ngBuild:

at first i thought you will highlight cross ventilation as the issue but you didn't, for the garage it is possible to park that way, but with careful maneuver and turning,

The flow is okay to me, given that it is an open type of plan, and for the toilet, i won't recommend that,
but i have witnessed a toilet in that form in use with little or no issues, serviced apartments here in lagos use it, with good piping and constant electricity, it sure do works.

Ventilation is not the only design consideration. Circulation, natural light, vehicular movement and parking, zoning are all important in design.

The space a available for turning isn't upto the standard radius in the garage. Remember not all car owners are good driver, so be ready for car and building repairs.

For me, I won't recommend the design for anyone.

ngBuild:

Why do you say so sir?

Only a robotic car can park at that angle conveniently on the ground floor. For the ground floor parking to work, it should be a tandem arrangement where the car just moves in straight from the gate and parks then another one parks behind it. Tandem parking isn't even a standard practice.

The first/second floor lacks order like a chaotic circulation.

The toilet na wahala.

The only good thing in the plan is the cross ventilation and lighting. Aside that it lacks critical design thought.

ngBuild:
Nice plan, lifted from IG, not suitable for our climate but can be modified.

Nothing nice here.
From the ground floor to the first floor is flawed.

yemi2plus:
Good morning everyone, please I need opinion on this design plan for two mini flats.

I have a land measuring over 1,200SM and want to use a portion of it. This is going to be my first build.

Thank you!

Why not rearrange the long toilet, kitchen and wardrobe so your kitchen can be cross ventilated.

Good morning Sir/Ma.
Please how much can I get 30tons of granite chippings in Portharcourt?

somehow:


Should be around 308

Without wuruwuru, what should be expected on such land with a parking lot sir?

Please check what is applicable in your local planning authority vis setbacks.

Just did a little check, you could get setbacks of 1m on left and right sides, 2m on the rear, 5m on the approach. 2bedrooms of 2.7*3m sizes only one of the rooms will be ensuite with a convenience of about 1*1.8m. one other convenience for visitors and the second bedroom. Kitchen with size of about 1.8*4m. Lounge of 3.9*4.5m. a staircase of 1.8m width.

With this you would get just two parking lot. The gate could be made wide enough to take two cars at a go.

To use your ground floor for carpark, do a viability check before you consider that option.

KolaShangOne:


Thank you for your time.

You are welcome sir.
I wish you success in your project.

KolaShangOne:
Good evening everyone..

I was sent this plan.. A 3 bedroom + office measuring about 22m x 9m.

Need constructive criticism. And rate the architect from 1-10.

One would have given an informed criticism if you posted the site plan, at least from there we would have known why the designer chose to do certain things the way it is here.

That notwithstanding, I will point out some things I am not comfortable with.
1. Laundry-kitchen relationship. The activities to be carried out in this two spaces are in no way related and shouldn't have a strong relationship.
Assuming you have a little kid who just defecated, your wife is making a delicious meal in the kitchen can you at that moment take the kids clothes with all the faeces on it to the laundry through the kitchen to wash?
A proper laundry isn't just a space to keep washing machine, you need a space for ironing, hang-drying cloths during the rain etc.

2. A closet is a closet and not a lobby, you do not access another space through a closet.

3. Dead lobby

4. The store needs natural light

5. Poor dimensioning.
6. No dimensional coordination.
7. Not too good graphical representations

Oviebright:

Both architectural and structural drawings. What about the supervision fees? It's a for a week or less of decking. Supervising the carpenter and iron bender.

The full package should be; Architectural, structural, electrical and mechanical designs all affixed with professional seal. The structural should also have an analysis sheet.

For the supervision fee, it depends on the level the supervisor is operating on, so I can't say if it is high or low for the caliber of person involved.

PS: are you at the design stage and at the same time decking?

Oviebright:
How much can an architect charge for designing of a 4 flat upstairs. And for decking site supervision. Mine charged me 200k for design and 120k for decking supervision. Is it gfair or expensive? I'm helping a friend build his house cos he's not presently around.

The design fee is okay.
Hope he is giving you the full package?

somehow:
Please house, can a half plot of land take 4 units of 2 bedroom flats with car park of like 4 cars?

Though somone said the down floor can be used for the car park by constructing a "suspended/hanging" foundation.

If you will use the ground floor for your parking lot. The implication is that you will have 2 suspended floors in order to get 4units.

somehow:
Please house, can a half plot of land take 4 units of 2 bedroom flats with car park of like 4 cars?

Though somone said the down floor can be used for the car park by constructing a "suspended/hanging" foundation.

If your plot size is 9m*36m(324sqm), you can get something out of it but not without a compromise in terms of spatial allocation, setbacks etc. You likely may get just 2 or 3 tandem parking lot. Getting the design approved, you will have to do some wuruwuru with the authorities.

For a plot size of 15m*15m (225sqm), it won't work out.

hamtabfawaz:
Good Evening house.

Lost my Mum Today

Take heart sir.
May her soul and souls of all faithfully departed through the mercy of God, Rest in peace. Amen.

money121:
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Good evening sir.
What is the current cost of shingles (classic bond)?

Kingdemu:
Pls Sir, what's this maintenance that's always talked about when falt roof design is mentioned? Is it that it should be reinstalled after a specific period of time or a certain professional needs to climb up there at specific periods to do something up there? Kindly educate me pls. Thanks.

Flat roof is good, it looks wonderful yes. But if you are to use a flat roof design in your project, please ask your self this questions.
1. Can I afford to repaint my external walls at least once every three years?
2. If I am using a roof gutter on my flat roof design, do I have the strength and resources to always inspect it and keep it clean at least once every month?

We seem not to know the impact of weather on buildings. I don't think there is anything resistant to weather forces.

I will only advise that if you are so in love with a flat roof, do a monopitch, give it the standard eave covering. That way you still create whatever aesthetics you have in mind.
Do not expose your external walls to weather in the name of doing a roof gutter and parapet walls.

PS: I have come across countless of flat roofs with roof gutter and parapet walls that were later roofed with pitch.

micgray100:
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Do you mean 36 working hours?

A proposed 6 bedroom duplex.

A Luxury 6bedroom duplex.

EgunMogaji2:


I used that in 24X24, and after 5 years they still look as good as new even in high traffic areas. They lived up to their "Boko Haram" name reputation. I think it's discontinued now.

Really? The black ones I used now has scratches on them.

rmx:


I think there is that general acknowledgment .some say even better than some Spanish

Used Spanish for my first project , expecting much better with cdk

I used Nylon face GOODWILL tiles for one of my projects, I wasn't satisfied with the outcome after one year of installation.

I hope this serves you better.

rmx:
Cdk Tiling commences at akala

Well-done Oga.
Does the quality of CDK tiles equate to Spanish products?

somehow:


Developer.

They develop for clients within their estates.

Just a business man.

somehow:


Funny enough, the company he represents build for clients.

Just imagine what clients end up getting from his kind of company.

When we were to start mine, he came and said we don't need a raft foundation for my build that a padded foundation is okay.

Knowing that I don't pluck money from the trees to start repairing or rebuild from the start, I just ignored him and followed what was in the structural design.

Thank God you didn't listen to him.

somehow:
The current weather is dealing with some properties.

The whole wall of a building (1st floor) under construction was destroyed in my estate of recent.

The person in charge confessed they didn't include any pillar during the block settings which they have now decided to do.

Why waste money when you could have just done it from the onset?

Now this is a building meant to be rented out.

Is it normal practise to build without pillars especially on the island?

The person in charge? What was his role in the project? Arc/Engr/bldr?

GoodFaith:


The first thing you have to do is learn everything about building
Ask question
Talk to people who have build
Know the total number of blocks you need
Know a 1 .25 bags of cement set 100 blocks
5 bags of cement will set 400 blocks


Please , Please
Go there and do your foundation to Germain floor
Be present daily for the sand filling
Know the number of rod you need for pillars and liter
You can get help of setting the blocks to parapet or decking
Go back home do your parapet and roofing or decking
Get the number of rod you need for pillars after decking
You can contract some job that you don't have to be present like pop, windows, Tank stand
I have bought stuff from people in Nairaland I haven't met eg tiles, hot water tank, toilets electrical stuff, doors
Be careful with plastering it can be contracted if you are willing to give up 50 bags of cements
Or be present when doing plastering and tiles

Building a house in Nigeria is a challenge--family, Friends and workers
All are going to try to use you
Be careful of workers and contractors--85% of them think they got game and can play you

One has to be careful when employing this approach. No matter how you wish to monitor and control your project please involve a professional to avoid "e ga eti kwa anyam anyam oo".

sonnie10:

You would need to creat a team you can work with.
Plan to build in stages (kobo kobo) to avoid big money mistakes. Also this would allow you to evaluate, fire, hire, caution and expand responsibilities for team members according to performance.

The team must have the following people

The contractor (an engineer or architect)
A quantity surveyor
A trusted family member
An independent site supervisor.

Once you have the building plan, hand a copy over to quantity surveyor. Tell him to break the details down in stages

Now, once you have the bill of quantity. Negotiate to pay for all labor with the contractor in reasonable stages. A good example is from foundation to first lintel.
Then split that payment into 2 parts, 70% at start and 30% at end of the stage.

Now materials.
Make independent inquiry about prices either from here or direct phone calls to suppliers.
After that, ask the family member to buy the materials
. For instance, I can’t pay more than #4200 for cement now, but I don’t care if they buy them for #4k. That is the part you can’t control. #200 x 100 or 200 is not worth the stress. Current Prices for sand, granite, planks and and rods are all here. So, no one can give you any price that is significantly different.

The contractor would confirm quantity to tally with the bill of quantity.
The site supervisor is responsible to secure and manage the materials and release them to contractor .

You don’t have to be pay $1600 flight ticket plus other expenses plus missed days of work to build a personal house. That is like spending #1M to go do a house foundation of #2 to #3M..

Expect you want to pay a trusted contractor fully for turn key or carcass only. This option make more sense if all the money is available at the same time. It’s even cheaper at the end of the day compared to the kobo kobo stages method. But contractor must not cut comers in terms of quality job.

Mpa, you nailed it.

kalu61:
No. Any side effect?

The major effect there should be natural lighting in the lobby. Light travels 6metres, areas after 6m from the light source would experience little or no lighting.
Though this won't be an issue since it's a public project, lighting and ventilation most probably would be mechanically sourced.
Daalu.

kalu61:
It's a bad Thursday me that the carpenters l moved on Tuesday to Sun City Garden Estate Port Harcourt for work there were robbed at phase 4. The drilling machine we hired, their phones and ATM are gone.

Is Port Harcourt this bad?

My Oga Portharcourt is bad oo.
Sorry for the negative experience.

kalu61:
Ongoing reinforcement work and boarding of columns and beams in one our projects in MOUAU.

@ the first pics.
Na "double banking" we dey call am then.

Sunset

Remodelled.