bahdkay:
Please my people, what's the solution to the situation of thieves gaining easy access to houses through the ceiling of inlet verandas and the likes. I don't like total covering with burglaries hence my asking, thanks.

mufutau55:


I used PVC covering in one of my verandah ceilings. But before the PVC, I told the carpenter to board the area and nailed from the inside with some 1x12 planks, then covered with the PVC boards... the thieves will meet a surprise when they try to gain entrance into the house thru the verandah ceilings. Just a little solution that may also work for you.

Hajji M.

KolaShangOne:

This is the easiest fix.
If you haven't built your house and you can afford a parapet, then do it.

KolaShangOne:


It used to be 2821, if you're buying over 200sqm,its 2677.. But then because of this Naira / dollar issue, new prices are released every week

Naira was 290 on Thursday, 24hrs later, it's 379.

44chux:

Thanks
What is it with Wichtech? Nobody seems to remember then when it comes to roofing and plumbing. Any particular reason?

mufutau55:


Price... I surely remembered them before my roofing... but then I had to have gotten some loot from Dasuki then..
Good quality roofing stuff but equally big money o.

Hajji M.

NL1960:


Iam always confused when i see Longspan prices advertised here for 1,100 per sqm whereas my roofing guy who is based in Benin gives prices similar to what you have here. Where do those that advertised for 1,100 get theirs from?.

NL1960:


Iam always confused when i see Longspan prices advertised here for 1,100 per sqm whereas my roofing guy who is based in Benin gives prices similar to what you have here. Where do those that advertised for 1,100 get theirs from?.

Teebawse:


Bro can you hook me up with your guy based in Benin for roofing am currently at roofing stage of my 4 bedroom bungalow but I have been given a ridiculous quote for just woodwork am seeking another alternative roofer for another quote,I will really appreciate if you can hook me up as am not in the country to find out the real prices of materials.my email teebawse8@gmail.com

KolaShangOne:


It used to be 2821, if you're buying over 200sqm,its 2677.. But then because of this Naira / dollar issue, new prices are released every week

Naira was 290 on Thursday, 24hrs later, it's 379.

44chux:


I need to buy 650 sq meters. Any assistance/ advice?

bahdkay:
Please my people, what's the solution to the situation of thieves gaining easy access to houses through the ceiling of inlet verandas and the likes. I don't like total covering with burglaries hence my asking, thanks.

ceaser:


Bro. Here is how it works, at least for me.

I just get 1 or 2 pcs of the real stuff, note the components and just import 'em. Reverse engineer and couple the rest myself. That way I don't have to fear getting replacements of whole units since I have the replacement components.

The attached picture is just a tiny part of my collection. Note in the picture, there are two LED lights that we all may be familiar with. I got the first 2 units of the white 3W SMD on the right (commonly called POP light by Igbo traders) from an Igbo merchant at 1k4 apiece. Accidentally days after I bumped on sellers online that give it out for cheaper and with better quality (I want to avoid quoting the price here, but it's a loooot cheaper). So I imported just enough to clear my installations and a lil more for tweaks, moddings, experiments and errors before I actually convert/mod the whole bunch to my taste.

It's a 3W LED panel light and with an AC 80v to 220v led PWM led driver. There you can see the AC led driver has been removed and instead installed two in-line resistors (combined in parallel to obtain the desired resistance) to act as a current limiting resistor for a 12 volt DC source. I aimed at 0.9 watts power consumption instead of the factory 3 watts, of course with some reduction in lumen output, but definitely resulting in an extension of average half life of the LED chips. Average LED chip half life is 50,000 to 100,000 hours if left working for 24/7. You do the math.

Still in the picture, you can see a reel of spare 5730/5630 smd LED chips that that particular POP light uses. All I just need do is solder in chips that have their lives spent, in the next 4 or so years. Another familiar item in the picture is the aluminium cased POP LED light on the left. The one in the picture is 1 watt (contains 1 watt cree LED chip) cos 1 watt is exactly what I need. There are 3 watts, 4 watt, 7 watts, 20 and even 80 watts containing 3, 4, 7, 20 pcs 1 watt or 3 watt chip as the case may be. You will notice its factory AC LED driver close to it, with a male clip. But I don't need 220volts AC. So what I did was to get a 1 watt 12volt G4 LED driver with a male clip and just inserted it into the female socket already on the POP light. Viola, you get yourself a 12 volt 1 watt POP light. Since the driver was imported and for the sake of convenience, I imported components of it and constructed a few more drivers myself. In the picture too, you'll see a transparent sachet bag containing tiny pieces of pure white epistar 1 watt LED chip (1 also have another bag containing about 50pcs of warm white). Each bag of 50 chips set me back by about $2.50 (600 naira). So once the POP light chip completed its work in 4 years, I just pick one piece of those and solder it in. That saves me the trouble of having to visit the Igbo trader's shop and haggle 1k7 for the price of another complete unit.

I have used a few of the 1 watt chip to DIY different types of light combinations and power consumption to light places like steps, under-railings and flower beds.

As for lamp holders, I have various types all at dirt cheap prices in my collections (G4, E14, E27 etc.) I even have simple lamp holder converters (E27 to E14, etc). All these serve my need for tweaks, mods and DIYs and replacements. I have little reason to visit our 9ja shops to buy 'em at inflated prices. Other stuffs in that picture are resistors. So what do I really mean to say with all the above, I want to cut to the barest minimum my reliance on Nigerian traders to get some stuffs reason not because I don't have the money, but because I notice Nigerian traders unduly inflate these prices so much that we begin to look at such things as luxury whereas in actual fact they are not. I like how the average comfortable American handle his DIYs ranging from paintings to constructions to auto repairs and interior deco. Note that I don't toy with 220 volts mains im case of appliances that require such in my home. I still rely heavily on outsourced electricians to handle that for me.

This is not to spoil markit for you bro. But that's how I prefer to roll. Get the simplest things to make the most complex and sophisticated appearance out there. Has worked so far.

Oh, did I mention that my DSTV decoder runs smoothly on 12 volt DC direct? Yeah, I have clocked 12 straight hours on a single charge using one of my small portable solar home systems. So you can always have it connected to small TVs that also run 12 volt DC.

GadgetsCo:


This is really great Oga, we need more people like you to show people the impact of LED on their pockets.
You have not "spoil market o" especially cos not everyone is able to delve deep into sourcing LED themselves.
That's why we are here to serve them.

You can reach us on +2348180469238 or hello@gadgetlot.com

KolaShangOne:
Another installation..

Imported longspan 0.45mm is now 1350 and 0.55mm is 1750

KolaShangOne:
The first step to getting a good, durable roof is to use the correct type of Hardwood. Most carpenters buy softer wood so that nailing it will be easy for them.

Even if your carpenter uses soft wood, it's not like your roof is going to collapse immediately. But after a while, say 3-5 years, go inside the roof and you will start seeing powder or moulds.

If your carpenter uses softwood (he will tell you it's hardwood. There's no way you will know), It's better if you use aluminium roofing sheets because it is lightweight.

For those using stone coated tiles, you have to take extra care on the type of wood bought for you. Softwood cannot carry the weight of stone coated tiles (4-6.5kg per tile) for long especially as carpenters use STRUTS sparingly these days.

You can get hardwood supplied for the following prices.
3x4x12- 650
2x6x12- 650
2x4x12- 450
2x3x12- 350
2x2x12- 2450
1x12x12- 1450

Dreamscometrue:
What happens if hard work isn't used for stone coated tiles?

KolaShangOne:
You can get hardwood supplied for the following prices.
3x4x12- 700
2x6x12- 700
2x4x12- 500
2x3x12-400
2x2x12- 300
1x12x12- 1500

ceaser:


Arrgh! We think alike too much. Which one na? ?

Okay. Here is what I already have DIYed in addition to those solar fans I earlier talked about.

Got those mini solar home systems that has 4 or 6 three watt LED bulbs. I jettisoned the bulbs rhat cane with the units as they are so tightly integrated for me to mod. Instead, I modded the usual POP flat panel SMD 2835 LED lights being sold by nna bros from 3 watts to 0.9 watts. That means I get twelve 0.9 watts bulbs from factory four 3 watts. This gives me the same lumen output but with better flexibility in terms of better battery back up and power management.

This way all rooms in the building run independently their own lighting (about 4 or 5 flat panel LED lights/spotlights per room depending on the room size)

Now for the bathrooms, I need to discourage wastage in the form of leaving the lights on after people are done with their business there. I achieved that by hooking PIR sensors to the bathroom bulbs and have the delay set at 2 minutes (of course it still stays on even if you are in there for 5 hours but soon as you exit the place, it switches off after 2 minutes of inactivity).

Now for the security lights, I had a daytime off - nighttime on type of LDR hooked to the light source to the security lights. They automatically turn on at dusk and off at dawn.

Haven't noticed any bugs so far.

KolaShangOne:
You can get hardwood supplied for the following prices.
3x4x12- 700
2x6x12- 700
2x4x12- 500
2x3x12-400
2x2x12- 300
1x12x12- 1500

KolaShangOne: