EgunMogaji:


I agree that no one would say what I wrote.

But one can infer.

I'm working with a Nairalander in my roof right now. One that has impeccable workmanship. My opinion.

My local baba lati that screwed up my other roof gave me an estimate that was hundreds of thousands less the Nairalander.

I'm prepared to pay the Nairalanders price but it will be sacrilegious if at the end the quality is the same as baba lati.

Reason why I even brought this up was my total dissatisfaction about a job I saw on here. I can't even believe that the builder would let the job be seen in daylight.

Was it this local baba lati that did the 'Orule Abule' roof?.

3strikes:
Make una help me thank Engineer AbdulwasteCX for sending some God fearing workers to my rescue o regarding the yeye roof that Bosun Brabus /N3xt of Next home did for me. roof leaking from day one for almost one year now......we had to redesign and re-roof the thing. so far am confident the roof wont leak again unless bosun go climb am for night and make holes on it. . but i trust my abooki maiguard ....na bow and arrow he kuku dey use.

bow and arrow vs prayer stone, na who go win?.

mufutau55:


Na wah o. My place for Sango-Otta nah only 150k, the water dey commot like lagoon for the past six years now. The only problem I had was with Chinese pump they put in it... I changed that to good Italian submersible pump... and sice then nah water yanfu-yanfu o.

Hajji M.

Was this a borehole or a well?.

From experience, since he said submersible. Must be a borehole. If na well, all you need is for a pipe to go down the well and you just need surface pumping machine to draw the water.

NL1960:


Was this a borehole or a well?.

[quote author=mavverick post=48410792]Oga spyder880

More grease to your elbow, I have copied everything you said inside my notebook. Maybe one day Bosun can come and learn.

85 decking slabs under your belt, no complaints whatsoever. I am sure we can all take something away from that.

spyder880, this last decking I do not see any plumbing pipes shooting out. Is there any reason for that ?

the concrete biscuits, is it something that is charged for separately ?



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Oga spyder am looking forward to your kind response to maverick questions. In additional please there is a phrase you used, returning the mat? What does it mean?

Me go support the Bow and Arrow ooo.
One Maiguard we had one time, the guy dey put something like pepper at the sharp end of the arrow self . Only God knows what the stuff is.

NL1960:


bow and arrow vs prayer stone, na who go win?.

NL1960:


Was it this local baba lati that did the 'Orule Abule' roof?.

Oga mi Seems you wan stir the hornet nest ooo. Someone tried it here and his life has never been the same ooo.
Today is Friday, Venting day, am looking for who to throw innuendo and ogbunigwe against. I want to start a pure water business in the desert and i know my good friend based there will be of immense assistance

NL1960:


Was it this local baba lati that did the 'Orule Abule' roof?.

Oga mi Seems you wan stir the hornet nest ooo. Someone tried it here and his life has never been the same ooo.
Today is Friday, Venting day, am looking for who to throw innuendo and ogbunigwe against. I want to start a pure water business in the desert and i know my good friend based there will be of immense assistance

NL1960:

Was this a borehole or a well?.

Borehole sir.

Hajji M.

Oniranu! Abunu barber

EgunMogaji:

It's quite sad though that three of us "Americans" are even discussing portable water in our residence in Nigerias 2016

God where is your eye? Help my country and her people.

Very, very sad. But we have no choice o. Even Dangote go get borehole for him house o.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Very, very sad. But we have no choice o. Even Dangote go get borehole for him house o.

Hajji M.

And in other words "Dangote o l'ori meji"

mufutau55:


Very, very sad. But we have no choice o. Even Dangote go get borehole for him house o.

Hajji M.

Some parts of Nigeria have running tap water especially the capital cities, My location in Suleja,Niger state as 24hrs water supply. Things are bad but not that bad

Please is anyone familiar with road construction here?

I've seen concrete roads and asphalt roads..but in the estate here...they did a concrete (with y6 mat)...now they are putting prime coat, the foreman is saying they will put geotextile next (asphaltic Reinforcement)... Then we pave with asphalt finally..

Kindly Enlighten.

podosci:

Some parts of Nigeria have running tap water especially the capital cities, My location in Suleja,Niger state as 24hrs water supply. Things are bad but not that bad

Hmm! I think Hajji is only disappointed that the people they left back home only ended up increasing the population without corresponding infrastructural development.

Before Hajji left, there's pipe borne water in most part of the cities except for the rural areas. But now, 89% of the country do not have access to good water.

Hajji is still in shock that Cocoa House built in 1965 still remain one of the tallest building in Nigeria after 5 decades. He's surprised that the last Dam Built in Nigeria was built in the 80s.

The situation is very sad and pathetic because he cannot get water from your place in Suleja.

podosci:

Some parts of Nigeria have running tap water especially the capital cities, My location in Suleja,Niger state as 24hrs water supply. Things are bad but not that bad

Things are bad, extremely bad.

Before I left Ibadan in 1986 there was hardly any area in the city with no running water. Even the poor barios had community water stations. Same in most cities in Nigeria of that era.

It simply isn't just bad, it's that it went from very good to very bad.

mufutau55:


Very, very sad. But we have no choice o. Even Dangote go get borehole for him house o.

Hajji M.

Not necessarily.

With his wealth he might be getting it from alternate source.

NLresidentQS:
Please is anyone familiar with road construction here?

I've seen concrete roads and asphalt roads..but in the estate here...they did a concrete (with y6 mat)...now they are putting prime coat, the foreman is saying they will put geotextile next (asphaltic Reinforcement)... Then we pave with asphalt finally..

Kindly Enlighten.

Concrete roads are form of rigid pavement different from flexible pavement (asphalt roads). These pavement are more expensive to construct but maintenance is cheaper in the long run.

The asphaltic concrete is replaced with a reinforced concrete but some of the disadvantages of this type of foundation includes the following.

1. Involve large sum to construct initially.
2. Can't be constructed in stages or use during construction, hence it required the route blocked throughout the construction phase.

Advantages
1. Little maintenance
2. Last longer and require no maintenance cost over a long period of time.

What if the road needs to be dug up for repairs and will it work in areas that are water areas

abdulwastecx:


Concrete roads are form of rigid pavement different from flexible pavement (asphalt roads). These pavement are more expensive to construct but maintenance is cheaper in the long run.

The asphaltic concrete is replaced with a reinforced concrete but some of the disadvantages of this type of foundation includes the following.

1. Involve large sum to construct initially.
2. Can't be constructed in stages or use during construction, hence it required the route blocked throughout the construction phase.

Advantages
1. Little maintenance
2. Last longer and require no maintenance cost over a long period of time.

n3xt:


Hmm! I think Hajji is only disappointed that the people they left back home only ended up increasing the population without corresponding infrastructural development.

Before Hajji left, there's pipe borne water in most part of the cities except for the rural areas. But now, 89% of the country do not have access to good water.

Hajji is still in shock that Cocoa House built in 1965 still remain one of the tallest building in Nigeria after 5 decades. He's surprised that the last Dam Built in Nigeria was built in the 80s.

The situation is very sad and pathetic because he cannot get water from your place in Suleja.

Things are bad.... We would get there once we open our eyes from the stupid things that blind us from developement

what is your email and do you work in the East as I want to start work on my land there.

n3xt:


Hmm! I think Hajji is only disappointed that the people they left back home only ended up increasing the population without corresponding infrastructural development.

Before Hajji left, there's pipe borne water in most part of the cities except for the rural areas. But now, 89% of the country do not have access to good water.

Hajji is still in shock that Cocoa House built in 1965 still remain one of the tallest building in Nigeria after 5 decades. He's surprised that the last Dam Built in Nigeria was built in the 80s.

The situation is very sad and pathetic because he cannot get water from your place in Suleja.

EgunMogaji:


Things are bad, extremely bad.

Before I left Ibadan in 1986 there was hardly any area in the city with no running water. Even the poor barios had community water stations. Same in most cities in Nigeria of that era.

It simply isn't just bad, it's that it went from very good to very bad.

I always argue this with my father, Nigeria has never been a first world or even a second world nation. We have always have majority of our population living in rural areas, well cut off from these infrastructure.

Those days, fewer people had access to most of these infrastructure because a larger percentage of the population lives in the rural areas, the government do so little to expand these infrastructure to other areas to benefit the masses.

Between 1900 to 1960 Nigeria only have a small narrow guage rail linking kano to Lagos and another small one running from the east to the maiduguri.
We have fewer road, no serious water works etc.

The problem is Nigeria as a state has never been great, we have massive population growing at a very alarming rate, serious desert encroachment in the north, a government that will rather subside for religious pilgrimage than education or heath care.

I am always furious and angry if people belive we have the resources to build a good nation. We are a broke as nation with lots of low IQ people that will rather kill for superstitions than finding solutions to their problem

La di da

abdulwastecx:


I always argue this with my father, Nigeria has never been a first world or even a second world nation. We have always have majority of our population living in rural areas, well cut off from these infrastructure.

Those days, fewer people had access to most of these infrastructure because a larger percentage of the population lives in the rural areas, the government do so little to expand these infrastructure to other areas to benefit the masses.

Between 1900 to 1960 Nigeria only have a small narrow guage rail linking kano to Lagos and another small one running from the east to the maiduguri.
We have fewer road, no serious water works etc.

The problem is Nigeria as a state has never been great, we have massive population growing at a very alarming rate, serious desert encroachment in the north, a government that will rather subside for religious pilgrimage than education or heath care.

I am always furious and angry if people belive we have the resources to build a good nation. We are a broke as nation with lots of low IQ people that will rather kill for superstitions than finding solutions to their problem

We'll have to define what we mean by great.

In my youth in Ibadan there were actually as such as brand new tear rubber taxicabs, running water inmost homes (I take shower on the second floor), I could get to ikeja, Lagos from oke ado, Ibadan in 45 minutes, electrify supply though not steady was predictable, no Okada or maruwa, the list goes on.

The only thing of benefit is cellphones but even then that just added more to the trash on the street.

abdulwastecx:


Concrete roads are form of rigid pavement different from flexible pavement (asphalt roads). These pavement are more expensive to construct but maintenance is cheaper in the long run.

The asphaltic concrete is replaced with a reinforced concrete but some of the disadvantages of this type of foundation includes the following.

1. Involve large sum to construct initially.
2. Can't be constructed in stages or use during construction, hence it required the route blocked throughout the construction phase.

Advantages
1. Little maintenance
2. Last longer and require no maintenance cost over a long period of time.

Great Engineer,

Your reply is epic as usual. The roads in the estate are constructed before work begins on the houses...so there is little or no obstruction to traffic. Meanwhile the concrete base layer is cast in intervals with expansion joints.

My question remain at large.:

Combining concrete-asphalt (subgrade-concrete base-asphalt wearing course).... Does it have any strength/cost advantage to using either exclusive concrete or exclusive flexible pavement?

EgunMogaji:


We'll have to define what we mean by great.

In my youth in Ibadan there were actually as such as brand new tear rubber taxicabs, running water inmost homes (I take shower on the second floor), I could get to ikeja, Lagos from oke ado, Ibadan in 45 minutes, electrify supply though not steady was predictable, no Okada or maruwa, the list goes on.

The only thing of benefit is cellphones but even then that just added more to the trash on the street.

Chief,

Expenses rise to meet income. There is the theory of doom we learnt back in high school. That human population will always increase exponentially to consume the resources available. So if resources are not well managed, in a short period of time, they will become very scarce.

When you were youths sir, you were still benefitting from the aftermath of colonial rule. Rulers who planned their kingdom with great foresight. But Nigeria fought for an independent she was not ready for.

She didn't know how to plan, and very soon things went haywire. I pray we get it right soon.

ugo99:
what is your email and do you work in the East as I want to start work on my land there.

Don't even think about that.
For starters he has bragged that he won't accept any job beyond 20km from his lagos office

brabus:

... I've placed a caveat on it. For now, my job is only limited to areas within 20km radius from H52.

But most importantly, if he accepts, he'll just source it out to locals in the area and expect to supervise them through the internet.
Check out the issues with his PH project.

podosci:

Some parts of Nigeria have running tap water especially the capital cities, My location in Suleja,Niger state as 24hrs water supply. Things are bad but not that bad

That is very good.. may be I should have come and build my house in that area o.

Hajji M.

n3xt:
Isolated footing

This is truly how isolated pad footings should be constructed, not the way I have been seeing them constructed in some threads here on Nairaland.

mufutau55:


That is very good.. may be I should have come and build my house in that area o.

Hajji M.

Electricity used to be 22hrs daily but since this new government took over, the electricity situation as been very bad. Its not too late to move over here, Its about 40minutes drive to the Abuja city centre and 1hr30mins to the airport.

How much is land?

podosci:

Electricity used to be 22hrs daily but since this new government took over, the electricity situation as been very bad. Its not too late to move over here, Its about 40minutes drive to the Abuja city centre and 1hr30mins to the airport.

olumide4christ:


This is truly how isolated pad footings should be constructed, not the way I have been seeing them constructed in some threads here on Nairaland.

There are lots of construction methods employed in this country that's not backed up by building codes or even textbooks. The strip footing we use in combination with an isolated pad footing is used to replace the splinth beam we ought to use. One funny fact, The spinth beam is more economical than a strip footing.

Memejem:
How much is land?

100ft x 100ft as a price range of 2.5-3million naira.