EgunMogaji:


Yea, seems that you miscalculated, personally, no neeed to generalize though

I'm not only building a 3,500 but just added another 1,400 square feet building.

Seems people are not planning well and doing copy copy

brabus:


Baba EgunMogaji, the Chateau has lived it's purpose. I wanted a place close to my work (Lagos), my hometown (Abeokuta), my wife (Ijebu) and my oldies (Ibadan). So I choose Sagamu and I built what worked for me as an heir.

I didn't live the Chateau because it was too big or felt very uncomfortable but I need to be close to my business and I can't afford raising my kids away from me. So I sacrificed the Chateau.

When I was in the house last December, I really don't feel like coming back to Lagos. It was really a house that was well planned but I think it's a project that came ahead of its time. It's a community that I built from the scratch (built as in built the road, electrification, drainage, landscaping, acquiring life, and layout) and I left it when everything is coming out. I even went as far as chosen my neighbors cos I ensure my friends bought next to me. So that's planning and not like I bought 2 plots in a place and put a gate. No o!

It may serve its true purpose at a later time but definitely not now.

But to say I'm doing this for my kids and grandkids. Baba, make we leave that one o!
I have someone who did the same and he's asking me how we will convert the house to an hotel. The project is on Nairaland here.

That's the reason why I said I wish we update different projects years after.

EgunMogaji:
Second mistake, not at all on her to impress or shock any entity

Live and let live.

Stop generalizing wildly Sir. You don't actually know it all

brabus:


My apologies for over generalization sir.

Meanwhile I'll patiently wait for the next 5 years to say hello to your wonderful kids and grandkids in your vineyard.

agarawu23:
Good morning all.


Brabus
U try with your analysis.
But since the owner has refused to show up here, case don close cos he is only the one that can give us the accurate analysis. And No matter how small it may look, I still prefer my money to show up that way.

EgunMogaji:
https://www.nairaland.com/2982545/5bedroom-duplex-bungalow-twin-2bedrm#43701509

This must have cost a pretty penny back then. I like this.

brabus:


This is so cool. This one na eja nla. Big fish.

I do see a lot of this everyday inside Cooperative Villas, Badore - Lagos inhabited by GMs.

meyeh:
good morning my people. please i attached a plan i drew for my proposed double 2bedroom appartments on a 60x75 land. please I would appreciate help with improving on it especially because am finding it difficult to get a proper ventilation pattern mostly for the sitting room.
thanks in advance

EgunMogaji:


Put the bedrooms at the corners and place the toilets side by side on the inside.

10X12 for a toilet in a 2 bedroom apartment? Na for inside there dey go dey sleep?

Go here for inspirations, ignore the garages (I know yah all have an allergy to garages in Nigeria, but just look at the floorpans to get modern inspirations).

https://www.architecturaldesigns.com/house-plans/search?page=1&search_type=1&footage_min=&footage_max=&beds%5B%5D=2&baths%5B%5D=2&floors%5B%5D=1&n=&footage_min_exp=&footage_max_exp=&width_min=&width_max=60&depth_min=&depth_max=75&plantypes%5B%5D=multiple&floors%5B%5D=1&beds%5B%5D=2&baths%5B%5D=2

agarawu23:
Brabus,
I just hope the bro will give us break down of the cost cos I want to know where the magic is. Though floor plans may/might be different but the physical structure and the level of both buildings as seen won't make me build that of spyder for 7.3m IF the builder of the second building his the real owner (which I blv he won't manage materials to make profit).

meyeh:
thank you Sir. this is very helpful. thanks

brabus:
@ StevLegend,

Hope this will help. Let me see how much resources was allocated to the following:

1. Foundation - Merged into Materials, less Labour; See Bottom
2. Sand filling - depending on Topography: average 30 x 20tons Laterite/Sand > #900K
3. DPC - Materials included in below except Planks> #450K, Nails> #30K, binding wire> 20K
4. Ground Floor Block Work - 2500; Upper Floor Block Work - 3000 Blocks, Fence + Breakages - 500: Total 6000 Blocks.> #900K
5. Columns, Lintels and Slab (Ground and Upper Floor) - Iron> #1.5 Million, Granite> #800K, Stone Dust> #400K, Cement> #800K
6. Upper Floor Block Work - 3000 Blocks (see above)
7. Parapet - #200K
8. Roofing Woodwork - #250K
9. Roofing Sheet - #900K
10. M & E - Plumbing (#500K); Electricals (#600K)
11. Plastering - #500K
12. Aluminum Windows - #800K
13. Iron Rails - #300K
14. Chambers - #350K
15. Fence - #500K

FastShipping:


Your mouth sweet die

I won't mind a small luxury duplex of around 120-140 sq mt as my next project. My spread-out bungalow is being defamed by the same people I'm trying to impress (kids). I never knew kids love 2-storey buildings. I don't care how small it is.

Holla at your boy if you see a piece of land that is not more than a plot and won't cost a fortune. Remember I once said here no land worth 2 Million Naira, whether Banana Island, Maitama, Ikoyi or V.I. If an acre of land cost between $7000- $40,000 in a good U.S suburb with all amenities available, I don't see why any piece of land should cost more than 2 Million naira anywhere in Lagos where there is a slum two miles away from so called luxury areas of the state.

brabus:


I live close to my business now in a rented apartment which my baby boy calls "a community"

The guest chalet of the chateau is inhabited by my kids home lesson teacher and his family who takes care of the massive compound.

brabus:


Now, I see every kobo spent on property as an investment which must bring quick returns.

EgunMogaji:
"We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress OPPRESS people we don’t like." – Edward Norton

So I, EgunMogaji oko Afusat Olobe Iyo, makes sure that what I'm buying is for my own benefit and not for bling bling

YMMV.

lastpage:


I have built houses (personal, so l wont be unkind to myself) over time and l can tell you 7.3M cannot build that house.

Unless sha, if they cut corners like using poor mix-rations, not using enough standard iron Rods, using those brown stones instead of Granite, using white wood for roofing, which will collapse in future, using cheap roofing material in terms of "gauge", using 50 mould per Bag Blocks e.t.c

Other people like Gabbytabby cab wade in because l am sure this is someone who has built houses herself.



Lastpage!

EgunMogaji:


You're welcome Sir.

One more thing, one of the toilets must be accessible by guests without going through a bedroom.

meyeh:


OH! yes that's wise. thanks, let me swap the library then for a third toilet accessible to guests. thanks again for this assistance.

gabbytabby:
Me see the house and wonder which prof pella magic is at play 7.3milla breakdown please. About 6m is about decking level give or take.

But then we live and learn so me want to learn.

EgunMogaji:

One of the toilets must be accessible by guests without going through a bedroom.

back2sender:
How long can i keep cement in a store without it getting spoilt or caked assuming it does not come in contact with water or moisture.

My reason for asking is that am looking at buying 200bags for storage before the commencement of rains in fullness because the roads to my site will be marshy (potopoto) when the rains kick off and the truck might have challenges passing through.

Comments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks all in advance

lastpage:


I have built houses (personal, so l wont be unkind to myself) over time and l can tell you 7.3M cannot build that house.

Unless sha, if they cut corners like using poor mix-rations, not using enough standard iron Rods, using those brown stones instead of Granite, using white wood for roofing, which will collapse in future, using cheap roofing material in terms of "gauge", using 50 mould per Bag Blocks e.t.c

Other people like Gabbytabby cab wade in because l am sure this is someone who has built houses herself.



Lastpage!

FastShipping:


Your mouth sweet die

I won't mind a small luxury duplex of around 120-140 sq mt as my next project. My spread-out bungalow is being defamed by the same people I'm trying to impress (kids). I never knew kids love 2-storey buildings. I don't care how small it is.

Holla at your boy if you see a piece of land that is not more than a plot and won't cost a fortune. Remember I once said here no land worth 2 Million Naira, whether Banana Island, Maitama, Ikoyi or V.I. If an acre of land cost between $7000- $40,000 in a good U.S suburb with all amenities available, I don't see why any piece of land should cost more than 2 Million naira anywhere in Lagos where there is a slum two miles away from so called luxury areas of the state.