EgunMogaji:


I've always felt that stainless steel is better in commercial application and looks gaudy in homes because it most always not matched to other accouterments.

My choice for my homes have always been wrought iron.

Good luck on your decision.

GoodFaith:

Guess ?
"Please People tell me about Gold star-Wire"
south south
Spoke with a dealer in Lagos, he said it was good

Gold Start cost less than 400K
Younger brother offer Coleman for 700K told him to get the hell out
2 M for what

Empiree:
Gonna need opinions of mufutau55 EgunMogaji spyder880 on this. I know Hajj mufu once gave his opinion but need more clarifications. I feel uncomfortable using steel all through my doors. (external and internal). My brother keeps pushing me to use steel even for bathrooms. My taste is to use steel for entrance doors only. Having watched many Nigerian movies where steel doors are used, i dont like the noise they make. I thought that was not installed perfectly but many i have seen after that are just same thing. They grind when they are open or close.

I think I will prefer hardwood door for ALL interior doors and strong steel for ALL exterior ones. What ya think?. Is security that bad that i have to use steel even for bathrooms and bedrooms?. The way the steel doors grind when they are opened in the movies is like opening garage door. I rather go for hardwood. Besides, does it even matter when it comes to security if steel doors are used inside?. What difference does it make?

mufutau55:


Ok. One more time. I used Chinese steel doors for all my bathrooms because of water... I did not use iron doors o! There is a different.
The Chinese steel doors are just the regular ones... when mean inside is either filled with foams or papers so they are not heavy at all.

I used imported wooden doors for the internal bedrooms... just to look more fancy.
You can also use good steel doors of better gauge of 50-70mm for the bedrooms.
I will like to use the 70mm type but they are very expensive for me, so I defaulted to imported wooden doors.
I will show the pictures later attached to this message, but I don't have them now...

I have seen people use iron doors for their internal bedrooms but whey will I need this? This is my personal house not a rented building.

So this choice depends on you, the owner of the house. So those are my personal choice o.

Note: If Skimanski had started producing those his gorgeous doors when I was installing mine, I would have bought them from him.

Hajji M.

topsy23:


I have not heard about Gold star, Nigerchin, Kabelmetal, Coleman, Purechem, Champion, Miccom etc are the common cables in Lagos. I hope the cable is not imported.

Empiree:
Thanks. I think i really mixed up Iron and steel door. I am having hard time differentiating btw the two. I can understand using steel for bathroom. But I definitely would prefer wooden doors for bedrooms. Steel or iron dont make sense there. Will love to see iron and steel doors side by side to tell the difference.

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Olazzeedris:
LAND FOR SALE IN IKORODU

LOCATION :
Palace rd Omitoro,ikd Lagos state
SIZE :120 X 320ft (35000sqmtr)
DOCUMENT ;C OF O, Land agreement and land survey
PRICE ; 4.5m for the two plot

Olazzeedris:
LAND FOR SALE IN IKORODU

LOCATION :
Palace rd Omitoro,ikd Lagos state
SIZE :120 X 320ft (35000sqmtr)
DOCUMENT ;C OF O, Land agreement and land survey
PRICE ; 4.5m for the two plot

EgunMogaji:


I've always felt that stainless steel is better in commercial application and looks gaudy in homes because it most always not matched to other accouterments.

My choice for my homes have always been wrought iron.

Good luck on your decision.

Empiree:
Gonna need opinions of mufutau55 EgunMogaji spyder880 on this. I know Hajj mufu once gave his opinion but need more clarifications. I feel uncomfortable using steel all through my doors. (external and internal). My brother keeps pushing me to use steel even for bathrooms. My taste is to use steel for entrance doors only. Having watched many Nigerian movies where steel doors are used, i dont like the noise they make. I thought that was not installed perfectly but many i have seen after that are just same thing. They grind when they are open or close.

I think i will prefer hardwood door for ALL interior doors and strong steel for ALL exterior ones. What ya think?. Is security that bad that i have to use steel even for bathrooms and bedrooms?. The way the steel doors grind when they are opened in the movies is like opening garage door. I rather go for hardwood. Besides, does it even matter when it comes to security if steel doors are used inside?. What difference does it make?

EgunMogaji:



Good luck Sir.

Empiree:
Making up my mind to use:

steel doors for my bathrooms (water safety)

Wooden doors for bedrooms

Iron for ALL entrance doors.

I want to thieves to spend good 20 minutes before they could push the door open even if i dont lock it

EgunMogaji:


No worries, we'll help talk you off of the ledge. It's better to ask for permission than for forgiveness because once the concrete is set on the doors then to remove them kasala go bust - ask me how I know

So I think you're confusing steel and iron.

My front door is steel, like what they use to do gates, maybe slightly lower gauge but somebitch is heavy. I bought a local one, would never do that again on my main house but is okay for the bungalow.

You can get the fanciers ones that they manufacturer as Turkey, etc

My interior doors are not steel and are Chinese, I would call them aluminum and filled by some materials that I would never get in contact with knowing the combination of Chinese and Chucks It's not as strong as the local steel, unless you rap on them you can't easily tell that they are not wood.

I won't use either of these products on the main house. My main house doors will come from Skimanski if he's still doing them when I'm ready.

One of the better decisions I made was to build/finish/fit my garage apartment first as I am truly learning.

My recommendation is to go to a door place and have a looksee. Leave your ATM card at home and leave your builder at home also. What you are doing is getting up close and personal with the doors, the fit and finish, etc

If you can swing (pun) it, please consider checking with Skimanski, maybe he'll give you a sweetheart of a deal.

Good luck Sir.

The thread for Skimanski doors, steady your nerves with a good stiff Scotch before you look at the prices though

Only rich men like Hajj they eat Ofe Owerri.

https://www.nairaland.com/3691502/doors-cabinets-wardrobe-other-wood

GoodFaith:

Guess ?
"Please People tell me about Gold star-Wire"
south south
Spoke with a dealer in Lagos, he said it was good

Gold Start cost less than 400K
Younger brother offer Coleman for 700K told him to get the hell out
2 M for what

mufutau55:


My brother.. you don finish the explanations o. Those thin layer of Chinese door steel should just be considered aluminium o.
The real steel is the heavier gauge. I used the thin layer for the bathrooms.

Yes o. I love those Skimanski doors, unfortunately I have already installed all my doors before he came out with his.
And Yes, she should give us "Nairaland Discount" when we are ready for the purchase.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Please find out very well before you buy o. Don't turn your that your beautiful house into firewood because of 300k (700k-400k=300k).
Just an advise o. I have no idea about that brand of wires o.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Please find out very well before you buy o. Don't turn your that your beautiful house into firewood because of 300k (700k-400k=300k).
Just an advise o. I have no idea about that brand of wires o.

Hajji M.

skimanski:

I always recommend a visit to our Ajah office to see for your self how these doors look like. Im sure you'll say to your self then that they are worth more than the prices. In Terms of Weight, Durability, Aesthetics and the fact that you can adjust designs to suit your style.

Anyway, as my Ogas wey carry me reach where i don reach. I can always discount for you anyday anytime.

twinskenny:
Guess who did this?
Somewhere in ibadan

twinskenny:
Guess who did this?

Somewhere in ibadan

44chux:


No worries. Just to clarify that the "I told you so" part only applies to the cost and not the constraint.
Cheers.

44chux:

Pardon me but I don't see anything special or complicated about the design.
It's just uncommon

EgunMogaji:


I personally abhor these designs that creates ledges where dust can gather. It also creates a residential area for mosquitos and other incorrigible elements.

But we each have our tastes. Less is more.

This is about as far as I could go and even this was a bit much for me.

44chux:

Same for me. But unfortunately my spouse loves complex designs.

I love your choice but they could have used a square shape rather than the circular shape in the centre