diordaves:


To be honest with you, just under a100k is a good reflection of the market rate. 90k should be what you should have in mind and then skirt around that with him. There's a lot of specialist knowledge involved.

In situations like this, it's good advice not to do "brother, brother". Pay a reflection of the market price or close to it and only then will you be morally and financially justified to demand professionalism in job execution.

If you pay peanuts don't be surprised to get monkey service, brother or no brother. You don't want to execute so important an aspect of your project as if you are being done a favour. You can't cough if anything goes wrong. Then you will be hearing things like: "after all I'm doing you a favour.

Thank you very much sir. I wil work with this guide. I am willing to pay fully actually and he's quite committed and dedicated as well.
I am sincerely grateful.
God bless

twinskenny:

First I hope he is getting the right cable for both cctv and dstv 100k shouldn’t be much

Baami lókè, ẹ ṣeun. Yes he is... He's done something similar for me in the past and it was awesome with my DSTV extraview and CCTV

diordaves:


To be honest with you, just under a100k is a good reflection of the market rate. 90k should be what you should have in mind and then skirt around that with him. There's a lot of specialist knowledge involved.

In situations like this, it's good advice not to do "brother, brother". Pay a reflection of the market price or close to it and only then will you be morally and financially justified to demand professionalism in job execution.

If you pay peanuts don't be surprised to get monkey service, brother or no brother. You don't want to execute so important an aspect of your project as if you are being done a favour. You can't cough if anything goes wrong. Then you will be hearing things like: "after all I'm doing you a favour.

Daboomb:


So, he needs to draw the wires ONLY, for now?
The Pipes are already in place.
He is also not doing fittings for now (meaning you are still going to pay for that later and that needs to be deducted now and added later)

Averagely, it should cost you (not more than) between 35K - 45K to do a complete wiring of a 3-bed Flat.
Broken down further, kitchen -10K, Rooms - 5K each, Living Room - 10K, Balcony+ Corridors - 5K.

In terms of percentages, Piping - 30%, Draw cable - 35%, Fittings & testing - 35%. Share the amount appropriately, in these percentages.

Use the above as a rough guide to come to a reasonable, negotiable value for/with your workman.
Its is a rough guide l have used and it worked for both client and workman.
Remember to pay in tranches, based on work done to-date otherwise....

BTW: Pls stop this "na my brother" things, dont do relationships, when doing business. Pay For Service and Demand to be Served Properly.

This is good. Yes, it is running of rhe wires. We aren't doing fittings yet.

alstacs:


Baami lókè, ẹ ṣeun. Yes he is... He's done something similar for me in the past and it was awesome with my DSTV extraview and CCTV

great

alstacs:

Thanks boss but he's almost completed the work. He's done with electrical, he's running the CCTV, Intercom and TV cables next week. It's impossible to get another quotation while he's on site.
I'm sorry my trouble is plenty on this matter. I will still come back when he's doing the electrical fittings oh.
Seriously, folks here are supportive.

In that case just give him anything you believe is best for his labour

But in whichever case remember I sell tiles.

ThatHistoryGuy:


In that case just give him anything you believe is best for his labour

But in whichever case remember I sell tiles.

I shall connect with you when our kobo contributions accumulate to tiling stage... God bless sir

Hi guys I need help from experts in the house. I received the below estimates from a carpenter to roof my house, and I was thinking you guys could help me understand if these materials are not too and the workmanship too. The house 25700 by 9675.

Wood estimate 3/4=50pies =50*2200=110,000
2/4=170pies =1100*170=187,000
2/3=180pies=1000*180=180,000
2/2=260pies= 500*260=130,000
1/12= 50pies =1500*50=75,000
Nail= 3inch two bags, 4inch two bags 9000*4=36,000
Workmanship =120,000
Total =838,000.
I have a picture of the house below

Here goes. Cost to roofing including ceiling. The addendum and caveats to follow. This is for 4 units of room and parlour self contained and 2 units of 2 bedroom flats.

1) I do have a lot of time on my hands and over 10 years knowledge behind me to do the costing and know what i do need at each stage
2) I self project manage and supervise all my buying.
3) I virtually lived on site.
4) All professional fees are waved because this is phase 2 of a much larger project. Also because of these, stuff like borehole water was already on site.
5) We pulled down a bungalow and reused windows, roofing wood and filing sand all of which i already adjusted for in the costing.

Attached below is the spread sheet of costings to roofing.

beloase:
Hi guys I need help from experts in the house. I received the below estimates from a carpenter to roof my house, and I was thinking you guys could help me understand if these materials are not too and the workmanship too. The house 25700 by 9675.

Wood estimate 3/4=50pies =50*2200=110,000
2/4=170pies =1100*170=187,000
2/3=180pies=1000*180=180,000
2/2=260pies= 500*260=130,000
1/12= 50pies =1500*50=75,000
Nail= 3inch two bags, 4inch two bags 9000*4=36,000
Workmanship =120,000
Total =838,000.
I have a picture of the house below

What type of house sir?

gabbytabby:
Here goes. Cost to roofing including ceiling. The addendum and caveats to follow. This is for 4 units of room and parlour self contained and 2 units of 2 bedroom flats.

1) I do have a lot of time on my hands and over 10 years knowledge behind me to do the costing and know what i do need at each stage
2) I self project manage and supervise all my buying.
3) I virtually lived on site.
4) All professional fees are waved because this is phase 2 of a much larger project. Also because off this, stuff like borehole water was already on site.
5) We pulled down a bungalow and reused windows, roofing wood and filing sand all of which i already adjusted for in the costing.

Sir based on your experience, how many number of 6inches SOLID block can i get from 10tons trip of sand? my moulder says 200 since it is solid. Was thinking it ought to be more than that. Will glad if other members of this group can also help me out. Thank.

I only buy blocks and never moulded so no experience of that area. Its mam oh.

cindybaby22:

Sir based on your experience, how many number of 6inches SOLID block can i get from 10tons trip of sand? my moulder says 200 since it is solid. Was thinking it ought to be more than that. Will glad if other members of this group can also help me out. Thank.

cindybaby22:

Sir based on your experience, how many number of 6inches SOLID block can i get from 10tons trip of sand? my moulder says 200 since it is solid. Was thinking it ought to be more than that. Will glad if other members of this group can also help me out. Thank.

It is usually between d range of 8 to 15 bags of cement. Depending on how honest your sand supplier is. Most of these tons dont always come in full.

@ gabbytabby & rubish thanks so much

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Could any one pls help with a very good Togolese or Ghanian for wall plastering?, my 3 bed flat is at the plastering stage I heard those guys are good at it.

Hello my professionals,
Pls I am about to finish the wood work for roofing of my house in Lagos and require a good and affordable black roof tiles( Classic ). Can anyone assist with price and brand. Thanks.

My Ogas pls comment:
Spyder
Aventures
Hajj M.
Diordaves
Segzy14
Gabbytabby
And everyone on Nairaland, please comment.

Zeebeeee:
Could any one pls help with a very good Togolese or Ghanian for wall plastering?, my 3 bed flat is at the plastering stage I heard those guys are good at it.

Why only togolese or Ghanaian.
Some of our guys here are very good than all those over rated foreigners.

Just search for good person to handle your job.

Water tank stand for bungalow, one tank up to collect water from roof and one tank up supplying the bungalow.

What are elements that need to be considered?

How much should I expect to pay for materials and for labour ?

Do you have anyone you can recommend?

rotecch77:



Why only togolese or Ghanaian.
Some of our guys here are very good than all those over rated foreigners.

Just search for good person to handle your job.

rotecch77:



Why only togolese or Ghanaian.
Some of our guys here are very good than all those over rated foreigners.

Just search for good person to handle your job.

Yea y rating the foreigner than our professional. Yu can so find good professional worker within the country

Zeebeeee:
Do you have anyone you can recommend?

Sorry I would have give you my workers but I don't release them out.
All of them are Nigerians, well skilled.

Those so called togolese are over rated. I will go with well skilled nigerian artisan anytime.
Those foreigners aren't even as cheap as we were made to believe and they use underage workers learning on the job also.

gbadexy:
Those so called togolese are over rated. I will go with well skilled nigerian artisan anytime.
Those foreigners aren't even as cheap as we were made to believe and they use underage workers learning on the job also.

They use to be good in the past but like everything human, charllatans among them have realised that easy money can be made in Nigeria so, even the one that knows little to nothing about Tiles, just need to say 'l am Togolese', and they get the job

One did a house for me (even left his under-age worker to spoil the grouting) and it was so bad that l just asked him to pack his things and disappear immediately.

Do you have anyone you can recommend?

gbadexy:
Those so called togolese are over rated. I will go with well skilled nigerian artisan anytime.
Those foreigners aren't even as cheap as we were made to believe and they use underage workers learning on the job also.

Daboomb:


They use to be good in the past but like everything human, charllatans among them have realised that easy money can be made in Nigeria so, even the one that knows little to nothing about Tiles, just need to say 'l am Togolese', and they get the job

One did a house for me (even left his under-age worker to spoil the grouting) and it was so bad that l just asked him to pack his things and disappear immediately.

Exactly sir, I think many of them are trooping in because mentioning their nationality gives them job easily. Both the skilled and semi skilled.

Zeebeeee:

Do you have anyone you can recommend?

No sir. I will ask from some of my clients that have neat plastering though.

Here are some plastering done by my guys ...Nigerians ooo

So get Nigeria men as your 1st choice, negotiate with them and supervise your job if you dont have builder or engr to do that for you.

Great job Pal.
You just educated a soul here.
I want to roof my house and it's so disturbing.
The cost and others.
I really love the Step-tiles but .......

spyder880:
WHAT MAKES ALUMINIUM ROOFING SHEETS TO LEAK?

1. Faulty corrugating machines

Whenever the machines used to fold aluminium sheets develop faults due to poor service and poor maintenance culture, it might start to punch too hard, perforating sheets in the process, such holes might be too small to notice, until it rains. That is when you see the faults. A roof repair guy will be needed to use felt and patch the roof from under to fix the leaks.

2. Lapping gaps

By this, I mean the point where two sheets join, where one sheet laps over the other to create a continuous roof. If you are using step tiles, or worse still Metcoppo sheets of aluminium, please help yourself and do what we call, DOUBLE LAPPING, this will mean lapping two rows of aluminium sheet instead of lapping on one only. Water splashing during rain fall can easily get under the single lap, and leak seriously into the house. With double Lapping, you are assured of less incidence of water getting under your roof from the point where two sheets join. It's important to note that double Lapping will increase your roofing sheets quantities by about 8-12%. You will actually spend more to do double lapping.

3. Roof Ridge covers

The ridge cover is another point that can let in water during the rain, especially with a poor carpentry job. Another problem with ridges is if the ridge capping is not wide enough to comfortably cover the roof, water can find a way to flow into the roof especially during heavier rains.

POINTS TO NOTE

1. That you used .55, .45 or .40 to roof your house is not the reason it will leak. The reason is the design, or wrong placement of your lapping.

2. The Metcoppo, and the step tiles will leak much more than the straight long span sheets. We usually think that the beauty of the Metcoppo or the step tiles, exposes it to a design flaw which makes it prone to leakage. Be ready for periodic roof maintenance if you use Metcoppo sheets.

Happy easter my good people.

Thanks bro. Have mould up to 6,000. I intend to stop at 7,500 9 inches hollow block.

earthrealm:


would suggest you go with 9mm truout for the foundation.

just took a 2nd look at the QS report, stuff appears useless less.

he wrote : 225mm Sandcrete hollow blockwork (1:6) in foundation in cement and
sand mortar (1:6) 136square meter,@ the cost of 5000 per sq meter,

good day house. please am currently building my house in a busy area where motor cycles and cars ply and the noise is unbearable sometimes. my question is can a good casement window and good doors reduce the noise drastically when shut? and what are other noise reduction methods i can adopt indoors thanks.

Daboomb:


They use to be good in the past but like everything human, charllatans among them have realised that easy money can be made in Nigeria so, even the one that knows little to nothing about Tiles, just need to say 'l am Togolese', and they get the job

One did a house for me (even left his under-age worker to spoil the grouting) and it was so bad that l just asked him to pack his things and disappear immediately.

You are right, I had a small project to do the tiling few months ago, about 125sqm in total, a Togolese was recommended to me and he said 450naira / sqm, I told him to reduce the price, he came down to 350 naira, I finally got the job done at 250 naira / sqm by a young Yoruba guy in lagos, he was not desperate for the money but to give me job satisfaction, he did very well with the tiling and I went out of my way to compensate him handsomely, all his feeding for him and his boys for 3days was borne by me as well, the other building l have on ground will be handled by the same guy, very humble and he knows his onions, the Togolese guy later called me to see if I will give him the job, l told him to buzz off, I am not carried away by the fact that you are a Togolese