no problem or should I say there should not be any problem providing the list of materials that you need and this is standard practice world over.

I do refurbishment all the time and no one but me gets to choose what tiles, fittings etc that I want they just tell me how many sq meters I need which will equally be given by the store if you take in the measurements.

Personally I do not think a contractor, builder has to work for anyone unless both parties are happy with the arrangements. I would even be happier with one who turns down the job upfront. Many will take it and cause you unnecessary stress and aggravation.

Oga i taught you always use imported iron/ukraine for your foundation what happened this time around.

segcymoor:
Arrival of steel formwork

Not all the time my brother it works for some people and doesn't for some it depends on who the client is, a very knowledgeable client might decide to do the quantity billing on his or her own. but what some contractors fail to realize is that once you start arguing that YOU MUST BUY THE MATERIALS then you have raised a red flag. just simply draft an agreement that the client has chosen to buy the materials on his own incase gbege go happen later, you already have it all documented because we have seen where a contractor inflates prices and also quantity all the dirty practices have made most clients prefer to buy materials themselves considering the fortune made by some contractors on materials. I have seen a project here on nairaland and i laughed when i saw the quotation i shook my head but its business the cost the guy quoted for the raft foundation only will fill the foundation, complete the DPC and also start block work but HEY its business sometimes you meet very rich clients.
THANK ME LATER

segcymoor:
Hmnnn Client vs Contractors in building industry. ........
A smart client will give his/her contractors free hand to operate. Mark my word 'smart' I am talking from experience


You see, u may find it difficult to believe unless a bill is prepared by quantity surveyor their is possibility of plus/minus. I tell u mostly plus (eyi to le lori e lon peni ...ile)..


I have experience both sides hence my opinion!

My dear brother i feel your pain same also implies here but the truth is the education you get nowadays is from the pictures,processes,calculations,techniques,dos and donts etc as for the cost hmmmmm you are asking for too much how u want make dem chop nah

elvis07:
THAT IS BAD, I HAVE GAINED KNOWLEDGE FROM THERE EXPERTISE ND SINCERITY WHICH I ALSO BELIEVE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET DEM GUD JOBS VIA DIS FORUM. SO IT WILL B AN ABSOLUTE FOOLISHNESS FOR ONE TO THINK PLAYING PRANKS PAYS. ABSENCE OF D COST BREAKDOWNS IS MAKING D FORUM BORING FOR ME AND I BLIVE MANY FEEL SAME TOO

Yes i also noticed Spyderr was the only person doing it but i believe the in-house contractors called him not to do it anymore as it affects there business, you know once the readers have the full idea and price range then its bad business for them and most contractors get good money from price hike of materials and labor cost.

elvis07:
i jst wonder why u guys dont state d cost any project u embark on, nw making the whole property section to become so boring. all we see this days is jst pix of different project steps but u tend to forget that alot of people are 70% interested in the cost breakdown which is actually d motivating factor for somany to take that bold step towards starting there own building. [code][/code]GIVEUSCOSTBREAKDOWN

If i may ask how many 1*12*12 did you use for the decking

kkonsults:
our recent projects
still in progress. ..

Hello am about renewing and i really cant remember my dad's date of birth can i skip it as i cant remember what was used 2years ago

segcymoor:

Not too far

Will you advise tiger brand for starter reinforcement for a project like this

segcymoor:
Update:Mech/Elect work completed

I noticed that at the base of your raft you use 2 line of 16mm compared to the one ontop that is 3 lines OF 16MM why pls?

Secondly i also observed that you used another type of product of reinforcement steel for the decking that is not "ukraine" can i know the product type.

Thirdly.....Good job

if i may ask pls how many bags of cement did your dpc consume also i will like to know the quantity of 16mm used for the pillar holding the decking
thanks

kkonsults:
depends on various factors:
if it's a residential building and you are looking at creating more space on the upper floor 300mm - 900mm is fine

are you using made in nigeria steel rod osogbo steel/delta or the made in Nigeria Tiger/pulkit

Thank you for your professional explanation and swift response will call you shortly

what does consent to survey mean on a survey plan and what does the consent number on it mean

Someone should please tell this guy he is not USHER neither is he MJ and will never be, create your own style let people appreciate you for it. wannabe

The problem is what if one submitts his original passport and wait forever without reply the reason is one needs to be mindful because there other valid visas on the passport thats why one should be scared of dropping original copy .........what if if the passport gets missing?

thebaft:


If you are applying on paper for a visitor visa, you need to submit your original international passport with your application. Photocopies of passport data page alone will not be accepted. You may also be expected to submit previous expired international passports (if any). However, if you are applying online for a visitor visa, your original international passport is not required at the time of application. But you are required to upload scanned copies of your passport data page, pages with existing visas and exit/entry stamps (if any).

Visit the link below for detailed information...
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/apply-how.asp

Sorry if this sounds stupid but when applying for Tourist Visa is one expected to submit original international passport.

Hello all
Does canada stamp passport for refusal?