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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Jummymine(f): 10:50am On May 15, 2016
Good morning! Please what is wrong with the pattern of this kitchen?is this not no it is supposed to be laid?as in the arrangement of the pattern?

Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by ice4u999(m): 11:27am On May 15, 2016
Qc1:


Try to check out all other pictures of the house before you judge. Raft alone is more than N5m.

https://www.nairaland.com/2486191/ikorodu-mansion-diy-report

Rafting alone in swampy areas could suck up to and more.

For my fence alone I spent 1million for rafting and approx 900k for the fence. Then imagine what the building rafting would cost.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by battleaxe: 12:53pm On May 15, 2016
@gurus in the house
Can you please advice on the problem a is facing below?

Compound which is designed sloping backwards (i.e. the back is filled less than the front), hence during rainfalls, the water collects at the back of the compound. There are mini collector pits around the back which take the surface water and channel it outside through a large 12 inch pipe. However, during really heavy rains, this solution is not sufficient as everywhere is wet.

Has anyone experienced this? What is the best way of dealing with this water? The land is the muddy type.

Will a temporary surface holding tank work to temporarily hold the water during heavy rainfalls?

Please advice o!
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Waterway: 1:48pm On May 15, 2016
Can any geotechnical engr/builder shed some light on cost of performing soil sample test in the Southeast ,Nigeria.
Typical cost per hole punched to get samples.
How many soil samples or holes are punched per plot to collect samples
This post has been enlightening .



quote author=segcymoor post=45009680]
Soil test only for storey building.
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It may be strange to know that even fence may required Pilling as well as bungalow. So soil test is not meant for storey building[/quote]
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by diordaves(m): 2:21pm On May 15, 2016
EgunMogaji:


My Brother, I know but I'm still torn.

The window manufacturer can and should have designed a system of burglary proof that can be opened from the inside like is mandated over here.

I won't order the embedded security windows until I have exhausted all options to have an openable burglary proof.

https://www.goodbarsecurity.com/index.html

EgunMogji it will be good if you can come up with any fancy "openable burglary proof" at decent cost. But I will advise you not to be torn and dwell too much on this. It's really not that too much of a problem. Just move your project on. It is a very small fraction of household who die from fire incident because of WINDOW burglary proof that don't open from inside. What kills people during fire incident is the smoke. So invest in smoke and carbon monoxide alarm; make sure your building has minimum two exits: front and back; let there be a smooth flow in your floor plan and design your external protectors (burglary proof) to be openable during emergency and you are good.

See Pix below. It's a project of six flats. What I did is to make both front and back entrance protectors up and down stairs openable. Look carefully at the up-stairs pix, you will get my drift.One can also use this for heavy and bulky goods instead of the stairs.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 2:27pm On May 15, 2016
abdulwastecx:


God will not build the road, generate the mega watts, provide the pipe borne water, build rail, provide security, punished rapist, criminals etc, human does.

I have never see God bring someone a Ghana must go full of money, the only God does his to accept blame from corrupt politicians, deflect attention from them, use as a tools by some so called men of God to steel and control people.

We need to act, be responsible for our actions and stop looking to sky daddies for answer when we can build everything ourselves like the Chinese or Japanese

I agree with every word written except instead of daddies I use fairies grin
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 3:02pm On May 15, 2016
abdulwastecx:


God will not build the road, generate the mega watts, provide the pipe borne water, build rail, provide security, punished rapist, criminals etc, human does.

I have never see God bring someone a Ghana must go full of money, the only God does his to accept blame from corrupt politicians, deflect attention from them, use as a tools by some so called men of God to steel and control people.

We need to act, be responsible for our actions and stop looking to sky daddies for answer when we can build everything ourselves like the Chinese or Japanese
You took the import of my post out of context, l didnt say God should come and build road, provide security, punish rapist, provide pipe borne water etc, my referring to prayers / religious homes was used in a literary manner and it was pun intended, l know God will not come and fix the country, l was indirectly saying that we hide under prayers but yet the country is still on auto reverse, do l believe in God , Capital YES, but do l wait for him to come and fix my building, No, again, if my roof is leaking, l do not need to start going to a shrine, voodoo priest or anywhere for prayers, l will contact the relevant professional to fix the problem and that is what l was saying in my earlier post undecided

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 3:12pm On May 15, 2016
EgunMogaji:


I agree with every word written except instead of daddies I use fairies grin

My oga sir.. . Abeg no let people here o
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 3:15pm On May 15, 2016
4nobody4every1:
You took the import of my post out of context, l didnt say God should come and build road, provide security, punish rapist, provide pipe borne water etc, my referring to prayers / religious homes was used in a literary manner and it was pun intended, l know God will not come and fix the country, l was indirectly saying that we hide under prayers but yet the country is still on auto reverse, do l believe in God , Capital YES, but do l wait for him to come and fix my building, No, again, if my roof is leaking, l do not need to start going to a shrine, voodoo priest or anywhere for prayers, l will contact the relevant professional to fix the problem and that is what l was saying in my earlier post undecided

No sir, I didn't take out of context sir... Believe on God is personal, I don't believe in loads of stuff but will never mock or castigate people who do, but believe religion is one of the major reason we are going backwards everyday
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 4nobody4every1: 3:18pm On May 15, 2016
abdulwastecx:


No sir, I didn't take out of context sir... Believe on God is personal, I don't believe in loads of stuff but will never mock or castigate people who do, but believe religion is one of the major reason we are going backwards everyday
Is up to you whatever you take out of my post, l dont want to derail the thread further, comprehension of my post seems to be a big issue for you, l am done with this, have a nice day....
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 3:22pm On May 15, 2016
abdulwastecx:


My oga sir.. . Abeg no let people here o

Oh I'm a straight shooter and I say it the way it is.

All they can do is whine to the mods to ban me grin

Off the alleged million usernames on Nairaland, I wonder how many are duplicates grin

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 3:27pm On May 15, 2016
4nobody4every1:
Is up to you whatever you take out of my post, l dont want to derail the thread further, comprehension of my post seems to be a big issue for you, l am done with this, have a nice day....

Ok sir...
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Qc1(m): 5:45pm On May 15, 2016
ice4u999:


Rafting alone in swampy areas could suck up to and more.

For my fence alone I spent 1million for rafting and approx 900k for the fence. Then imagine what the building rafting would cost.

Thanks bro. I spent the same on N1.1 + N500k for my fence, Raft included.

People shouldn't criticized what you don't know about. It's cool to ask questions though!
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Juokorow(m): 6:15pm On May 15, 2016
EgunMogaji:


I'll just tell you the design that I have for my garage apartment.

The ceiling is 12 coaches high which is about 12 feet, that's pretty high. I'm not using POP so I'll loose very minimal height for the actual finished ceiling. Heat trap will not be an issue because there will be a solar powered whole house fan that vents directly into the attic. There will be two gable vents on either side of the attic wall where the hot air should naturally escape.

I'm also using casement windows that have projections at the top. These type of window will allow me to at least crack open the projected windows during inclement weather or at night. That in conjunction with the whole house fan will make sure that air is moved throughout the house.

You should go for whatever design, style that floats your boat. It's your house and you won't be asking anybody to finance it. If you get a good Architect and a builder that doesn't think he knows what you need more than you then you'll be okay.

Costwise, windows design is the same price, whole house fan is maybe $150 and gable vents can be constructed by local artisan. I talked to my local welder and he thinks he can make the whole house fan. My stuff might look expensive but they really aren't. I just have a knack to thinking outside of the box, and I take my sweet time.

Edit:

Picture of installer with window is from Nairaland, and not my own picture.

I thought that 12 coaches of 9 inch blocks is 9 ft. I really admire your idea of whole house fan and attic venting. I hardly see gable vents on our newer home designs.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Nobody: 6:31pm On May 15, 2016
Juokorow:


I thought that 12 coaches of 9 inch blocks is 9 ft. I really admire your idea of whole house fan and attic venting. I hardly see gable vents on our newer home designs.

I think higher than 9 inches but I'm 8,000 miles away.

Thank you for the compliment on the design. I'm going back to old school. It's not even about USA, many of the old houses from colonial era, which I admire, have these vents.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by smiley001(m): 7:12pm On May 15, 2016
KolaShangOne:
good morning people, i was robbed yesterday in ibadan and my phones are gone. If we have pending transactions, please disregard any messages till Monday.
thank you

Again? Sorry ooo boss.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Juokorow(m): 7:24pm On May 15, 2016
EgunMogaji:


I think higher than 9 inches but I'm 8,000 miles away.

Thank you for the compliment on the design. I'm going back to old school. It's not even about USA, many of the old houses from colonial era, which I admire, have these vents.

I am bit closer to home, ATL vs Cali!!!! Our pre-war home in P.H. had those vented wooden windows!!! US homes with the standard wood frame readily allow for the duct work for central AC and whole house fans, especially for multi floor houses. My challenge on the ongoing design of my village duplex is how to cost-effectively incorporate HVAC ducts for the ground floor beneath a concrete decking. The same challenge affects adoption of central AC at home, even if we had "normal" electricity supply. Any ideas on the whole house fan for a duplex?
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Qc1(m): 8:43pm On May 15, 2016
ice4u999:


Rafting alone in swampy areas could suck up to and more.

For my fence alone I spent 1million for rafting and approx 900k for the fence. Then imagine what the building rafting would cost.


Thanks bro.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by podosci(m): 9:06pm On May 15, 2016
agarawu23:
baba, you and podosci don abandon this thread? angry https://www.nairaland.com/2915461/3d-views-buildings-harneyproject-team
Oga, i dey one very remote village for enugu...network no good at all.... I have lots of updates when i get back to civilization
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by agarawu23(m): 9:44pm On May 15, 2016
podosci:

Oga, i dey one very remote village for enugu...network no good at all.... I have lots of updates when i get back to civilization
okay sir, it's one of the best thread I stalk due to the cost attached to each design.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by P291: 10:58pm On May 15, 2016
Jummymine:
Good morning! Please what is wrong with the pattern of this kitchen?is this not no it is supposed to be laid?as in the arrangement of the pattern?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the pattern Ma, it came out fine. Don't you like it?.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Favored4gud: 12:15am On May 16, 2016
If I may ask from Ota Ikosi (agbowa) to Ajah howfar is it?
n3xt:


Finally, I'm beginning to see my chateau decision falling in right places.

You will not believe that I only need to drive for 90 mins from my Chateau to Ajah Lagos using the Epe road. The only reason it'll take that long is because of the bad and very lonely road. When I was picking the place, I already envisage that one government will definitely see the need to bridge the link between Lagos and neighbouring cities and decongest Lagos mainland for proper megacity plan but many people don't see it. I was expecting the present government in Ogun state to have align with the same vision but I think he too is doing well cos the final link road to My Chateau-Agbowa-Itokin-Epe-Ajah expressway has been approved for expansion into a 4 lane road even though they've not done it but the project board has been installed.

Now, with the ongoing 10 lane road and the whole lot of activities happening on that corridor especially on Itokin-Agbowa-Ikorodu road, I guess it's time to go back home. Cos I can easily drive 20 mins to Agbowa /Imota and fly a boat to anywhere in Lekki or drive maximum 60 mins from Sagamu to Ajah.

God bless good vision. Time to invest in the future for the great great great grandkids!!

Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 12:31am On May 16, 2016
Favored4gud:
If I may ask from Ota Ikosi (agbowa) to Ajah howfar is it?

100 minutes by road at 80mph
35 minutes by Ferry Service

Though the ferry service is not so effective.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by omobashua1: 1:26am On May 16, 2016
Sallam hajji M.Thank you for the amoula recommendation.I feel bad for mr QC1.I always try not to be judgemental,but i feel brabus need to go on site and try to sort this out with the client.Giving out suggestions on nairaland isn't going to cut it.This is bad for business.He has had too many issues with different clients on nairaland that will give potential clients pause.I have yet to see any issues with spyder here on nairaland.Brabus is obviously doing something wrong,either by not screening out some jobs with potential for conflicts or just being slick.In fairless to brabus also,this should serve as a lesson to future home owners to heed the recommendation of experts when embarking on future construction.I myself have been quilty of that and there is an inherent lesson in this for me as well.My heart really aches for Mr QC1 and i hope this ends well for you sir
mufutau55:
@QC1
I thought this problem was already fix.. it's annoying and expensive for this to still keep going on.
God will surely show you the way and provide you the fund to solve the problem once and for all. God blessing.

Hajji M.

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by ice4u999(m): 5:07am On May 16, 2016
Qc1:



Thanks bro.

You welcome
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Jummymine(f): 8:52am On May 16, 2016
P291:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the pattern Ma, it came out fine. Don't you like it?.
thank you very much.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mavverick: 3:10pm On May 16, 2016
Hello Bosun Davies Shoyoye / Nexthome / Brabus / N3xt etc

Today marks the end of the 5th week after the last payment that I received. This is in respect of the fake/forged building plan approval that you did for me.

Can you kindly pay the money for this week, as there is still a balance of N200,000 outstanding.

Thank you.

mavverick:
Thanks to everyone who has done what they can do to ensure fairness and justice prevails, I can now confirm that I received a sum of N50,000 from Bosun Davies. Bosun, thanks for surprising me, I will only come back to you 5 weeks from today.

Payments received so far:

23/02/2016 N50,000
09/04/2016 N50,000

Total received so far: N100,000

Balance: N200,000

Thanks everyone.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Favored4gud: 5:32pm On May 16, 2016
Thanks for your quick response!! My mum got a place there and I was saying its kinda far from almost everything we are used to. But she is saying it's gonna get better as the years goes by. Hopefully it's so. Been reading the news about upcoming Mile 12 and the Omo baba saw mill relocation.

Jus kinda anxious about other ppl thought(that know the area) about the place. I like there cos it's quite and the road to the place is tared sort of.
n3xt:


100 minutes by road at 80mph
35 minutes by Ferry Service

Though the ferry service is not so effective.
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by 3strikes: 7:34pm On May 16, 2016
mavverick:
Hello Bosun Davies Shoyoye / Nexthome / Brabus / N3xt etc

Today marks the end of the 5th week after the last payment that I received. This is in respect of the fake/forged building plan approval that you did for me.

Can you kindly pay the money for this week, as there is still a balance of N200,000 outstanding.

Thank you.



Baba 5 weeks don reach sharp sharp? make God no let us be in debts o. My mind is telling me Brabus go just vex pay you 200k with extra 50k sef for all the headaches. grin


Make una help us find Bosun Davies Shoyoye / Nexthome / Brabus / N3xt/ BrabusITNL /Brabus NG make e come pay his debt o.


CC: brabus's NL employees
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 8:11pm On May 16, 2016
Favored4gud:
Thanks for your quick response!! My mum got a place there and I was saying its kinda far from almost everything we are used to. But she is saying it's gonna get better as the years goes by. Hopefully it's so. Been reading the news about upcoming Mile 12 and the Omo baba saw mill relocation.

Jus kinda anxious about other ppl thought(that know the area) about the place. I like there cos it's quite and the road to the place is tared sort of.

Very lovely environment and I pray it remain the same serene and quiet environment it is now even in the future.

Your mum is from the future. cool

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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by AZUH: 10:09pm On May 16, 2016
i need an engineer , this site is around delta state .

Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by agarawu23(m): 10:13pm On May 16, 2016
AZUH:
please everyone. is there any way they can re- do the dpc of this house ? every effort has failed so far to stop the water entering , i dont like the [pattern of the house as well , are they solutions? if not for the parapet demolishing the house isnt a problem . what are they things i can do to increase the dpc ?thanks
Oga, ar u the owner of this house?

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