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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mrsteel: 9:18am On Oct 01, 2020 |
michlins:Hmm |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 9:19am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Aforxzy: I’m not always bothered about contractors diverting materials. I’m more worried about the person monitoring and supplying materials to the contractor. Is the person giving accurate information? When I find myself in a situation like this, I work from distance because experience have shown me that those people we chose to monitor our projects are the main thieves. Whether brother-in-law, sisters, uncles, friends, aboki mallam or relatives - my experience with most of these people has always been the same. If you can’t afford a reputable construction company and engage a professional estimator to prepare bill of quantities for your project, find time to come and sit on the project and only work whenever you’re around. Contractors too are human being and they should be treated with respect. Up till date, people supervise my personal builds and I don’t go about telling people “my supervisor is a thief bla bla.” 3 years after one of my project was painted, I didn’t set my eyes on the house and I live in Nigeria. If we can’t trust the judgement of the professionals we engage, why did we engage them in first place. If I don’t trust my wife, why did I marry her? #personalopinion 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 9:36am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Typical Examples I have an ongoing project that requires about 600 bags of cement. The owner decided to supply the cement while I supply other materials. Two days ago, I was called that the cement has been supplied and the person monitoring the site has confirmed it. This morning, I took some trucks to the site to deliver granite and we discovered that a drainage has been dug in front of the project and no truck can enter into the property. The question now is “How was 600 bags of cement delivered to the site and there were no signs of vehicle movement as bush have covered the property?” The owner asked me to help her check the quantities supplied and I told her “I’m not there to monitor. Ask your son to reconfirm to you ma.” In another similar situation, I visited a site where the owners younger brother was the one supplying materials and I was forced to ask “Do you guys always sweep the ground after every work done on site. How come there were no remnants of granites, no wood/iron rod offcuts, no binding wires... This is the strangest site I’ve ever visited in my life.” Apparently he has been conniving with every subcontractors on site to rip off his brother and of course he’s there to monitor the job. 4 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Badgers14: 9:47am On Oct 01, 2020 |
MrOkenwa: Suggestion. Ask the lawyer or the agent to give you the list of fees to be paid aside from your rent. Atleast you know where they are coming from. But typically, landlord takes the rent no doubt. But tenancy agreement - the agent or whoever is overseeing the property takes it ( although some landlords, depending on how big the pot is, ask for a cut). Then you have caution fee, this is usually kept by the landlord and supposed to be refundable when certain conditions are met. The agent that brought the tenant do give them a bill- agent fee and the agent keeps that. 2. Usually 10 percent but again you could insist on 5%, it depends. 3. Refer to my first sentence.. ask them upfront what the fees are, you could tell them to reduce it if you find it too high... Again, these things depends on locations, and it varies.. some places even ask for money for landlords kola ![]() But I would highly recommend that you ask them for these fees upfront.. and then you see where they are coming from, whats on their mind.. then you can address it. Good luck! 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Aforxzy(f): 10:31am On Oct 01, 2020 |
If we can’t trust the judgement of the professionals we engage, why did we engage them in first place. If I don’t trust my wife, why did I marry her? WORD! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by twinskenny(m): 10:38am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Aforxzy: Bad eggs has spoilt the good ones Was working on a site a year back we had 4 different individual monitoring us lol... video call at all time for client to monitor proceedings... meanwhile it was the client mother that was actually diverting materials ![]() 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 10:45am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Aforxzy: It's actually very easy. Some people are good actors who hide their ulterior motives very well. I as a person assume everybody is up and up until prvoven otherwise. So I make what can be considered judgement errors. How many times have darling artisans/suppliers on here have screwed up despite their otherwise previous stella repute. 6 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by valencia2012(m): 11:00am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Hey Folks, professionals and learned! Am simply curious. Could someone explain what's going on here. A roofer sent this pic alongside his quotation for my roofing woodwork. Of course, my roof design isnt same as this. Indeed, different strokes for different folks! My neighbours rented flats embedded in such roofs here!���
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Aforxzy(f): 11:04am On Oct 01, 2020 |
twinskenny: To buttress your point. I am a structural consultant on a project now while my the client is abroad. He's always asking for update on the project even with his men on site. Sometimes he wants video calls just to monitor the project. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by topsy23: 11:05am On Oct 01, 2020 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by gbadexy(m): 11:08am On Oct 01, 2020 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by michlins(m): 11:12am On Oct 01, 2020 |
gbadexy:the thing tire me. Mama divert materials |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Johntemmy(m): 11:17am On Oct 01, 2020 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by gbadexy(m): 11:18am On Oct 01, 2020 |
michlins:The client was not told the whole truth about his/her parents. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by topsy23: 11:35am On Oct 01, 2020 |
gbadexy: Reason for leaving out family in project or business matter 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Johntemmy(m): 11:38am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Donoppy:Go for the second carpenter sir. meanwhile I can handle the roofing project with lesser price and quality work sir.thank you. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by QSFemi(m): 11:39am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Good morning. I'll advise that you get schedule of materials and labour prepared for the project. This will give you the quantities of materials needed for every item of the project with their corresponding costs and cost of labour. This way, you can never be cheated again. JWTheocracy1: 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 11:53am On Oct 01, 2020 |
Aforxzy: This is fine and normal. Don’t make him ask for updates. Don’t rely on the information his men are supplying him. I, at some point setup a camera for remote monitoring of activities on site. This is one of the reason I always open construction journals to enable clients monitor and give daily progress report of work/updates. It’s a cool way of getting the owner who is the project director involved. Feedback is our third currency ![]() For someone like me, I love getting feedback from project site to see if we are actually making progress or things are retrogressing. I’m not doing this to confirm if the men I have on site are stealing or cutting corners. _____ For instance, I was at Ijebu Ode last Monday to check the progress of a project we’re handling there. The guys on site sent me a picture I cannot understand and I had to travel down to confirm the actual work done. Wherever I know I’d be having issues trusting my guys on site to handle for me, I provide them all the materials they need and give them freehand to deliver the job. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by jabolo(m): 12:10pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
n3xt: I like your contributions here, special kudos for re-invigorating the board but this is a certain shade of 'not good'. Your client was vulnerable, needed help and you chose to stand aside. Unless there is a deeper issue in the untold backstory, it would not have cost you anything to check for her. Relationshps are concretized in such situations, beyond the mere professional stuff. As a client, I won't press further but make a mental note .... But ... #NoBeBibeli (I like this - lol) Happy Independence! 6 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by EgunMogaji2: 12:15pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
valencia2012: Some people want their roofs to be see. From the next village. Personally I think it’s downright grotesque. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by GoodFaith: 12:38pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
n3xt:We don't have to use 28 bags of cement and individuals can use 40 bags Contractor will start telling people 28 bags is the standard "Maybe tomorrow, heavy duty trucks might start coming into my compound." 3 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 12:41pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
jabolo: ”I’m not there to monitor.” literally mean “I wasn’t physically present on the site. His son was on site to receive the materials I sent to the place.” Now you want to take a mental note of a problem I didn’t create or something I knew nothing about. Me that I was sleeping jejely on my bed expecting to hear that my materials has been delivered. You see where I’m coming from. This is a 2,000 seating capacity hall on a major road that was built by people I don’t know and on my first engagement I’m to help confirm the quantity of materials on site. A fully furnished hall for that matter. It tells a lot about what to expect. I’ll take a mental note too. I forgot to mention that ”Trust is our second currency. Baba don’t tell me you’ll like me more than your family o ![]() 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by jabolo(m): 12:46pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
n3xt: Understood. Naija-speak can go in many directions and the nuances are not immediately apparent when typed out. 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 12:47pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
jabolo: Yes sire! |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by femidbuilder: 2:16pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
Happy Independence to all. We continue to persevere in this country irrespective. We don't have another. Please looking for tips around suspended (POP) ceiling for a project in Lekki . I have quotes for 3.5 - 4.5K per m2 ( all in) but is that a good way to proceed? Would it be better to get the materials and just pay for installation. I am very particular about the quality of delivery and it is a big project 750M2 in total. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by twinskenny(m): 3:47pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
femidbuilder:Cc Dominionng 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by mufutau55(m): 3:51pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
EgunMogaji2: I keep repeating it... Personally, I have never liked high roof, regardless of any form of persuassion. I have never used any on my projects. Those who like it can use it. Hajji M 3 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by jaytime(m): 3:53pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 3:55pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
Gate Installation 4 years old gate vs 9 years old gate installation. Pic 1: 150kg gate installed 4 years ago. Pic 2 - 3: 300kg gate installed 9 years ago. Pics taken today.
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by GoodFaith: 4:37pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
n3xt: The issue with the gate is it price, quality of service or quality of materials when we are doing comparison , we have to be clear of our objective What does 150kg and 300kg represent? We have to learn to compare Apple to Apple Not Apple to orange Can other welder product a 150kg gate that can keep it's quality in 9 year? 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by michlins(m): 5:08pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
n3xt:the pan on the first gate is 2.5mm and the pipes probably 1.5mm while the angle iron is 3mm. You spent well and that's why you got a better quality something 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Wyloutproperty: 5:10pm On Oct 01, 2020 |
femidbuilder: Kindly call Mr. Victor on 08034356667 for consultation and to request for quote and view our thread https://www.nairaland.com/1082585/2020-building-construction-office-fitout 1 Like |
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