uncleteeh:


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hello all
here is the plan for my proposed build at opic estate.
its a 4 nos of 2bedroom flats. is there any amendment that could be made?

Gentlemen & ladies, I need help!!!!. I got the following quote for stage 1 and 2 plumbing works for a 3 bedrooms( all ensuite) and 2 bedrooms bungalow with 2 toilet and 2 baths on 750 Square metres plot. What is left out is the fitting stage . think this is outrageous.

QUOTATION FOR THE EXTERNAL RUNNINGS FOR THE BOTH SUPPLY & WASTE
S/N Description Of Item(S) QTY RATE AMOUNT (₦)
1 100mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 56l 3,500 196,000
2 100mmx Imported Hakan Elbow 7 700 4,900
3 100mmx45° Imported Bend 5 650 3,250
4 75mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 2l 2,500 5,000
5 50mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 5l 1,500 7,500
6 75 Imported Hakan Bend 4 500 2,000
7 50mmx90° Hakan Bend 12 250 3,000
8 40mm Hakan PPR Pipe 28 4,500 126,000
9 40m Hakan PPR Socket 28 400 11,200
10 40mm Hakan PPR Elbow 10 500 5,000
11 40mm Hakan PPR Tee 8 500 4,000
12 40mmx32mm Hakan Tee 6 500 3,000
13 40mmx32mm Hakan PPR Elbow 8 500 4,000
14 40mmx32 Reducing Nipple 10 400 4,000
15 32mm Hakan PPR Elbow 10 200 2,000
16 32mm Hakan PPR Socket 5 200 1,000
17 32mm Hakan PPR Pipe 4l 2,800 11,200
18 32mmx25mm Hakan Tee 4 200 800
19 25mm Female Hakan Elbow 4 700 2,800
20 32mmx25m PPR Elbow 4 200 800
21 25mm Hakan PPR Pipe 1 1,800 1,800
22 25mm Hakan PPR Socket 4 150 600
23 Big Old Abro Gum 1 5000 5,000
24 25mm Threaded Plug PPR 4 200 800
₦405,650

ESTIMATE FOR ALL INTERNAL RUNNINGS WHICH CAN DELAY THE PLASTERING
1 2om Sanitary Hakan Elbow 68 500 34,000
2 20m Hakan PPR Plain Elbow 40 150 6,000
3 20m X 25m PPR Elbow 45 150 6,750
4 20m Hakan PPR Tee 21 150 3,150
5 20mx25m Hakan Tee 45 200 9,000
6 25m Hakan PPR Elbow 55 200 11,000
7 25m Hakan PPR Tee 25 200 5,000
8 20x25m Reducing Nipple 20 200 4,000
9 25mx32m Reducing Nipple 16 250 4,000
10 25mx32m Elbow 18 250 4,500
11 25m/ ½ Female Elbow 10 650 6,500
12 32m Control Seat Valve 10 5,000 50,000
13 32m Elbow PPR 18 250 4,500
14 32m Hakan PPR Tee 7 250 1,750
15 20m Female Socket 5 500 2,500
16 20m Male PPR Hakan Socket 5 500 2,500
17 25m Hakan PPR Socket 15 180 2,700
18 20m Hakan PPR Socket 15 100 1,500
19 20m Hakan PPR Pipe 12L 1,500 18,000
20 25m Hakan PPR Pipe 17 1,800 30,600
21 32m Hakan PPR Pipe 6L 3,000 18,000
21 32m X 25m Tee PPR 10 280 2,800
₦228,750

WASTE MATERIALS:
S/N DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS QTY RATE AMOUNT (₦)
1 100mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 14L 3,500 49,000
2 75mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 5L 2,500 12,500
3 50mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 16L 1,500 24,000
4 100mm Hakan/ Sanica Tee 7 1,000 7,000
5 100mm Hakan Elbow 25 650 16,250
6 100mmx45° Hakan Bend 8 650 5,200
7 100mmx75m Imported Socket 5 600 3,000
8 75mm Hakan Imported Tee 4 500 2,000
9 75mm Hakan Elbow 6 500 3,000
10 75mmx45° Hakan Bend 4 500 2,000
11 50mm Hakan Bend 42 250 10,500
12 50mm X 45° Hakan Bend 30 250 7,500
13 50mm Hakan ‘Y’ Tee 10 450 4,500
14 50mm Hakan Equall Tee 14 400 5,600
15 Old Abro Big Gm 2 5,000 10,000
16 75mm X 50mm Reducing Socket 6 600 3,600
WASTE SUB TOTAL ₦165,650

bebe2:
hello all
here is the plan for my proposed build at opic estate.
its a 4 nos of 2bedroom flats. is there any amendment that could be made?

What about visitors toilet?

KolaShangOne:


Nigerian (Goodwill, Crown, Time).
25 x 40 - 1500 psm
60 x 60 - 2500 psm
40 x 40 - 1900 psm.

Chinese 60 x 60 - 3500 psm

Please how much is mosaic and the tiles that look like mosaic ?

Good evening all the Gurus on this platform.

Pls I need your advice

I intend to change all the internal doors and toilet doors in my personal house. The old china doors that I installed about 8 years ago are peeling off

Kindly advise on type of doors I can replace them with. The most important is DURABILITY. Thanks and God bless.

bebe2:
hello all
here is the plan for my proposed build at opic estate.
its a 4 nos of 2bedroom flats. is there any amendment that could be made?

This plan is looking clumsy
That open space has a roof i presume?
Air circulation may not be enough to control the smell coming out of d WC. The area marked in red line.

rotecch77:

Chairman and other gurus in the house, I need your help. Please a plumber submited this as quotation for plumbing work for a 3 bedroom flat (all ensuite) plus one visitor's toilet. Is this in order?

Cold Water
4” PVC Pipe – 11 length @2500 – 27,500
4” Elbow – 6 pcs @500 – 3,000
4” Y 2 pcs @500 – 1,000
4” x 2” Tee 2 pcs @ 450 – 900
4” x 45^o bend 6pcs @450 – 2700
2” x Y 4 pcs @350 – 1400
2” tee 6 pcs @ 350 – 2100
2” x 45^o bend 8pcs @350 – 2800
2” x 90^o bend 10pcs @450 – 3500
Floor drain 4 pcs @800 – 3200
2” PVC Pipe – 5 length @1700 – 8,500
3/4 PVC Pipe – 8 length @500 – 4000
¾ elbow 20 pcs @50 – 1000
¾ tee 10 pcs @50 – 500
¾ x ½” m/f socket 15 pcs @50 – 750
¾ x ½” m/f elbow 15 pcs @50 – 750
Abro gum 2 tins @1500 – 3000
Total: #66,600


Hot Water
½” copper pipe 3 length @9500 – 28,500
½” copper tee 10 pcs @ 500 – 5,000
½” copper elbow 15 pcs @ 500 – 7,500
½” copper m/f socket 10 pcs @ 500 – 5,000
½” copper m/f elbow 10 pcs @ 500 – 5,000
Yarn rope 2-heads @200 – 400
Gasket gum 1pc @500
Total: #51,900
Workmanship: #45,000

Grand total – #163,500

GBAK:
ESTIMATE FOR ALL INTERNAL RUNNINGS WHICH CAN DELAY THE PLASTERING
1 2om Sanitary Hakan Elbow 68 500 34,000
2 20m Hakan PPR Plain Elbow 40 150 6,000
3 20m X 25m PPR Elbow 45 150 6,750
4 20m Hakan PPR Tee 21 150 3,150
5 20mx25m Hakan Tee 45 200 9,000
6 25m Hakan PPR Elbow 55 200 11,000
7 25m Hakan PPR Tee 25 200 5,000
8 20x25m Reducing Nipple 20 200 4,000
9 25mx32m Reducing Nipple 16 250 4,000
10 25mx32m Elbow 18 250 4,500
11 25m/ ½ Female Elbow 10 650 6,500
12 32m Control Seat Valve 10 5,000 50,000
13 32m Elbow PPR 18 250 4,500
14 32m Hakan PPR Tee 7 250 1,750
15 20m Female Socket 5 500 2,500
16 20m Male PPR Hakan Socket 5 500 2,500
17 25m Hakan PPR Socket 15 180 2,700
18 20m Hakan PPR Socket 15 100 1,500
19 20m Hakan PPR Pipe 12L 1,500 18,000
20 25m Hakan PPR Pipe 17 1,800 30,600
21 32m Hakan PPR Pipe 6L 3,000 18,000
21 32m X 25m Tee PPR 10 280 2,800
₦228,750

I can’t log in with My popular user name “rotecch77” this is my alternative user name.
Now back to your request All the materials here are over inflated.... only just 3 items from all the list are partially ok.

Mind you if this is in LAGOS only I don’t know of another state.

JustCryptos:


Chairman and other gurus in the house, I need your help. Please a plumber submited this as quotation for plumbing work for a 3 bedroom flat (all ensuite) plus one visitor's toilet. Is this in order?

Cold Water
4” PVC Pipe – 11 length @2500 – 27,500
4” Elbow – 6 pcs @500 – 3,000
4” Y 2 pcs @500 – 1,000
4” x 2” Tee 2 pcs @ 450 – 900
4” x 45^o bend 6pcs @450 – 2700
2” x Y 4 pcs @350 – 1400
2” tee 6 pcs @ 350 – 2100
2” x 45^o bend 8pcs @350 – 2800
2” x 90^o bend 10pcs @450 – 3500
Floor drain 4 pcs @800 – 3200
2” PVC Pipe – 5 length @1700 – 8,500
3/4 PVC Pipe – 8 length @500 – 4000
¾ elbow 20 pcs @50 – 1000
¾ tee 10 pcs @50 – 500
¾ x ½” m/f socket 15 pcs @50 – 750
¾ x ½” m/f elbow 15 pcs @50 – 750
Abro gum 2 tins @1500 – 3000
Total: #66,600


Hot Water
½” copper pipe 3 length @9500 – 28,500
½” copper tee 10 pcs @ 500 – 5,000
½” copper elbow 15 pcs @ 500 – 7,500
½” copper m/f socket 10 pcs @ 500 – 5,000
½” copper m/f elbow 10 pcs @ 500 – 5,000
Yarn rope 2-heads @200 – 400
Gasket gum 1pc @500
Total: #51,900
Workmanship: #45,000

Grand total – #163,500

Your plumber is a good man, but ask him to reduce some of the price a little
More so your power of negotiation will determine the Labour cost

User name still “rotecch77. This is my alternative user name;

GBAK:
WASTE MATERIALS:
S/N DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS QTY RATE AMOUNT (₦)
1 100mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 14L 3,500 49,000
2 75mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 5L 2,500 12,500
3 50mmx3mm Sacving Pipe 16L 1,500 24,000
4 100mm Hakan/ Sanica Tee 7 1,000 7,000
5 100mm Hakan Elbow 25 650 16,250
6 100mmx45° Hakan Bend 8 650 5,200
7 100mmx75m Imported Socket 5 600 3,000
8 75mm Hakan Imported Tee 4 500 2,000
9 75mm Hakan Elbow 6 500 3,000
10 75mmx45° Hakan Bend 4 500 2,000
11 50mm Hakan Bend 42 250 10,500
12 50mm X 45° Hakan Bend 30 250 7,500
13 50mm Hakan ‘Y’ Tee 10 450 4,500
14 50mm Hakan Equall Tee 14 400 5,600
15 Old Abro Big Gm 2 5,000 10,000
16 75mm X 50mm Reducing Socket 6 600 3,600
WASTE SUB TOTAL ₦165,650

Over estimated....... but don’t fight your plumber My hand no dey o
Just ask him to REDUCEREEEEE All the items, yes All the items.

shogbenga:
Good evening all the Gurus on this platform.

Pls I need your advice

I intend to change all the internal doors and toilet doors in my personal house. The old china doors that I installed about 8 years ago are peeling off

Kindly advise on type of doors I can replace them with. The most important is DURABILITY. Thanks and God bless.

You can used “Turkish made rugged pvc toilet door

Still your one and only “rotecch77”

Rotech77Ditto:


Your plumber is a good man, but ask him to reduce some of the price a little
More so your power of negotiation will determine the Labour cost

User name still “rotecch77. This is my alternative user name;

Thanks chief. Any particular items?

Sprintx24:
Hello experienced minds and fellows in the house. I recently acquired a small piece of land with survey putting the dimensions at 13.01m x 18.70m which I believe translates to 42ft by 61ft. My question is, what is the best design that can be accommodated on this land with parking space for 2 cars? I am looking at a 2 masters bed room with kitchen base floor and 3 bed room first floor.. Is this achievable? If No, what's the best design to fit into this.

Thanks as I await your responses...

assuming a setback of 3m by the sides and rear, 6m at the front, you are left with a build area of 7m*9.7m. that's a really tight one but not impossible. you can get lounge dinning and kitchen on the ground floor, then 3 bedrooms on the first floor. if you want more bedrooms, u might add more floor(s). you might have to check with the local town planning authority to confirm the minimum setback, some accept 2.5m sides and rear, 5m front. the smaller the setback, the easier the job.

Hello House,
First, I would like to say a big thank you to all those who contribute and share their project journey on this site. It has been very helpful to me since I began my project in August.

We are at the decking level and by my estimate, we will get to the roofing by end of October and I need help in deciding what type of roofing sheet to use.

Also a big shout out to those who were willing to communicate via email before phone exchange. Looking forward to working with you on my next project.

vickzie:
with setbacks of 3m by the sides and rear, 6m at the front, you are left with a build area of 7m*9.7m. that's a really tight one but not impossible.

This brings an interesting question.

In the USA sometimes and depending on circumstances the city/county can give a waiver.

Do they do as such here too?

EgunMogaji2:


This brings an interesting question.

In the USA sometimes and depending on circumstances the city/county can give a waiver.

Do they do as such here too?

in Nigeria, even if they don't give you waiver officially, you can still get the waiver unofficially on site if you do the needful

My 3-bedroom building is presently at dpc level(I am doing the filling). I am seriously considering using cement stabilised bricks(mortar or mortarless, I am undecided on that yet). And i don't want to plaster both in and out. From pictures i have seen and actual construction sites visited, i realise I need to incorporate columns. I am guessing the columns are for load bearing for the roof structure. But, i do not have columns on the present structure. Do i break the necessary places and introduce the columns or it is too late? Also funds are not readily available so I am building as the funds come from savings and other means. What I am looking at is if I finally decide to go for bricks, I will suspend building and produce total bricks I need, get other materials ready for roofing and get everything done at once(laying of bricks and roofing) during a dry season. I can use the period of wait to gather all necessary materials and generally get ready. Please kindly advise. Thank you.

PS: is it colour that is added to the mortar to change the colour to the reddish brown?. If I decide on mortar as binder, I will prefer the colour to be same as the bricks and not the ash/white of normal cement( dangote/elephant etc). I just love bricks for the aesthetics.
I have about 450 9" blocks and 600 6" blocks on ground. I don't see hem as waste as I will used them to do 3 courses of blocks before completing the rest with bricks. The 6" leftovers can still be used for fencing. Thanks.[b][/b]

gandkiss:
Please house am contemplating between using pop or pvc for my living area and dining, the thing is that I heard pvc is not sound proof when it rains.

Pros please advice.

Thank you.

soundproofing is a different ball game entirely...

If you are concern about conpletely soundproofing your House, there are solutions you can look into to accuratelyachieve that .

But if you are looking at which of the Ceiling options can reduce the sound of rain between pvc and pop.. the answer is definitely POP. You should also know that Your choice of Roof covering material is also a culprit when it comes to noise making especially if it's zinc or Aluminium...

Please I need help. This is the estimate my roofer gave for roofing a 4 bedroom duplex sqm of main building is 185sqm. This is minus wood just roofing sheet alone is this ok I feel it is too much.

omanzo02:

Wow! You mean this 2 bedroom apartment will have 3 water closet and 2 bathrooms, and the entrance thru the rooms? Come on, this is not convenience but overplan and overdraw in my opinion.....well, no be my wahalla sha!

Please what is recommendation what should I change

shogbenga:
Good evening all the Gurus on this platform.

Pls I need your advice

I intend to change all the internal doors and toilet doors in my personal house. The old china doors that I installed about 8 years ago are peeling off

Kindly advise on type of doors I can replace them with. The most important is DURABILITY. Thanks and God bless.

this is why I usually tell people to use iron doors but they will tell you it's not good for internal doors. Eight years down the line, the only thing you will do on iron doors is to repaint it and you have yourself a brand new door.

Buildings are meant to last and not act as liability. Here's a sample of door that I delivered to oga Spyder yesterday. It was paid for by another Nairalander

shogbenga:
Good evening all the Gurus on this platform.

Pls I need your advice

I intend to change all the internal doors and toilet doors in my personal house. The old china doors that I installed about 8 years ago are peeling off

Kindly advise on type of doors I can replace them with. The most important is DURABILITY. Thanks and God bless.

Unfortunately the type/brand of China doors that you used was the culprit.

There are very good interior doors on here. Try a search on this section with the word door.

On my personal residence I used Chinese doors and they’re working beautifully. For my rental units I’ll be using wooden doors. Try not to use local metal doors on the interior.

Good luck on your choice.

freezyprinzy:
Please I need help. This is the estimate my roofer gave for roofing a 4 bedroom duplex sqm of main building is 185sqm. This is minus wood just roofing sheet alone is this ok I feel it is too much.

If aluminum sheet, it’s too much.

If stone-coated, the price per sqm is still too much.

EgunMogaji2:


Unfortunately the type/brand of China doors that you used was the culprit.

There are very good interior doors on here. Try a search on this section with the word door.

On my personal residence I used Chinese doors and they’re working beautifully. For my rental units I’ll be using wooden doors. Try not to use local metal doors on the interior.

Good luck on your choice.

9 years on, my Chinese Doors are working great. The only ones that fade are the ones directly exposed to sunlight and harsh weathers.

They still look new.

michlins:
this is why I usually tell people to use iron doors but they will tell you it's not good for internal doors. Eight years down the line, the only thing you will do on iron doors is to repaint it and you have yourself a brand new door.

Buildings are meant to last and not act as liability. Here's a sample of door that I delivered to oga Spyder yesterday. It was paid for by another Nairalander

This is lovely. Good job.

michlins:
this is why I usually tell people to use iron doors but they will tell you it's not good for internal doors. Eight years down the line, the only thing you will do on iron doors is to repaint it and you have yourself a brand new door.

Buildings are meant to last and not act as liability. Here's a sample of door that I delivered to oga Spyder yesterday. It was paid for by another Nairalander

How much? Can I get two in Lagos?

Good morning all!!

Please, how much should I estimate for a soak away of 4 bedroom bungalow. Quotation with the different needed items and prices will be appreciated.

Please, is there any new innovation as regards the construction or any special thing I should look out for.

Location is Igwuruta, Port Harcourt.

Thanks.