₦airaland Forum

Muyesky: I only av the window frame installed. I specifically asked the installer to hold on a while so I'll fix the window immediately after painting. Its tower nd its sliding nd not casement. A typical casement wld generally cost more.

gabbytabby: Assuming that the 4 flats is 2 up 2 down.

Materials

For foundation, On 3 coaches blocks you need between 600 to 700 and on 4 coaches you need about 800 to 900.
The estimate that I use for cement is 1.5 bag for 80 blocks so do the maths.for concrete work, i tend to do 50-60 bags to a trailer of granite.(30 tonnes)
Assuming that he needs to have 4-6 inches of concrete before he lays the block then there is really no reason why he will need more than about 20-25 tonnes of granite(
where is the 100 tonnes) even with matting which he calls column and base.

Spot on.

For iron you need to find out what the current price is.


Labour
Carpenter should not be more than 10k for the matting
Iron Monger 20-25k
Bricklayer I tend to do a day as 80 blocks so it depends on how many he completes such that if 800 at 3k per day its 30k for bricklayer and 10-15k for labour I have seen people negotiate a better deal than this. 3k rate is lagos it might be that the rate for your area be 2k. Something that should cost no more than 60k and someone quote 595k( habba at this point i just tell am say I no dey buy meat and end the conversation)
Is it rock that he is escavating should not be more than 30-40k. Just an idea we dig hole for ground about 3ft for (six) 2 bed flat for 100k

Personally I will bin the estimate and next. You need at least 2 more estimates and you will start to see the trend and get an idea of the true costs.

It pains me that I did not know about Nairaland as I also paid this type of silly prices at the beginning.

Goodluck

Muyesky: Pvc guy was recommended by amoula and yes, he travels to even as far as the north to install so Abeokuta is a stone throw. The front entrance door cost 45k, a complete wondow aluminium with net(4ft x 4ft)will be 5k then u multiply by the numbers of windows you have. Internally, I have 10 doors nd the frame already installed for them is mahogany wood so that's what I will be using to complete them, each door at the rate of 12k, but there are cheaper ones depending on your taste and quality. When ever you are ready, the PVC guy will be
on standby. Thanks

Chekitaut: is not possible they guy doing it may mix materials. u will not know. u can get it from him

Chekitaut: May be imported and is going to be without net.

amarilo: Please how do you guys pay bricklayers, is it per day or per block and how much is each block if its per block.