Erums:


I'm in a delima...i building in an small estate, where everyone around me is using stone coated roof, I intend to use steptiles on my 3/2 semi detached bungalow.. What would you advise, would it look odd in thier midst?

ojasweb:
Before installing the white POP on the veranda, we mount a burglary on top of the veranda for additional security.

Geeman2006:


Please put me through! When you mean additional security on the veranda, is it to guard against from thieves who usually gain entrance from ceiling outside the house?

ojasweb:


Exactly. It is much easier to gain entrance through the veranda if there's no burglary installed. So we mount the burglary before installing the POP.

ojasweb:
By the way, i have done the first phase of the plumbing and electrical work before the plastering.

I have just got the quote for the cables, totaling 385,000 Naira.

I will post more update as we progress.

Thanks for reading.

ojasweb:
We started the second phase of the electrical work.

We bought cables.

1.5mm
2.5mm
4mm
And about 2 more (i will update the dimension once i remember).

PLS do well tell us d qqty of cables & price tag.
The total cost for the cables is 385,000 Naira.

ojasweb:


Exactly. It is much easier to gain entrance through the veranda if there's no burglary installed. So we mount the burglary before installing the POP.

bizzibodi:

A determined thieves will break through d external walls also.

bizzibodi:

#385k for cable only?6 bundles of #10k each should go round na.

ITbomb:
Reminds me of when I was doing my soakaway
https://www.nairaland.com/5677913/building-septic-soakaway-13-days

E get some quotations you go see for nairaland, to build go scare you

You can build a simple house without breaking the bank,
For building, foundation, roofing and finishing cost most and they depend on your taste

ojasweb:


They won't need to break the wall if the doors are left open.
As long as you can close the doors, then it makes sense to also block other easy access areas.

bizzibodi:

They will only break d wall if they cant break d door,I have seen them break through a 12ft fence & house wall bypassing d gate & entrance security door.
May a hanging calabash of juju will scare them off.

clark0:


I would suggest you use a stone coated roofing sheets, it is less cheaper than 0.5MM long span roofing sheets.. In order to avoid being shortchanged, get someone who you could pay 3K to help take the measurements. However, let him know before hand that you are not contracting the job to him that way he would give you the exact measurements. It’s best you buy the roofing sheets from sellers around you especially a factory.

P.S. Stone coated roofs have 50 years warranty.

chidi4eze:
Please how much is the rain gutters

ojasweb:
The receipt of the plumbing materials.

jiday4:


Congratulations sir, may God give you the power and financial will to complete the project ,. Am really learning and using your thread to also guide myself .
Am about doing roofing of my 3bedroom bungalow too on a half plot .

Collins1507:
Please what is involved in the first phase of plumbing. ( For toilet /bathroom, kitchen and wash hand and
*Note --. I have done conduit electrical piping

Lampert505:
This is a very nice thread,
May God be with you as you’re about to finish the project....


But how much have you spent so far boss?

ojasweb:


Ceiling for the 3 rooms, kitchent, toilets, and laundry.

White POP for the 2 sitting rooms, corridor, and veranda.

Check the attached video in one of the previous updates.

Icecream4U:
Thanks for your replies. They are really helpful as I'm also building a 4 bedroom flat at mowo busstop badagry side.

Please, you mean you only used 35 bags of cement for plastering the whole house? My engineer is asking for 100 bags o

ojasweb:
We started the second phase of the electrical work.

We bought cables.

1.5mm
2.5mm
4mm
And about 2 more (i will update the dimension once i remember).

The total cost for the cables is 385,000 Naira.