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I don't know about other cities, but here in owerri there's a bad trend that developers and landlords should take note of.

There's an upsurge in the number of yahoo boys. Whenever they pick money, they spend extravagantly. They look for virgin house with luxury finishing to rent. Consequently, in a bid to take advantage of this, developers and landlords now build their houses to meet this standards. After their first rent, most of them are not able to renew the exhorbitant rent. They list their properties for sale why landlord recover their property from them.

Now the problem is, average tenants are not able to rent those properties at such high prices and most yahoo boys don't rent apartments that have been previously used by another person; they look for virgin houses. So we have a situation where there are so many good vacant flats while many people are searching for accomodations. But they can't afford them.

In my opinion, targeting high paying tenants alone is not a good business decision especially tenants with irregular and unpredictable sources of income.

There's acute scarcity of affordable residential houses whereas there are many vacant apartments. Why you build for yahoo boys who can hardly renew their rent, also build for average income earners.

Another useless adventure. How will the rice be shared? How will it affect the price of rice in the market? How will it encourage healthy competition in the market place? How will it affect the economy?

Why your roof leaks. Part 1

Is your roof leaky? Majority of landlords in Nigeria have this nightmare of leaking roof. In this article I'll highlight some reasons why your roof leaks water and how you can prevent or stop it. To make it understandable, I'll discuss them according to the different types of roofs. Stay with me.

a. Metro Tiles (A.K.A. Stone Coated Tiles)
This is arguably the most contemporary roofing sheet that has captured the minds of majority of developers because of it's high quality and elegant appearance. Metro Tiles is very durable and stands the test of time in terms of fashion.

Ordinarily, Metro Tiles should not have any incidence of leakage, but sadly some do. There are two major reasons for that:

1. Wrong Purlin spacing. Purlin (aka 2×2) must be spaced at 14", no more, no less. Anything aside that will lead to leakage .

2. Wrong use of sealant during installation. Every nail point on the first sheets must be covered with sealant. But if the sealant is used while it's raining or not applied at all, leakage is inevitable.

3. Wrong slope.
Metro Tiles is not to be used for flat roof or any roof with gentle slope or too low king post.

If your Metro Tiles is already leaking, the remedy is to climb the roof from outside and apply sealant on every nail point from where there is leakage.

b. Metro coppo.
This is a modern aluminum corrugation that appeals to many people because of it's beautiful design and how it fits a lot of buildings. Metro coppo is arguably the most problematic roofing sheet in Nigeria because, from personal observation, over 60% of Metro coppo roofs have leakages of varying degrees. The following are the causes of such leakages:

1. Wrong Purlin spacing.
The right Purlin spacing for Metro coppo is 16"; it can be less but should never be more...

2. Wrong aluminum gauge.
The lowest gauge should be 0.45. It can be higher, but should never be lower.

3. Bad corrugating machine.
This has to do with the lapping structure, hip size and horizontal size.

4. Careless installation.
Installation should be done with utmost care and diligence.

5. Wrong slope.
It's very wrong to install Metro coppo on a flat roof or any roof with gentle slope. And if the length from the Ridge Cap to the Eave is longer than 8 meters, you should double lap it.

If you've done your Metro coppo roof already and it's leaking water, you need to find out why it's leaking in the first place. If there are some nail holes resulting from careless installation or minor cracks resulting from bad material or machine holes, a high quality silicon gum applied through the under of the roofing sheets can take care of the problem.

If the leakage is a result of gaps at the lapping points which is a result of wide Purlin spacing, low gauge or bad corrugation machine, there has to be overlapping whereby new sheets are run on top of the lapping points. If you're concerned about the ecstasy of the roof, you might have to consider de-roofing and installation of new roofing sheets after taking necessary corrections.

c. Step Tiles:
There's no much difference between step Tiles and Metro coppo. The same principles apply to both...

d. Regular (A.K.A. Long Span):
Ordinarily, Regular roofing sheet (wider or small gutter) is the most trusted, flexible and friendly aluminum roofing sheet. It is flexible because whatever your budget is, you can get something suitable without worries. However, it can leak for the following reasons:

1. Wrong Purlin spacing.
Unlike the previous roofing sheets we discussed above that have fixed Purlin spacing, the spacing for Regular roofing sheet is flexible. Some of the things to consider while deciding the spacing are the quality of roofing sheet (gauge), the height of the king post and the distance between Ridge Cap and the Eave. All things being equal, the spacing shouldn't be too wide.

2. Wrong gauge.
The lowest gauge for your Regular roofing sheet should be 0.35. But bear in mind that such a low gauge cannot be used for bigger projects. On no account should you use anything below 0.50 for iron roof.

3. Wrong Gutter.
We have wider gutter and small gutter. Small gutter is suitable for industrial projects, flat roofs and projects that require longer lengths. In the absence of small gutter, you can use wider gutter but must double lap it.

If you've already done your roof with with wider or small gutter and you're experiencing leakage, depending on what the causes are, you can use silicon gum or do overlapping.

N/B:
Before you start doing the carcass of your roof, seek the advice of aluminum roofer because, as you have seen from this article, the skeleton plays a very significant role in the reliability of your roof.

I am Ceekay. Roofing sheet is my specialty.

mctech:
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You know nothing about manufacturing!

1. It's not an investment? So it's what? A social enterprise?

2. The assembly is so easy. Ok. Do you know how many international standards his factory has to adhere to? Do you know the rigorous tests that must be carried out on each Keke before being sold to the public and the sophisticated equipment involved in the assembly and testing?

Or you believe he will just churn out a contraption that will fart black smoke or develop electrical issues while in motion and roast the occupants.

3. There are systems for transporting goods- Indomie, carbonated drinks or even heavy duty construction machineries- on land over any distance even to foreign countries.

Oga stop speaking grammar; I'm sure you've never seen where they sell keke before let alone where it's assembled, that's why you're talking out of point.

Joy2dworldxyz:
They don't just assemble an already made parts, rather they assemble the parts that make the tricycle....

Tricycle is not a complex machinery that has a lot of components. There's nothing to assemble there

Opebiman:
Obi Cubana Tricycle Assembly Plant.

One of Nigeria’s top socialite and business man known as Obi Cubana recently unveiled a tricycle assembly plant, located in Ikorodu Lagos.
The company under the enviable tricycle division assembles Nigeria’s most outsourced brands of tricycle known as TVS and Bajaj.

Honestly I don't see this as an investment. For many decades tricycles have been used in Nigeria. They are imported as knocked down and assembled by various dealers in their various warehouses same way motorcycles are assembled. Assembling tricycles is so easy that every tricycle technician can assemble it. Imagine building a factory to do what every shop owner in the industry can do! It doesn't even require any special tools; factory standard tools. Now the question is: how will a buyer transport assembled keke from Lagos to owerri? At what cost? Why would he even want to do it while it can be done at his backyard?

The federal government doesn't have real negotiators

Once again we will start seeing rural roads being graded like in the days of old. We will start seeing some government presence in our local communities

They just want to silence this guy by all means

Komu1048:
Reno omokri is a political puppet fighting for his pay master. Don't compare him with any activist.

Sowore is another activist, fighting for the poor masses

Who does DF fight for?

hammer567:
LET ME GUESS YOUR TRIBE?



WAIT, THEY USUALLY HAVE TIGER SCRATCH FACE AND MASSIVE LIPS.




THE MOST STUPID GROUP OF PEOPLE IN NIGERIA, RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING A PERFORMING PRESIDENT FOR TWO DAFTS AND CHANGING NIGERIA DESTINY FROM FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY IN THE WORLD UNDER GEJ TO POVERTY CAPITAL AND NOW STARVATION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.


DO I NEED MORE CLUES ON YOUR TRIBE?



THEY HAVE DULL DOWN THE NATION INTELLIGENCE AND PROMOTE EVERYTHING MORONIC AND IMBECILIC.

How do you guys do it? You eat, breath bath tribalism all day everyday your whole lives... Isn't it concerning to you?

Komu1048:
What of Daddy Freeze

Daddy Freeze is no different from Reno Omokri

Ezmans:
He will blow very soon

He don blow already. Someone that can make calls and things happen... Someone that can look at T.Ednut in the eye and say fvck you...

Love him or hate him, VDM is the only Nigerian influencer with principle, at least for now. When he believes in something, he fights for it till finish irrespective of what he'll gain or lose

Ok

If only 10% of Nigeria's fund could be effectively utilized, Nigeria would have moved forward. That is why I'm a strong advocate of regionalism. In regionalism, there are fewer politicians (thieves) at the same time. Let me explain. In this current political structure, at the federal level there is the president, vice, ministers, senators, reps and thousands of SAs and SSAs. Same is applicable at the 36 states and different local Governments. In the end you see that we have millions of thieves at the same time. These thieves consume as much as 99% of our resources.

If we have only 6 regions (states) with resource control, there will be fewer politicians and competitions... In the end the masses might benefit from about 10% of the resources... This is just remedial solution though.

The ultimate solution is to collapse Africa into one state with one army, one currency, one passport, one dialling code, one market and one flag.

Does Sowore even have supporters?

This MURIC is so short sited

Reverting to an old anthem written by a colonialist with with relatively meaningless lyrics is the height of it all.

I've observed that national anthem means absolutely nothing to Nigerians. Infact, the name "Nigeria" invokes little or no emotions on the people because they don't even relate with whatever it stands for. So also with most states and their names.

People are more relatable with what they know and have attachment to. For instance, it's easier to identify myself as Igbo than Abian because the name Abia means nothing to me.

Sometimes I wonder why we still bear colonial nomenclatures like Africa, Nigeria etc. How on earth is Imo state government house called Douglas house till this day?

Ok

Ok

Normally Uganda, Nigeria and every other African should be one country

Ok

Overzealous officials will always look for a frivolity to use and shine. No human can pay that amount of money for such structure...

Interested persons should apply ASAP. But I'm certain some states won't fill their quota...

groovie:
Terrible opinion. Travelling out is good. There are also lots of people that made it & are doing even better while in Nigeria, running a legit business. If you're young here I beg you do not internalize such advice.

The Internet & IoT, has unlocked & is still unlocking a whole lot of value chain systems you can plug into. Yes it might seem difficult starting off, especially if you don't have buoyant finances but once you build yourself & unlock value... That is it. Value is value anywhere in the world. My case in point would be legit skit makers & how much they have unlocked & they're still unlocking.

That's my 2cents

Do you realize that most skit makers fake their identity to be able to cash out their earnings? You have to present yourself as a foreigner because Facebook is not monetized in Nigeria, tiktok too and the rest of them. You can't even receive money through PayPal. Most times you loose half of your earnings trying to get the money you earned online. People employ dubious means just to get verified by there sm apps thereby proving my point above that you can't make it in Nigeria without being dubious. So you know how many businesses have shut down because of power? Most hotel owners in owerri have disconnected from national grid because of extortion from NEPA. Do you know how much diesel cost per liter? Truth is, if you put in 20% of efforts you expend in Nigeria abroad you'll make it a thousand times more...

There's something inherently wrong about Nigeria. What you can achieve in 30 years in Nigeria, you can achieve in just 1 year abroad. Let me tell you guys few stories to buttress this point.

There's this my good friend who worked as a senior lab technician in an FMC in Nigeria. He is married with 4 children. Guess what? The upholstery in his rented apartment are all torn. Life wasn't easy till he decided to travel to Europe. Less than 4 years abroad, his entire family has joined him and he now owns a modern duplex in his hometown; something he may never have achieved even after working for 35 years in Nigeria.

There's this other guy I know. He traveled through desert to Libya then to Italy through Mediterranean sea. Six years from the time he embarked on the journey, he is now a big boy doing a lot of things with money and bringing his whole family from poverty. There are many people in this category.


The Nigerian system is designed to make you fail. I can bet with everything I have that 99% of successful people in Nigeria did so illegally. Either through bribery or corruption or kidnapping or bunkery or yahoo yahoo or drug business or armed robbery. Businesses that succeed elsewhere will fail in Nigeria unless you cheat. Every office in Nigeria is used to cheat and extort people. Gift the police 10 new vehicles and see 10 new checkpoints the next day. The way they dedicate their time collecting money from motorists....

My advice to everyone. If no member of your family is abroad, all of you should contribute and send one person...

Whoever told you guys that marriage is for better for worse lied to you all. When you can no longer cope, take a walk. If you fear for the outcome of divorce in foreign country, trick her to come home and leave her behind. Same applies to the women. When you no longer desire your husband, instead of cheating and not submitting to his headship, end the marriage.

The pattern with which naira was gaining recently looked suspicious and appeared fake. There was no significant policy shift that necessitated the rise of naira so it was just a matter of time before it goes back to it's real value. That notwithstanding, don't rely on this momentary fall to make your speculations. I heard many people are paying their school fees abroad this period thus driving the demand for foreign currency ...

AfDapone:
You mean directly proportional.

My bad! Corrected

Women are like just any other gadgets in the hands of a rich man. You have control over gadgets you purchase with your money and they do your bidding. The moment they're beyond your control you toss them and get another one. Women know that so they do everything humanly possible to remain useful to a rich man...

As a man, the value bestowed on you by the society is directly proportional to the perceived amount of money you control. Get rich you'll see friends everywhere. Get broke you'll see how lonely you'd be

When we fail to learn from nature!!!
Humans are the most powerful "machine" there is (Small minds won't understand), yet we have relatively equal day (work time) and night (rest time). If you overuse any machine without obeying natural routine of work-rest, it will break down. This applies to every machine including airplanes, automobiles, industrial machines etc. Those ones that do not need to rest have shorter lifespan and they are mostly light duty like surveillance cameras, wristwatches, mobile phones etc