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dangoteinlaw:
if the land is waterlogged then the iron is okay but for dense soil its way too much.

If it's waterlogged, dont you think there won't be 9 inches for foundation and 12mm won't be okay... Rather we'll be talking about 16mm and 8mm.

Reeefe:
Thanks chief do u think the 10mm rebar will be sufficient for the gutter slab or would it be best to do a double 12mm or a single 16mm?

The spacing used is 3inches (75mm) - thats pretty close and heavy.
It wd do.

MDDarah84:
Thanks for this response bro.

Can you avail me your email so I can reach you please?

Its in my signature
Also my WhatsApp - O9o347o3089

Reeefe:
I'm trying to construct a construct a slab for a 3ft gutter .

Projection of my engineer is

We doing 6 nos of 2.5ft wide by 3.5ft long by 6" thick slab.

Estimation on materials


10mm rods 12 units. ( double matting with 3" gap between top n bottom rod mat)

Cement 10 bags

Granite 20 sack

We have sand already already in site



Please can someone help me review this?

Cement from calculation is 4 bags or 5bags max
10mm rebar is 12 pcs.

Goodluck

MDDarah84:
Hi bosses,

Please I have a line of 3 units of 2bedroom flats under construction.I am about doing the plastering and flooring and the bricklayer requested for 102 bags of cement..my questions are as follows please;

1..Is the 102 bags not too much?

2.. considering that I am still going to tile the whole floor and the bathroom and kitchen walls,what's the effect on the number of bags of cement stated above?

3..How much should I budget for tiling (tiles and service charge)

4..how much should I budget for plumbing with the service charge.

5.The person monitoring the building advise I use sliding windows,is that not old fashioned.House is for rental purposes.

Ie 2 bedroom flat x3.

102 bags is about 35 bags per flat.... I don't think it's too much, except the 2 bedroom flats are not big ones (maybe if you share the floor plan).

For plumbing - MINUS THE FITTINGS, sink, WC ETC budget about 200k per flat for the pipe works up to Septic tank/soak away or just budget about 100k per flat if its just for the interior to allow plastering (again is a guess without seeing the floor plan and could be wrong).


Tiling can't be calculated without seeing the plan

Casement is always better EXCEPT WHEN COST IS AN ISSUE..... then sliding is acceptable.

Goodluck.

Lovelysexy:
Good evening all,

I have a 3 bedroom plan to be used in constructing a 3 bedroom bungalow.
Attached is the building plan and the bill of quantity submitted by the contractor I want to use.
The boq is estimated from scratch to levelling
I told him the blocks are too much and that the quantity for the iron rods , sand and granite are too much

Block is just 1300 to level without calculating, I don't think it's too much thou.

And the 9 inches for foundation too...
The quotation does not look excessive on block and labour fees, but cld be priced down.

My opinion without calculating to check.

The real problem of the quotation is the IRON....
what's he using 1 tonne for?

When you shd be talking of few lengths.

essentialone:
How much does it cost to drill (dig) a Borehole, on an average?

there is already a tank on the ground.
there is already an overhead concrete scaffold with 1 tank above.
there is already a surface pump that transfers water from the big ground tank to the tank overhead.
also, a 1.5HP submersible pump and switch has also been procured.

From this stage what is remaining to have a complete Borehole, and how much will it cost, on an average?

There is no average cost ooh
Your area and ground nature go determine oh...

from a few 100 thousands to Millions

Itzkingtimmy:
hi everyone, pls when is the best time to fix door?, before german floor? or after? and is it before cement screeding or after?.... then before tiling or after?

After Tiling is the perfect time for all Internal doors.

And after German Floor for external steel doors (because of security)

Goodluck

dobnina:
Thank you very much for this detailed response.
I will surely keep you updated.

Thanks. Well appreciated

dobnina:
Thank you for your response.
The total square meter is 220sqm. All floor, no wall.
Aside tiles, what are the breakdown of other materials quantity?

220m2 wld require.

Sand = 15 tonnes (1 double Tipper is about 15 tonnes)
Cement = 77 bags

When you eventually do the work, let me know what quantity you used.

Goodluck

Kaizer080:
Thank you very much for your last calculation on ceiling finishes.

Please can you just show us how to calculate on POP board too by using the same dimensions?
Thanks

Morning Sir.
Noted.... Wld take a while.

I appreciate your following.

money121:
UPDATE

Materials and workers arrived site at 4am this morning
Offloading in progress and installation will commence this morning by God Grace
@Itzkingtimmy thanks for your patronage and Trust we really Appreciate

Watch Video Offloading video Below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ms81h6uFg?si=Mmfdcs5gSP9FvMUv



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Congrats Money man.... God's grace to see it through.

Rawgold300:
Thanks for your help Mr Saydfact.
I’ll like to have your WhatsApp number.
Need to talk about my project pls

Morning and thanks.
O9o347o3o89

Number is in my signature also..

Itzkingtimmy:
Good day everyone, pls is imranroofing very legit?

Make. God no shame us...

Credit his akant ASAP

dobnina:
Thank you for your response.
The total square meter is 220sqm. All floor, no wall.
Aside tiles, what are the breakdown of other materials quantity?

Chai.. I totally forgot.
Pls remind me tomorrow if you haven't gotten an answer. Working hours.

Thanks

Smile4mee01:
I'm a single 39yr old Nigeria guy in diaspora trying to settle down and going to Nigeria to marry is not an option.

I'm an introvert who has been through some childhood trauma in my family and really fear marriage because of what I have seen and how bad it can be sometimes.

However, an old female friend and colleague of mine who we worked together in Nigeria and now in canada recently contacted me and she is also single and not had children. She is doing well for herself and now a citizen there while I'm not. A part of me is concerned about

1. Fertility : I desire children. However, can she have me healthy children @ 39. How many can she have? I discussed us trying for a child , she appears to want a.marriage first. But what gurantees do I have to have children.


Should I be concerned? I dont want to enter one chance.



Please I use God beg you, no insults just advice. Abeg. God bless you.

Truth is;
The fact you're asking these questions shows there is no love between you two.

You're in it for something (whatever it is) and she's also probably in it for the change of name.

I personally won't advice it but I'm also not God to know tomorrow.

Lastly: If you go ahead; child or no child; healthy kids or sick kids - you wld be a bad man to turn your back on her and an ingrate.

decide.
Goodluck

macanthony25:
Good afternoon NL

Please I need your sincere and honest inputs in regards to blogging

Do people actually make easy money on blogging?

Is it something you can advise me to go for?

And what are the challenges faced on blogging?

What are the basic tools needed to hit the ground running?

Thanks

You actually won't JUST make money in blogging because you have great write-ups BUT there is a way people go about it (backdoor but legal) to make money. even if you don't post regularly.

I cant post it here thou.....

Vocals:
Not challenging your knowledge, but Abeokuta is sub divided into basement and sedimentary formations, so it was quite early for you conclude for Abeokuta generally.

Places like ; laderin, woke soyinka forest, oke mosan, lukosi, some selected areas of obada, etc. are not recommendable for air compressed rig drill. But it's possible to execute only that the it would be shallow; less than 60meters in most cases and its prone to collapsing of hole except you opt in for case down, which would still result in limited water supply quantity and quality (mud sediment are very likely to be seen time to time, and you would barely get clear water.(and you would expend more in terms of cost), and also the well & storage tanks would need frequent maintenance.

Thanks for the correction; well appreciated....
My comment might have been because of the areas i'm familiar with.

lorhema:
Good evening Saydfact.

Are there heavy machine drillers in Ikorodu? Like the Indian drillers?
Thank you for your response.

In Ikorodu, we don't have them, because we hardly experience rock (I guess)

Might be bad for their business

dobnina:
Good morning House
Pls, I would like to know the cost Tillers charge in Ibadan per square meter. As well as quantity of materials needed to tile a square meter.

the bolded - explain what you want exactly because estimating with 1m2 is difficult especially for tiles.

DUNKA:
Goodmorning All. Please what is the recommended steps for the finishing of a duplex carcass? Note that roofing , plumbing piping and electrical piping have all been completed.

* Install doors sub-frame (sub-frame is not same as frame)
* IF its sliding windows, install the window frames but If casement, don't yet
* Plastering (towards the end, install casement window and buglary)
* External doors and Tiling (make sure all Electrical pipes are not blocked b4 tiling)
* Door frame, ceiling/POP, wiring
* Internal doors
* Painting

maybe I omitted something, I can't say - lol

Goodluck

mediaresearcher:
Morning everyone. I need your kind inputs.

For wall areas we intend to tile (bathrooms and kitchen), is there a need for those areas to be screeded?

screeding not needed
Plastering is needed (very important) - reason is, shd there be need for a re-work, without plastering, the wall behind wld pull out with the tiles...


screeding refers to POP I believe?

Goodluck

Deeegbee:
Professionals in house, I got quotation for 24 pillars and 24 Mats. Please, can I ahead with this quotation?

If its not too late - send me the detail of the pillar and matt or the design, let me quickly run it for you.

Goodluck

chairmanawe:
Please sir if money is not the issue, what is the best type of tile that is beautiful and very durable

Italian, Spanish tiles if money no be issue....
You can even go for granite tiles (Italo made)

money121:
To Whom it may Concerned (Another client just called that he paid him since last year Nov. He refused to show up for the roofing job) Be warned he stopped working under imranroofing since March 8th 2022

Hi Imran,
Did you report at the police station before putting this notice out?

If you haven't pls do, but I trust you must have....... regards.

muhds1:
Hello! What will be the ideal thickness of a 1.5m cantilever slab (without beam support) for a balcony and what reinforcement is recommended? Thanks

I'll advice that for such delicate work, don't rely on a generic advice, get a structural design/specifications.

Goodluck

oracle009:
Experts in the house...

I need your help. This project is currently ongoing on my behalf. I'm not available physically to see for myself, and the aim is fast completion.

The welder said I will need 3 tons 12mm and 1 ton 16mm alongside some other smaller sizes from foundation to roof stage.

I prefer to have my own idea of prices for these things also. I need a professional who can always help me checkmate prices of any of this. I will pay per contact if that's how it works.

Btw... Who sells iron here. Kindly give me quote per ton for these. Project is in Abeokuta.

I also need a well digger quote (I prefer deep well to borehole), but I'm open to advice on that.

I also need a welder

If we have carpenter for frameworks and roofing carpenter too.

Note: I will compare quotes across 2 or 3 people, and also bring it to elders in the house here.

The plan is to contract these people, even if work never reach them, yet. Make I dey contribute their money for one side.

Sorry for the long post

Afternooon -
Knowing Abeokuta, I'll say go for borehole dug by the heavy machine drillers..... deep well and shallow borehole might fail.

If its Okay, contact me via whatsapp for cost estimate, advice.

Grupo:
This sounds like it would help. Thanks so much. I'll try these.

Uwc.... Kindly tag me on the eventual outcome..
Appreciate

Grupo:
Hello all,

Please I drilled a new borehole for my village house.

According to the geologist who did the survey, we'd get water at 65 meters. So I paid him to bring drillers to drill 65m well.

After the whole drilling and installation, and flushing of the well, I noticed that each time I pump the water, the well brings out dirty brown water for like 20 minutes before it starts bringing out clean water.

And the next time I pump the water, it repeats the same way. I have contacted the drilling company and they are not saying anything useful.

Please I will appreciate contributions from experienced people on how to navigate this challenge.

Please @mods, or the mod in charge of this section, kindly help me push this to the front page. I really need opinions.

Thanks.

How long did you flush it for?

You'll need continuous flushing for at least 2 weeks before you can get clean water..... Not just pumping for usage.....

The other problem is if the casing wasn't done properly, it cld also cause this problem

The 3rd problem is if the pump is too close to the bottom of the well.

Solutions
1. Pump and flush for a week or two with little break at interval for the pumping machine to rest.

2. Ask the company if they can add more cases or not (I don't know if that's possible but ask them)

3. Reduce the depth of the pumping machine by removing one length of pipe and see if there's any difference.

Goodluck

MeineMutter:
This may be or sound out of order but it is good we are aware and careful of sone doors we buy and use in our houses.

Good we watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoQgeoja5K0&ab_channel=Chamanskills

Some are not even made as strong as the one shown in this video.

There's actually nothing wrong with these doors...

These are flush doors and it follows the principles of flush doors.

The real issue is when people buy flush doors and use them in place of security or panel doors.

rmx:
Suddenly it Seems there is a competition among vendors to outdo themselves with there adverts on this thread , more like spamming to me , not nice at all

Its alarming....
Main purpose defeated....

UncutSk:
hello nairalanders is better to buy blocks or mould blocks yourself with the cost of thing nowadays

All blocks are moulded - if you can't supervise the quality, then buy.
cost difference isn't much.

Goodluck