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BITSWORKS:
Thank you all for the comments, I will take time to respond to each person but work is a bit hectic now so I crave ur indulgence for just a little bit more time.

lafolabi:
happy weekend to you all. thanks for been there for us.

mufutau55:
Look for HsLBroker thread and give him your measurements, he will surely give you an estimated quotes.

Hajji M.

smiley001:
Aventures:
work in progress: Material delivery stone dust and Granite courtesy of smile01, Cement delivery, woods partially delivered rest on the way,. Borehole done water now available, blinding ongoing, trench scraping ongoing.

We are set t move now......

https://www.nairaland.com/2522848/construction-medium-high-rise-multi/2#37381140

Aventures:
work in progress: Material delivery stone dust and Granite courtesy of smile01 and checkitaut , Cement delivery, woods partially delivered rest on the way,. Borehole done water now available, blinding ongoing, trench scraping ongoing.

We are set t move now......

nycobama:
@

So far I have spent like 2.5m with the cost of the land

abdulwastecx:
you can have a sizeable three bedroom flat with good space to pack 3 vehicle in front of the building.

something like this can enter the plot comfortably:
three bedroom each : 12ft x 12ft
three toilet each : 4 x 8ft
kitchen : 8ft x 8ft
dining : 8ft x 8ft
living room : 16 x 14ft
store : 4 x 4ft

total floor area = 1024square feet
plot size = 2000square feet

smiley001:
If u order for a 15ton ton material from us, save d pix I posted above of a dilevery for a Canada based Nairalander customer.

U av d right to compare and contrast dis pix above wit other ones ur suppliers av been dilevering to ur site.

And also if u contact us to send d same, if it's not as dis, kindly send us back and do not pay us.


More to come, pix of 20tons 25tons and 30tons of full material dat we supplied our various customers and compare it to whatever ur suppliers dilever to ur site.

We at Smiley, we r nt just one of d best, we r simply d best.

EgunMogaji:
How many ton in each trip?

Thanks.

abdulwastecx:
Ok sir... We are developing a building model that will pay more emphasis on the strength of the building.
What we have been able to do was to introduce ten column per flat to make the house more rigid. this is necessary when you look at the strength of the block we generally use in our building construction.

Thee columns were spaced with minimum distance of 3.6m to help carry the intended concrete facial ( parapet ) and roofing load.
The columns were also reinforced with minimum diameter of steel to reduce cost.

From cost perspective, its not out of place to reinforced the building with about N 76,000 in other to avoid any structural failure in the future, considering the fact much more will be spend on the finishing phase.

Here is a simple breakdown of the column:
1.footing with size of 600mm x 600mm only need 8nr of 600mm bar
total number of footings = 20
nr of bar required = 20 x 8 x 0.6/12 = 8 bars
cost of Y12 @ N1,100 = N8,800

columns of 3.75m high
20 nr of column with four bars per column
number of bar required = 20 x 4 x 4/12 =27bars
cost of bar = N1,100 x 27 = N29,700

Links of 750mm length spaced @ 400mm center to center
Number required = 3/0.4 x 20 x 0.75/12 = 10Y10 bars
Y bar is N900/br = N9,000

Binding wire = N2,000

Total amount on materials = N48,500

Workmanship = N25,000

Transport = N 2,500

Total =N75,500

uwemjack:
Architects are not artisans!
There are industry standards in terms of fees and the level of involvement required.

Normally the fees you pay industry wide is usually a percentage of the cost of construction for a standard project based on the scale of professional fees, which is in the public domain.

However, based on relationship, level of experience or level of desperation you can get lower negotiated fees as low as 20k especially from undergraduate, new graduates searching for job, dropouts etc.

I should also mention that some will overcharge you if the they think they can get away with it.

Bottomline, if you have the money engage registered professionals with physical offices - Architects, Engineers, surveyors etc negotiate fees not higher than scale of fees recommendation. If you don't have the money or you just want a draft - new graduate, undergraduate or young graduate will be a better alternative.

Basically the charge you get will be the value he or she puts on their service.

waht is the value of your service?

Remember there are quacks out there.

2.5m to design a bungalow is outrageous