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diordaves:
I think the VT debate has gone off track. Let me try and bring it back on track.

For a personal family home, if you like o include ten visitors toilets all ensuit with gateman toilet and garden toilet, even generator house toilet kpa kpa. All join. It is your life choices, so you design your home accordingly.

However, when you are investing in rental property, what are the features and fixtures that will attract tenants and command decent or half decent rental income? This is what I think the debate is all about.

From my experience, overloading a rental apartment with toilets does not attract tenants more than the average apartment with adequate toilets and neither does it command higher rent for the same location.

From my experience, what command quick rental, retainership and higher rent for the same location are all round POP finish, slick modern glossy wardrobe in every room and sharp kitchen with cabinets. A light, airy apartment with natural sunlight flooding in with good flow will command decent rent than all ensuite with PVC ceiling.

We have seen it here where an investor will spend so much of his/her budget on "over" toilets only to finish it off with PVC ceiling and crappy kitchen. In such an instance, the investor has missed a trick or two.

I would rather save up on toilets to spend on POP finish, all room slick wardrobe and a swanky kitchen. This is what works for me.

Thank you for trying to bring me back on track, because you're keen on discussing business while am discussing family on the same subject. Where is the problem?
Did the moderator limit it to just business?
What happened to humour in a topic.
And when next you post, try hard to do it without a mockery of others, your voice would still be heard.

mufutau55:
Nice o. The only differerence is that I did not have a Visitors toilet upstairs. But I do have a large livingroom upstairs not intended for visitors but family room only.
No overkill in personal comfort o. Thank you.

Hajji M.

Abi! You build visitors's toilet, you die. You no build, you die. Make I build and die!
The main family lounge downstairs without void is for all and sundry. But I'll be hosting exclusive private visitors upstairs without the Idumota downstairs! So I use my private living room and the balcony. And after enough palmwine, my visitors wouldn't have to "stagger" through my room, madam or children's. Or even the stairs!
So let's build visitors's toilets and die!�

mufutau55:
My last project was a 7 bedrooms duplex and they are all ensuite plus a Visitor's toilet downstairs. It's all based on choice. No Architect can convince me otherwise because that is what I want. May be overkill but not for me, that is what is called personal choice. But in my rented houses, of course not.

Hajji M.

In fact, my ongoing retirement home, a six bedroom duplex has two visitors's toilets, one downstairs and on the upper floor. The main living room is without a void. I wouldn't want my visitors using my toilet, my wife or children's upstairs or the stress of juttling downstairs and up again.
Again, maybe an over over over kill with eight toilets, but you need all the comfort, privacy, luxury in your retirement!

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Plot is still available for grabs!

jabolo:
I see, a few pages back, Gbadexy offered you a collabo. I would jump on it if I were you, if only to learn how to better communicate with potential clients.

You may be in the right but this tone will put me off as a potential client, in what is a simple case of miscommunication.

Good luck.

You read through me. The response made me froze!
In Naija, it's ok.
But in Diaspora with the intention of giving someone you hardly met a job, you feel you just rammed into a brick wall. My first ever real job on this thread, no thanks to misinterpretations.

mufutau55:
This rail is marvelous.

Hahji M.

Indeed, it is. I couldn't take my eyes off it yesterday. Thanks.

michlins:
we haven't discussed your location and you don't know what I already planned for tomorrow. You can't just ask me to leave everything I planned to do tomorrow and start coming to your site. These are things we need to sort out before I move from my place to your site

You requested that I send you a message on WhatsApp so we can talk. Isn't it?
This is why I suggested 1000 hours tomorrow for a chat in my first response even with a question mark. I don't just say "hello" on WhatsApp without an appointment. I would be a joke to ask you to proceed directly to my site " leaving everything you planned to do"
We seem to have started on an uncomfortable note.

michlins:
you're speaking in the language of learned. Can you bring it down to my level please

Sorry, I meant as long as there are no middlemen involved and it's your outfit.
1000 hours tomorrow then.

michlins:
yes sir. I'm currently discussing such with oga Ne3t now. Can you send me a message on my WhatsApp let's discuss the details about the job

Affirmative!
As long as there are middlemen involved. Its your outfit. Tomorrow then? 1000 hours?

michlins:
It's my birthday today. Happy birthday to me.

A very Merry Birthday to you!
Can you produce this with wrought iron?
Can I install it before plastering? If yes, can you visit my site as soon as possible to take measurements
What's the projected cost?

michlins:
if you're in need of iron works such as burglaries, doors, handrails and standing tanks. Kindly contact me

No wahala.
I'll keep you in mind as soon as we commence plastering and tiling. Parapet work is on going right now.

rotecch77:
Thanks Boss
08066619493 call / whatzap

Affirmative!
Thanks!

rotecch77:
OGA mi I do sir,
Construction with finishings is what we know how to do best coupled with plumbing material supply.

Here are recent tiling/ finishing work

You can check this thread for our finishings work only. Others thread are for construction work.


https://www.nairaland.com/4269104/showcasing-finishings-work-i.etilingkitchen-setup#63880233

Your jobs are one of the best I've seen on this thread.
Please send me you contacts. I will call you up in about a fortnight.

@rotecch77.....

Do you still handle plastering and tiling like I saw on one of your posts?
What are the conditions and modus operandi if you have to work in a village in Imo state?

spyder880:
Then your architect and foreman should hold a short meeting and at the end, agree on the right materials to use.

Thanks for the advice.

spyder880:
What does your building plans say about that, those information are usually spelt out in the building plans.

Exactly! My architect says it's 12mm. I smell a rat from the foreman who claims he wants to fortify holding 4 pillars at the approach at the top. But they're already cast from foundation base to parapet level with 16mm.

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spyder880:
COST UPDATES

1. 11 lengths of Y16 rods N2,400 x 11 = N26,400 (additional for completion of parapet reinforcement)
2. 2 trips of sharp sand N8,000 x 2 = N16,000 (bought to be used to cast the parapet)
3. 2 trips of stone N21,000 x 2 = N42,000 (bought to be used for the parapet)
4. transport for rods N1,100
5. Additional masonry work in the front of the house N10,000

Total N95,500

Add these to the previous N4,532,091.00 and we have a new total of N4,627,591.00

Congratulations!
Kindly advice if 16mm rods should make up a concrete cast parapet for a 6 bedroom duplex. Got two quotations from Enugu and Owerri.

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qwertyboss:
Please any Engineer that can work in Imo State should drop his contact..
Urgent!!

Let me know when you get someone reliable and what kind of job. My building is at my village, 30 minutes drive from Owerri. He must be working when am in the country so I can ease accommodations and logistics for him.

n3xt:
This roofing woodwork is less than 1 million naira (materials and labour inclusive).

The project is ongoing for those who want to see. It was being roofed by Tilcor

I didn’t even enter bush to buy wood. I bought premium price from the nearest sawmill.

Total Coverage: 520sqm

Impressive! Mine is also about same sqm.
We'll be talking soon.

Nero2424:
Stories with different versions means something serious is going on with that money, the kidnap version of the story means he paid a ransom (3M) before he was released ..... It's so unfortunate you are going through this. Someone here would know him or have a picture of him and phone numbers.... Make his picture and phone number go viral on social media, we will help you share. Go to computer village where people from every part of Lagos converge and post his pictures everywhere.

With so much complaints against him and a few activities going on his thread, one expects him to react here or even direct his "P.R.O." so that "his own no go pass am".��

Me thinks modern POP will certainly come and go, but dry plasterboard will remain depending on innovations. Am still reading and making references while waiting to be convinced that it's a suitable, more durable, and friendly substitute for POP. Cheaper or not.

Timtol:
Yes we do,but more expensive and more chargy,if there's any fault to fix it might means total damage of that particular area,kindly find out on the plasterboard and the pop ceiling, advantages and disadvantages,I believe that will help a lot.
Thanks

I'll certainly read more about it. Modern POP ceilings will come and go, just like "void " in duplexes due to vogue. This is why my 6 bedroom duplex has no void, but that space was converted to my private family lounge upper floor. Just like I mentioned on my building thread. This is also why am no fan of POP.
Thanks for the professional titbits.
I really do appreciate.

Timtol:
Awesome!!!....this makes my spirit elated...
Thanks a lot big man,the Lord will provide and surprise you more than you even think.
A blessed week ahead.
Amen.

Remain blessed too.
Do you handle dry plasterboard ceiling?

Amazingly precise and professional. One of the best construction thread I've visited.
I gathered so much lessons in continuation of my six bedroom duplex in Imo State. Unfortunately, I can't afford go hire contractors for it since am sourcing from my modest income while in DIASPORA. Well, my Owerri contacts have been able to approach parapet and roofing level now.
It's been 4 years now and I've been so extravagant with iron rods and cement on my building due to my German culture.
Hopefully, we could talk one day.

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EgunMogaji2:
I say this with all due respect, the idea of a safe list is most ridiculous and unwise.

Some good guys have gone rogue on here. And those are the ones we read about. Many sordid issues were sorted offline that we never heard about. I have heard from a few diasporans who were duped but took their lumps and simply moved on. Some of the alleged duper’s are sons of the soil of this section,

Words of wisdom! There's no such thing as a "trusted list". It's different strokes for different folks.

KolaShangOne:
1. If your parapet is done well, you can leave it bare and exposed for years!!! Parapet contains structural members and therefore shouldn't expire. Just make sure to remove the formwork after proper setting and curing.

2. 10 days is not enough. It's advisable to put a minimum 7-day interval between parapet casting and woodwork.

@KolaShangOne
@saydfact
@seglad2
I am humbled to have gotten your invaluable professional opinions and advice.
Thanks guys!
If you were based in Owerri, I would undoubtedly have had dealings with you. Owerri to my village is just 30 minutes and would save lots of expenses on logistics, transportation, etc. Hence my reason for dealing with my contacts in Owerri.
I have decided to settle for the concrete cast parapet and stone coated roofing between an interval of 4 to 6 months. Carpentry works alone has been agreed for 120k for the parapet (excluding materials). I hope to apply and re-schedule my annual leave again as soon the flight ban is lifted. Once again, thanks guys!!!