Viscuz:


Bayelsa is cheaper in price of things compared to other southern states .

I would have said Ibadan.

But lands in Bayelsa is bae

The cost of living in Bayelsa- Yenagoa- is UNREASONABLY high. It makes no sense because the state is largely undeveloped, there's little or no job/business opportunities. It's basically a civil servant state. The capital has no single oil company except for NCDMB which was recently completed by PMB. Electricity is very poor and there's no water. But to rent a single room self contained with modern facilities could cost as much as 250k. A room and parlour self contained could go for 350k. Houses with old facilities in slum areas could go for 150k and 250k for a single room and one bedroom respectively. Food items are also expensive. Only transportation is cheap in Bayelsa

Dears
Please can i combine a metal door frame with a solid wood door. Would the combination work perfectly in terms of aesthetics and functionality.

This could be a result of envy by her competitors. Why should a human being be set ablazed based on the report of one person? This is totally barbaric.

Please what is the disadvantage of this sort of roofing design without the use of fascia board?

Don't try it in Nigeria , the owner would have you arrested for assault and trespassing. Especially seeing that you jumped the fence to save the dog.

seunben:
Pls what is the total number of wood, bags of cement and iron rods used during the lintel stage alone. Thank you.

Sir, u av not given answers to my question. Anyway I would understand if u want to pass over the question. Keep up the good work, may God see u through

Pls what is the total number of wood, bags of cement and iron rods used during the lintel stage alone. Thank you.

I believe the purpose of this thread is to discuss anything and everything about building construction, but there are some construction gurus who will not contibute while others answer and discuss questions asked by construction novice. They are only interested in being contacted offline thereby defeating the sole purpose of this thread

if u know u know

Excluding blocks used for foundation, what is the total number of blocks used so far for the ground floor. Also, how many blocks are you estimating for the first floor.

another picture

I read this question on another thread (link below) and I thought to ask the question here to get more response.

is it not against construction ethics to
use polymer to separate the foundation from the main building. I observed that the building has no german floor

pls the construction gurus enlighten novice like us

cc
spyder880
Hajj
abdulwastecx
rubbish

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BITSWORKS:


Apologies for the late response, have been a bit busy lately.
Yes, the german floor was casted in 2 stages since we had a step down level from the foundation work, that made it easy to cast it over 2 days.

The size of the german floor is 9.5m x 26.5m and the DPM material covered this. We bought 4 rolls of double layer nylon unlike the black one readily available in the market that comes in small sizes. I will have to check the nylon wrapper to get the coverage of one roll which is in grams anyway.

Thank u sir for the prompt response

spyder880:


The usual suspect is a defect known as differential settlement.

Oga spyder880 from my basic knowledge in physics i think differential settlement is when the foundation of a building settles unequally. My question is how do u avoid it happening in the future while building a house.

Why would such a massive crack occur in a building? The professionals in the house should please explain to novice (about to build) people like us.

bixton:


You'll just need a good mason to do it.
Send me the pix on whatsapp so I explain to you how to handle each individual crack.
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Please do not forget to also explain how to handle the crack here. This is an interactive forum, we are all here to learn especially for those who are about to build to avoid stories that touch

BITSWORKS:
Front half of the german floor casting completed.

You have been very honest with ur answers. God bless you sir.
Was the german floor was done in stages over a period of more than one day?
Secondly if u don't mind what is the total size and cost of the damp proof membrane (nylon)

BITSWORKS:


Thank you. For the material, we did a bulk purchase of most of the materials used but I will try and do a breakdown based on usage
1. Granite - We purchased 30 tons and probably used close to 20 tons for the short pillars and german floor
2. Sharp sand - We purchased 20 tons and used it up, what's left is just little.
3. Cement - We used 82 bags using a mix ratio of 1:2:4

Thank u for the analysis

keep the flag flying. pls update us on the quantities of material use for the german floor.

carry on bro. patiently waiting for tomorrow's pics.

BITSWORKS:
Backfilling on hold temporarily due to the incessant rain and bad road. The dump trucks will not be able to access the filling sand location.

sorry for the delay bro. How much are you paying for labour for each trip to do the backfilling.

BITSWORKS:
Backfilling still ongoing, 60 tons of filling dumped so far.

Good job as usual. Please what's the size of the building as I am waiting patiently to know how much tons was used to fill the building. it is a learning process for me.

BITSWORKS:
Backfilling completed and compacting using the manual rammer ongoing.

Please how many trips of laterite was used to complete backfilling of the foundation.

bixton:


A lot of things are wrong with this plan which is also subject to what you actually want.
Try changing the entire orientation of the plan.

Thanks. Pls can you be more specific by pointing out the observed errors in the design, it will go a long way in letting me know what to look out for when the final plan is out. I am a novice oo

Barryton:

The kitchen is really far frm d dining & i think d visitors wc should be accessed from the terrace. Often times direct access from living room do give smell problem.

Noted sir

What is wrong with this building plan of one unit 3 bedroom flat and one unit 2 bedroom flat?
I feel the kitchen is too far away from the dining for the first flat. Is there any other thing wrong with the design?

American troops celebrated d capture of Sadaam Hussein. US and Colombia Police celebrated d capture of Pablo Escobar. If they can, why can't Nigeria Police?
To finally capture Evans must av cost d officers sleepless night and lots of brainstorming. To celebrate such does not deserve condemnation but commendation for a job well done.

"Members of Search Bloc celebrate over Escobar's body on December 2, 1993. His death ended a 16-month search effort, costing hundreds of millions of dollars."
All over the world policemen celebrate the capture of criminals that must av cost them sleepless night.

congratulations gateleo, may God see you through.
Please can you post the floor plan?
Secondly, what is the size of your land and the size the building is sitting on.
Thank you.

femolala001:


Its a fresh process!! Its not a follow up to august.. i went and confirmed everything myself.. instead of u to say u got favoured by God through who you know(politician or staff). Well for those that werent succesful. God has a big plan for us that will materialise soon IJN.

Did the person(s) u confirmed from tell u that d first interview/screening has been cancelled

lookmangiw:
it wasn't, December interview was just a follow up to the august interview. it was the second stage. some people were screened out after the august interview.

Are u sure? cos sum people who are part of the December interview/screening did not partake in the August interview/screening