Wagasigiungu:


When i clicked to open this thread on FP, i initially thought it was ur thread ( https://www.nairaland.com/4191428/how-calculate-how-many-blocks ) that had finally landed in the promised land, but alas!!!

Keep up the good work sir, we are following bumper to bumper. Your threads are indeed very helpful and informative.

EgunMogaji:


Quantity Surveyor is the most useless profession in small self builds.

I encourage no one waste their money on such nonsense.

The cost to hire a quantity surveyor can be used towards the project.

PS: I’ll be waiting for the associate members of Nairaland QS to respond with their typical hunger induced vitriol

glambo:


Lolz,
Hmmmmmm

Is block the only component in a house?
The cheapest component in building is the block works and yet it occupied the most space so if you think you have made great saving doing your block calculation yourself.
Then be prepare to pay more because the artisans (bricklayer, painter, electrician etc will milk you) when you start wall plastering and floor screed, because I bet you can't do those calculation yourself.
Are you go8ng to do the calculation for roof carcass (timber), roofing sheet, paint and electrictical material yourself.

Please be guided a lot is involve in putting up a building even for a small 2 -3 bedroom bungalow.
If you skip the service of a Quantity surveyor you will save little money but end up spending it on material cos it's either you under buy and have to spend extra on transport When you have to buy the quantity left or you buy far more than is required. Then by the time you add up all this little extras it will be far more than what you will have paid a QS to do a proper Bill of quantities (BOQ) or material schedule for you.

Be wise and not be penny wise pound foolish

glambo:


Lolz,
Hmmmmmm

Is block the only component in a house?
The cheapest component in building is the block works and yet it occupied the most space so if you think you have made great saving doing your block calculation yourself.
Then be prepare to pay more because the artisans (bricklayer, painter, electrician etc will milk you) when you start wall plastering and floor screed, because I bet you can't do those calculation yourself.
Are you go8ng to do the calculation for roof carcass (timber), roofing sheet, paint and electrictical material yourself.

Please be guided a lot is involve in putting up a building even for a small 2 -3 bedroom bungalow.
If you skip the service of a Quantity surveyor you will save little money but end up spending it on material cos it's either you under buy and have to spend extra on transport When you have to buy the quantity left or you buy far more than is required. Then by the time you add up all this little extras it will be far more than what you will have paid a QS to do a proper Bill of quantities (BOQ) or material schedule for you.

Be wise and not be penny wise pound foolish

honey001:
Please, I have a small land measuring 23 by 50, is it possible to build two bedrooms on it?

dharmie2014:

Is the quantity surveyor going to do a different calculation than this our problem in this country is that we are too lazy to get involve with things as important hence we contracts them,allow people cheat on our intelligence or later start crying foul play or complaining that the work was not properly done.

Bro unless you wanna buy up a house, get involved in every calculations,even if they wil cheat you but it wil save you some coins that may runs into millions#myopinionsir#

your Project to a quantity surveyor and don't bother about all these..

What about Frame buildings? Do you also do the calculation yourself?..

Nigerians we like cutting corners..

InvertedHammer:


Not looking for work.
I usually convert back to inches.
They are all units of measurement of length.
You say 254mm. I say 10 inches. Both lengths are the same.
Everyone is happy.
I am beefing SI unit. I think mm creates a lot of room for errors. If it is cm, I will understand.

EgunMogaji:


Of course you can. You can even build 10 bedrooms or more.

Think vertical

honey001:



Thank you sir... I spent hours on one your house thread yesterday night, admiring it and using it as a point of contact to building my small one too.

EgunMogaji:


Thank you Sir.

Don’t be afraid to do a duplex. You just need to be cost conscious.

You can use used wood for the decking.

EgunMogaji:


You wrote nothing but gibberish.

Is block the only component in building? And you think that you’ve asked an intelligent question in public?

All the nonsense that you wrote doesn’t negate the fact that the services of a QS is a complete waste and a sham in small self builds.

You type this nonsense as if you can calculate to the last bucket of how much sharp sand to order.

Keep fooling yourself.

EgunMogaji:


You wrote nothing but gibberish.

Is block the only component in building? And you think that you’ve asked an intelligent question in public?

All the nonsense that you wrote doesn’t negate the fact that the services of a QS is a complete waste and a sham in small self builds.

You type this nonsense as if you can calculate to the last bucket of how much sharp sand to order.

Keep fooling yourself.

glambo:




Lolz

I don't know this is the kind of person you are,
Sorry I don't engage low minds like your who resort to insult when they don't have anything to back up their baseless claims.

When you are done misleading people for your personal gains they will realise.


This is for those who really want to know and build but not in the construction industry or know anything about buildng.

Please take precautions.
For the building design above you can't spend less than a million to achieve it to final finishing so why just run the risk of investing such without a professional advice.
The service of an experienced student QS or fresh graduate QS will go a long way at a every minimal cost say 25k. And you will get your material schedule and even a bill of quantity which will service as your guide when you buy and negotiate with artisans.
Thanks

EgunMogaji:


My architect had to supply my plans in both meet and feet. I just can’t do meters.

Btw, where are the / \? I don’t like changes

saydfact:
On point OP.. To reduce figures, you can use meters where 8,400mm = 8.4m and 225mm =. 225m

EgunMogaji:

Of course you can. You can even build 10 bedrooms or more.
Think vertical

lawofeso:
I like this tread. Here is my question I have a one bedroom self contained that I want to plaster the inside. Room is 12x12, parlor is12x14, toilet and kitchen are 6x8 each. How much would it cost me in materials and labor?

adolphus08:
My own experience is that bricklayers take about N6000 per day labor inclusiveto lay a hundred blocks. So you would be looking at about N120000 to lay 2000 blocks

Obidikejr:


Yeah... I'm a builder tho..
I can effectively work as a builder, cost engineer,design as an architect and a structural engineer, give consultancy advice too.