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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 10:01pm On Mar 28, 2016
EgunMogaji:
Proud Nigerian grin
Proudly New Zealander and not proudly Nigerian grin grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 10:15pm On Mar 28, 2016
4nobody4every1:
Proudly New Zealander and not proudly Nigerian grin grin

Oh yea?

The General must hear this grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 10:17pm On Mar 28, 2016
EgunMogaji:


Oh yea?

The General must hear this grin
grin grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 10:20pm On Mar 28, 2016
4nobody4every1:
grin grin

Oh lord I've done gone and done it now. I've given my friends more descriptor for my site.

Previously: padlock chicken wire coop

Now: padlock chicken wire flag coop angry

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by erico2k2(m): 10:33pm On Mar 28, 2016
EgunMogaji:


Oh lord I've done gone and done it now. I've given my friends more descriptor for my site.

Previously: padlock chicken wire coop

Now: padlock chicken wire flag coop angry
have we called dangote yet?

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 10:38pm On Mar 28, 2016
EgunMogaji:


Oh lord I've done gone and done it now. I've given my friends more descriptor for my site.

Previously: padlock chicken wire coop

Now: padlock chicken wire flag coop angry
Hahaha, just ignore whatever anybody says online, that is partly the reasons l dont post any of my projects online, l have personal projects going on in Lagos currently in 2 different sites, one is at the finishing stage while the other one is at an advance stage, l get updates from all the parties involved in the constrution of my projects and l have trusted family members / independent friends/ associates who also monitors everything and send updates to me, so far so good, l am cool, but l love my privacy so much and l wont be comfortable posting pictures on Nairaland, let me continue with my padlock chicken coop construction secretly grin grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 10:52pm On Mar 28, 2016
4nobody4every1:
Hahaha, just ignore whatever anybody says online, that is partly the reasons l dont post any of my projects online, l have personal projects going on in Lagos currently in 2 different sites, one is at the finishing stage while the other one is at an advance stage, l get updates from all the parties involved in the constrution of my projects and l have trusted family members / independent friends/ associates who also monitors everything and send updates to me, so far so good, l am cool, but l love my privacy so much and l wont be comfortable posting pictures on Nairaland, let me continue with my padlock chicken coop construction secretly grin grin

I like your style but they don't actually bother me.

Barking dogs don't bite, well mostly grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 10:54pm On Mar 28, 2016
erico2k2:

have we called dangote yet?

That'll be Thursday that the melee will occur.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 10:57pm On Mar 28, 2016
EgunMogaji:


I like your style but they don't actually bother me.

Barking dogs don't bite, well mostly grin
True that grin cool

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by agarawu23(m): 5:39am On Mar 29, 2016
4nobody4every1:
Hahaha, just ignore whatever anybody says online, that is partly the reasons l dont post any of my projects online, l have personal projects going on in Lagos currently in 2 different sites, one is at the finishing stage while the other one is at an advance stage, l get updates from all the parties involved in the constrution of my projects and l have trusted family members / independent friends/ associates who also monitors everything and send updates to me, so far so good, l am cool, but l love my privacy so much and l wont be comfortable posting pictures on Nairaland, et me continue with my padlock chicken coop construction secretly grin grin
why are we here then? I believe we all are here to learn from each other and gain more experience.

Like seriously do you care about bad mouthers? shocked I doubt you can survive politics section then grin but don't u think critics will let u know your weaknesses?

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by true2home(m): 6:47am On Mar 29, 2016
Sorry Sir, why i can not disagree with you on privacy, i must say that you are benefiting from others that are kind to showcase their projects. Its kind of one sided relationship. Privacy is relative, and there are ways you can share your project without sharing your identity or location. God continue to bless you and all.



4nobody4every1:
Hahaha, just ignore whatever anybody says online, that is partly the reasons l dont post any of my projects online, l have personal projects going on in Lagos currently in 2 different sites, one is at the finishing stage while the other one is at an advance stage, l get updates from all the parties involved in the constrution of my projects and l have trusted family members / independent friends/ associates who also monitors everything and send updates to me, so far so good, l am cool, but l love my privacy so much and l wont be comfortable posting pictures on Nairaland, let me continue with my padlock chicken coop construction secretly grin grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 7:43am On Mar 29, 2016
agarawu23:
why are we here then? I believe we all are here to learn from each other and gain more experience.

Like seriously do you care about bad mouthers? shocked I doubt you can survive politics section then grin but don't u think critics will let u know your weaknesses?
true2home:
Sorry Sir, why i can not disagree with you on privacy, i must say that you are benefiting from others that are kind to showcase their projects. Its kind of one sided relationship. Privacy is relative, and there are ways you can share your project without sharing your identity or location. God continue to bless you and all.



l am not lettered in the A to Z of construction and that is not my area of competence, l know a bit but not much, l have civil / structural / electrical engineers (all family members ) that are taking care of my small garage coop in Nigeria .Lol..if l require any further professional consultation on property section, l know at least 3 guys here l can consult via Pm, infact, l have consulted with 2 on this section already offline for a project that will soon commence in Abuja . l dont think there is any law l am violating if l do not post my project on Nairaland, l want it to remain so for now and l indulge you guys to respect my personal decision..... cool
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lucien4scaffold(m): 7:47am On Mar 29, 2016
mufutau55:
Off-Topic Thread - To Discuss Anything and Everything that doesn't fit into an individual thread.
Let's discuss everything pertaining to Building Constructions, Real estate and some more.

Note: Please no products or services advertisements... there are plenty of other threads for that already.

Hajji M.

I noticed that Bamboo is widely used in construction and building support in Nigeria, i wandering the bamboo is really good for the supporting works, are they easy to broken and fall when using, right?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 8:31am On Mar 29, 2016
lucien4scaffold:


I noticed that Bamboo is widely used in construction and building support in Nigeria, i wandering the bamboo is really good for the supporting works, are they easy to broken and fall when using, right?

Bamboo is a very strong member when subjected compressive axial force. Bamboo is much stronger than any alternative 2 x 4 wood ( 50mm x 100mm) you can get. Bamboo is also relatively cheaper than other alternative.

Bamboo is best use for temporary supportive work like decking supportive pole where it carries vertical load longitudinal to its axis and other work like for scaffolding. In these work, they are discarded after use since they can't be joined and reuse after use(though, with better joinery techniques they can read used).

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 8:33am On Mar 29, 2016
lucien4scaffold:


I noticed that Bamboo is widely used in construction and building support in Nigeria, i wandering the bamboo is really good for the supporting works, are they easy to broken and fall when using, right?

Bamboo major problem is when subjected axial force perpendicular to its axis

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by SYLVESTER777: 1:13pm On Mar 29, 2016
Hello House,i am new here and i have been enjoying people like Muftau,egunmogaji,hajji,etc My question is how much does it cost to plaster a 3-4BEDROOM FLAT in and out-cost of materials,LABOUR especially?Answers NEEDED URGENTLY.Thank you all.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 1:17pm On Mar 29, 2016
SYLVESTER777:
Hello House,i am new here and i have been enjoying people like Muftau,egunmogaji,hajji,etc My question is how much does it cost to plaster a 3-4BEDROOM FLAT in and out-cost of materials,LABOUR especially?Answers NEEDED URGENTLY.Thank you all.

For a very good plastering work... Something like N500,000
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by erico2k2(m): 1:22pm On Mar 29, 2016
true2home:
Sorry Sir, why i can not disagree with you on privacy, i must say that you are benefiting from others that are kind to showcase their projects. Its kind of one sided relationship. Privacy is relative, and there are ways you can share your project without sharing your identity or location. God continue to bless you and all.



You are very correct
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by erico2k2(m): 1:26pm On Mar 29, 2016
EgunMogaji:


That'll be Thursday that the melee will occur.
Ok nice one.how do U guys do it down there? Daily pay or pay by. Bag?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 2:03pm On Mar 29, 2016
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 2:13pm On Mar 29, 2016
lucien4scaffold:

I noticed that Bamboo is widely used in construction and building support in Nigeria, i wandering the bamboo is really good for the supporting works, are they easy to broken and fall when using, right?

Read above... Oga Abdulwastecx already answered your question. Bamboo is very strong, especially when it is dried.

Hajji M.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 2:18pm On Mar 29, 2016
4nobody4every1:
l am not lettered in the A to Z of construction and that is not my area of competence, l know a bit but not much, l have civil / structural / electrical engineers (all family members ) that are taking care of my small garage coop in Nigeria .Lol..if l require any further professional consultation on property section, l know at least 3 guys here l can consult via Pm, infact, l have consulted with 2 on this section already offline for a project that will soon commence in Abuja . l dont think there is any law l am violating if l do not post my project on Nairaland, l want it to remain so for now and l indulge you guys to respect my personal decision..... cool

That is a very good thing sir.. it will be great to showcase your Abuja project here indirectly sir, because that is where I am based
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 2:19pm On Mar 29, 2016
mufutau55:


Read above... Oga Abdulwastecx already answered your question. Bamboo is very strong, especially when it is dried.

Hajji M.

The Chinese dud is looking for ways to market some of his scaffold products here
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 2:19pm On Mar 29, 2016
mufutau55:


Read above... Oga Abdulwastecx already answered your question. Bamboo is very strong, especially when it is dried.

Hajji M.

The Chinese dude is looking for ways to market some of his scaffold products here
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 2:26pm On Mar 29, 2016
abdulwastecx:


That is a very good thing sir.. it will be great to showcase your Abuja project here indirectly sir, because that is where I am based
Great, l am having you at the back of my mind without undermining other good builders here with due respect, as soon as l am through with the 2 currently in lagos, l will send you a mail, l admire your work here, l follow your post without commenting, fingers crossed till then, cheers..

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 2:31pm On Mar 29, 2016
4nobody4every1:
Great, l am having you at the back of my mind without undermining other good builders here with due respect, as soon as l am through with the 2 currently in lagos, l will send you a mail, l admire your work here, l follow your post without commenting, fingers crossed till then, cheers..

Thank you sir. I am very happy to be one of the people you have keen interest on
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 2:45pm On Mar 29, 2016
abdulwastecx:

The Chinese dude is looking for ways to market some of his scaffold products here

Just realized that now. Thanks.

Hajji M.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by agarawu23(m): 4:19pm On Mar 29, 2016
4nobody4every1:
l am not lettered in the A to Z of construction and that is not my area of competence, l know a bit but not much, l have civil / structural / electrical engineers (all family members ) that are taking care of my small garage coop in Nigeria .Lol..if l require any further professional consultation on property section, l know at least 3 guys here l can consult via Pm, infact, l have consulted with 2 on this section already offline for a project that will soon commence in Abuja . l dont think there is any law l am violating if l do not post my project on Nairaland, l want it to remain so for now and l indulge you guys to respect my personal decision..... cool
well, if you say so.... No wahala.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 5:32pm On Mar 29, 2016
erico2k2:

Ok nice one.how do U guys do it down there? Daily pay or pay by. Bag?

Doing it somewhat differently.

I got 3 paid estimates. Approached my builder whose work I trust and offered him what I thought was prudent based on the three paid estimates.

He's only supplying the workforce and know how. I am supplying all the materials and equipment. I am working from full architectural plan which includes structural plans that's not even required for bungalows in my city. But better to be safe than to be sorry. I erred completely on the side of safety during this build.

Just rented concrete mixer and engineer - N15k

I can't possibly sleep tonight grin

Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by lastpage: 6:21pm On Mar 29, 2016
lastpage:


Abeeg add "Re-inforced Columns" to those Long walls!
It will cost you money now but will save you a lot headache in future.
undecided undecided


Lastpage!

diordaves:


It's nice to see your project waxing on at full steam at that. It's always going to be challenging managing a project from overseas.

Taking a look at your current pix of your project, I can recall sometimes back you bounced it off the house on how to re-enforce a particular section of your project- I think a retaining wall or something of that nature. Now this brings me to ask if you are doing this all strictly by DIY? How? I just thought to myself you should not be seeking opinion of how to re-enforce a retaining wall if you have a certified structural drawing which should include the design for the "problematic" wall.

Now if you have a structural drawing and not just adding stuff as you go along, and if you are building according to the dictates of your structural drawing then this is all academic and no need to eat our hairs. But if you are building all DIY, you may want to re-visit these small issues as marked out in red:

# The left flank of the building is one long wall with just about two columns. I appreciate it is a bungalow but the land is not table flat which poses some serious structural challenges. How did your structural drawing interpret this stretch of wall without columns mid-way? Again don't you thing the foundation is too low? Or have you done back filling already? Now what kind of lintel is your structural drawing? drop lintel or "all round chaining" ? If you are going to use the drop lintel, you want to sit back and have another look at the wall.

# The layout of the building from the pix, I noticed that the courtyard is not "tied" to the rest of the building. It's a complete island smacked deep in the middle of the super-structure. Appreciating the fact that the land is not table flat there may be an increased risk of differential settlement. Further, why is the inner section of the courtyard loaded with columns but the outer section (coners as arrowed) nearer the gate are without columns? There is the question of structural stability flow. The roof is probably the structure that may "tie" the courtyard to the rest of the building?

Its a bungalow but on a slope, so your stock in trade should be structural stability flow:any re-enforcement on a particular section of the building should inter-relate with other sections of the building and tie the building together and not independent re-enforcement here and there.

You really broke it down into the nitty-gritty!
I deliberately avoided doing that because l know his "reaction to being corrected or any form of positive criticisms" (too self-concious) but then, we all owe it a duty to our fellow-man, to highlight areas of deficiency, especially when DIY is involved so that we can avoid "sorry-tales" in the future.
Lekki Gardens fiasco is all too recent


@Brabus, pls come and advice your 'pliend' o, you are Builder and he should at least listen to your own advice,
...chicken-coop or mansion not-withstanding, , structural stability is still essential. undecided



Lastpage!

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 6:33pm On Mar 29, 2016
Am taking the Back seat for now...so I can read books on how to dig cheap boreholes and build chicken coops..... grin

please don't quote me and don't ask me why........

BTW nice one Lastpage. Gba! I see you.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 7:03pm On Mar 29, 2016
agarawu23:
well, if you say so.... No wahala.

My chairman, though you may not agree with him but not everyone has the thick skin that I have and use to deal with certain inconsequential sectors of mouth breathers that we have on here.

That's the unfortunate situation that the internet affords to internet cowards that sits behind their keyboards and cycles between multiple userids like the forum queens that they are.

Sharing ones project means many things to many people. For me, I'm not looking for critique or acceptance. Just basically sharing though I'm open to intelligent viewpoint from specific folks who are not just writing a bash fest to stroke their feminine egos. ( Eyin agba lesowipe, eni to bama funni lasowo, ti orun re lakowo). To others sometimes they do yearn for that feedback from demonstrated builders.

By the way, thanks for the vendor recommendation, I was impressed by the healthy respect he has for you.

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