EgunMogaji:
Assuming a height of 4 inches.

The perimeter is 50 feet by 80 feet but there is 33 feet by 14'6" that will not have a german floor on it right in the center.

I want to know how many tons of granite, sharp sand or stone dust (undecided yet) and cement I will need. I will be using a concrete mixer (would love to hire KolaShangs mixer but only if it will come with a specific Engineer to make sure that we don't break it ).

Thanks.

MMMscam:
Can a builder give me a current estimate of building a 3 bedroom bungalow on a standard plot at Epe?

EgunMogaji:
Assuming a height of 4 inches.

The perimeter is 50 feet by 80 feet but there is 33 feet by 14'6" that will not have a german floor on it right in the center.

I want to know how many tons of granite, sharp sand or stone dust (undecided yet) and cement I will need. I will be using a concrete mixer (would love to hire KolaShangs mixer but only if it will come with a specific Engineer to make sure that we don't break it ).

Thanks.

sigmundfreud:
Abeg any info on the current workmanship cost for German floor?

saydfact:


Varies... depending on your design..
But the major cost are Foundation about 600k
Windows and doors (with current market price) about 1m-1.5m
Roofing (depending on on your choice of roofing material) about 800k - 1.5m
Electrical and plumbing - 750k - more
Tiling about depending on ur pick 500k or more
Plastering, painting.. .. ... There's a lot to be estimated thou.

MMMscam:



Thank you. So essentially, your estimate is about 5m?

brabus:
Estimating material requirement for the DPC @Sir EgunMogaji site.

I'm more comfortable using metres than feet. So, let's convert the building into metres.

Overall area of the building footprint
50' x 80' or 15m x 24m = 360m²

Overall area of the building footprint less the Courtyard
360m² (Footprint) - 45m² (Courtyard) = 315m²

Volume of Concrete required for the oversite
315m² x 100mm (4in thickness) = 31.5m³

Assuming we are using 1:2:4 mix ratio



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Quantity of Cement required

For a 1:2:4 cement mixture, divide the volume (in this case 31.5m³) by 7 to get the resulting number of 4.5m³ of cement required for the project.

Therefore 4.5m³ / 0.035 = 128 bags of 50kg cement.

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Quantity of Sand required

For a 1:2:4 mix, divide the volume (in this case 31.5m³ by 7 to get 4.5m³ and multiply by 2 (which is the ratio of sand) to get 9m³ which is the quantity of sand required for the project.

To get tonnage, divide 9m³ by 0.654 which gives about 15tons. Allow for shortage, wastages while transporting/transferring sand and those sand that will be stucked in the mixer. Buy 20 full tons.

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Quantity of Granite required

For a 1:2:4 mix, divide the volume (in this case 31.5m³ by 7 to get 4.5m³ and multiply by 4 (which is the ratio of sand) to get 18m³ which is the quantity of granite required for the project.

To get tonnage, divide 18m³ by 0.654 which gives about 28tons of granite. Buy 30 tons!


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Oga, Abeg no ask me how I got this figures o! Head nearly blow to work this out. With 1:3:6, you'll use less quantity of cement (90 bags or thereabout). The same quantity of sand/granite should work.

supajizy:
Please are you a builder or a QS. We can't keep giving out free professional advise you are Killing the profession.

supajizy:
Please are you a builder or a QS. We can't keep giving out free professional advise you are Killing the profession.

Eyewonda:


Very correct! How can you render professional service on social media without benefits. Doctors would rather give basic info and advise you to consult your doctor for more. Tomorrow you will complain that the proffesion is not paying.

supajizy:
Please are you a builder or a QS. We can't keep giving out free professional advise you are Killing the profession.

2tundeay:


Consult the QS.

tushbobo:


Sometimes you need to give free stuff to create value for your profession. People pay for value and if they do not understand your job,role or value you add to their life, you wouldn't get paid.
People are wired not to pay for what they do not understand. Hence explaining a little detail is very good.

k199192:
not true at all... Go online YouTube and see how many surgeries are recorded there... How many things one can learn on YouTube and you see that our black skin is the problem we have... How can a useful advise kill an entire profession... Think..! Black man..! think..!

k199192:
typical black man.. An advise can't kill your profession except you don't know your job..

PqsMike:


Assist! Assist! Assist!...

Haba...some people actually went to school to study all this. Its like telling a Mechanic to assist you in fixing your car engine. Indirectly, we'll be killing this profession. Why not pay for the service of a Quantity Surveyor.

Meanwhile, for someone to assist you.. you'll need to provide the grade of the concrete.

EgunMogaji:
Assuming a height of 4 inches.

The perimeter is 50 feet by 80 feet but there is 33 feet by 14'6" that will not have a german floor on it right in the center.

I want to know how many tons of granite, sharp sand or stone dust (undecided yet) and cement I will need. I will be using a concrete mixer (would love to hire KolaShangs mixer but only if it will come with a specific Engineer to make sure that we don't break it ).

Thanks.

NoRetreat:
Somebody charge me 2m for the foundation without yhe filling at Shagotedo Area of Ajah. I hope he is not ripping me off?