michlins:
we're humans. Ego is part of what makes us human. Learn from the bosses here who have gone ahead in life and make better choices for yourself. Another thing is that just because here is a public place doesn't mean you can disrespect people here.

Good morning everyone and remember that I'm a welder and I will deliver your job

Oga Ndi Oga Morning sir kwa!!!
Please can you post pictures of those wrought iron doors, I want to check something.
Thanks.

sgtponzihater1:


Budget for this floor plan?

The design spans 21metres by 18metres
Design charges (Architectural/Engineering drawings) - #250k
Approximate cost for carcass on a dry land - #21m.

A six bedroom duplex.

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Hi Guys, can you advise on how much it costs nowadays to complete a foundation for a 4 bedroom duplex?

PS: It's on a dry soil. Thanks!

Provide details like floor plans, foundation layout etc. Someone could help you.

michlins:
that's why the birth of a male child in Igbo can not be overemphasized.

We can sound "woke" and all about all children being blessing. But an average Igbo man will always want a male child else his sweat goes to the closest family member

Oga Michlin, that era has gone past, don't drag us backwards.
People are now wiser when it comes to allocating properties in the absence of a male child.

MMotimo:
Unpopular opinion (?):

These unhealthy rivalries, ego drives and need to show off are some of the major causes of the current state of our morals as a nation and it is not restricted to the people of the SE alone. I can’t speak for the north because I don’t know enough northerners to make a judgment but these mindsets permeate the whole of southern Nigeria from the Yorubas of the SW, all across our country’s southern regions. Please note the use of the word “average “ in my write up below, I’d hate to see any hasty responses that ignored that qualifier.

These “ideologies “ are one of the reasons overseas prisons, from Asia to Europe to the USA are flooded with Kayodes, Nosas, Emekas and all manner of southerners. The journey to riches at all costs with no boundaries. The average southerner desires wealth , first and foremost to prove that they have arrived. Personal utility/benefit of the riches is secondary. Part of human development is mental development. I’m old fashioned myself in a lot of ways but when it comes to finance, I allow little room for sentiments. Speaking to the SE aspirations already mentioned by several people, it’s interesting that we have a number of Igbo friends, professionals with good jobs, great incomes with the financial resources to build mansions in the village yet have no desire to do such but are content with donating money to fund infrastructure that benefit the villagers. I will admit the ones we are close with were largely born and bred in Lagos so maybe that’s the difference in thinking. It’s easier to embrace certain ideologies in adulthood if they were already instilled from birth if you were born in the region. You more or less grow up with people with the same mindsets and rub minds with them. Similar to the SW asoebi, owambe crew for whom life is “party after party.” If your social circle is filled with people of a certain mindset, chances are high that you would mirror their thinking and aspirations.

In the old days, it was possible to achieve certain inspirations without crime but in Naija of 2022 with an economy that is all but comatose at this point, a person would still be panting and sweating to build white elephant projects in a village of 1500 people or less while some other southerners just want the money so that they can throw multi million naira parties with KWAM1 and Sunny Ade on stage as they celebrate 10th, 20th, 50th death anniversaries of loved ones or so they can buy an AMG G63 they are not capable of maintaining or make it rain dorime at the clubs so they can be hailed. Is it any wonder our morals as a country is in the pits when we have high end desires that cannot be supported with economic realities? Realistically, what are the chances of the average person in these groups, in Nigeria, being able to achieve such misplaced priorities through honest labor with zero criminal acts? Again, I say average. I know there is a very tiny minority that is capable of achieving without resorting to crime.

Abroad, even if they are not into crime, they are leveraged (in debt) to their eyeballs. Credit cards are maxed out, multiple loans are being serviced, little or no savings compared to incomes earned. They even patronize pay day loan lenders that charge astronomical rates because they are living pay cheque to pay cheque. With a take home pay of USD10k or more after deductions, some cannot save USD1k a month and I’m not exaggerating. It’s called “doing pass yasef.” You no fit drink water drop cup. For some, that is all on top of working 2/3 jobs to make ends meet and complete the village white elephant project back home or fund the next owambe at Eko Hotels. Even in the abroad, they are the “house poor “ Nigerians with the biggest houses that are mortgaged to the hilt, occasionally even unable to make mortgage payments. Cars nko? Multiple leased luxury vehicles to keep up with the appearance of wealth even as they are voracious consumers of luxury brand knockoffs because they cannot afford the real thing but want to keep up appearances.

At Naija parties, they are the braggarts, always ready to make grandiose announcements that may not even be rooted in fact. Picture people like N3xt. With no prompting, they announce all these assets that they own, all these projects they are funding but they won’t say pim about their debts. Ladies and gentlemen, the koko is the net worth (assets-liabilities). That is the real wealth if you are looking to measure. Some of these people have declared person bankruptcy one or more times in the US because their debt load became uncontrollable but their people in Naija have no idea.

I’m going to touch on the swimming pool idea that has become so popular now with detached homes. I can understand pools in apartment buildings that have the population and hopefully traffic and maintenance funds (service fees) to keep them viable but these tiny, soak away sized “swimming pools “ in detached homes are the ones that baffle. Note, I’m not talking about the ones you find in homes that have plenty land to accommodate beta pools. If you cannot afford enough land to accommodate the house and a proper-sized pool, why must you build a pool that is going to end up breeding mosquitoes and drowning lizards? To start with, it takes money to maintain those pools and that is on top of the house’s maintenance. Half the time, these pools are not even built to international standards but we like to copy international ideas. The average Nigerian’s idea of relaxing has nothing to do with wearing swimming trunks or being in a pool. It’s strictly isiewu/peppered snails/nkwobi/small chops, etc with alcohol but we build a pool as a status symbol even if it ends up in disrepair within a few months.

Moral Instruction.

Charisdesigns:


This have proven to be cheaper at construction stage (if done well, you won’t have issues)

But if not handled by folks with experience or professionals, maintenance overtime makes it more expensive

I will share some of my personal considerations when planning/constructing hidden roof later.

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Here are other cheap common type if you don’t want pitch or gable roof.

Your renderings are clean.

obinnanwozuzu:
Please which is cheaper? This roofing or the other common type of roofing?

And also which is better?

The cost of maintenance is high, especially the parapet walls will be heavily affected by weather.
Do a monopitch with eaves of 600mm that way you are reducing cost as well as offering protection to your external walls.

EgunMogaji2:


It’s actually very easy. I’m surprised with your response.

Anyways, thanks.

Well, I get your point.
Just know that nothing is constant here and whatever parametrics you use still boils down to historical data.

EgunMogaji2:


Out of curiosity why don’t you guys just use price per square meter?

My judgement is based on historical information. Using the square meter template may not work due to varying work condition and specification.
Mr. A did a foundation height of 1.5m at #3m and Mr.B wants to do the same area of foundation, height of 1m, how do you reconcile that using square meter template?

It is better used for planar stuffs.

PUIJ101:
Good day everyone, please, is 1.2 million naira budget, for workmanship of the foundation of a 4 bedroom duplex, attached with a 1 bedroom self con a good price
Note: Supervisor (Architect) and labourers all inclusive.

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I think this is a fair bargain if he can deliver quality. you may ask for a price cut.
Based on experience, my benchmark is usually a little above #1M, if there are other ancillary spaces like laundry, store, bar, more than 2verandahs, it could get close to 1.2M.

So your project is actually 5bedrooms and not 4bedrooms.

The End.

Please note that anything that we may have missed on this project was either not authorized by the sponsor or not paid for at all.

Lessons were learned, the biggest of which was managing competing constraints. The users required more but atimes the funds were not available. We found a way of balancing the approved scope of work by the sponsor and requirements by users without overshooting our budget.
Stakeholders engagement is key to the success of any project, here the priests interest in the project grew as we moved on due to the level of engagement we had with him, we allowed them make certain decisions without negatively impacting our budget.

Thanks and God bless you as you go through this documentation.

(The actual location of this project is St. Mary's Catholic Church, Eziama, Isiala Mbano L.G.A. Imo State).

Pictures: The layfaithfuls.

Pictures: His Lordship, the Bishop of Okigwe diocese blessing the Chapel.

More.

The D day, 25th of April 2021.
At the end of the mass, all present proceeded to the chapel for consecration.

More....

Marble Altar and pews in place.

By the second week of April 2021.
We were already set for the visit of the bishop scheduled to hold on the 25th of April.
The following was already done.
1. Tiling
2. Screeding.
3. Painting.
4. Mini landscape.
5. Electrification.

Now, all set for final inspection by the stakeholders.

By the 1st week of March 2021, we were informed of the Bishop's upcoming visit to embark on two functions;
1. The memorial service of the sponsor's late Dad.
2. The consecration of the Chapel.

We made efforts to start clearing the environment to take up a mini landscape as our budget could take us.

By the 25th of February, we had concluded with the interior tiling work.
We moved to the outside to work on the gable wall.

Picture showing the tiled and screed interior.

More on tiling.

Then comes the floor tiling and screeding.

On the 17th of February, we took delivery of the tiles and the tiling work commenced with the sanctuary walls.

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We returned back to site around the mid of February 2021, now with a schedule baseline.
The Sponsor of the project was making preparations for the memorial service of his late Dad which has already been fixed to come up anytime within the month of April 2021.
As at then the works undone included;
1. Tiling.
2. Screeding.
3. Fabrication and installation of Sanctuary rails.
4. Painting.
5. Electrical wiring.
6. Fabrication of Marble Altar.
7. Fabrication of pews.
8. Procurement of some sacramentals like the Monstrance etc.
We were directly involved in the Procurement of some of these works, while we played a supervisory role in others that were subcontracted by the sponsor.

At this stage of the work, the influence of the parish priest and other priests grew geometrically. They needed certain things done their own way cos they are actually the ones that will make use of it.
There were change order request from the priests, which will analysed it's impact in conjunction with the client and a lot of them were implemented because there were within our budget.
The change orders included;
1. Installation of handrail at the entrance porch.
2. Removal of the wall lamps on the columns to avoid theft.
3. Choice of tiles and pattern on tiling.
4. Size and position of the marble Altar.
5. Choice of paint color. (The priest needed a color that will match with the rectory).
6. Installation of Architrave.

We started with the installation of Architrave, rails and the external screeding.

After the installation of the Pop ceiling, doors and windows, we had to go on a long break due to funding, that was on the 3rd of December, 2020.

Installation of entrance door.

Windows and doors.

The windows.

More.