beejay1:
Hello all, thanks for the consistency....I want to tile 29sqm floor and 127sqm wall. How much will a tiller charge me for labor? do they charge per sqm? the property is in the south south....thanks

topsy23:


They normally charge per square meter. Their rate is between 300 and 400naira per square meter

Badgers14:


Please help my guy here, na beg I dey beg

My guy is now counting the tires of a truck to make sure he is not cheated

I thought the post was funny... but this tells us how low we have sunk as humans.. too greedy.. people cheat their fellow mankind from a painter of garri to 30 ton granite..

EgunMogaji2:


Generally, a ten tire truck carries twenty ton material allegedly.

Until someone comes up with a mobile truck scale then we’re just relying on hope.

One of my favorite suppliers runs a DAF twenty ten wheel truck. When I ordered thirty ton granite from him he said he can only load twenty five ton maximum.

I wish you had more trust in your engineer maybe find a qualified one that you can also trust. We’ve read all sorts of things on here in the past. Allegations of people parking vans by the site to remove materials at night, inflated invoices loaded with kickbacks, collusion with rogue family members, etc

Only God can “safe” us homeowners

amosblisz:


I tell u, it's quite terrible even when I try to trust him to an extent he still acts the cheating way

QSFemi:
Good morning.

It depends on the type of tiles you're buying.

If you're buying 400mm x 400mm porcelain tiles, you will need approximately 9 cartons.

beejay1:
Hello all, thanks for the consistency....I want to tile 29sqm floor and 127sqm wall. How much will a tiller charge me for labor? do they charge per sqm? the property is in the south south....thanks

EgunMogaji2:


I think they’ll need more info than that.

Opeyemi4real:
Good day,
Please how much wood and Ghana zinc do i need to roof 27ft by 30ft building? Thank you in advance

BrabusNG:
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- 1 cement bag mixer (Ajah and it’s environ)
- 1/2 cement bag mixer (Lagos/Ibadan expressway)

We also have 7 cu. ft Belle mortar mixers (electric/mechanized).

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aghaibiam:
SOS! I bought brimix shower heads and they were installed by the plumber for my new home in September.Now they are not working.All 3 rooms,the overhead water tank height is ok.what can possibly be wrong? Pictures are not attaching.
@rotech77 please help me!

aghaibiam:
SOS! I bought brimix shower heads and they were installed by the plumber for my new home in September.Now they are not working.All 3 rooms,the overhead water tank height is ok.what can possibly be wrong? Pictures are not attaching.
@rotech77 please help me!

Javaside:
Hello All,

Many thanks for the information being provided here.

Please can someone help with an estimated cost of a four bedroom flat bungalow with just 2 toilets -- need to compare with estimated cost received from an engineer. Below is the cost received from an engineer for foundation

Foundation

Blocks- 1500 - #225,000
Sand- 2 Trips- #56,000
Water- #10,000
Digging- #120,000
Granite- #75,000
43 bags of cement- #120,400

*TOTAL*= #666,490

Pegging 70k
Casting 130k.

Bosses in the house kindly assist to validate

KolaShangOne:


This is a discuss boss. Not fighting.

I feel your submission is a bit harsh. And it's been directed to Hajj M.

You have mentioned him in earlier posts because he recommended Dennis and things went south.

Recommendations is based on previous conduct. That's why even if someone comes recommended, you still have to do your due diligence.

Even if things go south, finding a solution / middle ground is the next step, not blaming the person that gave recommendation.

We all know how even technicians/contractors/humans that did good today, can fvck up tomorrow.

I have been on this forum for years and What we don't GIVE CREDIT ENOUGH FOR, IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAJJ HAS HELPED AND SAVED WITH HIS RECOMMENDATIONS.

Im a builder here, And No, I'm not kissing arse or currying favour from Hajj because He and I haven't talked and jobs for years.

Javaside:
Hello All,

Many thanks for the information being provided here.

Please can someone help with an estimated cost of a four bedroom flat bungalow with just 2 toilets -- need to compare with estimated cost received from an engineer. Below is the cost received from an engineer for foundation

Foundation

Blocks- 1500 - #225,000
Sand- 2 Trips- #56,000
Water- #10,000
Digging- #120,000
Granite- #75,000
43 bags of cement- #120,400

*TOTAL*= #666,490

Pegging 70k
Casting 130k.

Bosses in the house kindly assist to validate

Javaside:
Hello All,

Many thanks for the information being provided here.

Please can someone help with an estimated cost of a four bedroom flat bungalow with just 2 toilets -- need to compare with estimated cost received from an engineer. Below is the cost received from an engineer for foundation

Foundation

Blocks- 1500 - #225,000
Sand- 2 Trips- #56,000
Water- #10,000
Digging- #120,000
Granite- #75,000
43 bags of cement- #120,400

*TOTAL*= #666,490

Pegging 70k
Casting 130k.

Bosses in the house kindly assist to validate

QSFemi:
A research finding shows that engaging a Quantity Surveyor in a construction project leads to a 25% reduction in the cost of construction.

Do not just engage a quantity surveyor to prepare estimated cost of construction (Bill of Quantities or schedule of materials and labour) for you, engage the QS during the construction stage as a client or a contractor.

Here's why;

So many decisions that were made during the estimating stage (arriving at a construction cost) get altered, modified or replaced during the construction stage. This alteration, modification or replacement could either lead to a downward or upward cost. It hardly stays the same.

So, engaging a QS during pre-construction and post-construction helps to fairly assess these changes.

A quantity surveyor is everybody's friend.

beejay1:
Hello all, thanks for the consistency....I want to tile 29sqm floor and 127sqm wall. How much will a tiller charge me for labor? do they charge per sqm? the property is in the south south....thanks

One4me:


Very true, we seem to underestimate the value of QS!
I think l will trust a Quantity Surveyor more, to supervise my building project (as long as l have a competent Builder), than employ an Engineer for Supervision.
Unlike an Engineer, he will monitor the Cost and Material usage, due to his knowledge of material costing and can quickly advise where shortages or excesses might occur and the Builder can double as the Engineer, especially in these days when Architects [/b]are also parading as Engineers and Builders.
My opinion, [b]#NotABibelli

EgunMogaji2:


Generally, a ten tire truck carries twenty ton material allegedly.

Until someone comes up with a mobile truck scale then we’re just relying on hope.

One of my favorite suppliers runs a DAF twenty ten wheel truck. When I ordered thirty ton granite from him he said he can only load twenty five ton maximum.

I wish you had more trust in your engineer maybe find a qualified one that you can also trust. We’ve read all sorts of things on here in the past. Allegations of people parking vans by the site to remove materials at night, inflated invoices loaded with kickbacks, collusion with rogue family members, etc

Only God can “safe” us homeowners

One4me:


Cost will mostly depend on size of the Foundation and even terrain, to some extent, so you need to provide more information, to get good estimates.

But one thing that stood out for me in that quote, is the #70,000 for Pegging!
That amount vibrate me no be small, except if pegging means another thing apart from Staking-out the boundary lines of the foundation.
Is he buying wood and how much wood sef, does he need to buy for pegging?

#NotABibelli, just my opinion.

One4me:


Very true, we seem to underestimate the value of QS!
I think l will trust a Quantity Surveyor more, to supervise my building project (as long as l have a competent Builder), than employ an Engineer for Supervision.
Unlike an Engineer, he will monitor the Cost and Material usage, due to his knowledge of material costing and can quickly advise where shortages or excesses might occur and the Builder can double as the Engineer, especially in these days when Architects are also parading as Engineers and Builders.
My opinion, #NotABibelli

One4me:


Cost will mostly depend on size of the Foundation and even terrain, to some extent, so you need to provide more information, to get good estimates.

But one thing that stood out for me in that quote, is the #70,000 for Pegging!
That amount vibrate me no be small, except if pegging means another thing apart from Staking-out the boundary lines of the foundation.
Is he buying wood and how much wood sef, does he need to buy for pegging?

#NotABibelli, just my opinion.

Javaside:
Hello All,

Many thanks for the information being provided here.

Please can someone help with an estimated cost of a four bedroom flat bungalow with just 2 toilets -- need to compare with estimated cost received from an engineer. Below is the cost received from an engineer for foundation

Bosses in the house kindly assist to validate.

Beframia:

Thank God I missed the #70k pegging part by an oversight, me too for dey vibrate by now... It's too much nah.
I've resorted to buying materials myself in my current small project and that hasn't been going down well with the guy supervising it. I started doing that since I noticed that every block he bought had an extra 20 or 30naira added, every trip of sand/stones had an extra 5-10k. All these extras go into his pocket inspite of the fact that I did not even negotiate his supervisory fee, I always paid him promptly.

QSFemi:
I like that bolded assertion in your comment.

Architects have gone beyond their traditional role of building designs and subsequent "supervision of their designs on site" to become builders or engineers by undertaking supervision of the building production process. It's very wrong for an Architect to parade himself or herself as an expert in the construction of buildings rather than his core competence - design of buildings and supervision of his designs on site.

I'm glad we've people like you that knows where each professional belongs.

Johntemmy:
Good morning..

we are available for your roofing woods, woodwork and materials.