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Good things doesn’t come cheap.
But @ Arbo contractor Ltd ( Rotech) we always work with client budget

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Locally made mega store door made by my local iron door maker

Size 2.5 m*1.9m width
Thick pipe / thick checkers plate
Cost N200,000 with installation and logistic

Born2conquer:
ADVICE NEEDED, I wish I can run this on a separate thread but it is what it is.

I started building this house on the first land I got, a gated estate in a serene environment but electricity is bad (once in a month kinda light) and the road leading to the estate too is not quite good though the neighborhood is the most populous area in the state capital.

The Goal deep down was to build the biggest in the area so it was a duplex with around 10rooms (2 living rooms, office, library, gym, and laundry room inclusive) 8 toilet/bathrooms, kitchen, and store. And by God's grace, we were able to do everything including plastering, wiring, plumbing, burglary, and window with the main doors fixed, and we were left with normal interior and exterior finishing. That was when my eyes cleared!!! I became wiser and I already have like 2 other lands in better estates with better electricity.

The house became too big and my taste changed to something smaller and simpler, my mind already moved out of the environment due to the electricity ish and how populous the area is (the house is noticeable from all angles and it stands out while I am just a single young guy).

That was how I abandoned the project in 2020 till I make up my mind.

I went there today and my mind broke, the property and the works we've done are wasting away, and my money is wasting away.

I need your advice, should I complete the house (which will gulp 20M + in this tough economy, money I can use to do better business) and rely on Generator and Solar for the rest of my life.

Or I should sell it and use the money to build something smaller and simpler.

To me I will advise to convert it to rented apartment like, mini flat, 2/3bedrooms flat, duplex. Etc

The one I did was two building initially building A is flats while the second building is Eatery.
But later the cleint got another land in a well suitable environment for the eatery…. Boom we converted the building to flats

Now we have 2 units of 2bedrooms up and down section we have 2 units of mini flat and one giant mage store.

https://www.nairaland.com/6487704/construction-contemporary-eatery-fast-food/9#114858932

You can reach out to us for more questions on how we did it

Timmzycul11:
Good work sir, please how many rooms are in this duplex and how parlors with the other utilities? Lame man question am not into building engineering o. Just following here to update my knowledge concerning that

6 rooms in total
Kitchen
Store
Ante room

Plastering here will be completed soon
Questions are welcome

Jeff68:
Very well done! Honestly, I am jealous for you oo! I really like your work! always have!!! if I ever become rich and build another house in 9ja, you are the man!!!!

My oga, your source of income will not dry Amen.
We dey here Kampe to build for you anytime sir

Akerewe:
Good day house,

Pls how many coaches of blocks is better after lintel for a storey building? Is it the normal 2 blocks coaches or 3 coaches of blocks before decking? Also in standard, how many bags of cement will do for casting of 16pillars of 9" inches columns.

For a good and appropriate height use 2 blocks course plus the beam under slab making the height 3….. which mean from lintel top you will have about 2.5ft which is ok

Same height was used here and after Pop ceiling I still have adequate room height ( pics attached)

For the column you asked if you are using
Ratio 1:2:4 you will need 1.5 approx bag of cement
Means the total 16 pillar will be 16*1.5bags =24bags
Add waste like 2bags or so… =26bags of cement

redgem:
Yes, only the L shape was measured and there are no recess walls. The length of the building hasn't been measured, but there are 13 blocks coaches height if counted. The building has equal sides.

With hight of 3.3m and others measurement you send you will used

20 bags @ 20mm thickness, ratio 1:6
OR
12 bags @ 12mm thickness . ratio 1:6

You don’t need to add waste here bcs your widow and door opening will cover that

redgem:
I love the colour combination, well done Boss...

I want to plaster the walls of the 3 bedroom bungalow measuring 39ft by 49ft.. Please what will be the total sqm and how many bags of cement will I need for plastering and later on screeding? Below is the sample design.

Please I need your response, thank you so much.

What is the height of the building …. I believed you only measured “L” shape of the building
Does the building have recess wall ?

https://www.nairaland.com/3092553/construction-6bd-contemporary-duplex-2bd/15#114528802

Painting of the interior of this building is 90pec done now

Others finishings still in progress

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twinskenny:
Twiuale for the boss

ekele onyeisi .. in Igbo language
E seun ogami … in Yoruba Language

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Our plastering is always on top notch

Don’t be confused… this is not screeding

https://www.nairaland.com/7217158/production-process-contemporary-duplex-arbo#114529153

Still in progress

Akerewe:
Like someone said above, we need someone reliable to b around our project, imagine a bricklayer decided to measure 15 headpan of sand for 1 bag of cement for setting blocks contrary to 12 headpan of sand Instructed nd when confronted he refused to measure the stipulated portion claiming it's a standard until we change it for him big time nd treating to sack him before he heed to our instructions to measure 12headpan. We need to b around because these guys are foolish pple and are ready to do away with our materials if chanced.

My Comrade we have seen a lot in this field, May God help us all.
At times when you go for cement bag counting as charges … they are ready to waste your cement I.e when a slab required 10bags of cement they will make it like 13 bags or more in other to increase there payment at the end of the daily work.
Someone need to be vigilant always.

Akerewe:
Of course yes, practically speaking, 12 headpan of sand to 1 bag of cement will set 55 numbers of 9" inch blocks

You are very correct, bravo you …. if you try manage your waste very well with 25mm joint … you can achieve like 60 blocks or so

bolu1986:
We are glad to be part of this project... see you soon boss

No wahala. You are part of this in Benin
Make all of you with twinsnenny bring my non Alcoholic Hennessy while coming for this new again at lekki area

Akerewe:
For the block settings, u mean 1:6 x 2 = 12 head pan of sand to 1 bag of cement in all

Yes, the mix ratio is vey simple my “BABA LATI bricklayer SON even know this …. More so if the sharp sand is lighter in nature , go for ratio 1:5= 10 head pan.

It’s good to follow due process, building supposed to last btw 70-100yrs or more

FEGEITOK:
I noticed what you did to that window, that is professionalism on display, it means minimal need to clean windows after the work is done!

Keep it up

That is part of us it’s becoming an inborn ”cleanness is next to godliness”

Plastering and rendering stage of this project is going on .

Professional Standard gauge / mixture ratio

10mm - 15mm thickness coupled with ratio 1:5 / 1:6
Same application to our block setting ..ratio 1:6

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