Ibk2020:


Pls which is more better, if money is not the problem?

n3xt:


Your foundation design determines which one to go for.

Pic 1: DPM
Pic 2: Damp Proof Course
Pic 3: Suspended Slab
Pic 4: Damp Proof Course

abdulwastecx:


Never build a raft foundation like the last two pictures below.

People fail to realise that the slab in a raft is the main component that transfers the load to the soil below.

jesusson2020:


you know deeply you not saying the truth.

What you know in sand supply business, you only use it to deceive customers.

I expect you to honorably keep quite and hide a little bit, because you have been bursted.

Is only a shameless person that will continue ranting, when shown evidence of truth.

Abolarin91:
Pls shed more light to it

QSFemi:
It's clear now.

However, the dimensions you gave as 43 feet (12.9 metres) by 35.5 feet (10.7 metres) can not in any way accommodate this kind of design, 8 units of 2 bedroom apartments.

I advise you to get the right dimensions, length and breadth, of the building in order to get the answers you seek.

Thanks.

abdulwastecx:


Never build a raft foundation like the last two pictures below.

People fail to realise that the slab in a raft is the main component that transfers the load to the soil below.

abdulwastecx:


Never build a raft foundation like the last two pictures below.

People fail to realise that the slab in a raft is the main component that transfers the load to the soil below.

n3xt:


Your foundation design determines which one to go for.

Pic 1: DPM
Pic 2: Damp Proof Course
Pic 3: Suspended Slab
Pic 4: Damp Proof Course

adanny01:


Check your type of business and see if its construction.

adanny01:


I disagree too.

North America use Building, Cost or Construction Estimator, specifically not the term Engineer or Engineering (see first screen shot for reasons) for job duties exactly as that of a QS.

Look at the professional organizations;
UK: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
US: American Society of Professional Estimators
Nigeria: Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors

QS/Construction Estimator is not an engineering degree.

Cost Engineering also known as Project control engineering on the other hand is an Engineering degree and its duties is not just providing a cost estimate but also determining profitability or usefulness of the investment and the comparative options hence the Evaluation in the BEME. The evaluation is what differenciates a BOQ to a BEME.

I first heard BEME in class, a civil engineering class and answered test and exam questions on it. Something that is part of the curriculum could not have been coined in Nigeria by Nigerian engineers or my lecturer for the benefit of Nigerian engineers.

This is not a contest bro.

I am aware of the role of a QS and I am aware of my limits as regards your professional roles. Some of these roles of a QS cannot be done by even a Cost Engineer that bears so much resemblance to QS. For example, Contract Management, Contract Laws, contract bids and tenders etc, these duties are not done by even cost engineers.

You really need to calm down and look your profession over, donot limit yourself to quantities and cost, there are no duplication of roles when it comes to the difference between Cost Engineering and Quantity surveying. This rivalry you seem to have developed has no basis simply because you just feel threatened by a similar but otherwise very different profession that you don't seem to understand.

sinorte:
Please what can I do to have the arcs missing in the beam on the ground floor put back in there?

Also, 11 bags of cement used for plastering two fairly spaced rooms and two rest rooms. Is that usage good enough?

Is Dangote Blockmaster cement good for plastering?

sinorte:
Please what can I do to have the arcs missing in the beam on the ground floor put back in there?

Also, 11 bags of cement used for plastering two fairly spaced rooms and two rest rooms. Is that usage good enough?

Is Dangote Blockmaster cement good for plastering?

n3xt:


When we had an almost similar situation, we just simply introduce a new formwork, chiseled the beam a bit to anchor some iron rods to it.

Hope this helps!

sinorte:
Please what can I do to have the arcs missing in the beam on the ground floor put back in there?

Also, 11 bags of cement used for plastering two fairly spaced rooms and two rest rooms. Is that usage good enough?

Is Dangote Blockmaster cement good for plastering?

n3xt:


11 bags for two fairly spaced room, not bad if you have good mix and sand. That’s like average of 4 bags per room.

But if God bless you, kindly add more bags (maybe 1 or 2 more) of cement. Plastering is a part of your build that requires to be quality upfront.

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You’re good with any 32.5 Cement. Blockmaster (42.5 R Grade) is not a bad one tho.

n3xt:


Is it really compulsory? The building is looking nice without one tho.

Footstradamus:
Top of the day to the house

Great job from most of the contributors on here, especially the pro's sharing expertise for free.

I was scrolling through old Nairaland building threads and stumbled on a floor plan that really caught my fancy (attached)

I have two questions

firstly can it fit into a 50x100 and still leave moderate space for parking etc

Secondly what would a bungalow like that cost to erect with average finishing, all ceilings POP.

Footstradamus:
Top of the day to the house

Great job from most of the contributors on here, especially the pro's sharing expertise for free.

I was scrolling through old Nairaland building threads and stumbled on a floor plan that really caught my fancy (attached)

I have two questions

firstly can it fit into a 50x100 and still leave moderate space for parking etc

Secondly what would a bungalow like that cost to erect with average finishing, all ceilings POP.

Footstradamus:
Top of the day to the house

Great job from most of the contributors on here, especially the pro's sharing expertise for free.

I was scrolling through old Nairaland building threads and stumbled on a floor plan that really caught my fancy (attached)

I have two questions

firstly can it fit into a 50x100 and still leave moderate space for parking etc

Secondly what would a bungalow like that cost to erect with average finishing, all ceilings POP.

sinorte:


Thank you once again. This is deeply appreciated.

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Edit:
Talking of the mix, the masons did 10 paint buckets of plaster sand plus two buckets of sharp sand to a bag of cement.

tonididdy:

1. First of all 3 exits to a bungalow is kind of much.

2. The main entrance should lead to the main lobby through the anteroom (there should be a door there, having to go via the anteroom, living room and finning to access the lobby is stressful). The exit at the dinning should be closed, I have never seen a dinning exit.

3. The masters bedroom punch out is unnecessary considering the land space you have plus if it's a necessity, then there should be a window on both sides of the punch out, so you can act as security at night )

4. On this plan, I prefer the entrance to the laundry be on the exit side and not in the lobby.

5. The kitchen has 5 doors.... 5 doors ,

6. The main lobby is crooked, too many cuts and bends

7. I don't like this plan.




TO YOUR TWO MAIN QUESTIONS:
1. there will be shortage of space left unless you recalculate on size.

2. This is a big, big plan... You will invest a lot on doors but 15m should pull you through if I'm not micing words

n3xt:



CEMENT MIX RATIO

Here is a general guideline for mixing of cement by Lafarge:


For higher strength concrete Grade 25/30
Use 1 Headpan Cement/1.5 Headpans Sand/3 Headpans Aggregate/0.5 Headpans Water

For medium strength concrete Grade 15/20
Use 1 Headpan Cement/2 Headpans Sand/4 Headpans Aggregate/0.5 Headpans Water

For lean mixes Grade 7.5/15
Use 1 Headpan Cement/3 Headpans Sand/6 Headpans Aggregate/0.5 Headpans Water

For MORTAR & PLASTERING
Use 1 Headpan Cement/6 Headpans Sand

BabaOman:
Needed: This is not for the big boys. We need someone based in Ibadan to help us do corner pieces on farmlands in Ibadan and its environs. It's farmland o; the person will be in charge of moving the needed materials to the site.
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Thanks.