largehead:
Hello fellow nairalanders, I want you guys to help select the best colour that's gonna fit my house.. My choice is "DARK GREEN".. your choices would b highly appreciated.. God Bless y'all

Nice build Sir. Am voting for white for parapet and off-white for the body.

cosd:


http://www.walmart.com/ip/20969938
https://www.walmart.com/ip/21633508
https://www.walmart.com/ip/16940474

these ones are available, pls kindly give me a quotation

I sent you a pm sir. I want you to help me verify something am working on.

AZUH:
@ p291 thanks . Now I know the cause of my problem . Is the height of the building okey ?

Nothing wrong with the height of your building, only the foundation block walls should have been higher.

The only thing I can adjudge is that you don't trust the structural integrity of the building. So, has tlax and nairalanders have said, get a professional to your site and give you a recommendation Sir.

AZUH:
Ok I will . Is there anyway the dpc can be increased ?

If water is entering your building through the 'sides and not down', then it is probably due to high peak rainfall causing surface run offs. I don't support you increasing your dpc as this will reduce the height of your building, likeable cracking along the edges of your wall if not properly done, an additional load that can cause your building to sink if your foundation is not resting on a stable soil and cost.

Another approach is for you to have a trench excavated with footings along the perimeter of your building and raise it up a little above your NGL. Have a proper fill on your building area with a grading slope to your drainage and provide a roof gutter for your parapet to channel your roof run offs.

Criticism to this approach and a more better one is welcoming.

Jummymine:
Good morning! Please what is wrong with the pattern of this kitchen?is this not no it is supposed to be laid?as in the arrangement of the pattern?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the pattern Ma, it came out fine. Don't you like it?.

abdulwastecx:


Mr Aventures is a very good civil engineer

Yes, he is. You are not left out also.

abdulwastecx:


I am happy a civil engineering is in the house.. . That is what I have been trying to explain. My sketch above is not cellular raft, though it may look like one. a cellular raft will have two layer of slab, the upper layer (not to be confused as DPC will also be reinforced to be part of the foundation. The volume of the basement is stabilizing factor and the basement is not put into use.
A sketch below showing a typical cellular raft.

These are some of the major differences between cellular raft and other raft.
1. The vertical members are structural wall design to resist lateral (horizontal soil pressure) of saturated (wet) soil
2. The void or basement volume is a stabilizing factor
3. Both the lower and upper part of the raft are foundation member.

You are right with your sketch and your write up Mr Abdulwastecx Sir. Have once seen a good slab and beam raft been done by Mr Aventures before. https://www.nairaland.com/2522848/construction-medium-high-rise-multi

olumide4christ:


[b]What you have sketched or proposed here is a CELLULAR RAFT FOUNDATION, mostly used in water logged areas or where basements may be required for certain purposes. It can also be used where possible as a substitute for pile foundation, dependent on some factors. A case in point is Guaranty Trust Bank branch at Orile, Lagos, just before Alaba Suru/Eleganza junction. That was the exact type of foundation used for the building (I did some work for the main contractor on that project). It was a substitute for pile foundation dependent on some factors, because other buildings on that axis are constructed on pile foundation due to the soil characteristics. Funny enough, a few years later (2014-2015), I was the QS on the Diamond Bank branch by Eleganza junction, a few blocks from the GTB branch. Pile foundation was used throughout in that project.

The CELLULAR RAFT FOUNDATION should have done the trick on the Ikorodu mansion, though the cost would have been a major issue. NOT A SMALL THING OO![/b]

A cellular raft would have been perfect as the basement can give you a leeway to control underground water and seepage; and the beam serves also as a retaining wall.

But in this case; the grade beam foundation could have worked in order to save cost had it been soil investigation was done to determine the depth at which the soil have a good bearing capacity, having its minimum shear strength, or the beam penetrating into a properly compacted structurall fill.

It is not how high the depth of ground beam above the natural ground level that saves the building as most people thought but the depth at which it penetrates to a compacted structural fill or a competent natural soils. The saving grace for some buildings in part of Lekki was because of the presence of less expansive soils in some of this terrain, so structural loads can 'at least' be supported by this grade beam foundation with a spread footing not the 'so-called' raft.

EgunMogaji:


My builder is extremely vocationally educated in his profession but he doesn't possess the formal college institutional degrees that you seem to have a hard-on for.

I have no need for degreed professional son my site, especially if they come at a premium.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education

Oh! Okay. God will give you the grace to complete it.

EgunMogaji:


I don't see how or where he rubbished any professionals, he stated an opinion and I agree with him.

Lack of a formal degree does not make a person uneducated in a particular subject matter or profession.

I like and would hire AbdulWaxtecx, as an example, not because he's educated (all that degree means squat diddly to me), but because he has passion, integrity, and experience in his chosen profession.

Sir, is your current builder who is helping you out educated or not?

agarawu23:
hello sir,

You still need to go tru my previous post and read my lines.......this time, slowly pls.

If your conclusion to my post is to castigate people's profession then I owe nobody apology cos even in this section I know building professionals I can give my job and sit back without fear and we all are here for one reason or the other therefore both positive and negative reviews should be tackled.

And my point is?
[size=16pt]I ain't move with the crap you (not u) claim u study about building construction, the best you are giving me physically is what I can buy and not your grammars and degrees.[/size]

Theory without a standard practical to prove is a bullcrap.

Sorry to say, but your knowledge about a standard construction is limited. Have you seen a structural drawings and design before, have you experienced the construction of a more technical and complex structures before other than all these duplexes you seeing here?

There is a clearly distinctive difference between between an engineer and a builder.

And please don't compare bab mufu to an engineer/ builder/ professional unless you are referring to all structures you have been witnessing without proper engineering works.

agarawu23:
my baba mufu can't dig such shallow foundation for a duplex, I don't know about your own baba lati

iI guess you can now see how hypocritical you are with this your new post requesting for an answer, and you were there rubishing these so- called professionals.

Experience makes you more aware and gives you an idea not the the technical know -how please. You just don't type with your fingers and castigate some people"s profession, its an insult.

agarawu23:
Builders in the house, is this foundation not too shallow for a 5 bedroom duplex? https://www.nairaland.com/3075906/construction-5-bedroom-duplex-ibadan/1#3075906.51

Mr agarawu, ask baba lati now, they are more experienced.

mimini:



@P291 Thanks for your response. I really needed it. So is it jt to mix ABS cement +POP cement + emulsion paint + bond together? Is there a ratio for mixing them together? I Wil b grateful for your response. Pls I also welcome ideas frm everyone that knows much abt screeding. Thanks

POP moulding plaster( ABS, JK..) + POP emulsion paint + bond for internal screeding while you can use ordinary cement + POP emulsion paint + bond for your external screeding.

For the mix, contact a screeder.

mimini:
Hi, pls can someone tell me the type of cement use for wall screeding. Also the materials it's mixed with, if any. Which cement is best for screeding, white or d ordinary cement? Thanks.

There are many Ma; ABS, JK...you can easily get which one you want in the market thou quality differs.

Cement+ POP emulsion paint+ Bond/Gum.

You can use ordinary cement for your external wall screeding to blend with your plastering, and white for the internal wall as it reflects more light.

skimanski:


It Doesn't Require a Structural Support for the Non-Landing as its reinforced connection between the German Floor DPC and First Floor Slab can carry the Flight of stairs.

What I agree with you on is the Height of the Building. It is terrible. I wander why they didn't just add one Coach of Brick Works. It means we will have to work hard to ensure that our finishing is top notch so as to cover-up the issue of height in this Building. For all the Flaws of Lekki Gardens Estate, I still commend them for not building Short Houses.

Being a residential building with relatively low imposed loads, I concur.

As regard finishing, you are one of the best.

Mr Skimanski Sir, the staircase if possible should be reconstructed. No structural supports for the half landing and flights just block walls.

Something is wrong with the height of this building.

EgunMogaji:


Well I, at the first hint of any issue, carve out the offending artisan from my project and banish them.

I hope my luck holds out. I also pay them above the negotiated price. My builder also knows he's not safe in case he gets out of line. We've fired each other before and reconciled

Lol, your builder is really trying. Hope you not rendering him incapacitated Sir?

Empiree:
but I can understand paying them something at foundation. How about all other stages and even after completing project they still lock around like hajji mufu highlighted? . The sh!t is gotta stop

You can try the 70-30 approach. 70% for take off and the remaining 30% during roofing/plastering.

EgunMogaji:


This is exactly my approach. I was resistant before and wanted to arrest and sue and all kinds of other nonsense but thankfully I was calmed down.

Until the government enacts some law and enforces it then they will always be around.

Better you were Sir. Our lives matter most.

Mark 12:17. Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.

Empiree:
Lord have mercy. Now this is outrageous. First all, i thank God i dont live or build in Warri. Second, even where I am at, with this nonsense i am hearing, if after i build and they come around, first all, I will have post signs within my boundaries "NO TRESPASSING", "BUILDING UNDER 24HRS SURVEILLANCE" and yes, I will have cameras everywhere.

I may have to work closely with "mopol" or army NOT local police. Any mess with me, army coming for them. I rather pay army than them. I rather open charity center than them. And in my hood, I am no friendly with no one. By that, I mean keep my distance. We will greet "hi and bye". That's all. Nothing close.

That way, they know this man doesn't tolerate nonsense. Imagine someone owned his place for 50yrs and he cant even rest in peace in his own house, and we want progress in Africa? smh.

I dont know if my plan highlighted above would work but I would do everything to keep them at arm's length or make myself unreachable. And with the way things are going I may have to even get a licensed gun owner if that's permissible in nija.

Do not try using army or mopol officers to hold them off. They will let you complete the project, and one night pull it down for you. Army won't be there after you have completed your building.
The best approach to omo-oniles is settling with the head of the group, and ,in turn fight your battles for you with the rest.

Nice, good space.

Is the width up to 18m please?

Mr segcymoor; please I need asking you few questions.

1)Why do you prefer to use stone dust for your casting instead of the normal sharp sand?

2)Can you give a good mix ratio to achieve a structure of good integrity and standard?

3)I normally see some builders go for 3Nos of Y16 for the top reinforcement of ground beam, why did you go for the 6Nos, and was it the same No for the one at the bottom also?

Thanks. Modified:

4)How can I achieved a good casting without the normal honeycombs?

goodgate:
I don't use a BB,drop your no. and i will call you.

alright.

goodgate:
What is About?

Add me

goodgate:
What is About?

Its for friendship and assistance, let me get to you through mail pls.

goodgate:
1.Chief Clement Olu Okeowo(aka LAGOS LANDLORD);Chairman Gilbraltar Constructions Ltd.
2.Sijibomi Ogundele;Chairman SUJIMOTO Group.
3.Gbolade Osibodu;Chairman VIGEO GROUP.Former Chairman ECOBANK PLC.
4.Funke Osibodu;Former MD/CEO. ECOBANK PLC.
5.Chief Dapo Abiodun;Chairman HEYDEN PETROLUEM LTD.

Goodgate, please, can I send you an email with this your mail ady: menowusu@gmail.com? I need a personal favour to ask from you.

God should open doors for me. I really want to marry,what's the essence of life without family.

Most Nigerians have no sense of entitlement and low self esteem, reason these politicians do take the citizens for granted. Nigeria is such a sick country and the society is our major problem. Everyone is comfortable as long as they can have someone to oppress, trampling over one another.

Moral has gone.

All is well with you woman, your children will return.

Okay.