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This is Page 477. and 80% of the people that have posted on this page claim they reside overseas and see Nigeria as a country were we people are messing up the country. The truth is that you people are just portraying thesame attributes that the guys in nigeria and govt portrayed that brought this country down in the first place.

One person talk, the other guy go respond and the other guy go react. Na thesame thing na. PDP dey govt, Bokoharam go fight, and we Nigerians go pursue Jonathan Comot, and APC go enter, Militants go fight and we go say BUHARI must go, what happens to allowing someone just do his own thing peacefully and leave. Thats exactly whats going on here. SOmeone says something, and the next will attack his personality, and the other will respond back, and so on even, when they know that if they attack, things will mess up further, but yet they dont want to be to give in to the other. Must we always look at whats right in front of our eyes when writing a comment, Can't we just look at the big picture and see that we are also doing this to ourselves.

There is a reason why i don't comment much on this thread. It just doesn't seem like an educative thread to me. It seems more like a show off thread, hence the reason for this uncontrollable war.

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Erecting our electrical Pole

More Updates on Interlocks

More Kitchen Updates as at today

EgunMogaji:
For those that are in the stages of finishing, these are good things to keep in mind.

Perhaps Skimanski can guide us on how he turns out breathtaking finishes like this each and every time and not just a one hit wonder.

@EgunMogaji I'm delighted that you appreciate our work. Means we have to do more to please people like you and professionals in property section.

Finishing is no doubt the hardest part of a building project. Its mostly all smiles between contractors and clients during carcass and those smiles fades away when finishing resumes. Mostly when client's Hard earned money (In this country where hard times are regular), are not been put to proper use. Most of the blame should go to the contractor. I know clients can want to twist contractors into doing things that might be counter productive to the success of the project, but its definitely not because they do not like their house, but because of their level of understanding, and their level of trust for contractors, they take matters into their own hands. Note; I don't see these same clients tell Mercedes Benz how to make a v12 Engine. Benz already seems to know what they are doing.

Now for all of us that want to build. We most have a picture of how we want to live in the house. in our living rooms, we must have a picture of how we want to enter the living room, Sit down, Turn on the TV, Stand up, Walk into the Dinning, see whose coming out of the Kitchen, Enter the kitchen ourselves, Try and be involved in the Kitchen activities, Walk Upstairs, Sit with your family in the private Living room, Walk your Kids to bed, go to your own bedroom, use your shower, go to bed, wake up in the morning and think if you will like to do any outdoor event like Swimming, or farming or sitting down somewhere to drink, and if yes, think of which part of the house you will like to do that. The moment we have a mental picture of the living style in our head the way we want it, we might know how to shape our house, given the available space. Its not enough to want the Architect to help us think this, because the way he wants to leave might be contrary to the way you will want to leave. His Job is to help you manage what you want with what you have available. Once that is done then finishing becomes easier.

For those already in finishing stage. This is the little i feel i know, and these goes for both client and contractor. Saving money should be the last thing on your mind. I know both parties will not like to be in the loosing ends, but lets try and balance our available resources with what we want. I know contractors are in the business for profit, so am I, but, let the JOB you do decide the money you make, and not the money you want to make decided the Job you do. for crying out loud, you can have what you don't deserve. As a result of the above, I build in my self the following attributes.

* Determination/Believe.
Before I do any Job, i tell my self, its a go, This house must be fine no matter what. Even the house doesn't have a choice. so when you get to that point where the design doesn't go as planned, then you know you do not have a choice but to make sure it comes out nice. Its that process of making sure you get it right, that you discover new grounds into making things and that ground discovered will make you look like a genius, but in truth, you just got out of a design gone wrong. I was asked a question in one of my thread and below is my answer

Re: Arcadia Groove Estate:constructing Our 4 BEDROOM DUPLEX by skimanski(m): 9:48am On Aug 11
wanaj0:
Moving quite fast.

Hope those pipes will not have leaks.


Never will I be involved in a leaking Pipe. Not after the all my years of renovation.
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The word "never" is called Determination/Believe.


Creativity:
People think this thing is a gift people have. I say no, its an ability you build in your self. and it comes with these simple steps. Always have an open mind towards anything. Do not box yourself into one taught. broaden your taught. As your self how can it be done differently, then see if that differently is better, and the rest is history. The moment we get into it in a conventional way means there will be no creativity. But note once profit is in the forefront, then creativity is difficult to attain.


Most importantly Respect for others:
We must respect the feelings of everybody involved the the projects, from client to contractors to artisans and Labourers. We must all pay our fair share of dues. Negotiate what we know will do the Jobs. There is no need for a client to want to pay a contractor 500 When he knows in his hearts of hearts that 500 Will mean the contractor will struggle. and yet the clients expects his job to be done. that means he has deceived himself into thinking the contractor will use his personal money to finish the Job. There nothing bad if contractor is paid more than the job deserves, that means you have more chances of getting a good job than the other way round. This also applies to contractors when negotiating with artisans.


Once this and more that i haven't remembered are followed, then we are in for a nice finishing.

Proposed 5 Bedroom Duplex.

Building Floor Area; 222.m2 each

GROUND FLOOR
Ante Room
Guest w/c
Main Living Room
Dinning
Guest Bedroom
Kitchen
Store
Laundry

FIRST FLOOR
Private Lounge
Master's Bedroom
Room 3
Children's Room

OPTION 1

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Making of our Kitchen for this duplex. The Genesis

Resumption of External Piping and Inspection Chambers

Still on Beam for Fence works

resumption of Master's bedroom wood works

Still on Design for boys room

Removing of Form works

wanaj0:
Seems you are moving fast here.

How long before removing the formwork? Learnt people now plaster raft foundation. Is this true? Why is it done?

Will be looking out for the filling and DPC work.

We have removed the form works Just a day after casting. Pictures of that to follow below.

As for plastering raft, its just a way of presenting the raft of making it rough enough if it becomes too smooth.

Final Block level before Roofing

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Story of Our concrete cast exercise today

Master's Wardrobe Update as we prepare to kickoff Main room worns

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Working on boys room. (window and wardrobe wood works)

Arrival of Stairs railings

wanaj0:
Moving quite fast.

Hope those pipes will not have leaks.

Never will I be involved in a leaking Pipe. Not after the all my years of renovation.

Nigerian defense are playing like primary school students. If ball day one place all the defenders go just rush go there leaving everywhere open.

resumption of fence works. First Part if to Dig and do our concrete padding.

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Conclusion of Iron Reinforcement on raft Foundation case, as we prepare for concrete cast.

Doing final Screeding for Our Ceilings

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Wardrobe for Masters