yndig:

sorry for the late reply.
i dont know what kind of soill i am building on but it is definately not sandy and swampy, there is a little bit of slope on the ground hence the 5 and 7 coaches of block. it is a duplex. and this is around the qwarimpa extention.

here is a question for 4. i am confusee here . how many inches do you cast all your foundations? and and is it okay for a foundation to be cast both 4and 5 inches?

spyder880:

What type of soil are you building upon, swampy, sandy or hard dry ground? and, what size and style of building, duplex or block of flats?

spyder880:

Sorry I missed this last night. Yes the sand was enough for the foundation because I bought additional filling sand (about 7 trips or so) to fill the foundation. Another condition that dictates the size of sand is the land slope, the water level of the environment and the height of the
foundation block. Maybe you foundation is very high?

yndig:

@spyder I don't mean to be "carl smart", but is the sand for the whole foundation? And if it is, isn't it too small? I have already bought 6 trips of sand and i have not done my DPC casting yet and i need sand for it.

spyder880: As we draw the curtains on the second stage, here is a breakdown of materials and labour costs for the entire stage.


S/N MATERIALS QTY. U/PRICE TOTAL

1 Blocks 2060 150.00 309,000.00
2 Cement 87 1,850.00 160,950.00
3 Sand 5 15,000.00 75,000.00
4 Gravel 4 20,000.00 80,000.00
5 1x12x12 planks 55 900.00 49,500.00
6 12mm rods 75 1,800.00 135,000.00
7 16mm rods 10 3,000.00 30,000.00
8 6mm rods 30 600.00 18,000.00
9 Binding wire 1 6,500.00
10 Labour for block setting/ serving 100,000.00
11 Lintel casting 42,000.00
12 Iron works 25,000.00
13 Carpenters (Lintel and arcs) 30,000.00
14 Transport/ loading/ offloading 20,000.00
15 Designed pillar casting works 22,000.00
16 Front sit out works(yet to be done) 55,000.00

ALL TOTALS 1,157,950.00


The budget for this second stage was N1,282,500.00, we used this total amount to acheve the works and the rest of the amount went into site mangement, logistics and supervision. We still have a lot of materials not used in this stage, we have the following on the ground in the site;

1. trip of sharp sand
2. trips of gravel
3. 211 pcs of blocks
4. 4 lenghts of 16mm rods
5. 3 lenghts of 12mm rods
6. 4 lenghts of 6mm rods

We are yet to commence the sit out works which should be part of this stage, but these materials remaining are more than enough to do the sit out as soon as I complete the decking. I have paid some of the workers that will do the sit out with some of the amounts listed above

Work on the decking stage will commence soonest it will be a big decking with canilevers everywhere, more pictures soon.


The money spent so far in this project stands at N 2,795,700.00

spyder880: This brand is the most sought after by those who know the quality, also costlier, the Niger pipes.

Aventures: @MANINMOOD I AM GIVING THIS EXPENDITURE UP TO DATE BASE ON UR REQUEST. THIS EXPENDITURE IS INCLUSIVE OF MATERIAL, LABOUR & LOGISTIC BUT IS EXCLUSIVE OF OMO ONILE'S PAYMENTS ESTATE DUES AND CHARGES AND SUPERVISION FEES. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I WILL APPRECIATE A CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. I AM NOT IMPOSING THIS COST ON ANY BODY NEITHER AM I ESTABLISHING THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU MUST ALSO INCURE ON UR OWN PROJECT AS WE KNOW THAT SEVERAL FACTORS MAY AFFECT PROJECT COST SUCH AS CLIENT TASTE OF QUALITY, LOCATION, SOIL CONDITION, AVAILABILITY OF MATERIAL, ETC. AS A MATTER OF FACT MY CLIENT IN THIS CASE REQUIRE A VERY HIGH INTEGRITY BUILDING AND CLASSY FINISHING AND THAT IS WHY WE EMBARK ON FRAMED STRUCTURE METHOD.
FIND BELOW:
COST BREAK DOWN FROM FOUNDATION TO DATE
FOUNDATION 2,800,000.00
GROUND FLOOR COLUMNS 450,000.00
FIRST FLOOR SLAB (Decking) 265,000.00
BLOCK WORK (GRD & UPPER FLOOR) 2,650,000.00
LINTEL, ROOF BEAMS, ROOF TANK SLAB 760,000.00
PARAPET/CONCRETE FASCIAL (PRECAST) 450,000.00
BAMBOO DOUBLE LEG SCAFOLD 150,000.00
ROOF WOOD & NOGGINS 850,000.00
ALUMINIUM ROOF COVERING (TOWER PRODUCT) 1,193,000.00
ELECTRICAL FIRST FIX & DISTRIBUTION BOARDS 550,000.00
PLUMBING FIRST FIX 450,000.00
AC CONDUITS AND GAS PIPE CONDUITS 325,000.00
ALUMINIUM WINDOWS 1,150,000.00
FENCE, PILLARS, COPING & GATE HOUSE 1,100,000.00
IRON GATES (2 NRS) 300,000.00
BURGLARY 450,000.00
ARTWORK AND DESIGNS 350,000.00
BUILDING AND FENCE PLASTERING 1,950,000.00
SEPTIC TANK AND SOAK AWAY (2NRS) 850,000.00
SUM TO DATE 17,043,000.00.