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michlins:
Let's handle your iron jobs. From standing tank, to burglaries, rails and anything else.



We deliver according to specifications and timeline

mobileboy:
thanks for the review I received here from the previous drawing I posted, this is an updated drawing, please help review

ground floor

BiigTee:
What do u think is a good estimate for plastering a whole duplex? Workmanship wise!

Oflaylay:
for real? I was thinking it should not be more than 25k.

Oflaylay:
Please who have an idea of how bricklayers charge for plastering parapet? Please someone should help with this. Thanks

mobileboy:
Good evening elders in the house, please help your son scrutinize and review this plan for my upcoming building, land size is 60ft by 40ft

EgunMogaji2:
When I install my casement windows on 9” block, should the ledge be more on the inside or outside? Thanks.

Paras011:
How to Find Professional Architects for Building your House

The journey to building your dream home starts with a professional architect who is capable of incorporating your goals, specifications and needs into quality designs. The architect should be able to bring your dream home to life by taking your ideas from imagination to the drawing board, creating a design that is tailored to you and considering all possible obstacles so that you sail through the planning stage and move forward to the building stage.

Also, the architect should be close to you for easy access, and to advise you on the construction. After all, what they design will be the place you call home – so choosing the right architect for you is perhaps one of the most important decisions you’ll make.

It seems quite easy to get an architect as there are many self-acclaimed architects around. The arduous task is getting a professional architect who ticks all the boxes above. It is, however, not a challenge that you cannot surmount.

The first step to getting an architect who knows their onions is to understand the roles, responsibilities, functions, and tasks of an architect in the construction process. The responsibilities of a professional architect span the entire construction process – it is not a one-off thing.

Role and Responsibilities of a Professional Architect

Architects perform various roles and responsibilities in the construction process. They design, plan the project and are responsible for the visual appearance of all construction projects. In the modern world, they are regarded as highly qualified and educated professionals who are registered members of a national professional body. Having gone through all relevant professional training requirements and passed the qualifying examinations, architects are given licenses to operate legally.

Architects collaborate with civil engineers, building contractors and other professionals to carry out and deliver designs. Their duties span through all the phases of the construction process from the initiation, meetings to the actual construction phase. They are contacted and appointed by individual, corporate or governmental clients, based on the type of project to be embarked on. Projects are delivered according to the needs of the clients and specifications set in the contracts.

Responsibilities of an Architect before Construction

An architect performs the following functions before the commencement of the project. These functions are prerequisites to the actual construction.

Project discussion
When a construction project is conceived by a client, an architect comes in to discuss the goals of the project with them. The architect researches land use codes, does budget analysis, schedule, and come up with design ideas and considerations. The architect also holds meetings and discussions with a team of building engineering professionals for the approval of the design, consideration of the client’s requirements, expected budget, site characteristics, as well as safety and required regulations.

Drawing
Architects incorporate the client’s goals and needs into some rough designs, clearly indicating the pros and cons of each option. A lot of revisions and re-drawings take place in order to add changes warranted by client’s needs, budget, regulations and feedbacks from engineers. After a design option has been selected, with all information pertaining to size, layout, and materials. Architects also draw 3D views to make the drawing clear and understandable. The design instructions and technical specifications must be created with other technical documents for contractors.

Seek bids
After the final designs, bids and proposals are submitted by contractors. The proposals of the bidding contractors are compared and contrasted to pave way for the creation of cost estimates and timeframe of the project.

Selection of contracts
Architects are sometimes involved in analysis and reports of contract bids by comparing them with the client’s budget and expectations.

Cost estimation
Architects visualize the project with their creative designs and create cost estimates. Cost estimation is done together with building contractors and engineers so that there will not be an underestimation of cost of materials needed and other payments.

Building permit
Architects prepare and submit their drawings to regulatory agencies to obtain permit. They also work with builders so as to provide relevant information requested for the review processes.

Responsibilities of an Architect during Construction

The duties carried out by architects during the construction stage include:

Interpretation of drawings
Architects interpret the drawing for the building contractor to give them a better understanding of the design needs and the quality expected. They also work with the builder to ensure that the project is delivered on time and within budget.

Project review
Architects meet regularly on construction sites to review the work done to ensure that the execution follows the plans and address any issue that arises. They discuss subsequent scheduled construction items with the builder so that the materials needed, and other issues relating to building codes, interpretation of information are carried out.

Evaluation
Architects work with the builder to evaluate the best ways to achieve a quality project that meets standards within the budget created. They help the builder understand and execute the right information portrayed in the design in order to protect the client’s investment in designs and construction costs, as well as the safety of the users.

How to Get Professional Architects

The enormous nature and importance of the tasks architects are saddled within construction coupled with the adverse effects hiring an amateur architect will have on the project and your investment is the reason why you should hire an architect who is not only qualified but also highly skilled and experienced in all the tasks above.

But how do you know a professional architect and do can you get one? To start with, you should consider the following qualities.

Academic and Professional Qualifications
You cannot take away the place of academic and professional qualifications when looking for an architect. A professional architect is first and foremost one who has gone through proper and relevant training, both theoretical and practical. Also, he or she should also have a professional qualification or certification as an active member of a recognized professional body. Hiring an architect with this quality will give you the assurance that you are in safe hands.

Creativity
A professional architect is one who possesses extraordinary creativity and productivity – that’s what modern architecture is all about. He should have the ability to design state-of-the-art structures that will defy the boundaries of aesthetics and quality.

Impeccable Design, Artistic, Drawing and Technical Skills
Hire an architect with amazing design skills who can design aesthetically appealing, viable and practical structures. Such architects should have the wherewithal of the latest technology and architectural tools, software, and drafting techniques.

Communication and Collaboration Skills
One of the truth revealed by the tasks enunciated above is that architects have to work with other disciplines engineers, builders, contractors and other. They must communicate well and collaborate for the successful completion of the project. They must be trained to work in a team environment to carry out work within everyone easily.

So, hire an architect whose team spirit is second-to-none. He should be able to communicate his ideas, plans and thoughts to you and other workers on the team

Negotiation Skills
Professional architects are able to clearly communicate with their clients as well as the interior designers, engineers and staff with whom they work. They share their visions and ideas for a particular design with excellent negotiation and communication skills.

Problem-solving Skills
Professional architects know how to address the problem and come up with possible solutions. They can suspect problems beforehand and re-prepared in a way to solve them easily.

Final Words

Working with an architect that meets all the requirements boxes above will not only help bring your dream design to life but also give you enough assurance, peace of mind, and security on your investment.

You should take advantage of our Let’s Build Together programme. It gives you an opportunity to find professional architects close to you easily and FREE of charge online. All you have to do is provide your name and phone number. A list of registered architects around you will be displayed. Click here to learn more.

nannymcphee:
Please I find the sitting of the 1bedroom apartment too big, I intend to run a new wall as depicted by the red line to expand the sitting room of the 2bedroom.

This extension is 600mm My question is, is this safe as per long term basis to run this new wall on the German Floor(3inches thick)?

My foundation was done based on the drawing. Pls note, this is a bungalow with no parapet, just flat roof

Thanks

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EgunMogaji2
n3xt
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neduboo:
Please I need you all clarification on something.

Some guys keep coming to my construction site telling me to settle them. They said they are from the LGA. Even threatening to seal my site if I don't comply with them.

Please what's the the business of LGA with my construction?

Those guys has been pestering me

FreeConCiencE:
What could have been responsible for this kind of collapse, expert in the house?

spyder880:
We just completed this decking in Asaba this month.
Price tag: N4,052,953.00

https://www.nairaland.com/6409026/making-asaba-block-6-flats/4

Ajiswaggs:
ok thank you Sir..... But let assume the total sqm measurement is 55 then how many bags of cement do you think I can budget down to complete the work.

spyder880:
This house might need to grow higher, we need to get the design above the windows right and the space between window lintel and parapet seems small now. We might add another 2 courses of blocks to this house............

UC92:
A Design Proposal for an Emerging School.

barakah:
Hello House,

Please I'm having issues with one side of my fence, it has collapsed thrice in four years.
Before I engage another bricklayer, I need ideas on what could be wrong.
What could be the root cause?

Meanwhile, on all the times the collapse occurred, it was during heavy downpour.
My suspicions are:-
1) Quality of blocks used
2) Method of reinforcement (pillar)
3) Foundation not deep enough or casting not well grounded
4) Topography and soil type

What's the best method of installing iron rods for pillar, is it best to nail the rods till they touch hard ground or bend the ends of the rods so they stand on hard ground or on cast?

Please I want to learn, help me save money and avoid continued wastage.

Note: The fence is on the 120 length of the plot and its about 11 coaches from ground level.

Nero2424:
Dear friends, does anyone know how much cement cost anywhere within Imo state?

Thanks �

henrymor:
Hi guys,

Thanks for always helping out. I need your help again. My tiler gave me an estimate and suggested that I should use 60×60 Spain, Italian or CDK for the ante room, sitting room, and dining room. Then use Good wlll for other places in the house.

After making my findings I got to know that spain, Italian, and CDK are between 9k and 10k. This is expensive for me. Please, can you suggest the best Nigerian product with almost the same quality as those imported tiles that I can use and get at an affordable price?

Thanks!

n3xt:
Happy Democracy Week Nigeria!

Let me share this before the ‘ban’ madness extend to other social media platforms.


Foundation Work When Nature Gets in The Way

Piers and Beam or Stilt Foundation

Hadrianus:
You haven't been overcharged. Currently the ARCON standard scale of fees puts the charges for the design & production of working drawings at 7.5% of the estimated building cost (this doesn't include supervision).

n3xt:
I really can’t say as this depends largely on many factors but I’d set aside 800k - N1m as labour charge for it.

I pay my guys something within that range.

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Edit:

Sorry I’m just seeing the 4 bedroom duplex part. I think you should be prepared to pay more but not more than 1.5m though.

samoranononi:
Ok Sir I will.

stanley000:
i agree my brother, architecture has indeed been thrown to the dogs because it wasn't no sane person will even dare post that an architect agreed to do a design, structure and MEP drawings for 25k online, such a person will consider such job a help and will keep quiet about it, thats the reason i changed my mind, that one he already got is his money worth, if he wants the structural et all he should pay for it or look somewhere else.

stanley000:
sir the drawings has been released to him. I have sent him all architectural drawings, if he refuses to pay my balance then he should have another person do the structural and mechanical. I have the drawings yes but I worked it out so he must pay before he gets it just like how he did for the architectural.

debeey87:
It is the first floor not ground floor

neduboo:
Please I'm thinking of making my building 4 coaches after lintel level before doing the decking.

Please engineers what is the implications of this. I will like my building to have high height for the downstairs

Thenext:
Oga’s in the house, please can you help me review the quotation below for my windows both with burglary embedded and without burglary.
CC n3xt,michilins, hslbroker etc

debeey87:
Happy Sunday to everyone. I'll appreciate an evaluation/review and recommendation on this floor plan for the first floor.

Thank you

spyder880:
Prices of iron rods in Asaba this morning

16mm N6,800 each length
12mm N3,900 each length
8mm N1,900 each length
Roll of binding wire 20kg N12,000

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