Aventures:
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.....................we now have a brand new foundation type that can help reduce the depth of piling, reduced the number of piles up to 60% less ' more reliable foundation.
Both myself and the client worked really hard and thank God we are done and we ll soon unfold the details

adeekiti:
thanks boss, no German floor but what can be done in dis situation @ abouzaid..location: ogun state, owner lives far away from the house. A 4bedroom flat , other problems are crack floors in the compound.

mufutau55:


Coach? NO SIR. I haven't touch a soccer ball in more than 40+ years.
Basketball, Football (America) nowadays. Kids with Baseball but boring for me.

Hajji M.

abouzaid:
honestly, i don't have a confirmed fix but what we did sometime ago in enugu state is that we painted the lower part of the wall with oil based water proof paint and it even looked nice, as for the cracking floors in the compound, it's still lack of German floor is at work, i guess the owner either have to do a proper German floor or carry out periodic repairs. i hope others can give you more concrete solutions. take a look at the attached picture, you can see how the lower part of the house is painted black but your own house would need the paint to be higher due to the lack of a dpc and German floor.

brabus:


Just take the picture of the foundation and show the following areas in the compound if possible. 3 or 4 pics will be fine. If there are paving stones, show them in the picture. The slope direction. Gate height in relation the to road. Neighboring compound (the height). Manholes. Show the areas where the prob is more obvious.
The neighboring compound is a bit lower cos the fence actually explained the level of the neighbour's floor which left the outside of the fence with lower level compared to the inner fence . Pic below. Thanks mr Brabus
Solution may just be around the corner!

erico2k2:

Ok thank U would that be delivery inclusive?

erico2k2:

Una dey miss Football is the real deal

EgunMogaji:
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/wet-walls.htm

sako28:


15 tons to PH is btw 110 -120k
30 tons to PH is btw 200-220k
Pls bros check your figure and get back to the house. If anyone can deliver granite to PH at that your price the fellow will be in serious business.

thank
Segun

mufutau55:


I know, my brother. In the 70's when Pele moved/came to USA and football (soccer) league was formed, we were very excited
he was playing for the team The Cosmos... then few years later everything went to shambles because American did not embrace it.
They wanted the whole 90 minutes be cut into Quarters but FIFA refused... then that was soccer gone in USA.
But now it started coming back with the American Men and Women football playing in international soccer leagues, and both the Caribbean, Spanish, South Americans and Africans getting more involved, we are now started to watch it regularly on Television... but it's not like the rest of the world in soccer game. Our cable television channels have also started showing international soccer from Europe, so that is good news for us.

Hajji M.

adeekiti:
The neighboring compound is a bit lower cos the fence actually explained the level of the neighbour's floor which left the outside of the fence with lower level compared to the inner fence . Pic below. Thanks mr Brabus

Note: Even if we can't afford to do a DPC slab over our foundation. I've once suggested a "poor man's" way to prevent this type of problem. Fill up the foundation walls with pure water satchet waste and do a small sand and cement screed over it. You'll never experience damp walls.

Possible fix: You'll have to cut the walls very close to the DPC floor and introduce Damp proof membrane into the block hollows and seal up. It's takes time and patience to do this. If the room is not well ventilated, you may need to install an extractor fan.

Possible fix: Carry out a pressure test of the plumbing line for leak. Don't just start by breaking walls. This also takes patience and skill. If you found any culprit, replace the line completely.

erico2k2:

To us in Europe, football on the weekend is to us a religion now,I live in the middle of Tottenham FC and Arsenal FC, match day is a big thing here. .Most Biz life revolve round the games.
In other news, Im getting ready to get on the flight to 9ja, I cant wait to tear sh**t down

erico2k2:

To us in Europe, football on the weekend is to us a religion now,I live in the middle of Tottenham FC and Arsenal FC, match day is a big thing here. .Most Biz life revolve round the games.
In other news, Im getting ready to get on the flight to 9ja,I cant wait to tear sh**t down

erico2k2:

To us in Europe, football on the weekend is to us a religion now,I live in the middle of Tottenham FC and Arsenal FC, match day is a big thing here. .Most Biz life revolve round the games.
In other news, Im getting ready to get on the flight to 9ja,I cant wait to tear sh**t down

abdulwastecx:


Bro, Edo is like Ondo state, shares a lot in common with ondo on other southwestern states.
I will advice you to do a detailed soil investigation to get all your site soil characteristics, it will safe you a lot of money and risk of structural failure in future sir. thanks

johnson232:

Thanks for your response sir. I really appreciate...
Sure we gonna carry out soil tests. I just wanted to sample opinions, as someone opined that we might use those pile foundation we see on tv. Like those hotels and skyscrappers in dubai, I never thought 5 storey building would require much. I'm a novice when it comes to construction though....

erico2k2:

Ok thank U would that be delivery inclusive?

brabus:


Just take the picture of the foundation and show the following areas in the compound if possible. 3 or 4 pics will be fine. If there are paving stones, show them in the picture. The slope direction. Gate height in relation the to road. Neighboring compound (the height). Manholes. Show the areas where the prob is more obvious.


Solution may just be around the corner!

erico2k2:

Ok, I was quoted N240K, by a supplier, i will see if I can chew some monies off the price

abdulwastecx:


The largest contributor of dead load on a building is slab-beam members, if these members are made lighter using polystyrene, rib clay blocks and other forms, load will subsequently reduce on the structure

mavverick:


As they say a blind person that goes to a cinema is just wasting his or her time.

the practice of mixing cement bag with concrete, absolute disgrace...

smiley001:



Sir, I wish u a Journey mercy.

Dats wot most customers don't know... U don't need to cut off some money but all u need to do is get his total break down arriving at d 240k and also check for his service charge den look for another supplier collect the same thing from him. U can den compare and contrast, this is when u can cut something off when u compare the 2.
I tell u, if u think u wanna cut off something outta it from just one supplier's quote, it's ur material quantity u r cutting off.

Get me an Arsenal Jersey when u r coming...Lol!!

adeekiti:
Oga smiley001, Up man utd

smiley001:


Lol...


I'm a die-hard Arsenal fc FANATIC sir.

johnson232:

Thanks for the lecture sir. But can polystyrene also be use for beams and slabs?

abdulwastecx:


yes sir....it will definitely save you alot of unnecessary dead load which in turn save you iron and cement (cost).

I am still looking forward to a job i will be allowed to do the design and construction of rib slab, where polystyrene is used for the rib

abdulwastecx:


yes sir....it will definitely save you alot of unnecessary dead load which in turn save you iron and cement (cost).

I am still looking forward to a job i will be allowed to do the design and construction of rib slab, where polystyrene is used for the rib

abdulwastecx:


that is the beauty of soil test sir. If properly done by a good soil technician and all the calculations are properly carried out by a foundation engineer (civil engineer), the specific soil bearing capacity, settlement rate, moisture contents, water level, angle of frictions, unit weight of individual soil etc up to a reasonable depth into the ground, then you will have an idea of what soil you are building on.

since building foundation depend on soil bearing capacity(and all other characteristics listed above ) and the loading intensity of the foundation ( all the gravity load on the building divide by the area of the building), reasonable calculations will have to be carried out and a reasonable foundation type ( either shallow, or deep foundation) will have to be proposed for your building.

There is also a miss conception about dry soil/ strong soil type, since these terms are subjects. A solid soil for building "A" may be too weak for "B" and soil property of good or bad cannot easily be assessed by eye investigation only since soil exhibit very complex characteristics. soil mechanics is a very complex thing to study because a strong soil in stata A: of say 2m, may be overlaying a cohesive soil of lower strength.

Also during the conceptual stage of design try to avoid too much load on the structure, if the building is to be an hotel, school, residential apartment where the live load is relatively lower. At this stage, using light weight materials to substitute conventional materials may help reduce load and cost on the building.
The largest contributor of dead load on a building is slab-beam members, if these members are made lighter using polystyrene, rib clay blocks and other forms, load will subsequently reduce on the structure

brabus:


You dey do Lagos? You fit do collabo? I have projects where I have freehand to sing the lead.

I've done Aluminium Parapet system, Precast parapet, and in-situ. I've also done Aluminium cladding for fascia boards. So there can always be a project to showcase what's possible to those that believes.

You've demo the product so let's work something out.

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Oga Adeekiti, don't mind the Oga up there o? I'm sure he just like playing rough play. We chatted for over 30 minutes last week discussing various things about his project and I was even giving him some advices based on my experience in the field. 99% of those who accused me on Nairaland still chat me in the background seeking advice/information. Oga mavverick, abi na lie?

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What won't happen is loosing the moniker "Brabus" or loosing the brand name "NextHome". No matter what anyone says!