Alwaysareward:

Spyder and others who can assist with this....I need info on chippings. How much can I buy 30 tons of chipping for my project starting in port harcourt. And where can I buy it?.

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With a "very" special arrangement, you can get a full 30T load for N200k.

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A big thank you to @ Spyder for this thread. I noticed you did not put any iron rod on the filled foundation before putting the concrete, instead you laid nylon and poured concrete. Please explain cos am about to start my project and i've been told to buy iron mesh or 8mm for this purpose. thks

sophy17:
A big thank you to @ Spyder for this thread. I noticed you did not put any iron rod on the filled foundation before putting the concrete, instead you laid nylon and poured concrete. Please explain cos am about to start my project and i've been told to buy iron mesh or 8mm for this purpose. thks

It all depends on you land and soil composition. Please let a professional look at your site and advice you accordingly. Thanks.

As at 2 hours ago. ......

Oga Spider, pls help analyse this quote I got from my builder for foundation and pillar casting up to dpc but excluding the German floor. The foundation trench is a total of 150m with 150mm depth of casting along the trench. 21 pillars each 1200mm x 1200 mm with casting depth of 450mm.

60ton of granite
5trips of sand
220 bags of cement

I've been able to calculate quantities of rods base on your previous posts and tips from buildingcontractorsecrets.com. But I'm in a fix as to if the above quotes is reasonable. Please help me out. Is it okay?

mank1234:
Oga Spider, pls help analyse this quote I got from my builder for foundation and pillar casting up to dpc but excluding the German floor. The foundation trench is a total of 150m with 150mm depth of casting along the trench. 21 pillars each 1200mm x 1200 mm with casting depth of 450mm.

60ton of granite
5trips of sand
220 bags of cement

I've been able to calculate quantities of rods base on your previous posts and tips from buildingcontractorsecrets.com. But I'm in a fix as to if the above quotes is reasonable. Please help me out. Is it okay?

If he is not doing the German floor, 60 tons of granite might be too much, same as cement.

Keep it going. ......

InvertedHammer:

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With a "very" special arrangement, you can get a full 30T load for N200k.

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Thanks my brother. they have started digging the foundation and my workers are making full progress. the next thing is to order for trips of red muds and people are giving crazy quotations......from your experience, what is the average cost of a trip of red mud and how many do i need to fill up the entire foundation of a duplex of 5 rooms in total (both up and down). (I am enjoying your thread)

Still rising. .......

spyder880:


It all depends on you land and soil composition. Please let a professional look at your site and advice you accordingly. Thanks.

thanks

Spyder880:

Beyond real estate, you are one of the heroes in the country--providing source of livelihood to many families in this era of high unemployment rate. Even though you may not fully understand the impacts of your gesture, it is very remarkable.

May God reward your efforts abundantly.

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InvertedHammer:
Spyder880:

Beyond real estate, you are one of the heroes in the country--providing source of livelihood to many families in this era of high unemployment rate. Even though you may not fully understand the impacts of your gesture, it is very remarkable.

May God reward your efforts abundantly.

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Thank you Sir. May God bless you too.

spyder880:


Thank you Sir. May God bless you too.

Hello, My next step is to order trips of red muds. from your experience, what is the average cost of a trip of red mud and how many do i need to fill up the entire foundation of a duplex of 5 rooms in total (both up and down). (I am enjoying your thread)

We continue with column covers and lintels. .......

Keep it going. Following seriously

Sir Spyder, please what is the normal width that a building should have? Someone has design of 41feet. Isn't that too much for a width?

iwatch:
Sir Spyder, please what is the normal width that a building should have? Someone has design of 41feet. Isn't that too much for a width?

For some extra large pocket guys, 41 ft wide house is too small, maybe for the servants and drivers

spyder880:
Filling up the foundation of this block of flats is ongoing, despite the delays caused by heavy rains.

So in truth, rains do delay construction activities no matter the quantum of cash one has in the bank. I have heard people say it repeatedly that only those without money complain that the rainy season is delaying them.

spyder880:


For some extra large pocket guys, 41 ft wide house is too small, maybe for the servants and drivers

hmmm... Na wa o. I mean for a bungalow sir. On average what should be the width.

Oga spyder i can't stop admiring that white house at the background , the house is fine oo

Onuokwu:


So in truth, rains do delay construction activities no matter the quantum of cash one has in the bank. I have heard people say it repeatedly that only those without money complain that the rainy season is delaying them.

Rains can disturb construction activities momentarily. For instance, workers will take cover till the end of the downpour. Another stage of the work where rains can wreck havoc is the block laying process, rains can wash off mortar and make the blocks shaky or bent.

But if you contract me to work 24 hours under a special agreement, to deliver fast, I can cover the site from rains and mount searchlights all night long, workers will be doing shifts and overtime work. I can even employ rain makers to live at the site and prevent any rains (just joking sha)

At the second building, the block of flats, we had completed the concrete cast of the foundation.

write2obi:
Oga spyder i can't stop admiring that white house at the background , the house is fine oo

l fully agree, it's a lovely building.

Spider great work. I presume some of your labour and workmen force are source locally. May be most times outside your station. Which happen to most of us builders. Thus, I will advise you factor the cost minimum for PPE's. When bidding for your project. it will help your image as someone rightly suggested. Cheers and wish you success in this project.

Druman:
Spider great work. I presume some of your labour and workmen force are source locally. May be most times outside your station. Which happen to most of us builders. Thus, I will advise you factor the cost minimum for PPE's. When bidding for your project. it will help your image as someone rightly suggested. Cheers and wish you success in this project.

Great points, its not as if we are not buying and enforcing the use of PPEs, but the will to use is something we need to add additional efforts to. They just use and dump them as they go. We closed almost at night yesterday, and I found this in the morning.

Let's start forming the rooms in the block of flats. .......

Forming rooms with blocks. ......

spyder880:
Let's start forming the rooms in the block of flats. .......

Alaye spyder, in forming the rooms after the over site concrete, how do you target the exact spots where the foundation was laid under the concrete?

sule4:

Alaye spyder, in forming the rooms after the over site concrete, how do you target the exact spots where the foundation was laid under the concrete?

Nice question but I think he goes back to the original plan plus measurement.

erico2k2:

Nice question but I think he goes back to the original plan plus measurement.

Certainly, we bring out the plans again and obey all the specifications.

Thanks.

spyder880:

Certainly, we bring out the plans again and obey all the specifications.

And I am sure those irons potruding helps too..
Thanks for the other helps Spyder, much appreciated..

Hajji M.