diordaves:


I don't think it's the foundation as suggested by some. The problem is obviously the lintel. The lintel failed at that point.

Solution: join the balcony lintel with the window lintel or cast a column at that point between the balcony lintel and the window lintel. It's not a big problem.

Don't fall for over diagnosis and make a mole out of an ant hill and then waste so much money for nothing. It is a bungalow. For a bungalow, your foundation should be adequate for the most situation. If the crack is ONLY the point you showed, your foundation is fine.

What probably happened is during natural settlement. ALL built (foundation) settle evenly after a certain time. But with your project, the during the settlement, that point failed because of the block quality and block joint work between the balcony and the window.

Lintel is very important in a building. Badly done, you will experience crack. Not all cracks are foundation caused. More cracks are caused by poor lintel than by foundation. I've noticed in Nigeria we tend not to be aware of the importance of lintel work.

mufutau55:


I already guessed he is not in any Issolation Center.
Isolation in always at Imo. The guy wey dey login and check his post here at night.
The Client need to use some iron hand with him.
Get some SARS to go after him, N3m not be chicken-change o.

Hajji M.

Badgers14:

I really hope he didn't abscond with people's money, close to $10k??

Forget about covid, I would track him down with my hazmat suit..

This is just heart breaking!!,

mufutau55:


Yes. You can surely use sand dug from your soak-away to fill your foundation.
No problem, that is what everybody uses it for, and just add laterite from other place to it.

Hajji M.

Adequate459:
Please,Is it advisable to use 12mm steel for gate pillar.

coldcandy:
Somebody was so emphatic abt the hsl guy being in isolation center. He even showed us pics of lovely windows. Could he be fronting for him? N3m no be beans ooo.

Badgers14:



This is one of the reason why the idea of compiling "trusted" suppliers might not be a good idea.

Some people have transacted business with hslbroker successfully many times but here we are!!!


I really hope he didn't abscond with people's money, close to $10k??

Forget about covid, I would track him down with my hazmat suit..

This is just heart breaking!!,

Focusmind:


Please no body contacted me to launder any image, neither am I here to hold briefs for anybody. I gave my story and that is it. If you feel that you people have an unfinished business, get across to him. I got back to him and saw that my work had progressed against my initial thought.

Please follow up with him if you have any issue. My thinking is that this kind of things are common with artisans.

coldcandy:
Somebody was so emphatic abt the hsl guy being in isolation center. He even showed us pics of lovely windows. Could he be fronting for him? N3m no be beans ooo.

Excuzeme:

It depends on the kind of environment, which also dictates the kind of sand!
If it is a dry land with dug-out laterite, that is okay to use

If it is in a swampy area with that brackish, decomposing mangrove swamp type of mud that is made up of decaying mangrove leaves and stumps, better avoid using that because it will continue to decay over time, creating voids in your foundation, with the result that your foundation will likely crack in no distant future.
Any sand that contains decaying, vegetable matter, is not good for sand-filling

EgunMogaji2:

I say this with all due respect, the idea of a safe list is most ridiculous and unwise.

Some good guys have gone rogue on here. And those are the ones we read about. Many sordid issues were sorted offline that we never heard about. I have heard from a few diasporans who were duped but took their lumps and simply moved on. Some of the alleged duper’s are sons of the soil of this section,

EgunMogaji2:


I say this with all due respect, the idea of a safe list is most ridiculous and unwise.

Some good guys have gone rogue on here. And those are the ones we read about. Many sordid issues were sorted offline that we never heard about. I have heard from a few diasporans who were duped but took their lumps and simply moved on. Some of the alleged duper’s are sons of the soil of this section,

SoldierPikin:
Please, I need sand and broken concrete removed from my site in Kubwa, Abuja. Anyone who can do this can get in touch.
I need people who are well-referenced on this site.
Thanks.

rotecch77:



The 1st drawing can’t work that way,if tank A filled up it can’t enter tank B bcs both tank have the inlet at same level.
The best for that system is for the both tank to supply each other from the bottom inlet.

See attached pics for that

Now if the system is for commercial for diff tenant then the second diagram (see attached pics) will be perfect for such.

Their will be a valve from the bore hole or from the municipal pipe into the two tank through only one pipe line then you will separate the pipe into each tank with valve on each branch, then if mr A need to pump water he will shot off MR B tank supply valve same applicable to Mr B if he needs water vise-visa. More so both can open the valve at a go to have water from the main source

SoldierPikin:


Buyer and service provider reviews can capture the essence of these transactions.

SoldierPikin:


Buyer and service provider reviews can capture the essence of these transactions.

LastWeek1:
Hi house. Installing of Heat Extractor (Hood Range) to the kitchen,Is Boring hole to the wall necessary or not; and which one of better?

Regards

gbadexy:

Perhaps if we could have some kind of escrow service powered by seun on nairaland or partner with jumia that could help.

raymondFirstborn:


I have been in contact with ibibioson , who is a client in diaspora.
I prepared the BOQ of the said project. From my investigation so far, HSL BROKER, is not in any isolation center. He has absconded with my clients N3m and is using COVID19 to buy time.
We have told him to provide the location of the Isolation center to verify his claim. But he is yet to respond.
It's been a month now, stories upon stories.

EgunMogaji2:


The issue here is that most of the artisans that I’ve run into don’t have financial facilities to do a job before being paid which negates the idea of an escrow.

So if I pay N100K into escrow for painting my house hippopotamus yellow. As it is now they’ll ask me for advance abi. Is the advance coming from the escrow? If so and they painted my house agama agama pink, who is the looser? Am I not out of the advanced money?

babeline:
What type of doors are you looking at getting? I have MDF & Hardwood doors for sale. Chinese, American & turkey. Also German doors. How do I contact you to send sample you pictures?

megacontrol:
Thanks but never mind.
I looked up your posts and didn't find anything on doors, other than the occasional posts but still no pictures.

At best, it would seem that's a side gig or maybe not your core biz. I may be wrong tho. I will need something more focused as it is wooden doors we need.
Already speaking to some of the people that displayed their work here.

LastWeek1:
Hi house. Installing of Heat Extractor (Hood Range) to the kitchen,Is Boring hole to the wall necessary or not; and which one of better?

Regards

saydfact:


Use between 3300mm to 3900mm
11ft to 13ft

Goodluck

megacontrol:
Thanks but never mind.
I looked up your posts and didn't find anything on doors, other than the occasional posts but still no pictures.

At best, it would seem that's a side gig or maybe not your core biz. I may be wrong tho. I will need something more focused as it is wooden doors we need.
Already speaking to some of the people that displayed their work here.

MrOkenwa:

Sorry to bother you Sir. Please to what extent would this 13ft affect the estimated measurement of 384.9mts that @perfecttouchade gave me up there?