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somehow:
Hello house

please I need assistance

Need to get a property in lagos but the location is an issue to me.

I want a place i plan to move into within 1-3 years.

I dont fancy extreme ends of lagos irrepecstive of the direction.

i am a first timer

who can advice me on what to do?

one mind is saying i should go for an apartment, another wants me to build from scratch

wifey prefers ikorodu if we ever settle for extreme ends but for the fear of bad roads/insecurity while i prefer ibeju lekki but for the fear of flood. (both within an estate)

We both want mainland proper but lands/properties there are scarce and expensive with the issue of omonile and other fees if we eventually see where we can afford.

Can anyone advice me here?

Thanks

WHAT'S YOUR BUDGET? I'm not into properties, but it would help to give better advice

emmyN:
A property valued at 1 billion naira in Ikoyi, Lagos.

https://www.nairaland.com/6263152/inside-n1-billion-mansion-ikoyi

1 BILLION AND SM1 HAS TO PUSH THAT HEAVY GATE - from that point, there claim of it been one of the best is defeated.......

It has almost everything except a motorised gate

Kvngwitty:
Hello please who has a well 3bedroom plan for an half plot of land

I already shared one with you on the property thread OR see page 1 of this thread

GOODLUCK

westliver:
Can a quarter plot occupy 2 units of two bedroom flats and 2units of two self contain

EVEN A FULL PLOT OF 100X50 WOULD STRUGGLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THAT....

megacontrol:
Hmm... the CofO is issued against the land and not the building, so it has nothing to do with residential or commercial nature of the building. It is the building permit that specifies what type of build has been approved.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOT MISLEADING ANY1 cc: mobileboy, PLEASE READ THE ARTICLE ON THE LINK.

C/O has EVERYTHING to do with LAND USE (residential, commercial) and it's even tied to a name - meaning if I have a C/O on a land and sell it, the new buyer CANNOT get his building approval without my help...

https://www.villaafrika.com/certificate-of-occupancy/

amakaDD:
Good morning Engineers and QS in the house.

Kindly help a sister with the estimate for this commercial build. Location is Lagos.

I need bulk pack figure for each stage of the contract.

Suggested breakdown could be:

1. Foundation/Substructure
2. Superstructure
3. Slab
4. Roofing
5. Mechanical/Electricals/Plumbing
6. *Finishing (Intetnal)
7. **External Finishing
8. Building Approval/community settlement

*Finishing includes _Windows, Doors, Burglar Bar, Borehole, Overhead tank, Ceiling, Balustrades etc._

**External Finishing includes _Septic tank, Interlocking tiles, Fence, Gate, Gatehouse..._

1. The build is sitting on a half plot.

2. This is expected to be a commercial project and ROI is key. So responsible cost cutting advice is welcome.

3. This is a crowdfunded project hence the need to clarify cost to non-technical members

depending on roof and finishing choices - I'm looking at 40m - 50m on low budget

GOODLUCK

siralos135:
Testimony Time

Words fail me to express my gratitude to Gbadexy for being a shining light in the midst of the darkness I have seen from suppliers and artisans throughout my period of building my house.

I had watched and followed his comments for over two years.He supplied me basecoats and paints from lagos to Minna.He offered to share the tranportation cost with me by 50% and gave me extra base coats.
When there was a delay,he assured me of getting another supply if that one failed.When I eventually got the Painting material ,he introduced a painter who managed the paints and even developed a different colour from to give my house the uniqueness we never expected.
Thank you Gbadexy!!!
My God will surprise you and very soon too.

Worthy of Mention is Saydfact!
Always a phone call away answering questions and giving counsel.You have become more than an online friend sir, You are a brother!
We never walk alone....

Topsy23
He supplied all my electrical materials without issues.
He is someone I can always recommend.

Rotech77
You are one of a kind sir.
Even though I couldn't eventually use his service due to constraints beyond me, he answers my questions promptly.
I am sure we will still do things together very soon.

Michilin
My water tank stand is standing beautifully done because of your counsel.You told me things to look at for and how to bargain properly.
It worked!!!
Thank you so much

Saturday, 14th of November 2020, a journey that started over 3 years ago became a reality as i moved into into my 3 bedroom bungalow.

To all the elders in the house, I say a very Thank You!!!
Keep teaching us,we are learning!!!

On to the next one......by God's grace!

BROTHER - the fact you have my personal line means, you've always been more than another NL friend......
CONGRATS - on to the next one soon, regards to madam.

#YNWA

megacontrol:
Hmm... the CofO is issued against the land and not the building, so it has nothing to do with residential or commercial nature of the building. It is the building permit that specifies what type of build has been approved.

I'm laughing in Spanish - Pls walk to the nearest approval office...

lovelani:
Please Sir, how many blocks in total is needed to raise this to lintel level? Thanks in anticipation.

2500 APPROX

mobileboy:
Residential, 3 floor (ground floor, 1st and 2nd floor)


It's a 60 by 40ft land, the total number of flats may not be more than 4

To confess, if I can have a way around it I don't think I'm psychologically and financial ready to start spending heavily on some documents when the seller sold it at high price because he claims to have spent heavily to get the c of o, now it's like the c of o he has (and raised price because of) is useless

THAT C/O makes it worse for you to approve.... ie the fact it's not in your name adds about 300k or more to the approval fees....

The 2m - 3m tag on the approval should be true........ Our Government are making it practically impossible to approve buildings (with multiple taxation) ALSO check the the C/O was issued for residential permit not commercial.

Nettuno:
Good respected Experts,

Please how many bags of cement will be enough to tile bungalow of 5 bedrooms with 2 living rooms, and 5 toilets/bath. Total square meters is roughly 600 square meters.

Thank you.

Start your budget with 60 bags

Omonjoe:
I have read some reviews about @money121 here and I was at times doubtful if they were real! Well, I decided to give him a try on my roofing project and here is my story;

I contacted @money121 (CEO Imran roofing) on WhatsApp to let him know about my project and he asked for the roofing plan which I sent and he gave me a rough estimate pending when the wood work is completed and the actual measurement can be done. Two weeks after the wood work was done and he then asked me to send him actual measurement so he can get load the right quantity of materials to my site in Ekpoma Edo state. I sent a local guy around Ekpoma who is also a roofer to take the measurement and he sent me the sqm.

Sending the measurements to @money121 he told me those measurements where just too much judging from the plan I sent him earlier. This arouse my interest in @money121! Because he could have charged me with those measurements and no one will know about it. He offered to send his boy down to Ekpoma to take the measurement and behold his measurement was way less than what the other roofer sent!.

We agreed on the payment terms that I pay a deposit of 2.3M before he will load the materials to Ekpoma but I forgot I have 1M daily limit in my bank. After I transferred the 1M to him, I told him of the situation, to my surprise @money121 loaded the materials that morning and sent them to Ekpoma with his boys without waiting for me to complete the initial deposit of 2.3M.

Today the roofing is completed and I would want to let everyone know that @money121 (Imran roofing) is one of the most honest Nigerian businessman I have seen and his professionalism is second to none....keep up the good work @money121 you have just won me over!

money121 where my cut - abi I wan chop alone

God bless people keeping it real

Kvngwitty:
Who has a very suitable building plan for a land 50by50 ?


Your opinion is highly welcomed

https://www.nairaland.com/3523256/how-build-comfortable-house-earning
there is a plan attached (3 bedroom)

Goodluck

mobileboy:
After survey of my new land, can I start building process immediately or I need to process governor consent
The land already have c of from the seller

What range of amount and time will the processing be done in Lagos and can I do that later in future

My lawyer is claiming it will cost around 2 to 3 million to process the documents after already paying alot to acquire the land

residential or commercial> how many floors

decimator:
Hello House.

I have just finished doing the oversite on my foundation (German floor). 5" thick .

However I noticed , I will need some adjustment during block forming.

My question is, can a wall run outside of the foundation ground partition ? This is because I intend to steal a foot space .

Thanks

The answer is YES ,.. load are distributed across the floor as long as it was well done

jajeri3216:
Hello house , there's a crack on the wall which is causing me corncerns.

Is this crack suggesting structural issues?

That's the column post - I'm thinking that column wasn't properly seated and has settled after being loaded.....

n3xt:
Baba, the koko is “A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.”

What I see almost everywhere in Nigeria is ‘problem talk.’

It is a conversation that focuses heavily on the details of an issue without ever actually producing a solution.

If the regular conversations we have here is a road then problem-talk is a roundabout we drive on forever.

Problem Talks sounds like this:

Nigerians are bad.
Contractors are terrible.
Architects are saucy.
Suppliers are unfaithful.
Govt is useless.
In 2002 (before corona ),things were better...

Talking about problems ain’t bad but getting stuck in the cycle of problem talk is.

A week before I read your post, I started working on an idea for mobile app and website - I'm still on it but weighing my options...

God Bless

n3xt:
It’s indeed a very sorry case. That’s why I’m more focused on construction hires these days.

Terrible people everywhere!

I think something can be done to stop all these issues if we really want to.

_____
We have the people right here. We just need to build a system that works - even if it’s for a fee.
We can build apps for construction estimation. We can build proper site for project management. We can setup sites for supplier/tradespeople/artisans/contractors/builders verification.

We keep talking about these issues but I can’t really see any concrete action to stop it.

ORO OPOLO

zuraking:
thanks for the obervation but that area is like that when it's raining. I have my plans for the floor when it's dry season. All the water dries up during that period , fence will be up, I will fill, floor and channel the compound water outside.

Even before the high price, I got 900k for long span but I don't like it. That building is big small, na 4 bedroom flat o

OK.... Good you have a plan.... normally this plan works while the area is not fully populated - once everyone around builds there houses and fences and roads, that's when the water issues begin....

My advice is, THE COMMUNITY shd build a BIG PROPER STORM DRAIN, to limit it's effect...

Goodluck sir......

ladyteeks:
How much do you think will cost for the casting excluding the blockwork? Engineer is trying to convince me that it's not just a regular blockwork, that it is up to the stage in the pic attached

Hi, ask for a written quote and share - They probably are doing more than you think....... that way, you'll get better advice.

Goodluck

zuraking:
Lagos. Can I get brown colors?

yes...

zuraking:
1.570m roofing. Where are we going in Nigeria?

Sorry, I do not mean to sound negative - but; you shd have invested more money into the foundation; when you start having problem with water, the expensive roof won't safe it...

I would have done for a higher foundation + 2 or 3 courses after the lintel THEN a 800k roof using LONG SPAN....

Apologies if you feel offended..... Goodluck with the project

EgunMogaji2:
Thank you sir. I’m being quoted double that here

EgunMogaji2:
To my fellow homeowner, as an example how much should I expect to pay these days for example a 4X4 casement thick imported window?

Thanks.

maybe in the range of 25k

SurveyorGeo:
For me, this forum is a school, every page is full of lessons, everyone is a lecturer and I want to appreciate every member for your contributions because I have learnt a lot and am still learning. Thank you so much

ORO.....OPOLO

Oga mufutau55 - If you no recommend job to me this coming 2021, I go park come your house with my family.......

twinskenny:
And please say d fact lol

MY VERDICT........ (I'll saydfact)

Ibk and Dennis both had those phone conversation with the intention of recording it and nailing the other - SO, IT WAS ALL FAKE (in my opinion)... its only natural that at a point, one of them wld lose his temper - which happened AND THATS WHAT PEOPLE ARE USING TO NAIL DENNIS.....


IBK - Its possible you got someone offering to do it for less, so you wanted to get your money back and move on, rather than see Dennis complete the job and every1 is happy. (you should have contacted Hajj, since he recommended him and allow him resolve this, rather than bring it here)

Dennis - Even in all this, you shd have avoided any mis-understanding what-so-ever for HAJJ sake - because he recommended you....

Let me say this (I like giving examples) - A NLer contacted me years back for a design, I delivered and he loved it.... months later, he said his land has changed and the design was bigger than the new land - I did the new design for him and told him the money he paid for the 1st still covers the 2nd..... WELL, OUR POLICIES ARE DIFFERENT BUT whatever is your policy, always avoid what wld lead to recording audio of clients...

RECORDING AUDIO IS A PROOF THAT THERE IS NO TRUST,,,,,,, and if there is no trust, I dont do it.....

BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS - THE SKY IS BIG ENOUGH FOR US ALL.

GOODLUCK

CC: Ibk2020, Dennis3D, mufutau55

I'm listening to these conversation and . . . . . . . . . . . .

I've been away for about a month - come back and 1st thing I see - NEXT is preaching peace and DENNIS is being dragged..


NNA NO DEY TIRE ?

n3xt: How u doing, great guy

write2obi:
What exactly would you like to know about vinyl floors?

thanks, i wanted to buy actually

waley007:
wow, thats exactly what's on my mind , here in ondo ,block is #150 and the granite is 55k , so I had planned to do the above , though there is no issue of omo onile where my land is
My initial plan is block 1000
2 tipper of sand
Granite -#55k
Cement - 20bags

This is a great plan.... Pls activate it if you haven't..

Goodluck

waley007:
Hi guys , please I need your help ... I have 300k and I want to start the foundation/building if my house on a dry land ,and a plot of land.. please how far can this go , what and what can I start with
I plan to build a 4bedroom bungalow with a ante room and for 2years
How many blocks , cement and all can I start with
Thanks

Hi wALEY...

Use tha money to buy 1000 blocks @ N180 = 180k
Buy 1 Tipper Sharp Sand @ 35K
Use the balance of 85k to buy Granite.

Money well invested......

THEN start saving for LABOUR MONEY about 200k to get the actual work done. (consider Omo Onile money seperately)

GOODLUCK