dannie007:
Renovation is always Expensive and Most Client don't know this!! I once renovated a 12 room face me i face you converted it to a Room and Parlor. The project consumed over 300 Bags of Cement. It wasn't a Easy Thanks.

May God Grant you Grace to Finish your Project well. Amen.

You are very correct sir, reason why at times I don’t like buying Materials for some work I do ask my cleint to buy unless he or she insisted that I should buy.
Buy your materials and monitor the usage
My health is very paramount to me

sonnie10:


I don’t know what part of Surulere you have this project but one thing I would point out to you is to be careful of water leaking from foundation in that area. Almost all the old houses there have that issue.
Have that conversation with client and ask him the situation. You don’t want to be blamed for a preexisting condition. Also, you would want to factor in the cost of fixing the leak.
The client will never be satisfied by only aesthetics if the leak is not taken care of.
For a story building, tackling foundation water leak is often compounded by the fact that the height of headroom downstairs cannot be raised. People end up having dwarfed ceiling height.
Good luck and more power to your elbows.

Thanks so much sir, we already put all that into consideration before we started the project as usual sir
But you know Lagos very well sir.
You are an “ encyclopedia of Lagos Terran”

Our surulere old building renovation/ Alteration is in progress.
We gives thanks to Almighty God and the client
Watch out for the final pics.

Our plastering of this beautiful edifice is going on.
Thanks to the client and the carcass builder.(Segcymoore)

twinskenny:


Wanted to ask the same thing

It’s old trick .. Although it might new to some shaa

hamtabfawaz:


Pop is next after plastering.
If you haven't done your Pop sir, I could handle that for you.


Call or WhatsApp: 09122348437

Yes the man is guru on this and others interiors designs.
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Our Royal hall construction is in progress now in earth filling stage

We appreciate the blessing of Almighty God and our client who gives us this modern bakery to build.

hamtabfawaz:


Engineer, You remind of this Amazing structure. great transformation, great client.
Kudos to you for constructing this✓ (I see the reason why some people in that street, nicknamed you a “Wonderful Engineer”)
Gbadexy quality Paints brought out the real beauty of the structure. ✓

Some Excerpt from how we transformed the interior! ✓

The interior guru that has fairness of Allah in mind
I salute you.
Thanks so much for your team work with us I prayed we do more together
Amin

gbadexy:

Unbelievable transformation!

Thanks chief

Thanks Almighty God and our client and others vendors that worked here.
I.e Alfa hamtabfwaz, gbadex.

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We are still adding Plinth beam to the top of the block here before our over-site concr

Reeefe:


Chief I go follow u go ohh. I don book space

Lolz, no problem baba

Reeefe:

What is the text book name for this kinda foundation?

Strip foundation ( shallow )

n3xt:


Nice one!

225 x 450mm Columns ✔️

It looks like you’re using 20mm bars. E ku ise!

Here is 16mm 6legs
The second building is 20mm 4 legs

kkonsults:


Solid

Thanks chief

WhiteBlack:


Do you want to supervise a job for me?

Yes we can
08066619493

erico2k2:

Nice one with this LASER leveller, very valuable piece of kit.

Yes it’s
Thanks sir

segcymoor:
We completed substructure work for this project...

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Bravo you baba..

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On Side note…. Watch out

n3xt:


510k / month

Omo! 🌚

There’s a guy who offered me 100 Naira per day in Ajah. I chose to buy 30 pcs instead

I can’t afford to buy now may be later for biz purposes shaaa … Rentage.

I do pity client this days oo
Money money money.
My current commercial project DOCUMENTS ONLY … approval etc my cleint spend about 7m haaa God… whooping sum of 7m I started quarreling with my self as if I’m the one paid the money.
By next week now I will pay another 500k for both Materials testing and safety guys.

Pls and pls any govt official here about building kindly tell commissioner and governor that document money is TOO MUCH in Lagos state
Kilode naa

n3xt:


Good job!

However you still need an equipment that can see through walls/studs when you’re setting out a n awkward shaped standalone building that is emerging from an existing building.

You have to:
- cut through walls
- cut through floors
- cut through slabs
- and still ensure the structure aligns and come out clean.

It’s the 3rd time that the new commissioner for physical planning has visited my project since he assume office few weeks ago.

The question many people were asking was how did we achieve that project

O lor far gan.

segcymoor:


Funny enough..I never get big project that require steel scaffolding ..all my effort to persuade our client of that very shopping complex to consider that prove abotive ( Omo Igbo dey calculate well oo)

I just gave a man Andi received a call...he shouted.. you be Engr sir?...so he introduced himself

Wow
The man gave me N170 per one In a day and I need about 100pcs for duration Of 30day.
I’m ok with the it … the strength for me is the koko

segcymoor:


Good...

Thanks for yesterday sir, I have called the man and he replied very well.
Deal sealed with him this morning.

I used
*Builder square method
*3-4-5 method
* digital instrument

3-1 method to make sure we are in right direction

segcymoor:

0808 970 8583

Call this man

Thanks baba I really appreciated sir

Reeefe:

Why don't u use bamboo?

I just need very strong prop bcs of the condition that associated with the work …. Safety 1st

Oga Segcymoore
pls do you know where I can get steel prop to rent in mainland ?

I have a story building to renovate in surulere area
Thanks sir

Charisdesigns:

I think a better way to render the bolded is

Build your slab on fill so it doesn’t act like a suspended slab.

When suspended slabs are designed, one of the main thing we design and check for is Deflection.

Owing that your ground slab is sitting on a well compacted fill and hardcore we are not supposed to experience any form of deflection.

Hence it shouldn’t act as a suspended slab, and as such should not be reinforced as one.

Well detailed , that is What I posted up there

segcymoor:


With due respect sir.. only suitable for pad or strip foundation.. NEVER for raft foundation in lekki Ajah environ

No structural engineer will design such

That means it’s recommended for oversite concrete sir, unless it stated to use either 6mm -8mm-10mm or more in special occasion ( real ground slab) if not you are good to go.
The real purposed is to save the slab( German floor … over-site conc ) from cracks

We learn everyday sir

segcymoor:


Well, I didn't rule out the importance of using good sharp sand compacting well especially in raft foundation...but then it's expected for ground floor slab to stand well even if filling collapse in the future hence necessity for well reinforced ground slab just like suspended slab


I once raised alarm sometimes last year a builder here.( Which is even chatting on this page now ) did a foundation even very close to where we are working now with just wire mesh



Our slogan: we do structures right... it's not mere saying

It's indeed |watchword!

But RBC ( wire mesh) is WELL recommended for ground slab in all building book and in practice also

n3xt:


Though the type of sharp sands used in Lekki and other non-cohesive fill materials are less liable to shrinkage, we must understand they are more liable to being flushed out by water flow when it continues to percolate through a foundation.
So we cannot overlook the influence of water content on different types of soil when choosing fill materials in different sites especially in waterlogged areas.

Reason why it essential to compact any filling very well PREFERABLE IN LAYERS.
More so erosion can only acted on such foundation if it’s on real erosion water way,
That is if the foundation wasn’t built very well. If not the water will just be playing around the foundation.

World Tallest building in Dubai Burdji- Kalifa
Foundation comes to mind here also.