mufutau55:
@Daboomb
Why are we omitting " Gari-Ijebu" from the Kuli-kuki system like in "Gari-Ijebu with Kuli-kuli" or else it's not completed o.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Thanks for showing this... this is perfect. Wonder if this work well with parapets... we have to test it out o.

Hajji M.

It works for anything, Parapet inclusive but PLEASE, leave this type of "management" for we the Boys Scout of Nigeria.
Why must you do these, when you can easily afford the White, imported one?
You rich people just like to dey drag everything with us, uh?

Chai, Dearis God o!

twinskenny:


good plumber is needed to get this done to avoid leakage..
nice one

mufutau55:
@Daboomb
Why are we omitting " Gari-Ijebu" from the Kuli-kuki system like in "Gari-Ijebu with Kuli-kuli" or else it's not completed o.

Hajji M.

Daboomb:



This topic has always been of interest to me and l will use this opportunity to express my opinion.

There are so many costs associated with building on a Swamp land, and l am talking from vast personal experience!

Let us start with "access" to your and itself: Due to the nature of the soil, articulated vehicles (20-30Ton Trucks, e.t.c) will definitely sink and get stuck in the murky ground when they come to deliver Iron, Granite, Sand and Cement. this will not only increase your cost, it will waste your time and other suppliers will simply refuse to deliver to your site or do it a few hundred metres off and you have to pay Mallam to re-locate the stuff to your compound.

Foundation: Depending on "how swampy" the swampy land really is (swamp pass swamp! My Piles were about 70ft deep, before it could sit on stable ground! ), and how elaborate your foundation foot-print is and how top-heavy your building will be, you could be talking not just using a raft foundation but using a Pile foundation.

Anything beyond a Bungalow on a 'serious swampy land', needs a Pile foundation.
That could mean a price range of between #8M - #12M (Pile) and #4M - #6M (Raft), +- 10%.
That amount itself is enough to finish the whole Carcass on a very dry land.

Wear and Tear: Houses built on Swampy land need a lot more maintenance over the years, if they are to maintain their good looks.
For example, cost of your Soakaway will be far higher compared to one located on a dry land.
The rate at which you will need to evacuate such will also be higher
Paint will peel-off quicker because of the high humidity around it and this itself is attributable to the high water table in that location.

Having said all the above, like @Egunmogaji has mentioned, if you get a swampy land in a posh location, overlooking a river or lake/ocean, the "scenery" will more than compensate for the cost.
You will breath fresher air, you will watch the Ducks criss-cross the Waterfront, you will hear the birds wake you up in the morning with their sonorous "jazz" songs, you will likely eat fresh fish right out of the river (and buy it cheaper too!), e.t.c

Thing is, not everyone can build in a riverine area due to the cost, you need very deep pockets.
If funds are limited, please take your time to look for upper ground areas outside mainland (you can still get cheap, red soil (upper ground) land at about #15M -#20M in some areas of Mainland, old houses you can demolish and rebuild); Places like Agege, Oke-Ira, Between Festac and Badagry areas, e.t.c can still offer cheap, red soil grounds.

There is even a salutatory catch-phrase in my area, for those who build solid houses on a swamp land - Olowo'nuura
Translated to mean something like 'Wealthy enough to build on Swamp'


My final suggestion: Let him not hurry but take his time to look for a dry land outside Mainland, even if he has to buy half a plot.
Building on Swamp land is a life long expense, it takes boldness and deep pockets to do so.

BTW: Land in places like Lekki/Ajah are not swamp. They are Sandy soil with just a little layer of brackish, wet soil on top.
Those areas are even cheaper to build on, compared to 'real Mangrove Swamp"' that you will encounter on the Mainland, in places like Unilag, Makoka, Iwaya, Bariga, up to Ketu, e.t.c.

Daboomb:


Good and adequate, ORIGINAL Pipe Gum is also required.
My own has been standing for over five years now and no single leak.

Daboomb:


Good and adequate, ORIGINAL Pipe Gum is also required.
My own has been standing for over five years now and no single leak.

abdulwastecx:


you can have a sizeable three bedroom flat with good space to pack 3 vehicle in front of the building.

something like this can enter the plot comfortably:
three bedroom each : 12ft x 12ft
three toilet each : 4 x 8ft
kitchen : 8ft x 8ft
dining : 8ft x 8ft
living room : 16 x 14ft
store : 4 x 4ft

total floor area = 1024square feet
plot size = 2000square feet

Daboomb:



True talk baba!

Ijebu people are exporting their Garri now, very difficult to find in the Nigerian market.
Boy Scouts lik eus need to collect Feesa, travel to London or America, before we can have a taste of Garri ijebu!

I have asked my senior brothers over there not to send me foreign currency anymore, l just want them to send me their Garri Ijebu!

Chimighty007:




what will cost to deck 75x75 space

Daboomb:

True talk baba!

Ijebu people are exporting their Garri now, very difficult to find in the Nigerian market.
Boy Scouts lik eus need to collect Feesa, travel to London or America, before we can have a taste of Garri ijebu!

I have asked my senior brothers over there not to send me foreign currency anymore, l just want them to send me their Garri Ijebu!

Daboomb:

It works for anything, Parapet inclusive but PLEASE, leave this type of "management" for we the Boys Scout of Nigeria.
Why must you do these, when you can easily afford the White, imported one?
You rich people just like to dey drag everything with us, uh?

Chai, Dearis God o!

yak:

u can also add "Abiola Milk"
datz what we used to call sachet cowbell milk those days

mufutau55:


No, Oga mi. I invented the kobo-kobo styles of management o. my projects nah Kobo-kobo projects o.

Hajji M.

jossy26:


Bros, direct your question to @brabus this one is too much for sir Egun,

diordaves:
End Product

Now will this actually be cheaper in Nigeria? The project was in Namibia. Can a moderate bungalow be delivered adopting this ecobag system for under two million in Nigeria?

diordaves:
End Product

Now will this actually be cheaper in Nigeria? The project was in Namibia. Can a moderate bungalow be delivered adopting this ecobag system for under two million in Nigeria?

diordaves:
End Product

Now will this actually be cheaper in Nigeria? The project was in Namibia. Can a moderate bungalow be delivered adopting this ecobag system for under two million in Nigeria?

KolaShangOne:


Not possible bros..
This looks like it's just an experiment in alternative building practices and not a cheaper mode of construction if you understand what I mean.

With those equipments in use, etc, it will probably cost more to build this in Nigeria than our usual bungalows.

diordaves:
Low Cost Housing Solutions: Achieving the One Million Naira Home: A Pictorial Depiction

KolaShangOne:
The Lekki flood is here again..

Featuring Lekki
VI
Banana island etc..

EgunMogaji:


Whenever I land in Lagos I get an itch to flee the city as soon as possible. I personally don't see the attraction.

Oh well.

diordaves:
Low Cost Housing Solutions: Achieving the One Million Naira Home: A Pictorial Depiction