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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 12:09am On Mar 18, 2016 |
lastpage: Just means that those expensive buildings are built with stolen money. No businessperson will invest heavily in an asset and then watch it start to depreciate without generating income. It is a complete and uniquely Nigerian abberation 3 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 12:15am On Mar 18, 2016 |
esoorita: You may be able to resolve your issue with ekdc by calling the customer service numbers on their webpage. I live in festac and had a variant of this same issue. They were giving me the usual story, not in Stock etc etc. Once I called customer service, the same festac storytellers came to install the 'stocked out' meterso. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 12:19am On Mar 18, 2016 |
FastShipping: If he IMPRESSED you as set out earlier, pay him whatever you had in mind back then PLUS... 10% is ALWAYS a good measure of LABOUR on Materials. pay him 150K for the extra work you said he did. So, my suggestion.... and that is what it is, is that you pay him "150K + K" "K" being what you had in mind earlier. I like people who like to be fair to others while at the same time, they dont want to be wasteful. Shows you have the fear of God in you. BTW: My wife always say "it seems you have a soft-spot for this your welder" ...... when l randomly dash him money and any "excess materials l dont need! ![]() ![]() but in truth, he is an embodiment of all l want from "an artisan" (honest, hard-working, never complains and intelligent); why wont l have a soft-spot for him? ![]() ![]() Lastpage! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 12:23am On Mar 18, 2016 |
oyb: You may be right though but at times, you just have the hunch that you dont need to be in a "hurry to sell" ..... if you want to sell at the right price! ![]() ![]() ![]() Lastpage! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 12:25am On Mar 18, 2016 |
KolaShangOne: Very correct Sir! Finish and Go, Lock up the place and take the key away or give it to a site Security man. Open again at 8am the next day. Lastpage! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 12:44am On Mar 18, 2016 |
jossy26: There are few "excesses there" that seems obvious. But the floor plan will help us to be even more accurate. It will help us know the size of the foot-print since all the bedrooms are not going to be on the ground floor (which is the only info you gave) 1.) Wood: You dont need 400 planks: Let us assume it is going to be 4ft raft (assumption), estimate for 300 @900 each 1 x 12, buy 200 pieces @250 each 2.) Instead of Sand, buy Stone Dust at 30tons x 2.5 (75Tons) @90 each = 225K 3.) Cement 350 Units, quoted price is okay 4.) Filling Sand depends on how high your raft will be. if not more than four planks, but 20Trips of 20tons (Laterite is about 27K/20Tons) 5.) Full Binding wire and Nail is #5,000 each ...(x 4) = #20,000 6.) Tanks and Water costs 98,000 in your quote. Add 40,000 to it and get them to dig you a bore hole on site. You will thank me later! (BTW: He will still come back to tell you to bring more money for water as the building goes up!) 7.) Labour should be around 10% - 12% (at most), of materials in use If it is "me", the above is what l will do/be paying but you are your own man. ![]() Lastpage! 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 7:30am On Mar 18, 2016 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 7:34am On Mar 18, 2016 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by jossy26: 8:10am On Mar 18, 2016 |
Sir, thanks for your comments I really do appreciate, still can't get the structural but I have a floor plan attached maybe it will give more idea. Mr Abdul says the labour looks ok considering that German floor is included; cost of material is a liitle above 2m, 10% of 2m for labour in this case doesn't look ok or am I getting something wrong
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by SuleimanRabiu(m): 9:48am On Mar 18, 2016 |
jossy26: I was ban responding to laspage comment above |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by SuleimanRabiu(m): 9:56am On Mar 18, 2016 |
[quote author=abdulwastecx post=43873036][/quote] abdulwastecx ( me) was banned responding to tjis commen, using one of my employing nairaland account for the time been. the quote above is unrealistic. I will assume a ground floor perimeter of about 210m and a raft beam depth of 1200mm . assuming a plank 1inch x 1foot x 12feet ( which normally comes in 25mm x 250mm x 3500mm) for a depth of 1200mm/ 250mm = 4plank raft beam perimeter of 210/3.5 = 60planks x 4 = 240planks for both side you will have 480planks. assuming the plank used for the beam will be rebused for dpc. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by jossy26: 10:03am On Mar 18, 2016 |
Really? Why the ban na ![]() |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 11:25am On Mar 18, 2016 |
How you doing abdulwastecx and all our other engineers in the house. I have a question for you with regards to the security house, what is the min size where I want to also have a small toilet/wet room with a tap ? Any concerns with having a generator/power house next door to a security house ? Do you know much about the construction of a sliding/roller gate ? Any precautions with the installation and construction of a sliding roller gate, I see them often derail after time and I want to avoid this. Secondly, within the track I am guessing as long as rubber tyres are being used with enough depth, there is no need for the old style of puting grease there as that would not work with rubber tyres. Lastly, what happens when the water from the compound is running down the slope/ramp by the gate, will it not carry sand/debris into the roller gate tracks ? Thanks in advance. abdulwastecx: |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by jossy26: 11:28am On Mar 18, 2016 |
Thanks for this comprehensive analysis Mr Abdul, he suggested borehole thought but I didn't ask him for the cost, I can always do that considering it's advantage on the longterm, he did showed me a raft job he just finished and I saw so many used Planck on ths site, he said he will still use same Planck for the beam/pillar and lintel work of the house. Thanks again for the analysis, still await the conclusion |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by gabbytabby: 7:36pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
lastpage:if you are using local artisan then yes but often times they come from quite a distance and daily travel is out of the question. Maybe to build a shed or container. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Empiree: 8:12pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
EgunMogaji:I thought Lekki was better than this?. smh. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 9:28pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
Empiree: It's a total shame all around. I also thank you for noticing that this was not related to the current collapse nor was it an eye witness to the current event but was from a few years ago per the YouTube upload. Some on here don't process information normally. This disaster was already in motion years ago. Anyone in any high rise at Lekki Gardens is tossing the dice. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by ola20ng(m): 10:45pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
hello house, I want to do a temporary soak-away which will serve only one toilet for a month or less. My house is being handled by my brother(because I am not available) and I am not totally satisfied with the outcome. So, I want to handle the finishing stage by myself when I come back. We will need this soakaway before the completion of the permanent ones because I am coming to settle in this house with my family. I just want know the ideal size for this soakaway and also if I would need to do block works and plastering for it or just ordinary digging and covering.Do I need to evacuate it or just sand-fill when I want to close it. Thanks |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 11:53pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
ola20ng: Not a recommendation, for gods sakes as I don't want the forum queens to try to eat me alive, but I've heard that you can use a "shalanga" in this such a temporary situation. As for finishing, in my opinion you're making the best decision to be there. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by agarawu23(m): 3:18am On Mar 19, 2016 |
EgunMogaji:sounds funny but the best option. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 5:45am On Mar 19, 2016 |
EgunMogaji: ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 5:59am On Mar 19, 2016 |
4nobody4every1: It's true. Just dig a shalanga, ring it it like a well and direct the waste pipes in there from the toilets. Once you're done just fill it up and cement it. But no be me talk am o, na hear I hear am ![]() |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 6:05am On Mar 19, 2016 |
EgunMogaji:Oh my gosh, U made me laugh to the point that l fell on the ground, like seriously, do we still have such in Modern day Nigeria ![]() ![]()
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 6:10am On Mar 19, 2016 |
4nobody4every1: Shalanga is actually a luxury in some areas. There are neighborhoods in old Ibadan with no shalanga. You do your business in a polybag and do a shortput with the waste maerial, allegedly ![]() Agbole Alagbedibo and Agbepo tinzs ![]() 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 6:18am On Mar 19, 2016 |
EgunMogaji:Environmental pollution, Buhari / and the Vice President must hear this Buhahahahahahahahahahah ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by agarawu23(m): 6:42am On Mar 19, 2016 |
EgunMogaji:Ekun!!! You sabi that ghetto life wella ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 6:51am On Mar 19, 2016 |
agarawu23: Alumni, Ibadan Grammar School, Molete during the days of Olunloyo as Governor where dem no born you well to walk in front of his house without running at full trot. And when you survive the Mopols there then you have to deal with the "awon agbero" at "Abe Bridge Molete" ![]() |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by jossy26: 12:05pm On Mar 19, 2016 |
segcymoor:Sir, can you explain this further |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 12:18pm On Mar 19, 2016 |
jossy26: If you are not too sure about is quotation, employ an external consultant to help you a detailed materials breakdown, Labour and supervision. You can always pay that person a small amount to do it for you. 10% for workmanship (carpenter, iron benders, plumber, concreter, labor etc) is very unrealistic. Just coming back from my one day ban |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 5:35pm On Mar 19, 2016 |
abdulwastecx: A damn shame. If this was actioned by a moderator then they owe you a direct apology. It's people like you that are the fabric of properties section. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by twinskenny(m): 5:51pm On Mar 19, 2016 |
@dominionng please contact me.. its very urgent thanks |
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