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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 2:48pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
brabus: Will I be refunded for the fake/forged building approval to which you collected 420k from me ? Yes or No ? 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by KolaShangOne(m): 3:25pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
brabus: @Egunmogaji @brabus No, I didn't mean I was gonna leave the thread.. As a pioneer thread member .. I just felt that flow of thoughts will be important.. Like if we were discussing a particular topic, people can read through and see all thoughts concerning that topic. Who knows, this thread can even be cached and used as reference for future purposes. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by KolaShangOne(m): 6:09pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
abdulwastecx: You just talked about my concern in the second paragraph.. "Other dead loads". Oyibo people design for worst possible scenarios. There was a high rise building which was bombed but the structure didn't collapse though a part of it was wiped off from top down. You demonstrated that it would work for a residential but sometimes these buildings are converted to commercial property which it wasn't defined for. You understand my point Mr Wasiu? |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 7:10pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
KolaShangOne: I understand your point Mr Kola. Rib slab is for floors with small imposed load, both high rise and low rise building. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by bugmenot: 8:00pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
brabus (the accredited Defrauding wannabe home owners since 1900. @Mavverick I blame you for entrusting your project to brabus. His nairaland resume speaks volumes. I won't even let him near my chicken pen let alone allow him to build it. ALL hs projects end up in controversies and name calling with his clients. My advice to you is learn a lesson and move on. Going by his judgement, his clients are always wrong. He is never remorseful, NEVER! 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 10:45pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
mavverick: Could this actually be true? I am sure "trained and certified" Engineers reading this thread would agree with me that "Forging Stamps and Signature" of Certified Engineers and "forging Building Approvals Stamps" ............is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE WHICH INCURS JAIL-TIME under our statutes and l want yo beg you not to make such allegations on anyone, if you are not 100% sure of what you are saying and have PROOF to back it up. You dont expect us to just believe your word as truth .... without any evidence been provided to back it up. There is a thin line between "slander" and "impersonation + Forgery" Like Brabus said, "EVIDENCE".......... or #Addonbelieveit! Lastpage! 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 11:39pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
Trust me it's 100% true. I am giving brabus the opportunity to make amends fist which he has refused to take. The lagos state official who is also involved is going to be dealt with as well. Like I said, I like to play my cards close to my chest. All I will say is that brabus and Seun who is the lagos state official, just watch and you will see. 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 11:41pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
lastpage: I could have sworn that I read this same allegation previously but I forgot the dissolution. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 12:32am On Oct 27, 2015 |
mavverick: Issokay! ..........as we say around here! I generally dont "equate and exchange" EVIDENCE, .... for TRUST! I trust people ( as a presumption) .... but l believe Evidence (decision-making). "Everyone, including Brabus, is presumed innocent of any allegation.... until proved (evidence) otherwise". The allegation is just too weighty for me or anyone to swallow it, as it is. Fingers Crossed. Lastpage! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 12:40am On Oct 27, 2015 |
EgunMogaji: Allegation! It remains just that, ...until proved otherwise. To me, "Character and Good Name" is everything so when l see this sort of "allegation" of brazen criminality being made against someone, alarm bells begin to ring in my head! As an academic with Two Masters degree and an MBA, l know and appreciate what it takes to be a "certified professional" in your chosen field and issues bordering on "impersonation, intellectual theft, forgery and misrepresentation" dont cut it with me at all. You are either in ...or you are out! Moreso, l am also not unaware of the "life and death" implications of a "faked certification and approval", ......using a dodgy, impersonated and forged stamp of approval, if that were to be the case! Good thing is Brabus has denied it. Lastpage! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 1:30am On Oct 27, 2015 |
lastpage: I hear you loud and clear. Heres the thing. Brabus seems polished and I think as a corporate entity he'll have a Barrister at the ready to defend a slander, or is it libel? (Sorry I don't have a double PhD ) And Mavverick (just love that name - Maverick - from Top Gun - I have a need to leave the city) if he's well heeled enough to afford to build this elaborate commercial structure will also have the means to either man a defense or actually a direct legal assault to collect his owed funds instead of using a side melee like this. So the truth lies in between there somewhere. I just know that if someone owes me N500k I won't be online only but be in a lawsuit with collection activities. Maybe I'm just daydreaming and Nigeria doesn't work that way. Seems everybody wants to educate me on how Nigeria works at each and every opportunity 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 1:32am On Oct 27, 2015 |
brabus: Okay, let us assume this is for "Educational Purposes"... and not a rejoinder! My response was to the question @FastShipping asked you, and your response to it, as quoted below: FastShipping: Brabus: At foundation stage, it was a contract prepared by the owner based on NextHome estimate. The contract stopped at the Sandfilling of the house. All materials after Sandfilling were supplied by the owner. I only took up the role of supervision afterwards up to slab level. At no point in that your answer above, did you indicate you Brabus, is THE BUILDER! A "simple question", deserves a "simple answer" but it appears that in your effort at obfuscation and outright misinformation, you usually go on a long and winding tangent to the core question or issues at stake. You use a lot of "unnecessary sound-bites and grammar" where a simple YES or NO, will have suffice, all in an attempt at cunning misinformation!! A lot of your Clients may not be that "grammatically imposing" like you (?) but that does not apply to all Nairalanders who are reading these posts. It was when you refused to answer the question, ...."simply and directly" , that he resorted to breaking it further down into a series of six questions! Even at that, you never confirmed that YOU ARE THE BUILDER! I have seen a lot of these in your quibbles with some of your aggrieved Clients and l think it does not serve you well. For example: Question: Are you the one who built the house up to Decking level? Answer: Yes, l am the builder ......though at a point after the filling of the Foundation, the owner offered to supply all material we needed to use. if you observe, it is required that you answer a question you are asked first... and then proceed to make any "additional observation" you may have, ...after answering the question; Not going "round-about waffling in technical jargons and tangential issues" not directly relevant to the question. I know you are a very, very smart person and thus can conclude that the way and manner you respond to such troubling questions is deliberate and not as a result of lacking "comprehension of the question or what to say, in reply" Since this is just for "educational purposes", l hope you will "learn the lesson there-in" and not turn it into another "back and forth" rejoinder! Lastpage! NB: ...and yes, the Builder is MOST LIABLE in this instance as he is the one that transformed the professional inputs of all other professionals involved (Struct Engr, Architect, e.t.c), into Block and Mortar. Except you can show evidence that after "you built", they came around, checked what you did and certified it as conforming to what they specified in the drawing, thereby absolving you of responsibility. Until then, you (The Builder) is most liable 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 1:43am On Oct 27, 2015 |
EgunMogaji: You NAILED IT! The Egungun himself! Nothing to add. Lastpage! 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 2:27am On Oct 27, 2015 |
EgunMogaji: It is called defamation. All I need is just to print out all the words used to describe me on here. It doesn't matter what transpired because Nairaland is not a law court. ________ The winner is not always the one with a loud mouth but a big brain. I carefully choose my words. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 3:47am On Oct 27, 2015 |
How much is 42.5r in Ibadan these days. Thanks. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 4:02am On Oct 27, 2015 |
brabus: You are right Bro, Nairaland is not a law court.... but you will need to do more than "just print names you were called here", to prove Defamation/Slander/Libel. What a court of law will seek to establish, is "Whether those 'names' actually represent or is a "fair description" of your character or what transpired between you and the accused, ....from the point of view of the accused". But as a Builder, l am surprised that you think your reputation on Nairaland does not matter as well? You learned a lot "building knowledge" from here , albeit stylishly posing it as a "general question" (and we al do that anyway,...just like the seemingly "collabo" you wanted to do with AbdulWasteck!), you got a lot of clients from here as well..... yet you seem not to bother about your own "digital posterity"? Even massive companies with Billions still engage in "good image management" despite their professionalism. A "Good Name and Image".... is business, it needs no "hard-sell"! Lastpage! 5 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 4:17am On Oct 27, 2015 |
Your own words: lastpage: Henceforth, I decline further comments on any matters or allegations against me (Brabus or NextHome) until they're proven true. Lies will have gotten half the world before truth gets to wear it's pant. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Beulah09: 5:33am On Oct 27, 2015 |
Nigerians are funny people. You employ a computer scientist as your 'builder' and you are complaining of 'poor' work! Why did you not employ professionals? Brabus, 'packaging' can only get you thus far! Get appropriate training in a field that you have passion for! Or stay as a 'project manager'. In which case you employ 'competent' people to work for you. The depth of your knowledge is evident but people get swayed by your presentation skills. You are already acquiring a reputation which is totally avoidable. Maverick, changing the mode of Contract mid way is not advisable. You cannot go for a seemingly lumpsum contract to one that becomes reimbursible to one that now becomes supervision. My suggestion is that for the carcass, go for a lumpsum Contract. You agree on design and the cost. You have milestones payment. As the client you are not bothered on how the builder organises his workforce. Your focus is on the product delivery in terms of standards and quality. Of course you are bothered about Safety. Develop your own estimate when arriving on the lumpsum to ensure that you get a good deal 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Marpol: 12:25pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
What's the best wood to use for kitchen cabinet? |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by brabus(m): 12:41pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
Marpol: Best Plywood? Marine/HDF plywood. (Moisture resistant) Best Wood? Melina or Omo. You have them plenty in Ijebu-Ode or Omu junction. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 1:06pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
brabus: ... but dont mis-interpret it here! The "proven otherwise" .... APPLIES ONLY in a Law Court! Your own words: Brabus: It is called defamation. All I need is just to print out all the words used to describe me on here. It doesn't matter what transpired because Nairaland is not a law court. What this means is that you have a duty to "respond to allegations" from your Clients, especially the ones you sourced on Nairaland. Its does not mean you are guilty, ..........it just means you are "corporately responsible, honest and diligent". In the court of "public opinion", SILENCE is interpreted as "GUILT", especially where a "simple but honest explanation" could have cleared the air of doubt! Lastpage! 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 1:43pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
Beulah09: Beulah09 Thanks for your contribution. Just for the avoidance of doubt, I started having issues with Brabus when it came to the filling of the foundation, telling me lies and also defrauding me in terms of the number of sand trips he claimed to have dropped, so someone who drops 5 and says 10. Would you carry on with such a person under any kind of contract ? To minimize my losses, I had to take some form of control since he cannot be trusted with money and was only out to cheat me ? Workers not turning up because he didn't pay them ? would you still carry on operating the old way ? Materials missing on site and being loaded onto a parked van ? Would you still carry on ? Security guard being offered bribes to allow the stealing of materials or inform me of the wrong quantity in the store, would you still carry on with such an arrangement ? The guy knows what he did now, so I guess that's the reason for the silence, and of course I would not let him get away with it. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 3:13pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
mavverick: Why haven't you sued NextHome for breach of contract and/or fraud? Just curious. At the rate of all these allegations there would probably be a class action lawsuit already here both criminal and civil. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 3:39pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
EgunMogaji: Bros I am guessing you are not based in Nija, if you were you will understand why you dont take such matters to court, well not in this particular case sha. I don't believe in the courts, besides one would be wasting his/her time as per suing. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by podosci(m): 3:41pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
We can seriously plan towards a nairaland property section conference to foister a good relationship between us all and facilitate aggressive action towards scammers on property section. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 4:31pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
mavverick: I'm actually based both in Nigeria and USA but that is a red herring. I read cases all the time of lawsuits in Nigeria so I know it's a functioning system. That you choose not to use it is personal but it exists. This is why I say that the truth is not known yet. Here we have a builder being slandered/libeled and a customer who doesn't believe in the courts. How the heck are you guys going to change the country? |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 4:33pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
podosci: System here works well. I've never read a bad review on Skimanski, Aventures, Spyder880, KolaShangOne or AbdulWastecx. Clients owe the part of also doing due diligence. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by bugmenot: 5:20pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
Word! EgunMogaji: 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 6:04pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
Well. I see your points, but if you read my posts you will see where I state clearly that we should be each others brothers keeper. So the idea is that Brabus would not get covered up/forgotten and the facts are up here backed up with pictures/covnersations etc. I dont want to get into the business of discussing about the law system etc, doesn't add any value and as such a waste of my time. I have moved on from Brabus, 4 months now and still going even stronger. My concern is that he's trying to catch a few more people unaware with silly packaging, so I don't even think there is any slander going on at my path, I am just stating the obvious and I have backed it up with evidence to which Brabus cannot deny it. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 6:07pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
podosci: Thats a very good idea and hence one of the reasons for posting messages on here. I see a post about a chap called EgosaJohny, very soon there will be one for brabus and all allegations can be collated in one place and hopefully make front page. The idea is to maintain some form of integrity on this section and try to fence off the scammers. Its a faceless forum, but at least in this day and age, word spreads out quickly, before you know it now it might be culled for a newspaper article. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 6:59pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
All I read were insinuations, accusations, bad customer service, aggrieved clients, etc What I did not see is a court order. Some of us place great emphasis on that especially in real estate transactions. To each his own. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by topsy23: 7:02pm On Oct 27, 2015 |
mavverick: Pls try to settle this matter and forget about the past. @mavverick God will heal your wound |
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