Teebawse:

Land size is 630sqm, size if building is 283sqm

spyder880:


My man, you couldn't get the sample of tiles I sent you?

Dominionng:

If the structure doesn't have a pent house, then whoever prepared the quote won't make heaven.
We used 110pieces of bamboo for a duplex size of 135sqm recently, double leg and building height over 7metres. You shouldn't be spending more than 50% of what was quoted there.

Chekitaut:
Local(Good), Tiger(Better), Pulkit(Best) right now no pulkit in circulation.

spyder880:
They are usually more beautiful to look at, but experience has shown the likelihood of water passing from spaces and crevices in roofing types like step tiles and Metcoppo types. If you use a long span roof, the flow of water is usually smooth, not too different from the old corrugated zink types of the old.

The problem with the step tiles is the relative ease of water jumping through the gaps left by the designs in the corrugation. There seems to be more space left with step tiles, there also seems to be overflows that spill over the gutter placed under roof valleys. To prevent this problem, use a method we call "double lapping" but it might add another 10% to the roofing sheets budget at it involves using more roofing materials.

By design, machines can perforate roofing sheets if the machines are faulty. In this attached picture, a lot of work was put in to find the leaking spot, but it wasn't possible for a long time because it was coming from an area with a tear coming from the top of the building, this could present more problems especially when the house scaffolding has been removed. This will mean that a scaffolding be done, or hired to climb the top of the house.

spyder880:
More,

1. Metcoppo sheets
2. Long span
3. Stone coated tiles in 3 colours.

Teebawse:

How many bamboo do you suggest will be enough and how much would be right for workmanship to erect it

Dominionng:


300 bamboos

1/2 bag of 4inches nail

1/2 bag of 5inches nail

2 rolls of binding wire

Labour(2 carpenter and 2 labourers will complete it in 3-4days) 50-60k

ikush:
Dear all, I'm a silent reader here. Please I have a little challenge with my building and need some expert advice.

The challenge is that my residential building has serious cracks on the wall due to poor job execution from the builder. The cracks even affected the POP. Pictures are attached.
 The walls may fall down very soon if repairs are not carried out

I need advice on how to fixed this. Expert that can undertake to fix this should indicate. The property is in Benin City.

Thank you all

ikush:
Dear all, I'm a silent reader here. Please I have a little challenge with my building and need some expert advice.

The challenge is that my residential building has serious cracks on the wall due to poor job execution from the builder. The cracks even affected the POP. Pictures are attached.
 The walls may fall down very soon if repairs are not carried out

I need advice on how to fixed this. Expert that can undertake to fix this should indicate. The property is in Benin City.

Thank you all

ikush:
Dear all, I'm a silent reader here. Please I have a little challenge with my building and need some expert advice.

The challenge is that my residential building has serious cracks on the wall due to poor job execution from the builder. The cracks even affected the POP. Pictures are attached.
 The walls may fall down very soon if repairs are not carried out

I need advice on how to fixed this. Expert that can undertake to fix this should indicate. The property is in Benin City.

Thank you all

Chekitaut:
Bros, sorry you face this, the crack is as a result of settlement, sir. I will plead with you, demolish it. that is the important of chain lintel.

Rubbiish:

How long has this been on?
Was there any form of cracks before plastering?
Are d cracks happening in only one part of the building?

ikush:
Dear all, I'm a silent reader here. Please I have a little challenge with my building and need some expert advice.

The challenge is that my residential building has serious cracks on the wall due to poor job execution from the builder. The cracks even affected the POP. Pictures are attached.
 The walls may fall down very soon if repairs are not carried out

I need advice on how to fixed this. Expert that can undertake to fix this should indicate. The property is in Benin City.

Thank you all

Chekitaut:
Bros, sorry you face this, the crack is as a result of settlement, sir. I will plead with you, demolish it. that is the important of chain lintel.

bixton:


Was someone living in this house watching these cracks till it opened this way ?
This did not happen over night.

Not all the pix are entirely clear from my end but just a few questions for you;
-Are the cracks running from top to bottom of the walls?
-Do they all appear on both sides of the walls(internal/external of each wall)?It's actually my personal house and I'm living there with a tenant. I was advised when the cracks were noticed to allow the building to settle down hence the delay. But now the cracks are getting wider.

Only one of the cracks is from bottom others are not. Yes they appear on both side of the wall.

bixton:


Was someone living in this house watching these cracks till it opened this way ?
This did not happen over night.

Not all the pix are entirely clear from my end but just a few questions for you;
-Are the cracks running from top to bottom of the walls?
-Do they all appear on both sides of the walls(internal/external of each wall)?

kopell:
Demolish what? Did you mean the entire structure, if yes why. So sad, most of these issues sometime happened when people ignore professional advise trying to save money that may end up costing them more.

raymondFirstborn:


I would like to know the following information
what type of structure is it
And when did the cracks start showing

you can contact me on
09056082348(call & whatsapp)
Raymondfubara@gmail.com
for further discussion and to profer solution to the cracks on The wall of your building.

ikush:
It's actually my personal house and I'm living there with a tenant. I was advised when the cracks were noticed to allow the building to settle down hence the delay. But now the cracks are getting wider.

Only one of the cracks is from bottom others are not. Yes they appear on both side of the wall.

bixton:


You'll just need a good mason to do it.
Send me the pix on whatsapp so I explain to you how to handle each individual crack.
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spyder880:
They are usually more beautiful to look at, but experience has shown the likelihood of water passing from spaces and crevices in roofing types like step tiles and Metcoppo types. If you use a long span roof, the flow of water is usually smooth, not too different from the old corrugated zink types of the old.

The problem with the step tiles is the relative ease of water jumping through the gaps left by the designs in the corrugation. There seems to be more space left with step tiles, there also seems to be overflows that spill over the gutter placed under roof valleys. To prevent this problem, use a method we call "double lapping" but it might add another 10% to the roofing sheets budget at it involves using more roofing materials.

By design, machines can perforate roofing sheets if the machines are faulty. In this attached picture, a lot of work was put in to find the leaking spot, but it wasn't possible for a long time because it was coming from an area with a tear coming from the top of the building, this could present more problems especially when the house scaffolding has been removed. This will mean that a scaffolding be done, or hired to climb the top of the house.

seunben:

Please do not forget to also explain how to handle the crack here. This is an interactive forum, we are all here to learn especially for those who are about to build to avoid stories that touch

Rubbiish:

Insightful analysis...
Can we also say stone coated roof are also prone to leakage since they come in small sizes sir?

seunben:
Why would such a massive crack occur in a building? The professionals in the house should please explain to novice (about to build) people like us.

spyder880:


The usual suspect is a defect known as differential settlement.