Empiree:
Well, friend dey vex gidi gaan ni when i gave him your advice. And he sent me this pix as he dey vex . He said: "i know some ppl gonna tell me to be patient. I hate the f*cking thing"
He's calm now.

Yes. Your friend don Vex plenty, plenty. But tell him "Agidi ko ran nothing o" He needs to cool down and surprise them with his attitude.

Hajji M.

Scenes from the cast of the second concrete fascia, today.

Oga Spyder, I know you've explained this to me before but I still can't get it.

What exactly holds the parapet up? Is it merely bonded by concrete to the last course of bricks above the lintel? I see rebar, where does the rebar hook up to, the pillars in the area?

Meanwhile, we have started roofing the duplex side. ........

EgunMogaji:
Oga Spyder, I know you've explained this to me before but I still can't get it.

What exactly holds the parapet up? Is it merely bonded by concrete to the last course of bricks above the lintel? I see rebar, where does the rebar hook up to, the pillars in the area?

This is what really holds the parapet, a rebar that is also a ring on the beam reinforcement.

@Egunmogaji, you need to pay attention in class when proffesor Spyder is giving lecture. Good student alway ask till they understand LOL. Profesor what type of wood will you recommend with considering wight, resistance to termites without breaking bank. Please name fee.

spyder880:
Scenes from the cast of the second concrete fascia, today.

Oga Spyder doing Parapets since 1800BC. Some so-called professionals needs lecture.

Hajji M.

EgunMogaji:
Oga Spyder, I know you've explained this to me before but I still can't get it.
What exactly holds the parapet up? Is it merely bonded by concrete to the last course of bricks above the lintel? I see rebar, where does the rebar hook up to, the pillars in the area?

It's actually very more involved... it's like a decking work. What holds up deckings if not those irons bars and the good mixture of concrete; same for parapets... but it has to be done in a right way... so it does not fall. You need to see the whole process...
As much as I love Parapets, I am still scared of them, same as cantilevers... but that's my personal phobia.

Hajji M.

spyder880:


This is what really holds the parapet, a rebar that is also a ring on the beam reinforcement.

Sorry Boss for my elementary question.

So the beam reinforcement goes around the perimeter of the building then.

It's starting to make sense.

So the only way this can fall (apart from crumbling concrete from bad mixture) is if the entire beam reinforcement goes. If so then I need not be afraid when I walk under parapets any more.

kopell:
@Egunmogaji, you need to pay attention in class when proffesor Spyder is giving lecture. Good student alway ask till they understand LOL. Profesor what type of wood will you recommend with considering wight, resistance to termites without breaking bank. Please name fee.

I hang my head in shame. I'll stop sitting in the back of the class and chasing skirts and instead sit in the front

EgunMogaji:

Sorry Boss for my elementary question.
So the beam reinforcement goes around the perimeter of the building then.
It's starting to make sense.
So the only way this can fall (apart from crumbling concrete from bad mixture) is if the entire beam reinforcement goes. If so then I need not be afraid when I walk under parapets any more.

Chicken!!! Why is it that all the rich people are always afraid to die? Too much Money, EgunMogaji.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Chicken!!! Why is it that all the rich people are always afraid to die? Too much Money, EgunMogaji.

Hajji M.

I'm rich alright but boss you are wealth and there's a big difference. Oprah Winfrey is rich, Bill Gates is wealth. If Bill Gates wakes up to find he has only Oprahs money left he will jump out of the nearest window - Chris Rock

EgunMogaji:

I'm rich alright but boss you are wealth and there's a big difference. Oprah Winfrey is rich, Bill Gates is wealth. If Bill Gates wakes up to find he has only Oprahs money left he will jump out of the nearest window - Chris Rock

LOL!! I just can't have you cornered. I concur sir.

Hajji M.

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Some are much more reinforced than decking. .......

spyder880:
Some are much more reinforced than decking. .......

I have seen all your parapets works... that is why I told him "it's more involved" I just used decking process as an example.
You are the Man. Your pictures always complete the lecture in praticality...

Hajji M.

@ EgunMogaji, please send me a mail to ckenneths@yahoo.co.uk, I cannot access my Nairaland pm.

@keterjay are you guys building new project or renovating the existing once. How much will those apartment cost, I think it will better to post those information on your website, for many that are not in Nigeria to know how go about it.

spyder880:
@ EgunMogaji, please send me a mail to ckenneths@yahoo.co.uk, I cannot access my Nairaland pm.

Thank you mi Oga, I will do so.

kopell:
@keterjay are you guys building new project or renovating the existing once. How much will those apartment cost, I think it will better to post those information on your website, for many that are not in Nigeria to know how go about it.

we have built several projects outside Nigeria and we are 3 years in Nigeria. we build, renovate and re construct housing projects any where in Nigeria.

[quote author=kesterjay post=36846763]

we have built several projects outside Nigeria and we are 3 years in Nigeria. we build, renovate and re construct housing projects any where in Nigeria.

Sorry. I am referring to project location in Festac town in Lagos Nigeria.

At the back of the block of flats. ......

We have cast and completed this parapet yesterday. ........ just inspecting the works this morning

The roofing is also ongoing, time for me to go check out some roofing sheets. .........

@Spyder what type of wood will you recommend with considering wight, resistance to termites without breaking bank. Please name few from your experience.

One thing that I now realize is that this parapet fandagle actually also provides security. Men of the underworld are now sealed against an easy ingress into the house via the roof especially on bungalows.

For those if us not well heeled enough to afford parapets how can we secure that area?

I think I've only just been seeing PVC used which frankly offers no protection, IMHO.

spyder880:
We have cast and completed this parapet yesterday. ........ just inspecting the works this morning

nice done chief...

EgunMogaji:
One thing that I now realize is that this parapet fandagle actually also provides security. Men of the underworld are now sealed against an easy ingress into the house via the roof especially on bungalows.

For those if us not well heeled enough to afford parapets how can we secure that area?

I think I've only just been seeing PVC used which frankly offers no protection, IMHO.

On one of my project because of fund... (I am poor guy) we just used the Aluminium sheets, but I made sure they first nailed some planks (1x12x12) inside and cover it with the sheet... so, if the thieves "ogbologbo ole" decides to remove the sheet they will still encounter the wood.. but then my carpenter thought I was stupid until he finished the jobs and now realized what I was doing and loved it...
But Yes, parapet is a good security that deters entry to thru the roof...

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


On one of my project because of fund... ( I am poor guy) we just used the Aluminium sheets, but I made sure they first nailed some planks (1x12x12) inside and cover it with the sheet... so, if the thieves "ogbologbo ole" decides to remove the sheet they will still encounter the wood.. but then my carpenter thought I was stupid until he finished the jobs and now realized what I was doing and loved it...
But Yes, parapet is a good security that deters entry to thru the roof...

Hajji M.

Duly noted and eccentric hat put back on to tackle this.

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mufutau55:


On one of my project because of fund... ( I am poor guy) we just used the Aluminium sheets, but I made sure they first nailed some planks (1x12x12) inside and cover it with the sheet... so, if the thieves "ogbologbo ole" decides to remove the sheet they will still encounter the wood.. but then my carpenter thought I was stupid until he finished the jobs and now realized what I was doing and loved it...
But Yes, parapet is a good security that deters entry to thru the roof...

Hajji M.

On the issue of security I have come to realise that the prayer needs to be God's protection cos I locked myself out once and if you see the ease with which this was resolved, I now know that only the opportunist is kept out not the career criminals.

gabbytabby:


On the issue of security I have come to realise that the prayer needs to be God's protection cos I locked myself out once and if you see t[b]he ease with which this was resolved[/b], I now know that only the opportunist is kept out not the career criminals.

We'll see about that