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My good friend, l am happy that you are also learning from experience!
Ask him if you can share some pictures that do not compromise his "safety and security" and abide by his decision.

I observed that you mellowed down after the initial "gragra" otherwise, you would have lost this job!
If not for that decision, not even how good your work is, would have got you the job or even other jobs here!

The lesson l take from it is that: Your QUALITY might show you the door, at times it is your ATTITUDE that takes you to the next ALTITUDE!
Be HUMBLE.

Now, the time has come to prove wrong, those who thought your job is "Cheaper by almost 50%", because it does not have the Quality!
Show them that your business model is based on TurnOver, not EXCESSIVE in-between PROFIT.

And l hope other people who are into service and contracting, can learn from you.
Wish you success and more business.

EgunMogaji2:


Duly noted Sir, that I could have been more elaborate.

Now that you’re back, I think a lot of us will sit up more properly in class

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You are just very resourceful sha.
Thumbs up to you Sir.

EgunMogaji2:


Duly noted Sir, that I could have been more elaborate.

Now that you’re back, I think a lot of us will sit up more properly in class

michlins:
thanks for your advice. The pictures will start coming as soon as we start the job.

Internet made everyone look equal especially Nairaland. But we're not equals. Where you dey dream to reach na where some people take start.

Lesson learnt on my part. If I have ever come across to you as rude in this thread or elsewhere, forgive me. Na my village people dey cause am. I take all responsibility and promise to do better moving forward

No, you did not ever come as rude to me, at any point. Infact, my admiration for you, grows by the day.
I was referring to one earlier incidence wherein there was a "mis-communication" in your post and you quickly corrected it, and that is to your credit. I wont elebaorate on it because we have learned the lesson and moved on and l am happy for you.
We fight here at times, we joke a lot too but mostly, we assist each other to grow and build.
Keep it Up Sir.

jaytime:

Bear in mind that the size of the blocks will as well determine the size (thickness) of the pillars. If it's the pillars that hold an upstairs as you rightly said, the pillars must be as thick as possible to carry every weight. 6" thick pillars for me are too thin for storey buildings.

EgunMogaji2:


1) it’s not what we think but what the engineer specified.

2) I’ve been in structured where the block was smaller than the pillar in certain areas.

I’ll defer to the structural engineer.

Pascopele:
It is possible if the laid section is 460*230 instead of 150*460 if the standard dimensions of your block is 150*230*460.

EgunMogaji2:


Duly noted Sir, that I could have been more elaborate.

Now that you’re back, I think a lot of us will sit up more properly in class

Nezzjnr:
Good evening bosses

Who knows about prices Lands at Sparklight estates ojodu here??

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Sir, l appreciate your post a lot.
At the bolded though: Past African leaders left a lot for the latter generations to admire...until the White Colonialist came and Stole, plundered and destroyed that which they could not steal and take to Europe and Arabia.

Its a long story which cant be fully expoused on this thread but take for example, the Benin Artifact whose replica was used at Festac 77 symbol, that wonderful Artwork sits in a British Museam till today! It is among the millions of African heritage that the White Stole, leaving Africa beare to the bones.
If White people could carry the Pyramid of Egypt, l bet you it will all be in Europe today, and not in Egypt.
And legend even have it that they tried and looted the Tombs of the Pharaohs, with grave consequences at times.
The Egyptians knew it will be looted and they did lay booby-traps at the entrances, which discouraged the White lootes a bit.

Maybe the current migration into Europe and the Americas will unleash "African colonialist" on Europe and the Americas, wo we can also pilage their 'legacies' and let us see how it looks, five hundred years from now.

America went to Libya and looted all its Gold, under the pretext of "Human right", just as the British say they would not return the Benin Bronze because "they are helping usto keep it".

You cant have all these white, rampaging looters running riot on your territory, and still expect to have your heritages intact..

Thank you for your post.


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rotecch77:


Italian water heater is available

10 Ltrs 27k
15 ltrs 29k

diordaves:


Mine was from ebay UK about three years ago and still working as at my last visit to Nigeria before the pandemic.

diordaves:


Very true. I'm with you on this.

My annoyance is the bereft of magnificent structures in Africa the colonialists could not steal. All there was in Africa were arts and crafts stored in mud houses and mud huts which were easy pickings for the British.

In times of wealth and prosperity we should build magnificent structures as legacy.

In modern times we should take example from Saddam Hussain and his palaces and now Dubai with the obsession for legacy structures. Dubai is growing into a tourist destination as a result of all the magnificent structures and legacy projects which dot the city. These structures will pay off big time after crude oil runs out.

We can and should do same in Nigeria. Not lame and poor governmental architecture we see all over Nigeria.

Now railway is being revived in Nigeria but I can't see any architectural masterpiece of a train station like Grand Central, St Pancreas International. Why can't we take Iddo Lagos Terminal to the next level. Keep the original features and redesigned the station into a world class train station?

Norphiee:
Am new on this thread, am an engineer in the making, I hope to meet a fellow mate and share ideas... Thanks

We hang out a lot here!
If you want to meet fellow Engineers like me (a different field of Engineering), you will have to Hangout with us here.
Dont worry, just ask questions and contribute, learn and teach others...

Dazz'all we do in our Hang-out sessions.

You are welcome.

michlins:
I took pictures but I'm not sure if he will be ok with me sharing. I enter house see rooms scatter

Amastermovic:


i don't know d Price , but I know this few things sparklight is not ojodu its abt 3km to ojodu.. So its basically isheri or use Kara as the location ..the main reason I comment is if you eventually get the property make sure u raise ur ground floor level high Enough ..or ask anyone around walking and working around the water level at that particular side when Ogun river discharge its excess water to its plain ..



Make sure u build right there ..just my opinion though

http://businessandtransport.com/flood-sacks-over-6000-families-in-lagos-ogun-states-others-plunges-homes-into-darkness/

https://punchng.com/lagos-ogun-wrong-for-allowing-residents-build-on-flood-plains-are/


https://www.nairaland.com/3385438/floods-isheri-north-gra-estate-lagos

Amastermovic:


i don't know d Price , but I know this few things sparklight is not ojodu its abt 3km to ojodu.. So its basically isheri or use Kara as the location ..the main reason I comment is if you eventually get the property make sure u raise ur ground floor level high Enough ..or ask anyone around walking and working around the water level at that particular side when Ogun river discharge its excess water to its plain ..



Make sure u build right there ..just my opinion though

http://businessandtransport.com/flood-sacks-over-6000-families-in-lagos-ogun-states-others-plunges-homes-into-darkness/

https://punchng.com/lagos-ogun-wrong-for-allowing-residents-build-on-flood-plains-are/


https://www.nairaland.com/3385438/floods-isheri-north-gra-estate-lagos

n3xt:


Very true!

The flooding occurs whenever OORBDA releases water from Oyan dam reservoir.

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Nezzjnr:

Do you know about the prices??

n3xt:


Very true!

The flooding occurs whenever OORBDA releases water from Oyan dam reservoir.

n3xt:


Not really sure of their price but what I know is there are 2 Sparklight estate on that road.

1. Sparklight Housing Estate opposite OPIC (beside Kara)

2. Gateway Sparklight opposite MFM in Magboro.

I believe the one you’re talking about is Sparklight Housing Estate opposite OPIC, before Berger. The last time I work there, their price range between #15 - #20million per plot.

Gateway Sparklight opposite MFM is between N5 - N10m


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Both estate require a very solid foundation. A project we did almost 2km from both estate require deep pile and Sparklight OPIC side always take the worst hit of the flooding.

twinskenny:


A client has to demolish his nearly finished building around That area. A big loss it is

twinskenny:


A client has to demolish his nearly finished building around That area. A big loss it is

twinskenny:


A client has to demolish his nearly finished building around That area. A big loss it is

Nezzjnr:

No wonder the Prices aren't that high

I'm looking for lands within that OPIC side within the range of 5-7m

n3xt:


In 2011, I bought a good land for $55k in Arepo. In 2013, a client bought Forthright Estate (just few kilometer to OPIC) for N15m


I doubt you’ll see any good land for that price even if it’s far inside the murky Isheri.

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