mufutau55:


Why not. Its for goodness of everyone o.

Hajji M.

Okay Hajji.

- Firstly, we should know that location of Boreholes is predicted by Seismic data. How does Seismic data work?

Geologists send electrical charges into the ground when carrying out the test. These charges measure resistivity and send results to the resistivity metre.. Different earth materials have different resistivities (see diagram below). There's also what we call overlapping resistivity where 2 or more materials have the same range of resistivity measurement (see Tap water and porous linestone). In this case, you think you're drilling for water but you get limestone.



Secondly,

For borehole drillers out there, it's better to say the truth to the client. Most of them are afraid if they tell you that your water reservoir is small from test results, client will abandon plan to drill and they won't make money. That's why they lie.

Everyone should know this.. A borehole is a prediction, A gamble, A probability with varying chances of success.

Seismic data is not 100% reliable. Even oil Wells drilled with millions of dollars get abandoned.

There are alot of bitter experiences out there. A Professor i know drilled 6 Boreholes and didn't get viable water. He later had to settle for a well. I hope I've arranged my thoughts well

@Truthinlife please I have tried reaching you twice, I need theses doors too in PH.

Truthinlife:

Thanks Empiree for your response.
Guys, I have asked this question directly at nairababas building thread but no one responded.

Can anyone please give me contact of a welder or where I can get these iron doors..pictures below; in Port Harcourt or any closer city around it. They look solid and fanciful. I will need 6 of the doors. I will appreciate any leads from anyone reading this. The sample pictures are as shown here... Hajj, nairababa, I hope you don't mind me displaying the pictures in this thread; I can delete them if you think otherwise.

Thanks.

@sako28 Please I need theses doors too in PH. can you link me up.

sako28:


Bro,
I am doing 2 doors like that in PH. should be ready in 2 weeks, i will share the pix, and if u like it,i can link you up with the welder. I prayer that he come up with something cool and nice.

Thanks
Sako

please I need u guys to assist me decide which of the below business to invest in with a capital of less than 1million naira. I just lost my job and leave in Umuahia Abia State.

1. timber/wood
2. tiles
3. cement.

Thank you guys. I'm posting this here because you guys are gurus in construction and know which one will provide the best ROI

WorldAmbassador:



@Kopell. To buttress your point, I don't think there is anything called medium yield BoreHole either. I called in an independent geologist(before drilling) to do an investigation on my site(on a rocky hill) a few weeks ago. I attached his geological report. His findings indicated a low yield and high yield. To get low yield waterflow at my site,

the borehole has to dug to a depth of 97 meters(300 feet!) and a high yield water flow meant that the borehole must be at a depth of 184.86m (600 feet!!). The geologist made it clear to me that if I go for the low yield, that I will encounter a high iron content in the water(from the borehole at 300 feet) and it will most likely dry up in the Dry season.

My driller(because I had complained about cost) pushed me to go for the low yield(97 meters depth)borehole. I just decided not to drill anymore because I didn't want to get disappointed at 97 meters and I cannot afford to dig a borehole to a depth of 184 meters(600 feet). Furthermore, another independent hydro-geologist told me that the iron content in the water may discolour the water or lead to proliferation of bacteria since bacteria thrive on iron. This may necessitate the addition of a water treatment equipment to be installed at my site(More expenses for me). My take on all this is that digging a borehole is not always feasible in every location.

I thought you had to treat water from a borehole. Looks like its not compulsory,only when the water has issues?

EgunMogaji:
Some bricklaying tools for the site. Hoping it will increase quality.

Your head dey there. I bought a lot of those finishing tools at Home Depot. Finishing is the most challenging aspect of construction for our artisans.

lorhema:


I thought you had to treat water from a borehole. Looks like its not compulsory,only when the water has issues?

Where I live, I guess people are happy to get water from a borehole(as opposed to fetching water from the stream, or paying for a tanker to deliver water). A lot of people do not treat water from the borehole. Some probably boil the water before drinking.

lorhema:


I thought you had to treat water from a borehole. Looks like its not compulsory,only when the water has issues?

Nah... here in Asaba, we use untreated borehole water for everything except drinking.

Hello house, please I need insight about stamp duty. Got a land and all documents signed. My lawyer advice i do stamp duty and really need to know more about it, cost and process of getting it done. My lawyer charged me N120k which I presume is on the high side. Please I need advice. Thanks.

[quote author=bzm7 post=56229819]@sako28 Please I need theses doors too in PH. can you link me up.

[/quote

This is the welder number 0703 879 8438. You can call him and discuss with him. His workshop is at Agip estate side of PHC.

Fogman:
Hello house, please I need insight about stamp duty. Got a land and all documents signed. My lawyer advice i do stamp duty and really need to know more about it, cost and process of getting it done. My lawyer charged me N120k which I presume is on the high side. Please I need advice. Thanks.

Did mine early last year, so prices might have gone up a bit. The land is in Sango Ota and the plan was for a block of 4 x 3bed flats. I paid 36k to sort out tax clearance certificates (as I am in diaspora) and 30k for the stamp duty. By the way, this was for stamp duty alone.

rabcnesbit:


Did mine early last year, so prices might have gone up a bit. The land is in Sango Ota and the plan was for a block of 4 x 3bed flats. I paid 36k to sort out tax clearance certificates (as I am in diaspora) and 30k for the stamp duty. By the way, this was for stamp duty alone.

Thanks alot

Good day guys, a friend of mine is at the plastering stage in his building, the bricklayer advised him not to plaster any part of the house he intends to use TILES on,since it will be covered with tiles, citing cost saving.

Please how beneficial or otherwise is this advise?

Very good idea for instance for my site I bought tank first after foundation it's was stolen. My site supervisor advice we should dig soak away and use the sand to fill up the foundation and still have free water anytime raining bricklayers no need to buy water. The soak away serve 2 purpose sand for sand fill of foundation still have free water anytime rain fall. Cost saving yes.

akinolaolujide:

Very good idea

Some context might help here, do you mean stamp duty for perfecting title documents ? If so in Lagos it's a must when processing your consent.

If you mean just stamp duty for a legal document, I don't know that but I know it's done but not expensive.

Fogman:
Hello house, please I need insight about stamp duty. Got a land and all documents signed. My lawyer advice i do stamp duty and really need to know more about it, cost and process of getting it done. My lawyer charged me N120k which I presume is on the high side. Please I need advice. Thanks.

This applies to walls only eg bathroom and kitchen. No smooth plastering just rough rubbing and that's it.

Some artisans also insist they want to be the one to rough rub whilst plastering (make sure no extra costs). But the norm is to rough rub, it will. Not be smooth and it would not be blocks.

Hope this helps.

PrinceLat:
Good day guys, a friend of mine is at the plastering stage in his building, the bricklayer advised him not to plaster any part of the house he intends to use TILES on,since it will be covered with tiles, citing cost saving.

Please how beneficial or otherwise is this advise?

Hello House
Please which is better and durable between these two.
Wooden kitchen cabinet
And the Block type with Tiles design.
Thanks

my own advice is, if it's commercial house in a middle or low class area use block type
*easy to maintain
*cost lesser
*very durable

I used same method here

Sir,
Can one mix the two. Like the block type at the water sink area and the wood ones at any other place.

Thanks

quote author=rotecch77 post=56286698]my own advice is, if it's commercial house in a middle or low class area use block type
*easy to maintain
*cost lesser
*very durable

I used same method here [/quote]

I haven't mixed it before, but if you find it simple to do and think that it will comes out fine then go a head.
more so let's hear from others guru

Kadiri07:
Hello House
Please which is better and durable between these two.
Wooden kitchen cabinet
And the Block type with Tiles design.
Thanks

wood is classier, and easier to remodel/change if you so desire. block is cheap and simple

Kadiri07:
Hello House
Please which is better and durable between these two.
Wooden kitchen cabinet
And the Block type with Tiles design.
Thanks

BLOCK ADVANTAGE OVER WOODEN CABINET
Cheaper but not significantly depending on the particular wood
Last Longer (Can last for as long as you have it there)
Washable anytime you feel it required
Water friendly in terms of leakages


WOODEN CABINET ADVANTAGE OVER BLOCK
You can cover all the partitions of Wooden cabinet (to do that in block will require you using wood, which boils down to wood at the end of the day)
Its easier to partition to get more Useful storage Space
Un-arguably the finer of the two
Easier to create any Design you want
You can have top cabinets easily and cheaper (Imagine trying to do Block and concrete cabinet as Upper cabinet Madam fit no even dey stand under the cabinet )
You can easily change to any design of your choice any day any time


AT THE END OF THE DAY IT BOILS DOWN TO THE OWNER'S CHOICE, PENDING ON A LOT OF FAVORABLE FACTORS

Thanks house for your contributions.
I will go with with the wooden cabinet..

Kadiri07:
Thanks house for your contributions.
I will go with with the wooden cabinet..

If it is your personal house use wood. If it is commercial use block. Tenants can be wicked sometimes.

ehay:
please I need u guys to assist me decide which of the below business to invest in with a capital of less than 1million naira. I just lost my job and leave in Umuahia Abia State.

1. timber/wood
2. tiles
3. cement.

Thank you guys. I'm posting this here because you guys are gurus in construction and know which one will provide the best ROI

Cement is your best option if you can supply to retailers or consumers min of 300bags

Tiles breakable can hit you out of business

Timber you need a space within a timber market.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/04/ways-rich-africa-can-work-for-poor-africans

At the age of 20, I aspired to be president; and at the age of 30, I was appointed to work in the office of the presidency of my country. A decade on, I developed a healthy respect and deep sense of humility about what it takes to successfully lead and fulfill expectations of all citizens in a poor developing African state. With 70% of Africans under the age of 30 – mostly poor unemployed and unemployable – I believe there is a dire need for a heightened sense of urgency in the face of growing global and regional political uncertainty.

Centuries ago, Africans were caught off guard by the advent of the First Industrial Revolution, which manifested itself in superior fighting and transport technology. Centuries later past the Scramble for Africa, wars of independence from colonialism, and half a century of struggle to attain economic independence, the continent is confronted with the rising challenge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While the first revolution was dominated by land ownership and stretched over hundreds of years, the fourth revolution is primarily about knowledge ownership and is moving at the speed of light. This new challenge comes at a time when leaders are grappling with the reality of the failure of past growth to create jobs and reduce poverty and inequality.

Leaders around the continent are facing myriad challenges, ranging from investment downgrades and droughts exacerbated by climate change, to illegal migration and civil protests. More worryingly, the 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance highlighted that, among others, the rule of law has declined in over 30 countries since 2006.

The path to inclusive growth

In this context, the theme of the forthcoming World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban, South Africa, in May 2017 is Achieving Inclusive Growth through Responsive and Responsible Leadership. Building on global-oriented conversations at our Annual Meeting in Davos this year on Responsive and Responsible Leadership, we hope to expand the conversation on identifying new mechanisms to deliver inclusive growth and development with the regional and global leaders gathered in Durban.


In addition, there is a sense of urgency as more and more young people are turning to violence to express their frustration about lack of progress. Countries like Estonia have shown that it is possible to craft a national digital social order that delivers for all. Call to action: How are you leading change for the 70% under 30 years of age? Please join the #ShapingAfrica conversation and put your issue on the agenda in Durban.

Accordingly, below are three areas in which the continent’s leaders in Durban will explore how to grapple with these new challenges while addressing the inclusivity challenge by embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

I still cant grasp the connection/relevance between the above post .......and "Anything, Everything BUILDING CONSTRUCTION"?

Maybe someone else can explain it to me.

Kadiri07:
Hello House
Please which is better and durable between these two.
Wooden kitchen cabinet
And the Block type with Tiles design.
Thanks

. Either you're using entirely wood(HDF/HDM,etc,etc) or Block/Tiles which you will still use wood as partitions and doors entirely depends on how you use it. Liken your usual wardrobe( complete wood or block with wood as door) for clothing to that of the kitchen cabinet and it's usage. How long does it take to wear and tear? It's up to the user. Durable/better you can go with block/tile and wooden doors to match your tile colour. Elegance/aesthetics you can go with wood of good quality.

Excuzeme:
I still cant grasp the connection/relevance between the above post .......and "Anything, Everything BUILDING CONSTRUCTION"?

Maybe someone else can explain it to me.

Na your weekend assignment. Click on the link above and read the article fully. Only then will you see the connection.

Building information no be only to carry kponkpon but investment opportunities and identification of gap in the market.

diordaves:


Na your weekend assignment. Click on the link above and read the article fully. Only then will you see the connection.

Building information no be only to carry kponkpon but investment opportunities and identification of gap in the market.

I have read the link. NO CONNECTION.
How can it even be my own assignment, when you are the one that posted the information?

Just be honest and agree that though it is "useful, general information", it is irrelevant in this particular thread of "building construction".


...and dont get overly defensive or even attempt to try to pull wool over anyone's eyes over this.

Excuzeme:


I have read the link. NO CONNECTION.
How can it even be my own assignment, when you are the one that posted the information?

Just be honest and agree that though it is "useful, general information", it is irrelevant in this particular thread of "building construction".


...and dont get overly defensive or even attempt to try to pull wool over anyone's eyes over this.

Let's extrapolation from details and statistics contained in the article.

So Africa nay Nigeria has an army of restless youths in their 30s with below par purchasing power. When you build for investment rentals, what age demographic is your target market? If you dwell on this, you will understand why there's high rental default. We are designing and building houses for a demographic that can't afford them.

Africa, including Nigeria don't trade with one another. So we go to China, Turkey to buy doors for example. But do you know Egypt has top quality doors with competence in Egypt? Can we link that competence to Benin Edo State where the woodwork trade is dying out?

3D printing. Will this kill architecture? Civil engineering? Disruptive technology.

A 21yr old in South Africa has discovered blocks made out of waste paper and got funding. Is this the future or there's more?

I can go on and on.

So with obviously failing leadership, can the diaspora step in and step up? Can we bring back tools and machinery and technology and pass them on to our artisans and builders? Can the diaspora be the catalyst for Nigeria to plug into​ the next wave of wealth creation? Internet.

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Chekitaut:
Cement is your best option if you can supply to retailers or consumers min of 300bags

Tiles breakable can hit you out of business

Timber you need a space within a timber market.

[color=#006600][quote author=Chekitaut post=56296797]Cement is your best option if you can supply to retailers or consumers min of 300bags



Thank you very much Oga... please between timber and cement which do you think I can get the most return on investment.