smallsmall:


Speaking from a Practical point of View, how come all those Bungalow Houses (and even some Storey buildings) built almost 100years ago and without a German Floor (Well-built, as l mentioned) are still standing firm, while some recent ones with German Floors have collapsed?

When did the concept of German floor even enter Nigeria's building technology?
Mind you, l am not saying German Floor is bad or unnecessary at all, but l am saying that you can "build successfully" without it, under certain conditions. The evidence is there for all to see,
Nigerians generally dont explore options, once something is in Vogue, everybody joins the bandwagon and take it as gospel truth.

If you want to condemn a Post, you better do so with your points laid out, not just a one-liner as if you are some PhD Civil Engineer.
It reeks of arrogance.

diordaves:


Speaking from a "practical point of view", you are still not getting the point or not accepting the points being raised. Nobody is saying that a non German floor house will collapse. That is not the point. The point is the associated health risk a non German floor house brings regarding a damp home. Not all homes will be damp but all damp homes are without DPC. This is not rocket science.

All those houses you are saying did not collapse, if only you know what some are suffering with regards to damp.

Think about it this way: at the end of the day you are going to spend millions completing your project. So what's the point of spending all that million and still end up possibly with a damp home? Make no sense to me really.

https://www.nairaland.com/3304574/permanet-solution-rising-damp

Take a look at the attached pictures and the above thread and ask yourself if you need this stress after spending millions to complete your house.

FEGEITOK:


The first time I fought damp walls, I took down the old plaster from the floor to the midway point between the floor and the ceiling in all the rooms of the house. Then personally supervised a cement mix in the following formula

1 part cement to 3 parts stone dust to 2 parts sharp sand and 1 part plaster sand.

Five years later there is no evidence that the house was not properly built, the paint no longer pealed, and anyone workman who has worked on that part of the house said, the plasterwork is like concrete.

I also added a water proofing powder whose name I cannot remember since it is more than 5 years ago.

By the way this was internal not external walls.

I must admit the walls were not smooth. But screeding or another layer of plaster with a different mix can easily resolve that. I later screeded it to make them smooth.

gbadexy:

There is no doubting this is the best approach I have come across. I don't know about cement mix but since the outcome is like concrete, it won't allow capillary action of water.
The effective approach are densifying the concrete or plaster with chemicals that is absorbed to fill in the pores within and prevent water movement and using mineral paint that allows unrestricted evaporation of the water through the paint surface without peeling.
The first approach gives similar effect to your approach.

mufutau55:
Happy New Year 2022 to everyone on this platform.
To all my Ogas, Engineers, Builders, Contractors, Artisans, Vendors, and Suppliers that have mentioned my name in their posts, I say thank you.
To those who have not dissapointed me with various refferals, and to the Clients who have not failed me, God bless you and you shall not be shamed in the name of the Almighty.
I wish I can list names here but it will not be fair to those whose name will not be listed.
And lastly thanks to all the participants on this thread who are sharing their knowledge to teach and keep the thread going, thanks for your contribution. God bless you all.
Please do your due diligence before you award any work to any Contractor and Builders on this thread. We have both good and bad Contractors, Builders, Suppliers etc.
Once again, happy new year 2022 to everyone.
Thank you.

Hajji M.

Adedward:
thanks boss happy new year sir, I don't know how to thanks u sir for ur good thing u did for me last year 2021, almighty God will reward u for goods sir, ur children will never lack good thing in life, mercy of God we be in ur family through out ur life, (amen) thanks very much sir,

FEGEITOK:


The first time I fought damp walls, I took down the old plaster from the floor to the midway point between the floor and the ceiling in all the rooms of the house. Then personally supervised a cement mix in the following formula

1 part cement to 3 parts stone dust to 2 parts sharp sand and 1 part plaster sand.

Five years later there is no evidence that the house was not properly built, the paint no longer pealed, and anyone workman who has worked on that part of the house said, the plasterwork is like concrete.

I also added a water proofing powder whose name I cannot remember since it is more than 5 years ago.

By the way this was internal not external walls.

I must admit the walls were not smooth. But screeding or another layer of plaster with a different mix can easily resolve that. I later screeded it to make them smooth.

mufutau55:


Thank you very much Sir. And thank you for not dissapointing me for all the refferals I sent to you.
We still have good artisans in this forum and you are surely one of them. Happy New Year Sir. Thanks.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:
Happy New Year 2022 to everyone on this platform.
To all my Ogas, Engineers, Builders, Contractors, Artisans, Vendors, and Suppliers that have mentioned my name in their posts, I say thank you.
To those who have not dissapointed me with various refferals, and to the Clients who have not failed me, God bless you and you shall not be shamed in the name of the Almighty.
I wish I can list names here but it will not be fair to those whose name will not be listed.
And lastly thanks to all the participants on this thread who are sharing their knowledge to teach and keep the thread going, thanks for your contribution. God bless you all.
Please do your due diligence before you award any work to any Contractor and Builders on this thread. We have both good and bad Contractors, Builders, Suppliers etc.
Once again, happy new year 2022 to everyone.
Thank you.

Hajji M.

Charisdesigns:
Another demographic / unique people I want to give a shout out to are the silent followers

These folks without meeting many of us service providers releases huge sums for projects through faith.

I have a first hand experience and understand how important your parts are in all of this functions that works.

Thank you all and happy new year

mufutau55:
Happy New Year 2022 to everyone on this platform.
To all my Ogas, Engineers, Builders, Contractors, Artisans, Vendors, and Suppliers that have mentioned my name in their posts, I say thank you.
To those who have not dissapointed me with various refferals, and to the Clients who have not failed me, God bless you and you shall not be shamed in the name of the Almighty.
I wish I can list names here but it will not be fair to those whose name will not be listed.
And lastly thanks to all the participants on this thread who are sharing their knowledge to teach and keep the thread going, thanks for your contribution. God bless you all.
Please do your due diligence before you award any work to any Contractor and Builders on this thread. We have both good and bad Contractors, Builders, Suppliers etc.
Once again, happy new year 2022 to everyone.
Thank you.

Hajji M.

money121:

Jazakulai kharan Hajji

gbadexy:

You are a blessing sir. It goes without saying that you impacted on so many lives than you can imagine.
May God continue to bless you sir.

mufutau55:


Allahumah Amin Sir. May God continue to bless all of us. Thank you Sir.

Hajji M.

erico2k2:

Happy new year Sir, Longest of times.

Charisdesigns:


First of all, Concrete cover is essential to create a bond between concrete and steel, it also help steel against corrosion and harsh weather. It is simply the clear space between the surface of concrete and the reinforcement steel.

In this context, concrete cover is the space between the ground and the BRC wiremesh.

Wiremesh should be placed at the upper third of the oversite concrete (German floor), This will help fight against shrinkage/crack which originate from the slab top.

While concrete provide compressive strength, the wiremesh provides tensile strength.

The attached is the section of the strip foundation I uploaded previously, the dark straight line under the part labeled “150mm concrete floor slab” indicates the BRC wiremesh and position.

Pics 2: How to achieve concrete cover. Notice the red bricks (biscuit) placed underneath the wiremesh


I hope I answered your question sir

babadots:




@Charisdesigns

Please clarify the PRIMARY purpose of the BRC in the section. Is it as a binding agent for the concrete against cracks or it is structural?

Your clarification will help me resolve my confusion here.

Many thanks

FEGEITOK:


As an aside from purely property matters, and in the light of the undercurrents, and some of the thank you posts here in the last days of 2021 and the early days of 2022, I thought it wise to make the statement below.

In 2019, Bernardine Evaristo won the Booker Prize for Girl, Woman, Other category alongside Margaret Atwood. I watched a BBC program that rehashed that story a few hours ago.

Somethings stood out.

President Obama said that one of the books he uses as an escape from the pressures of the presidency was Bernardine Evaristo's book. Imagine the President of the most powerful country recommending your book.

Bernardine Evaristo has returned the favor she has been granted by been digging up authors who she felt were overlooked and trying to spotlight them and because a Booker Prize winner is the one making the recommendation people were taking notice.

The authors she recommended were extremely grateful that someone of her stature propped them up.

The point is this, if you are a vendor on these streets, be careful what fights you get into, some fights are not worth it. Don't bite your nose to spite your face.

Pick your fights carefully.

Be willing to lose money to make more money in the future.

Be willing to create, sustain and maintain goodwill.

A word, a note, a recommendation can land you a million naira or dollar deal even a billion-dollar deal.

A word, a note, a caution can also deny you a million naira or dollar deal even a billion-dollar deal.

Sometimes you need someone up there to open doors that would otherwise remain closed.

Don't allow people who would otherwise open doors for you to actively force doors that would otherwise be opened to remain closed.

Relationships are the most valuable resource for success.

I do contracts and all of my biggest contracts came to me when someone above my pay stamped his/her foot down and said give this guy this deal.

If people don't like you, they will not deal.

Don't give people a reason not to like you, and then not deal with you and encourage/goad/persuade others not to deal with you.

A word is enough for the wise.

mufutau55:
Happy New Year 2022 to everyone on this platform.
To all my Ogas, Engineers, Builders, Contractors, Artisans, Vendors, and Suppliers that have mentioned my name in their posts, I say thank you.
To those who have not dissapointed me with various refferals, and to the Clients who have not failed me, God bless you and you shall not be shamed in the name of the Almighty.
I wish I can list names here but it will not be fair to those whose name will not be listed.
And lastly thanks to all the participants on this thread who are sharing their knowledge to teach and keep the thread going, thanks for your contribution. God bless you all.
Please do your due diligence before you award any work to any Contractor and Builders on this thread. We have both good and bad Contractors, Builders, Suppliers etc.
Once again, happy new year 2022 to everyone.
Thank you.

Hajji M.

n3xt:


No, not at all! But I just sent him a message that I’m going to do the call tonight when I’m home. I’m in transit at the moment.

Thanks and best regards.

Dennis3D:


Thanks sir.