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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 9:10pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
Aventures: Could it be the wonder working "cellular raft" foundation? A lot of residential projects in Lekki can actual survive harsh soil condition using this method without pilling. Even worse terrain in Ori-Oke, Ogudu area (but definitely not Akoka o) survived using this foundation. Patiently waiting for the unveiling of the new type of foundation. Respect Oga! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abouzaid: 10:03pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
adeekiti: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.
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by erico2k2(m): 10:31pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
mufutau55:Una dey miss Football is the real deal ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 10:47pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
Thanks, noted.. I do appreciate your advice and it's a priviledge to be here on dis thread. Thanks boss abouzaid: |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 10:48pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
lOL,was Updating My Thread,I guess i must have missed alot,remember in our Line of Profession,Every(any) sinner has a future,and every saint has a past..Greetings All. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 11:05pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
brabus: |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by sako28: 12:35am On Oct 25, 2015 |
erico2k2: 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 |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 1:33am On Oct 25, 2015 |
erico2k2: 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. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 1:36am On Oct 25, 2015 |
EgunMogaji: Very good and informative link. Thanks. Hajji M. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by erico2k2(m): 2:10am On Oct 25, 2015 |
sako28:Ok, I was quoted N240K, by a supplier, i will see if I can chew some monies off the price ![]() ![]() |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by erico2k2(m): 2:13am On Oct 25, 2015 |
mufutau55: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. ![]() ![]() ![]() In other news, Im getting ready to get on the flight to 9ja,I cant wait to tear sh**t down ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 2:54am On Oct 25, 2015 |
adeekiti: Based on the picture you sent just now, the problem is possibly rising damp due to lack of DPM. DPM in this case is the polythene/membrane and not the concrete floor. It's the moisture from the ground that is rising through the hollow spaces in the block. 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. Looking at the picture posted, painting the external wall won't fix the problem because it is not caused by higher external ground level or rainwater splash. How do I know this? It's because I didn't see a wet external wall with green surface growth. Also the compound floor and the fence is dry. You need to find the source to apply the right fix. Check the following areas. 1. The rooms where the first picture was taken. How close is it to the bathroom? How ventilated are they? Are they internal partitions only? 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. From the first picture, I can presume that the room is not well ventilated or maybe the blinds were down when the picture was taken. It looks dark. I won't overlook condensation in a room not well-ventilated. 2. Check for leaky plumbing pipes and dipping joints if you have conduit pipe work. They're major source of damp in most buildings. 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. There are special paints which acts as moisture barriers (protecting only the surface area). Such paints are good at fixing problem such as runoff, rain splash, dripping taps but not ground moisture. ______ Picture showing how the wall should be cut. Pls note, the wall should be cut (not tear down) very close to the floor and not as shown in the picture. 1 Like
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 3:07am On Oct 25, 2015 |
erico2k2: I should have patented that saying ![]() Good luck mate. PS: Take time to narrow serious suppliers down, it's much easier than doing to remotely. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 4:08am On Oct 25, 2015 |
erico2k2: Go ahead my brother... take care of all those projects. God go dey help us. Hajji M. 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by twinskenny(m): 6:20am On Oct 25, 2015 |
erico2k2:famous quote from baba Egun himself…. Safe trip sir 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by johnson232: 7:41am On Oct 25, 2015 |
abdulwastecx: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.... ![]() 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 8:21am On Oct 25, 2015 |
johnson232: 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 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by PropTrader: 8:31am On Oct 25, 2015 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 8:55am On Oct 25, 2015 |
brabus: As they say a blind person that goes to a cinema is just wasting his or her time. I find it perplexing that brabus is giving advice here where he himself needs a lot of advice. I mean what do you call the plumbing first fix job you did at my place (after paying over 200k), total shambles or the practice of mixing cement bag with concrete, absolute disgrace... |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 9:07am On Oct 25, 2015 |
^^^ Again! Pictures or videos of the shoddy work or record of N200k paid to Brabus or i-don't-believe-it. Good morning! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by smiley001(m): 9:42am On Oct 25, 2015 |
erico2k2: 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!! 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by johnson232: 10:26am On Oct 25, 2015 |
abdulwastecx:Thanks for the lecture sir. But can polystyrene also be use for beams and slabs? |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by johnson232: 10:30am On Oct 25, 2015 |
mavverick:@bold, can u be more explicit sir.. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 11:04am On Oct 25, 2015 |
Oga smiley001, Up man utd smiley001: |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 11:32am On Oct 25, 2015 |
@ Boss maverick , I think something should be done over the issue with mr brabus cos I don't see dis issue bringing good end at all, the error has been done and I'm sure corrected or repaired if I'm right sir, in all constructions what I've learnt is that there will always be an error somewhere as no man is perfect, whatever it is please boss Mavverick, God has blessed you and Still continue to bless you , mr Brabus I want u to understand that customers are always right, u know the system quite well and some people av been benefiting from your ideas as well, mr Mavverick is still angry because of one thing If I can guess right which is, you exchanging words back at him.. You can always work your ideas out with mr Mavverick on how to progress his project, an issue happened some years ago, the site engineer had an issue with the plumber and he sent him off the site not knowing that the plumber left some pipes underground without joining it together and this is one pipe supplying water from the water tank and they floored the whole compound and only to discover that they lose water easily immediately they store water, i was at the owner's place on a visit when he told me abt it and we started looking for where errors were made until after several search before I was able to locate it and he was about planning to rerun a new pipe.. There is always one mistake or the other in a construction, pls move on and ask more questions from Brabus and see if you can see where u need to work on the site, it's not that you are calling him back to your site but i think you might need to know something from him since he was the one that started the building.. Thanks and God bless both party |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by smiley001(m): 11:34am On Oct 25, 2015 |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 11:37am On Oct 25, 2015 |
smiley001:sir, arsenal the most annoying club that rubbish my team dis season, anyway there is always a come back. I'm sure I ve other man utd fans around the thread, Congrat on ur Everton win though I never expected that sir . |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 11:50am On Oct 25, 2015 |
johnson232: 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 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 12:00pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
abdulwastecx: 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. _______ 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? _______ What won't happen is loosing the moniker "Brabus" or loosing the brand name "NextHome". No matter what anyone says! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by johnson232: 12:01pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
abdulwastecx:This is interesting, will the polystyrene be use as support for the concrete slab? Will it be able to withstand the load of the slab because of its light weight? Or it's gonna be use as both the beam and the slab? |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 12:08pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
abdulwastecx: Professor, you've done it again. Thank you for an outstanding education as usual. More than the educative material I also equally enjoy how you never turn your postings into a thinly veiled shoddy advertisement like some on here. Thank you for that Sir. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 12:13pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
brabus: I will be open to such sir....I have seen your works and i love your works and packaging. I have never handled any job in lag but will be open to the possibility of coming over for job when i am through with what i am working in now. Thanks for the offer sir 1 Like |
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