NL1960:

My Papa talk say 'wetin no dey talk, no dey get sense pass person i.e. what does not talk cannot be more sensible than a person'.

mufutau55:

I think my Papa and your Papa are brothers.. Mine always says the same thing. I think it's an old Yoruba proverb.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:

I think my Papa and your Papa are brothers.. Mine always says the same thing. I think it's an old Yoruba proverb.

Hajji M.

kostadinis:
Chief Mufutau, this is a very useful African proverb, a goading stick for all age groups, especially for very young people.
I'm not well versed in Igbo proverbs, but i'm sure we've got proverbs that relays same message.
May be Oga Spyder can help me with one ?

princeonx:
Chairman Spyder, is the N2.5m estimated budget with a raft foundation in mind? Why 2 bedrooms though? Why didn't your client add just one more room to make it a (full basic house) 3 bedrooms at least? I am not a big fan of 2 bedrooms houses especially as the main project! BQ? yes!
Also, does that price cover doors, windows, protectors, tiles, and painting?

spyder880:

I will be back after searching my book of local proverbs



Yes the amount was adjusted to N2.6m, extra N100k to tackle the raft foundation. We are hoping to complete the house with doors windows, roofing, PVC, electrical wires, tiles etc. I know it will be tough to get it finished at this price but we are giving it a try first.

princeonx:
Chairman Spyder, is the N2.5m estimated budget with a raft foundation in mind? Why 2 bedrooms though? Why didn't your client add just one more room to make it a (full basic house) 3 bedrooms at least? I am not a big fan of 2 bedrooms houses especially as the main project! BQ? yes!
Also, does that price cover doors, windows, protectors, tiles, and painting?

princeonx:
Ok! I just don't know why I feel its hassle or punishment going through all this to build such a small house. Personally I might for a bigger house but for a two bedrooms? I don't think so!

vivienbabe:

Your feeling, i am sorry, has given you out as a very wicked fellow. Since when did it become a "punishment" for the Nigerian builder to build a 2 bedroom Bungalow? This is new to me oh! Nairaland property section is filled with 2 Bedroom bungalows for sale and with builders bidding to build for people. Even the last time i checked, the federal government is rolling out mortgage financing for thousands of 2 and 3 bedroom Bungalows.

I doubt you sleep and wake up from naija. If u do, you would have known that majority of Nigerians cannot afford a self-contain let alone a 2 bedroom flat. It's even worse in Rivers state here.

I know how difficult it was for my husband to save to be able to build a 2 bedroom bungalow for his old mum at Ndoni, and even at a budget less than what oga Spyder is building for his client. This is not too long ago. Something sinister....I'm out of here. Na wa o.

princeonx:
For real? Your husband built a two bedroom for less than Spyder's budgeted N2.5m? Yet you call me wicked for voicing my opinion of a 3 bedrooms instead of 2 bedrooms? Why not go and build a two bedrooms in the middle of Atlantic Ocean since you don't see a 2 bedrooms project on a waterlogged land stressful? I personally view/see a 2 bedrooms builder as someone working on a low budget and it won't hurt getting a 3 bedroom for a little more than a 2 bedrooms! Do you know that if planed well and little adjustment that the said budget for 2 bedrooms can also build a 3 bedrooms? You're very lucky am in good spirit! On a bad day, I'll simply ask you to hug a moving truck for calling me evil/wicked or better still quench your blood thirst with cold Pepsi mixed with otapiapia. You've been on NL berely 2 weeks and you already started running that $hit you call mouth! Smh!

vivienbabe:
Yes for real. Princeonx, N2.35M with basic finishing! It even has a 6ftx7ft storage close to the kitchen. Well, I don't have to be 1 million years in Nairaland before i stand up to a dubious mind who talks down on peoples sweat. There are people who indulge in different shady deals and there are also those who follow the 9 to 5 and other legitimate means to earn a living. Respect them! You seem to be one of those who incite contractors to steal even as your comments here are typical of a "blood thirsty" kidnapper or armed robber or his associate who took little notice of his spending.

If anyone has to follow your skewed thinking, a 3 bedroom will as well not be sufficient because "if planned well with a little adjustment", such budget would equally build a 4 bedroom and so on till infinity. Oh yes!

But it never occured to you that owners of projects would also have to "adjust" their pockets as well. What about those who can't afford to "adjust"? Btw, the Atlantic Ocean that I know is -/+ 35km from my abode, not in Enugu. Stop being silly. I have to go to my shop please. Excuse me.

princeonx:
It seems you haven't notice that insults, tribalistic and political wars are not really common on property section and honestly we (ppl with comon sense) will like to leave it that way. This is a public forum, you have your opinion and I have mine! There are many ways to disagree with what I said than calling me "wicked" which you have up graded to kidnapping and co! In my honest opinion you sound foolish but I won't call you a fool! And I also know that you will cowardly come back to run your trap some more even though you'lld sound smarter leaving them close!
If you're looking for www war or topics to recieve and insult people, there's a whole lot of them on NL but not in property section.

BTW, I don't give a rat a55 on what your room mate spent on his house! If only you know my thoughts while typing that! Mtseeeee!

mufutau55: OK... Princeonx and Vivienbabe, please let's cool it. Discussion closed. Thanks.

Hajji Mufutau

princeonx:

Hajji I thought fhemmmmy is the class prefect lol! All the same noted!
@sako28, no one is disputing the fact that some if not most people in Nigeria can't build even a single room! My parents were renting in Lagos until i built mine so I know. I also said that most ppl or builders building 2 bedrooms are on low or tight budget which was why I called it a stress doing so on a waterlogged land. My own brother have an abandoned 2 bedrooms selfcon.. BQ some where in Ikorodu after doing and spending all that money on raft foundation one can go fishing in his compound! So what's my point? He went from trying to build something small on a cheap N400k waterlogged land that will cost over N2m for a full house foundation alone (if he knew or if he plan to do it right) to moving his family back to living in my house after his rent expired.
Am not here to discourage anyone or to make it sound like its easy building a house! No! Am still building myself and I have called Spyder many time to seek ideas or opinion on both cost cutting and safety! So, for me to call a water logged 2 bedrooms project stressful (my opinion) especially for someone on a low budget and another person turned around and call me wicked is not cool!
All the same, like hajji said, am letting it cool!

@vivienbabe: no hard feeling! Just try to voice your opinion without insulting people.

princeonx:
Hajji I thought fhemmmmy is the class prefect lol! All the same noted!

mufutau55:

Oh! Yes. Oga Fhemmmy is always the Class Prefect, (don't let him deny, dodge or shift the responsibility) but when the Oga is busy... the little boy Moderator for Property Forums will sometimes take over just to enforce peace, and that's Me. Thanks.

Hajji M.

Demainman1: Oga Fhemmmy, I am with Hajji on this one o! Don't even try to shift the responsibilities

If not we go carry placards begin to demostrate o o

Fhemmmy:

Dont worry, if you are on my side, Oga Hajj wont ban you, so dont be on his side all cos you dey fear to get banned . . .

Demainman1: Oga Fhemmmy, I am with Hajji on this one o! Don't even try to shift the responsibilities
If not we go carry placards begin to demostrate o o

mufutau55:

Thank you jare.. We no go allow that responsibility shifting oh!

Hajji M.

mufutau55:

No sir. We go leave that one for Spambot... but then that thing is so stupid sometimes we have to over-ride it. But NO Ban for anyone.
We are all behaving adults.. we talk money here, real estate investments; not Banning.

Hajji Mufutau

princeonx
BTW, I don't give a rat a55 on what your room mate spent on his house! If only you know my thoughts while typing that! Mtseeeee!

kopell: Pricnceonex haba, you be veteran now just ignore. long time how you dey.@ hajj Muftau pls as class captain talk to your old and new students to behave now, this section na family house Oooo.

kopell: Pricnceonex haba, you be veteran now just ignore. long time how you dey.@ hajj Muftau pls as class captain talk to your old and new students to behave now, this section na family house Oooo.

mufutau55:

My brother.. I go soon dey issue yellow card and red card oh, for now I dey issue white card for peace!

Hajji M.

princeonx:
Hajji am trying not to be the bad guy here being that we all came a long way but someone really need to chain this lose mad woman!
I don't pick a fight on NL or any faceless forum but where this one waka follow me is what I don't know!

Jamesqu: Hajj is the principal now...Fhemmy as the class captain, please write down the names of noise makers and submit to the class teacher, Spyder