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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 2:39am On Aug 10, 2021 |
Jeff68: I’ve had my hands burnt many times trusting people to do their job without dramas until I learnt how to build trusting teams. A culture of trust doesn’t go on autopilot. To build trust, all parties involved must focus all their energy and attention on the job at hand, establish procedures/processes and specify outcomes rather than being strategically political with one another. ________ Before I started investing in tools, I shared here how I gave a subcontractor fund to produce some windows for me and he travelled to Mecca leaving me to deal with the problems. I didn’t pick up fight with him. That’s the last thing you’d ever see me do. I designed a new working model that makes it easier for all parties to focus on the work instead of dramas! __________ Pic 1&2 - Window Production. Even if you’re the best aluminium fabricator in the world, you’d produce my windows on my site. The same applies to furnitures etc Pic 3&4 - Production of 7 units of kitchen cabinets on site. It’s easier to identify MDF board during production than after it has been covered. It even cost more to refix. 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by michlins(m): 2:54am On Aug 10, 2021 |
[quote author=Jeff68 post=104618441][/quote] please sir if you don't mind, I think there was a time you contacted me about the rails on this job. I believe that I have seen this picture cause someone sent it to me as his building in Lagos. Few days later he told me he has mobilized another person for the job 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 2:54am On Aug 10, 2021 |
rmx: Glory be to God. I know this! ![]() That sleep part though. One of the thing that earn me so much credibility in the construction market is that I don’t owe people a penny. They call me “engineer see-n-pay.” |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 3:00am On Aug 10, 2021 |
rmx: ![]() ![]() Yep! This explains the reason I actually missed your call the Saturday you wanted to pop in sir ![]() I was in the heat of the moment. ![]() For me, once we’ve agreed. Kindly allow me to focus on my job! Learning is what most adults will do for living in the 21st Century. ______ Meanwhile I’m coming to collect owo omo-onile for the installation of that Glass Elevator. Everything is piecing out nicely. Congrats! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 5:47am On Aug 10, 2021 |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by spyder880(m): 6:03am On Aug 10, 2021 |
QSFemi: I totally agree. Thanks. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Kentucky404: 6:42am On Aug 10, 2021 |
Blessedsunny2: I understand you, but you can always add a ‘caveat’ (like : Prices of goods are subject to change/ Prices of materials can increase due to unforseen circumstances) Well done. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by iammarvellux(m): 6:54am On Aug 10, 2021 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by rmx: 7:30am On Aug 10, 2021 |
n3xt: No wahala , told all the contractors at the beginning that the project will bring them quality work considering the location and visibility , that they should focus on executing well , that it will be a land mark . It’s already happening ,the architect , the glass installer etc have gotten jobs because of that project It will be same for ring road and akala Meanwhile started dpc at akala 2 Likes
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by yungmin: 7:46am On Aug 10, 2021 |
EgunMogaji2: Please, translate. I couldn't understand what transpired in the video |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by walexProjects(m): 7:58am On Aug 10, 2021 |
In this Present Era,Trust is Gold. The people that will sabotage you are always around. Someone said we should create a business working plan and stick to it,I couldn't agree less. When you're dealing with Artisans: If you're giving them money,don't give them the entire money,Do well to purchase the material yourself and give them when they have completed some certain stages of the Project. On a site few years back,we calculated the length of cable for the Project,the artisan working on it,will cut off some part and sell it then comes back again to tell us that cable has finished. I was like are you telling me the BOQ is wrong or not properly calculated? Before you know it,he ran away with the cables worth thousands. Now I never make such a mistake with supplier ooo or artisans ooo. The materials or money they will receive will be based on Measured Portion of the Project everyday. It's better like that. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by bixton(m): 8:28am On Aug 10, 2021 |
[quote author=Jeff68 post=104618441][/quote] Apologies for such things happening. It's nice to see that despite the attitude of the untrusted and people lacking integrity it did not deter you from getting your build to the level it is. This is what I tell a client whenever they ask if they can trust me.............I tell them. I don't expect you to trust me but what I do know is that I'll not cheat you. Whatever thing we agree as payment for my services please kindly do well to abide to it. I don't like working half hearted. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Aforxzy(f): 10:34am On Aug 10, 2021 |
And this TRUST should be "TOTAL" The contractor should trust that the client will pay as agreed, the client should trust that the contractor will deliver in quantity and quality as agreed as well. The contractor should also trust that the sub-contractor or artisans will deliver as agreed also in quantity and quality. If this happens everyone is happy knowing fully well that what you paid for is what you will get. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 11:06am On Aug 10, 2021 |
rmx: More mortar and bricks to your project. The design was not-so-Ibadan ![]() |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 11:08am On Aug 10, 2021 |
Aforxzy: I concur. However, there’s a place of trust but that doesn’t mean a General Control should play stupid with the clients money all in the name of extending trust to subtrades. It almost 90% of time don’t go right. I think everything in a construction project in Nigeria should follow a workflow, process, system and checklists and everyone on a project must be trained and retrained on how to do it right every time just like airport check-in service. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been flying. 1 Like
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Valuepaints20(m): 11:26am On Aug 10, 2021 |
Aforxzy: Truth https://www.nairaland.com/6626105/value-paints-value-plus |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Person2person(m): 11:49am On Aug 10, 2021 |
[quote author=Jeff68 post=104618441][/quote] Oga sir, sorry for your ordeal. It hurts to see frequent member get into this kind of wahala.......the consultation on this thread is FREE! The good thing is you can ask any questions and someone will help you out.... Another thing to look out for while negotiating a contract is the price difference.....the difference in price between the hdf and mdf is about 6k on each board.....a quote with hdf will be visibly higher than that of MDF...... How will you know which board was used for your cabinet after installation? Loose out one of the cabinet door hinges...chickena! I no dey collect money for consultation...na question you ask, you no kill person.... 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 12:05pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
Person2person: Knowing is just one thing. Another thing is how would you handle such issue if you’re not owner of the project? If you reject it, how will you explain it to your client? How much time will ask him/her to give you to tidy up the mess? Many questions begging for answers. _____ A lot of Nigerians have a fundamental trust issue and I weep seriously for the future of this country. I once commissioned an aluminum guy to do some windows for me and he requested for buds to be released to purchase materials. When he got the materials, he called me to come and see the materials (we don’t have much smartphones back then) before he start fabrication. I saw it and confirmed it was ok. Unknowing to me, he has shown the same material to 4 more contractors like myself who wanted a similar aluminum profile. He was only playing on our intelligence. When cutting the frames into sizes, he will send the same picture everyohebof us who engaged him to give us update. After a period of wait, he just called me unexpectedly one day that he’s at my projects site to install the windows and I should talk to the person on site. Remember there was no smartphone. I told the security it’s ok. When I got to the site days later, we discovered he used a completely different materials for the windows and hurriedly installed before anyone could notice. All efforts to reach him afterwards proved abortive. _____ |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Aforxzy(f): 12:45pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
I saw this staircase and I wonder how can someone construct this for human use.
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Valuepaints20(m): 12:51pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
Aforxzy: Just when I thought I've seen it all |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by SanniOluwafemi(m): 12:55pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Valuepaints20(m): 12:57pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
SanniOluwafemi: Ok |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 1:11pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
Aforxzy: Floating or suspended? |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by BrickDevo: 1:21pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
n3xt:You are wise and sleek, only someone with experience and wisdom can maneuver this route without loss.... Weldon 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Jeff68: 1:30pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
Bakin3: Sir, I really have been thinking about this system, I am going to be needing your service soon. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 1:45pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
BrickDevo: Experience has shaped us over the years. To be honest, I so much enjoyed the whole thing because I’ve being trying to push my business to the extreme and that project presented me an opportunity. My grouse is my Oga client didn’t know when to stop. He felt I’m stupid and needs to rub it on my face ![]() On a daily basis I maintained an average of 20 - 40 people working on the project non-stop for 30 days and there was no cry of paucity of fund. There’s no harm in saying “Hey Brabus, I need you to work with me on this project. There’s a lot of good sturvs in it for us both.” I can decide to do it without any fuss. The truth I’m building my business to a level where all you need to do is to prove you have all the resource to fund the project. With a solid agreement and legal backing, I’d take care of any project with my own fund. When my client said “No Prelims” I smiled because I have everything you need to set up 2 sites at a go and those are the things you take care in prelims as far back as 2015. And of course, a contractor who can deliver over 20 tons of reinforcement without a down payment wouldn’t struggle to build a common duplex na. Just name the equipment, we have it! Once I get my new dump truck, I think we are complete once again. Looking forward to a Chinese Truck in not-too-distant future. 1 Like
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by BrickDevo: 1:53pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
n3xt:Greatest!!! Hoping i get to where you are even if half of it, till then let me gathering experience from professionals like you, i will like to visit your site and learn a thing or two, 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 2:07pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
BrickDevo: Sure the site is open. I’m opening up NextHome’s Lagos office - The Incubator back very soon make rotecch77 no come dey use me do shakara ![]() You can reach any height if you put your focus on what truly matters. For me, I compete from my area of strength - equipment, tools and resource management. We don’t wait for things to break before we fix it and we are constantly evolving. ________ Myself and one of my chairmo on this thread is currently working on something cool that’ll be coming up very soon in Lekki Scheme II. More resources for the big bro. One of my great guy did the preliminaries on this new project site and it was great when I visited it last Saturday. Oga I’m praying for you already o ![]() ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by yungmin: 2:28pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
n3xt: Your attachment looked like a quality management plan or construction methodology. Do you mind sharing with me please? Thanks |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 2:30pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
yungmin: It’s a whole book used by licensed building inspectors in Europe bro. I’m currently looking at digitizing most of great resource but too many things competing for my attention. One is somehow ![]() ______ If you’re in Lagos I won’t mind sharing the book with you to photocopy though. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by rotecch77(m): 2:58pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
n3xt: Shakara kee, me I dey loyal to all my ogas. I can’t wait to see the new nexthomes office Olohun ngbo Shineke dey hear me |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by BrickDevo: 3:16pm On Aug 10, 2021 |
n3xt:thank you |
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