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Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by spyder880(m): 6:48am On Nov 04, 2011 |
@ Nexthome, the hardest part about building, from the owners side is funding, while on the builders part is logistics. 1 Like |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 9:21pm On Nov 04, 2011 |
spyder880: I think even with funding will be to get a land that is problem free |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by NextHome(m): 3:32am On Nov 05, 2011 |
I think the hardest part is teaching the people how to plan their home. Too many ideas/revisions may drag out a project. This is not far-fetched from most typical Nigeria projects. A good rule of thumb is to do all revisions on paper. 1 Like |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 4:09pm On Nov 05, 2011 |
NextHome: Sounds good, but paper and real thing are not same oh, and some of us understands better with pix . . . . or wont you say? |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 12:07am On Nov 06, 2011 |
spyder880: On the Logistics, I think the clients working well with the Project manager could be handled better . . . . . . |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Aventures(m): 4:20pm On Nov 06, 2011 |
NextHome:DTo be sincere DIY in Nigeria is not really working. There is nothing you can do yourself than to buy materials and supervise yourself. You can not do the artisan work nor technician work nor labour work yourself. If you think you are buying material urself and think u re making savings na lie as soon as the material seller observed that u re the client they are happy cos it is their field day. Come too the artisans, technician and the labours they are the happiest because the client has no basis for negotiation so they charge them blindly also most of them will give you exhorbitant material request. If you give them money for the material they wont buy it complete if you buy urself they will find a way of selling the rest. Moreover to make their Job easier they turn ur design upside down and do it as they like. Well I am talking from experience, infact I av one case at hand presently My self and one other professional architect on NL did a design for this client of mine. I approach him gently for supervisory role only, he said no. Meanwhile the land is very sloppy that could conveniently take a basement But while applying DIY the went and started fdn. And when the fdn wall was getting to abt 10-12 coaches. They realised the need for basement; in the process a lot of wall were pull down some fell as a result of the height eventually they cld nt get enough head rm and they excavated the floor below the fdn of blinding. To cut a long story short, the called out for help after he had spent over 1m above his budget. He pleaded for my intervention when the iron bender were telling him that 1ton of 16mm, 2 ton of 12mm will not be sufficient for decking of just 2 bed room Now tell me the advantage of DIY in this case, He wasted money and time to get a poor shoddy job at the end. Beside this I know of a building of 12 flats under threat because of DIY. The corruption that is killing our nation will not allow DIY to work in NIGERIA |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by NextHome(m): 4:51pm On Nov 06, 2011 |
^^^Interesting! Generally, most people think building a house is an effortless job. That you just have to buy bricks, pour concrete the way you want and level it; this is the biggest misconception people have (especially people in the online community). There are numerous preparations to be made before anyone set a stone, because of which it is a wise decision to hire skilled laborers and professionals who have the expertise in constructing houses. Cost cutting is no reason to do such a hectic job yourself, you might wind up with a disastrous result. DIYers Beware! 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by NextHome(m): 4:57pm On Nov 06, 2011 |
Oga Fhemmmy, are we still on course? |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by spyder880(m): 6:22pm On Nov 06, 2011 |
Well said Aventures and Nexthome, DIY= penny wise pound foolish as they say, only trained and experienced professionals can build good houses, and lets not decieve ourselves that we can cut corners, its just not possible. |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 11:35pm On Nov 06, 2011 |
@Aventure . . . . That is beautifully said, and in a nation where labor is kinda cheap compared to labor in developed nation . . . .but i think we could still do some DIY like laying grass . . . . Lol But you are right that when you think you saving money, na lie - in a nation where even the child in the womb is already corrupt. |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 11:38pm On Nov 06, 2011 |
NextHome: I will admit that i never knew there were this much involved in building a home in Nigeria cos always looking at it as a lawless nation and no need to get a lot of things done, but you and brabus have opened my eyes to see reality and thanks for the education. |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 11:41pm On Nov 06, 2011 |
NextHome: Yes, I am learning by the day and God bless you all |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 1:08am On Nov 07, 2011 |
spyder880: Agreed, but we could surely save money doing it Spyder's way . . . .however, no one could be spyder, there could only be one spyder |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by spyder880(m): 7:17am On Nov 07, 2011 |
^^^ Oga mi,he-goat dey sweat o, only that the fur wey cover im bodi dont allow people see say im dey suffer! |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 3:40pm On Nov 07, 2011 |
spyder880: So many he-goat dey sweat and yet no result to show for it, but you have result, so you are miles ahead of the pack |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 8:59pm On Nov 07, 2011 |
We continue to learn |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 12:21am On Nov 08, 2011 |
Knowledge is power |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Down4real: 8:30am On Nov 08, 2011 |
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Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 4:19pm On Nov 08, 2011 |
Ok . . .We have heard |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 8:33pm On Nov 08, 2011 |
Thanks for teaching us, people |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 12:04am On Nov 09, 2011 |
Learning unlimited |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by luckyme9(f): 1:00am On Nov 09, 2011 |
Great Thread Guys. Thumbs Up High for Oga Fhemmo I need some light on DIY painting, exterior to be precise I would like to buy my own paint and have a painter bring his people to do the work. What is the best type of paint What is the best brand Where is the best place (house in Ikotun Area) About how much per 5gl Bucket What are my looking at for labor Any recommendations Any Pictures Thanking you all in advance |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 4:51pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
Still loving the teaching . . . . . |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 8:32pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
Teach us more, I beg |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 9:23pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
Knowledge is Power |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 4:06pm On Nov 10, 2011 |
Another day with so much to learn . . . . |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 7:47pm On Nov 10, 2011 |
No stress in learning |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 12:10am On Nov 11, 2011 |
Another day and still willing to learn |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 4:03pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
Happy Friday, Remember to give Him thanks |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 10:44pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
We so much magnify His name |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by spyder880(m): 1:26pm On Nov 12, 2011 |
I went to my friends site today and saw the house he was building. What put me off in this whole building was the lack of space in the compound. Although he cannot expand the space but he should have planned for the house that will give his compound at least 40ft in the front so he can park his car(s) and allow the kids enough room to play inside the compound. This should be remembered in the planning stage. 1 Like |
Re: Process Of Building A Home **From Buying A Land To Housewarming And Moving In** by Fhemmmy: 3:05am On Nov 13, 2011 |
^^^ That is one thing that irritates me. Thanks for reminding us of this |
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