Rubbiish:

@bold i thought roof beam are only for external walls?
Do they also go round internal walls?

ceelog:


Thanks Chekitaut. The lower floor was chained and the foundation was grade beam. Will cracking still affect the upper floor even if I end up ditching the lintel but doing a roof beam (for parapet)?

Aventures:
The pics posted by Egunmogaji say its all. Your roof beam is suppose to be a replica of your floor beam. The importance is to make your roof load transferred to the foundation via structural members. Thereby making the block work to serve as partitioning member only.

Aventures:
Columns is optional in bungalow except for the aesthetic columns. But in a water Log area it is essential. From Experience over time I discovered that just few columns externally around bungalow built on clay formation (so called firm ground) is advantageous. Clay has anomalous behavior I:e during raining season it expands and when the dry seasons comes it shrinks(that is why when you fill your foundation with laterite and leave if for a while you will see some crack lines all over) this behavior sometimes responsible for perennial cracks in some build. So I advice if anyone can afford it put a capping beam at fdn level, put columns externally and chain your lintel, that makes your bungalow a little framed structure that can restrict the effect of clay behavior. Better soup na money kill am.

EgunMogaji:
Thailand Bungalow, they use this brick that can be cut with a saw. Does anyone know the material? I like how they don't rely on the partition for strength but columns.

chidexy:


In German, it is called "poren Beton" (porous concrete blocks) and the best brand is YTONG. I did post about it some years back on one of Spyder's projects. It's very light but has almost the strength of Concrete

Rubbiish:

There are some areas where getting water is a big problem, no matter the depth of drilling. Like a town visited in Edo. U can hardly get a functional borehole. What is the cause & possible solution to such sir?

tobbyboy2011:
Foundation has been completed for the 6 Flats of 2bedroom. A storey building with 3 flats on each floor
2,160,000.00 Actually completed the foundation and I paid him 200,000.

Total cost of the foundation is 2,360,000
Location: Ibadan.

Hope the price is reasonable??

tolha:
hello house, plese few questions to ask

breakdown of A5 bedrooms flat in nigeria Abeokuta.
what are the needs after the land is already available?
materials detail in full and the amount from the beginig till the lintel or roofing
thanks so much.

KolaShangOne:



Yes it is.

I just think you should have added wire mesh to your foundation since the span is quite much and you're doing a storey building. Would have cost you less than 150,000. It's very good to prevent cracking.

Somnething like this..

Also, your starter columns are too too short. It should have Minimum of 600mm lap length.

chidexy:

In German, it is called "poren Beton" (porous concrete blocks) and the best brand is YTONG. I did post about it some years back on one of Spyder's projects. It's very light but has almost the strength of Concrete. During the production process, Aluminium Oxide is added with reacts to create the pores, You can read up on it. Some residential homes in Germany are constructed using the blocks

mufutau55:


Is cement/sand use to join this foam blocks? I don't see any. Thx.

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Is cement/sand use to join this foam blocks? I don't see any. Thx.

Hajji M.

chidexy:

Hahahahaha, Otunba Hajj, that's no foam blocks ooo. The cement used is applied very thinly, but very strong.
See attached pictures. Besides, the blocks have matching (mirrored) grooves, which allows for perfect fitting

ceelog:


On the two occasions I ordered for granite from Okigwe (Uturu precisely), on arrival my Engr and casters confirmed it was full load (27tonnes as requested). No complains since then. Paid 50k for tport. #GoodEnoughForMe

InvertedHammer:


Evidently it boils down to greed. N4000/ton x 30 == N120k.
Add N50k for transportation. It becomes N170k which is close to price in the North and SW. But the suppliers want N270k. Difference of N100k (not including yoshi). The level of greed I witnessed in the SE is preposterous. To get things right, you just have to do it yourself.

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EgunMogaji:



A plot of land located in a choice area of porth Harcourt up for sale asking price 3.6million



Call 07037285562 for details *price negotiable *






Well not so fast.

Some of us toy with the idea of having multiple wife's.

I might need the groups advice on designing a house that will fit my future 3 wives. Something that we're all under the same roof but still provides individual privacy besides in most families the wife's are the Chief Accountants

oyb:


proper compaction /sandfilling with suitable material/ providing a hardcore base is what is required to prevent settlement

Ralphdan:


Hi sir where do you base would like to work with you on something

Rubbiish:

There are some areas where getting water is a big problem, no matter the depth of drilling. Like a town visited in Edo. U can hardly get a functional borehole. What is the cause & possible solution to such sir?

EgunMogaji:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkmZbSRQ6F4

Flaghouse1:


Egun,

I watched the video and was quite revealing , I don't see reason why such technology cannot be deployed in the country to solve the housing gaps buy the local , state and federal government with different houses plans to accommodate all strata of people of the society

This benefits of this video after watching are numerous ,below are a few

1.Time savings in delivery time
2. No wastages (Agile management )
3.Huge cost savings at the long run based on economy of scale
4. Quality assurance
5.Elimination of middle men in the chain of supply

The list can go on and on, how I wish One can introduce this building style inhe country for personal estate development.

Many thanks for your contribution the property section

InvertedHammer:


We don't have it in Nigeria bc we learn one thing and stick with it with little room to think outside the box until oyibo folks come with new innovations. Our libraries and educational curricula are still based off of 1980's materials.
You can tell what era a house was built in Nigeria by mere looks. One person builds a particular style, every builder/designer follows and runs with it until it is played out. I am not a big fan of herd mentality--a contrarian and a dissenter to the core.
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InvertedHammer:
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Lintels are made to cover space (doors, windows, openings) to be able to bear load on top. Anything else is just fantasy and waste of resources.
Some builders do all round concrete works at lintel level, then add two levels of blocks and do the decking. Seriously? That design does not add anything to the structural integrity of the building. Buildings built the old way still stands 60 years after. So what changed? Overkill indeed.

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Chekitaut:
Sooner or later ChEkItAuT will not supply but only render Haulage services, book the truck take it to Quarry yourself scale in scale out load and follow the truck to offload point. my client will be happy me too will be glad, putting smile on your face.

D1O:


Does it not make it easier, should the need arise in the future, to relocate doors/windows if needed or if circumstances demand so?

Flaghouse1:


Egun,

I watched the video and was quite revealing , I don't see reason why such technology cannot be deployed in the country to solve the housing gaps buy the local , state and federal government with different houses plans to accommodate all strata of people of the society

This benefits of this video after watching are numerous ,below are a few

1.Time savings in delivery time
2. No wastages (Agile management )
3.Huge cost savings at the long run based on economy of scale
4. Quality assurance
5.Elimination of middle men in the chain of supply

The list can go on and on, how I wish One can introduce this building style inhe country for personal estate development.

Many thanks for your contribution the property section

chidexy:

Look for the production video and watch. The original videos are in German and that will tell you the reason why it might not work for us here, unless we are talking about massive importation of the blocks (estimated 40ft container per house as can be seen from the delivery truck on the video attached by Chief EgunMogaji, the quantity required to finish a house )