Hyinkar97:
Hello builders, is it possible to do a POP design for a ceiling like this? It's an old building so there's no anchor to hold the POP boards, I think.

Is it still possible to install POP designs?

Its possible...

ajabani4allah:

Thanks for this info, the land is 25/120ft I am planning to have the ring soak-away at the small space left at the back and the bore-hole will be dug at the front

If you want it to last the time, purchase concrete rings and drop into the soakaway.

Otherwise, do the conventional type.

Goodluck

ajabani4allah:
I have two questions concerning my 3 bedroom bungalow house project

1. It's at the roofing stage, the size is 52ft by 20ft plus the verandah( verandah is not having shoot out) pls how much will the roofing cost. Pls note: I won't be using fancy and expensive roofing sheet just the normal type and very low roofing angle

2. Is ring soak-away pit advisable? I don't want to construct the convectional soak-away pit

No1 can calculate how much material you need for your project without having an idea of it's size.

You'll need to send the plan and roof plan to get the quantities.

On the ring soak away.... How big is your land? - this is because if its a small land, your water source (Borehole) might be polluted.

Goodluck

Jamie90:
Please Engineers, who can help me calculate this various room sizes for tiling estimation.

Why worry when you can do it yourself (DIY). >> https://www.nairaland.com/5420029/how-calculate-quantity-tiles-needed

If you still need help after reading the article, Tag Me.

Goodluck

sekzy99:
Chai!

Make una help me reason this quote oooo.

I want to do the floor slab of my 3.5 rooms bungalow and this is the quote the Engr is giving me:

1. Sharp sand Double - 215k
2. Granite 10tonnes (Local)130k
3. 35 bags of Cement 8100/bag
4. Labour installation 80k

Location: Mowe, Ogun State

NB: the house has been roofed.

I don't think you'll use that much sharp sand BUT... let's not assume,

If you haven't done it yet, send the floor plan and at least a picture of the place you want to slab.

Goodluck

Badgers14:


Wahala wahala..

I was just wondering the engineers thought process? As it is now, how do they plan to proceed as their initial plan did not work out?

I am not an engineer myself but maybe that was a wrong approach to begin with?

There are 2 things that wld make it crack.

No1. They didn't wait for the 21 days curing time before they started sinking.

No2. Poor cement mix, but I'll believe it's the 1st because of the nature of the crack.

speak2bella:
Hello people, please I need your honest advice on how to remedy this sockaway project. The person is trying to build a precast sockaway because the soil is sandy. However, while trying to dig the ground so the precast sinks down, it cracked and why trying to figure that out, the side starts to compress.

I will be in the comment section to read your honest advice. Many thanks great minds.

Hi.
First I read a comment where sm1 said you shd break... DON'T.

2, the shape of the soak-away don't matter, so don't worry about the bent (converging) side, what you shd be worried about is the cracks and possible leakage.

Solution.

Continue to sink the septic tank until you get to the FINAL POSITION.

Then, see the existing 4 walls of the Septic tank and your EXTERNAL FORMWORK.

Proceed to create internal formwork 150mm thick minimum ALSO reinforced with 12mm rods @ same spacing you used before.

Lastly, cast the new concrete wall and enjoy.

You'll have a wall of about 350mm thick and a slightly smaller internal dimension but no worries....

Keep. Me. Updated. If. You. Need. Further. Help.

Jaakay:
Good afternoon, pls how much will it cost on the average to get a bill of quantity for my upcoming project?

Explain why you need a BOQ and I might be able to advice you on If you really need it or you need a schedule instead.
and are you contracting the construction out 100%?

Goodluck

sonnie10:
The purpose of using mm in measurement is for precision. When you begin to have only zeros at the end of every measurement, it does not show precision and lacks attention to minute details.
I would trust a workman that gives a measurement in mm for say 458 x 1189 than another that gave 460 x 1200 for the same window space.
We know plastering will take care of that small difference but again, perfection is always good.
This inattention to little detail is why a window flew off an aircraft midair recently.

Well...
Its not professional to have a dimension of 458 x 1189.

And mm isn't used because of precision.
It's a British standard used only by British and those they colonised.

Eg America and China don't use it, do we then say they don't have precise measurements?

BlondieZ:
God bless you. Nice writeup!

Thanks sir.
Appreciate

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lokotamak:
Goodmoring to all expert in the house
Pls I want to have an idea of this material for a low budget 2 bedroom flat around ikorodu on half a plot of land.
1 . Total blocks that I will need
2. Like how many cement .

NB: to reach linted only oo
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Hi. send me a whatsapp message.
number is in my signature i.e if you've not gotten help yet

OR if you dont want to do whatsapp, post the plan here and tag me.

OR just read the article link in my signature.

Goodluck

Sokykay:
Please Saydfact and the entire house.
Please can I get a rough estimate of the material needed for the decking of the attached drawing Please.
The iron rods number in different sizes
The number of bags of cement etc.

Thank you

I just want to get the rough estimate to avoid or limit under quoting and over quoting from my teams.

Your advice and guide shall be appreciated

quote author=saydfact post=93591931]Good day all,

Pls send me a reminder tomorrow or a message on WhatsApp.

I don stay off system now. Thanks

Rany4all:
His contact is on his signature.

Thanks sir... Appreciate

smashad:
Can anybody help me please, my parents house after completing the roofing we decided to add more space to the existing room as well as a toilet.

On doing that now, we got carpenters who specialize in roofing to help us fashion another roof for the attachment to add to the existing roof. We did that and it keeps leaking

This is the fourth guy coming to work on it and it keeps getting worse.

Pls how do we do this perfectly, can we just use decking or what roofing style can help? Pls

HI, Good day,

The actual problem is the roofing material used not the carpenters.
The more they climb it, the more it wld have issues..

You might have to change the roofing sheet in totality.

decatalyst:


Thank you for your feedback.

On what can I negotiate?

Just labour or the number of Cements?

ON LABOUR - The cement quantity seems OK.... plus or minus few bags.....
summary: cement seems ok.

chairmanawe:
@Saydfact,pls which town or city do u reside. I want to confirm if it is close to me. I reside in Offa, Kwara State

Lagos and Ogun state sir.
Thanks.

Rawgold300:
I have waited for this long to exposed the fraudulent activity being perpetrated by SEGCYMOOR .

As i have done in the past with other criminally minded contractor like Brickdevo, my main objective was to expose these criminal elements on Nairaland so as for others not to fall victim to these bastards.

I gave SEGCYMOOR { a.k.a MOORE} building contract in 2022 to construct for me. I had a sound rapport with him from the beginning of the construction, am sure other people that i sub-contract to on here can attest to that fact ( because they warned against overly trusting this guy). The problem between us started from the roofing stage and modification done on the building without my say so. Moore suggested to me that the roofing design on the architectural drawing should be changed so as to forestall roof leakages in the future and i accepted his suggestion with promise from him to use the difference in the roof work to do part of my fencing work.

Just for context purpose , the building carcass was finished around February 2023 but our agreement on using my other balance to carry out other job has not seen the light of days up till now.

Apart from aforementioned problems, he neglected some block work in the building with other related issues which i had to do on my own. I paid this lunatics every penny we agreed on but he refused to refund me of my money claiming financial difficulties in Nigeria.

The roofing he did was not even properly done and he recently sent someone to look at it .. but that one brought few nails and other stuff s and it was obvious to naked eyes that the job was not properly executed .

The Aluminium was not done to our agreed specification. All his shady dealing were just coming to light now, someone on here informed me of his bad dealing which I wasn’t privy to till date though . Another notable member here can also attest to shitty block work done.

I know some of you contractors here works in unison and you might want to come and ridicule what transpired between us but am ready for you lot.

SEGCYMOOR Omo ole …be ready for me, i will definitely teach you a lesson you will not forget in a hurry.

Just say you know, my end of the month ultimatum still stands if at that point you choose not do the needful then your image will be totally shattered in few of the dailies in Nigeria before we now meet in person.

Man you are so bleeped.

SEGCYMOOR kindly take a 2nd look at all the works you did and remedy them were needed.

Client satisfaction shd always be a priority before profit..

Goodluck

decatalyst:
House, please assist to verify the list below for the plastering of standard 3 bedroom flat en suite. There is one visitor's toilet.

2 load (double) of gravel for flooring
25 bags of cement
Workmanship #100k


4 loads (double) of sand
70bags of Cement
Workmanship 250k

Plastering of fence (100x50)
35 bags of Cement
Workmanship 150k

Not expensive.... Negotiate and proceed.

1Teethosin:


Waw .. wasn't expecting a detailed breakdown like this. Thank you and God bless you. May I have your contact?

Thanks.
You're welcome.

Contact is in my signature...
O9o34703o89

1Teethosin:


No, I don't. I would appreciate an answer if you have it.

See below pics

Goodluck

1Teethosin:
Hello all... How many cement, sand and stone will do German floor for a 24x80ft area. Thanks for your time

do you have the answer you seek already ?

Olumighty123:
Please house, what do you think about this tank sitting on the iron like this? Will there be leakage sometimes later? Or it's all good as it is? Just wondering 🤔

Its better to lay wood on them before the tank...

DJInfluence:
My property is located on a swampy area and I need advice on what to build...

A bio digester or a normal septic system?

I have an existing septic system (big one too that's use by my family alone) but I have to get someone to pump out the waste every 2 months which is not normal. I was told it was because it was not built properly but am scared of making the same mistake twice. So please people with either system on a swampy area please share your experience with me.

stick with the traditional method and just ensure they do it well.....

Ojemedad:
Land aside, can 20m build a 15 rooms (single room with toilet and bathroom), with a large hall ?

Normal cheap tiles, easy roofing , and pvc ceiling. Just a low budget hotel

bungalow or storey building ?

alakhumeorobo:
Pls house I need a professional advice, who can tell me the current price of plastering a three bedroom flat in abuja

I was just working on an estimate for 2 nos 3bedroom flat.
so if I divide my total by 2; it gives me the below.

gives about 950k (materials and labour)
giving cement price at N10,500

Akerewe:


Thanks for the insight Engineer but if pls why MATTE ON THE WALL not even satin. I never knew MATTE can work on bathroom wall. Its always polish on the wall

Thanks for the correction....
My mind was on FLOOR TILES .

Imy answer shd be a simple YES.... 60x60 can be used on toilet walls..

oote:
Hello House please how much will it cost to build 4BR bungalow in Mowe, Ogun State.
Thanks in anticipation of your feedback.

Hi.
What's the answer you seek?

Just start and find out..

Akerewe:
Good day engineer in the house,

Pls is it possible to use 60*60 tiles on toilet and bathroom wall?

The answer is yes....most suitable for BIG size toilets / bath.

You just need to make sure its Matt (non slippery) tiles.

Balistic4:
Guys, I've been afraid to do my electrical ever since I got this quote from my electrician. Please someone should help me check these. My house is 3 bedroom bungalow with 4 toilets.

Are these materials too much? Can anyone supply me original and complete cable with warranty at cheaper rate? I'm in abuja

Way too much IN MY OPINION.

I say this having 2 things on mind.

1. My house is a duplex and I didn't buy this much
2. My electrical Engr did an estimate for another duplex recently and he didn't get this much cables (pls don't ask me to link him to you, he's not available)

3. 16mm is run from your meter to the DB - how far is that distance to require 2 coils (yes he needs red and black but a fraction of 1 is OK - not the full coil) eg you might need half of red and half of black.

My comments are based on the 3 above - still seek advice from another electrical expert.

Goodluck

MDDarah84:
Help me,
My tiler is charging me #900 per square meter.
Is this not overcharging please?

Project is in Ondo state

Might not be
Tilers charge btw 750 - 1000 these days.

The amount depends on his quality of work.

Just negotiate to what you can afford.

Goodluck