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n3xt:
I recommend Sir Rotecch77 for this job. Make I take time settle down at my new project site.

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Tomorrow, we commence earthwork and landscaping of the 2600sqm Federal Government OSSAP-SDGS Project .

True2home, this one near you gan ni Don’t wait till they start selling land 50m per plot.

Thanks bro, this one nna Massive earthwork oo

n3xt:
Rotecch77 sure have. I have too (about 36m) but not in Lagos at moment.

Rotecch77 used it in one of his project here. I believe it’s more economical and faster than using woods.

Thanks chief, that is what I used mostly now, Infact its far cheaper than that yeye 0.9*10ft wood we have here in most part of Lagos

Faster, reliable, economical, stressless, and many more

n3xt:
”If it’s abnormal German Floor...”

However, if it’s a well laid floor supervised by Nairaland Engineer Egunmogaji2 to international standard, Supafix is far more cheaper to use than cement.


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Lafarge is also planning to introduce some new product into the market (engineered plaster sand, mortar, pre-mixed concrete etc).

Things are getting better.

Las las, we go dey alright.

At egun baba ijebu; our father in ijebu ode.
Actually we need to step up our construction methodology..
At time the things dey tire me.
At time you will have good concept couple with critical path analysis programming of the job but workers will still Bleep you off after much payment to there pocket actually this happens in finishing.
That is the reason why I like carcass work mostly.
But as a builder I need to do all, that is What I know to do both in theory and practical.
My passion for building is second to non

n3xt:
If you’re buying 50kg Elephant Cement which can cover 4sqm at 3,000 and you’re buying 20kg Supafix Tile Adhesive which covers 5sqm at 1,950, which one do you think is cheaper?

Use a well plastered bathroom wall as a case study

I like that your last statement bro
“ A well plastered wall”

If it’s regular then we will be talk of 2 bags of flex or more
1950*2 or *3

If it’s floor then it’s no go area ... higher cost

n3xt:
Baba, whether you have leveled floor or not, you cannot use only cement to install tiles on floors. You’ll still need some sand

That’s a negative on OPC.

Moreso, demanding straight walls and leveled floors from our contractors shouldn’t be a rocket science if it can be achieved elsewhere.

Finally, it’s only here we use OPC to install tiles. By standard, tiles installation are done with adhesive. Am I right or wrong?

That 1m people are doing it wrong doesn’t make it right.

Even if the wall is terrible, is it that most of our tilers don’t know about backer boards. These stuffs and solutions are out there for years. I think we are just stuck with conventional approach.


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In another news, I just picked up 12 bags for a 30sqm job. I’d share pictures later.

I understand you clearly bro, as I said I’m not here to markdown the product at all.

The purpose is to see how we can make some impossibility to possible by reducing cost drastically without much time wasted.
Bcs time is money too.
They are many product before lafarge and many will still come again.
But the bottom line is it’s not cheaper to use.
More so it’s best practice to lay tiles with sand, not just local practice.
It’s in building tech text book and I practice it in sch then which was supervised by the lecturer.
With mixture ratio of 1:3

So it’s not only Nigeria method as you stated.
But new innovation is what we lack here In Nigeria, and it’s simple to apply this superflex
But it not cheaper to OPC cement according to the percentage of structure in Nigeria

40kg of superflex is 4K plus
50kg of cement is 3k plus
Sand 50kg N300

n3xt:
We asked and we were told the situation will normalize soon. I think demand for cement only went higher post-covid and it was a big surprise to the Channel Partners (CP)

Supafix will solve one part of the problem and it’s more economical.

The only issue is homeowners/developers need to demand more quality job from builders/engineers alike. Straight walls and flat slabs

There product is nice.
But I’m not saying this to devalue there product but to elaborate The process more to the end users.
In all honesty the superflex can’t save you money to normal OPC cement.

Bcs 95pec structure in Nigeria are not well leveled both wall and floor
All of them required leveling both wall and floor

The only area you can get good leveling is when you are tiling on EXISTING TILES or PLYWOOD.
These surface will only required tiny thickness of superflex like 1-3mm, with this you can get 5m area covered with 1 bag of superflex 20kg.

But in all others wall you will need about 8-12mm thickness to get some of this wall to normal level
What does this mean: very simple and the answer is you will need more superflex to achieve this.
This is where you get it NOT cheaper to use.

But in terms of marble work on top of kitchen casted slab, or wall marble work go for it bcs of its nature(gummy).

But if you can straighten your wall or floor before application of the superflex you are good to go.
But remember you are using normal cement and sand to do this which is another cost also.

In conclusion it’s not cheaper to use here in Nigeria in term of saving cost.

This is my practical experience on it for some years back.

You can try your
Not bibeli

300wayne:
dears is it possible to have 1 unit of 1bedroom ( bedroom, living room, dinning, kitchen,toilet and bath) and 1self contain attached (1room, kitchen, toilet and bath ) on a 60ft x 30ft land .....with provision for small space ( say for water thank , sinking of well ecetera) .......please shear if you have a sketch plan of such structure in ur archive.......thanks

Cc rotecch77
saydfact
abdulwastecx
mufutau55
spyder880
atimadesign

Capital YES
It’s very possible and you will still have enough space to pack cars and do small owambe

We just delivered the finishings of this project

Watch out for the final construction of this contemporary building

More pics update coming soon

Update coming soon

Plastering work in progress

Specially made aluminum toilet door with towal brand material

Watch here for more fantastic finishings and few carcass work

Beframia:
Still waiting...

Yes coming soon
Work is in progress

Still available

Nigranks:
Hello, pls recommend a water treatment guy for me. Water from borehole is not clear.

We handle such problem, you can reach me on
08066619483

We do setup water treatment plant for such

Upper floor Block setting pics coming soon

The pics of the new project in Benin coming soon

Watch out

More coming

jiday4:
Sir pls what's the gauge of these iron-rod , thanks sir

12mm

Wingnut007:
Was in the area yesterday and I think it's decent and has huge potentials. Just that there are too many dust particles in the air and my wife has allergy.

The dust around the road is due to road construction which connect Ebute to ogolonto to the main expressway to miles 12

Coming soon

Update coming soon about this project

Wingnut007:
Kindly share your findings about the locations when you are done.

Went to inspect an estate at Bogije yesterday and attached are the pictures of my findings. That swamp is a cause of concern to me. Going to Ebute side of Ikorodu tomorrow to make some findings and also to inspect some plots.

Ebute area in ikorodu is a very good area immediately after Dangote/new ferry terminal going toward general hospital road or going toward igbogbo area.
Almost every area there are good

Watch out for some new finishings pics here soon

Pics coming soon

Abudu2000:
why not try some good offline engineers, real structural engineers with years of experience in the field and offcourse coren certified. Builders posing as engineers can be risky.

Really? builder posting as engr can be risk

Installation of the burglar bars and toilet door about to start

30days gone out of 55days.
25days left to deliver this job

n3xt:
My response in blue.

I also believe back buttering the tiles with varying amount of mortar is a good way to achieve level in uneven surfaces. Though you need a spirit level and a good eye.

Yes I agree with you when doing renovation work it’s relatively cheaper than OPC cement bcs you don’t need to buy cement and sand again, just place the tiles on the existing one ( tiles on tiles) and it’s very good to use in this scenario bcs it has more gum that OPC cement.

But in new building you will still need sand/cement for the tiles bed bcs you can’t tiles on the concrete ( German floor) due to space you will have when you installed your doors

n3xt:
Supafix Coverage

Floors:
+/- 3m² per 20kg bag

Walls:
+/- 6m² per 20 kg bag

Price: #1,700 per 20 kg bag
^{(Price direct from Lafarge)}

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Total required for 100m² Wall = 100m² / 6m² (wall)

= 17 bags x #1,700
= #28,900

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Total required for 100m² Floor = 100m² / 3m² (floor)

= 34 bags x #1,700
= #57,800

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I’m likely to use this next week at OPIC Sparklight Estate.

The price is very good but when the product get to the mkt the price will still be something around 2000 plus or so.

In the area of there calculations this can only work in a sane country,
Here in Nigeria, practically it can’t work and you will still need normal OPC cement to make your level as I explained earlier.
Practically its not cheaper to use compare to normal cement.