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payless:
Interesting! I am waiting for you. Blue Devils!

Am Alone:
@ Sagewood,
I strongly agree with you!!!
I am very glad I didn't check out
the price of Twyford Envy before
I went to the market to buy them
I bought it for 80k while the price
online was around 120k!

payless:
@AM Alone

You have to be there to see what they sell. The stuff they sell are on differenet level from what I saw in Lagos. There are lots of other stuff that are well less expensive than what you have up there. Checkout both websites to see more of their stuff. In case it asks for zip code, just put 27455. I actually saw a nice set; jaccuzzi with phone shower, standing shower with shower head, toilet bowl, and seat with double washhand basin for my master bedroom for $2,455. They look fantastic!


@Segewood

The stuff I am talking about are brand that come from U.S. The Kohler and American Standard are not made in China. They are made here in the U.S

payless:
I went to do window shopping for Jaccuzzi bath tub, toilet seats, washand basins, sinks, standing shower, and bathroom accessories. I can say for sure that the American brands for all this stuff are more sophisticated than the England and Chinese ones you have in Nigeria, in terms of quality and prices. They are just no match for what they sell in America. Checkout the websites below and confirm this.

Pls visit: www.lowes.com or www.homedepot.com

LASYEM:
@All,, its good to be back,, there is an issue that have been bugging people I need to share which I think might be a topic on its own,,, it the multiple taxation on building plan approval and governor concent/ C of O, It have been observed that people pay tax when they want to apply for C of O or concent, they even pay tax for the omo onile they bought from i.e .(if omonile sold 100 plots of land and there is 4 signatory frm the family who sign the deed. That mean the buyer will pay for all the 4 signatory and every other buyer of the remaining 99 plots will do the same.
The second is, after the concent the buyer submit for approval and when the file gets to LIRS ,, an addition tax is being added, The question is the initial payment made during concent for tax which i think is fixed at 60k and during approval the lirs just fixed figure.,egional planning law provisin does not require some application to get to the commissner to grant,, .Are they saying A District officer (DO) of level 14 officer who have spent offer 15 years in service can not grant approval until it goes thru the GM to PS and commissional for permission b4 it goes back to be signed by the DO,,lol,
I need all your contribution and and expirence on the cumbersome approval procedure, LIRS syndrome as it concern Building pan approval and governor concent, Cheers

@ LASYEM, Is there a website for the Lagos State Physical Development Authority or other Lagos land related issues? How long does it take to process a C of O / Governor's consent? Do you have current lands for sale in non- govt acquisition areas?
Concerning the issues you raised above, the govt should have a website that details all govt policy as regards land and related issues.

chaircover:
Ok She just woke up one morning and decided that she no longer wanted to be married. . . . . but somehow I doubt it

aaidel:
i really must say this thread has been an eye opener im planning to start work on my own house soon
as for the constant bickering and squabbling we all should be more mature and patient in getting points across
as for the ratio controversy i asked a friend who is a civil engineer and into construction works and he said 1:2:4 means i bag of cements is equivalent to four headpans of sand and 8 headpans of gravel but he also pointed out that it is not cut and dry deal and often it is down to experience. so i think that should help for those of us that dont really understand what the big fuss is about

Am Alone:
Assuming kor, Azubike Ni!!
@ spyder you are the illiterate here
the ratio 1 for the cement is half bag of cement foooooooooolz @40
a bag of cement  contains 2 headpan

spyder880:
Building houses can be much fun, thats why I stay around my site everytime and make sure I count everything my workers and engineers use. Some people like to argue for what is very clear, my mixing ratio is very tight, this is my personal house and I can afford to build two. I have another project, a commercial house am doing at the same time so nobody can complain about funds.
I keep stressing that am building in Enugu, and my costs can never be the same with those building elsewhere. My wide experience is also a factor for my reduced costs. Those who used very bogus sums to do their houses should just look and learn, we dont have to make building a house harder than it is and scare intending house owners. I am here to demystify the building porcess, to make it simple and not throw together a few blocks and claim I have spent N20 million!
Let us please learn new ways of doing things, change is possible. I want to know how much this house costs, because I will do two more later this year. If you dont like what am doing, please say so politely, lets not resort to insults and name calling.