ChybuzzDD:


10.3m is quite high.
I decked a double 2bedroom flat last week and i didn't spent upto that amount.
It was approximately 8m, with total labour cost being 1m out of the 8m.
Buy the materials yourself, and go for about 75% of the quantity he estimated, especially for 12mm rods, woods, bamboos and chippings for a start.
And bargain the total labour cost with your engineer as a whole.
Don't bargain it independently with each worker.

Thanks for this information.

Definately, 4M should comfortably deck a 3-bedroom flat.

What do you mean by chippings?

Can I share you the qty of materials I got as quote?

Deeegbee:


Thanks for this information.

Definately, 4M should comfortably deck a 3-bedroom flat.

What do you mean by chippings?

Can I share you the qty of materials I got as quote?

Chippings are granites

No, 4m won't likely be enough because of the current costs of rods, woods, cements and granites.

ChybuzzDD:


Chippings are granites

No, 4m won't likely be enough because of the current costs of rods, woods, cements and granites.

Possibly 4.5M then?

alphabbey1:
I need someone to please criticize this quote given by an engineer...

Estimation For Decking

IRON- y16. 75length @ 18,000
Y12.400 length @ 10000=
Y10.98. Lengths@6500
Labour 200,000
Transport 30,000
Total = 4,825,000

Woods
1 by 6 200pic@800 =160,000
1 by 9 50pic @1600= 80,000
2 by 3 300pic @ 600= 180,000
1 by 12 420pic @ 1800=756,000
3inch Nail 2 bags 45,000
2inch Nail 2 bags 40,000
4inch Nail 1 bag. 22,000
Binding wire 20kg 32,000
Bamboo 400pic @1200=480,000
Workmanship 250,000
Total =2,045,000

MATERIALS FOR CASTING
2 HOWO 200,000
Gravel 40tons@6500=260,000
Transport 70,000
Dust 30ton 6500= 174,000
Transport 55,000
Filling 30,000
Casting 300,000
Water 50,000
Vibrator Available
Curing 5days 5000
Total 3,080,000

Electrical
8pack of 20mm pipe @ 12,000=96,000
5 pack of 25mm pipe @ 16,000= 80,000
4pkt’s 20mm cop 3000=12,000
2pkt of 20mm cop small@1900=3800
4pkt of 25mm cop 2000=8,000
1 pvc gum big one =4000
Workmanships. =. 60,000
Total 263,800

Plumbing
4” pipe 6pic @ 4500=27,000
4” elbow 10pic @1000= 10,000
2” pipe 15pic. 2500=37,500
2”elbow 15pic. 500=7,500
2” tee 10pic. @ 500=5000
4” tee 10pic@ 1000= 10,000
4by2 tee. 8pic@1200= 9600
Abro gum. =9000
PPR pipe 5pic 2000=10,000
Workmanships = 50,000
Total 175,600

Total = 10,393,600



The stages of the work is below and stage 4 is about to start

Stages of the work
*FOUNDATION LEVEL
*BLOCK WORK AFTER DPC BEFORE THE LINTEL
*LINTEL AND LEVELING BEFORE DECKING
*DECKING, SLABING BEFORE THE FIRST FLOOR
*FIRST FLOOR, BLOCK WORK
*LINTEL AND LEVELING
*PARAPET AND ROOFING

Please which location is this?

Deeegbee:


Possibly 4.5M then?

Let's say 5 to 6m.

Rods are very expensive now and about half of your total budget will go into just buying them.

ChybuzzDD:


Let's say 5 to 6m.

Rods are very expensive now and about half of your total budget will go into just buying them.

Yes, I know about 60% will go into buying of iron rods.

Hello bosses,

Please can #20m complete this structure with the interior design?

Thank you

Bluffly:

But can I join reclin to armoured cable..The reclin will be above ground while the armoured will be in the ground. Just trying to see if I can reduce cost

Just buy pipe and let the wrecklin pass through it and you're good to go.

alphabbey1:
I need someone to please criticize this quote given by an engineer...

Estimation For Decking

IRON- y16. 75length @ 18,000
Y12.400 length @ 10000=
Y10.98. Lengths@6500
Labour 200,000
Transport 30,000
Total = 4,825,000

Woods
1 by 6 200pic@800 =160,000
1 by 9 50pic @1600= 80,000
2 by 3 300pic @ 600= 180,000
1 by 12 420pic @ 1800=756,000
3inch Nail 2 bags 45,000
2inch Nail 2 bags 40,000
4inch Nail 1 bag. 22,000
Binding wire 20kg 32,000
Bamboo 400pic @1200=480,000
Workmanship 250,000
Total =2,045,000

MATERIALS FOR CASTING
2 HOWO 200,000
Gravel 40tons@6500=260,000
Transport 70,000
Dust 30ton 6500= 174,000
Transport 55,000
Filling 30,000
Casting 300,000
Water 50,000
Vibrator Available
Curing 5days 5000
Total 3,080,000

Electrical
8pack of 20mm pipe @ 12,000=96,000
5 pack of 25mm pipe @ 16,000= 80,000
4pkt’s 20mm cop 3000=12,000
2pkt of 20mm cop small@1900=3800
4pkt of 25mm cop 2000=8,000
1 pvc gum big one =4000
Workmanships. =. 60,000
Total 263,800

Plumbing
4” pipe 6pic @ 4500=27,000
4” elbow 10pic @1000= 10,000
2” pipe 15pic. 2500=37,500
2”elbow 15pic. 500=7,500
2” tee 10pic. @ 500=5000
4” tee 10pic@ 1000= 10,000
4by2 tee. 8pic@1200= 9600
Abro gum. =9000
PPR pipe 5pic 2000=10,000
Workmanships = 50,000
Total 175,600

Total = 10,393,600



The stages of the work is below and stage 4 is about to start

Stages of the work
*FOUNDATION LEVEL
*BLOCK WORK AFTER DPC BEFORE THE LINTEL
*LINTEL AND LEVELING BEFORE DECKING
*DECKING, SLABING BEFORE THE FIRST FLOOR
*FIRST FLOOR, BLOCK WORK
*LINTEL AND LEVELING
*PARAPET AND ROOFING

It’s a pity; you didn’t mention your location. Experts here could have been able to advise you well.

Be careful, my brother. Dem go skwana your money.

Are the rods locally made or imported or TMT?

A local TMT (usual one) is not more than N1,050,000 per tonne for 16mm. Local ones are between N700k and N800k. Buy your binding wire at the place where the rods are bought too and it would be cheaper. If the binding wire looks too stronger for bending, your iron benders will help you burn it a little with tyres and it would become softer.

The wood planks you need to buy the ones that are cut with band (bahn) saw, for them to be straight and be useful for lintel and decking so as not to be leaking your concrete.

Don’t let them supply you anyhow woods because the prices quoted for the woods up there are not for the band saw type. There would be too many short and bad ones among them.

For wood planks of 1x9 and 1x6, kukuma buy 1x12 and pay them a token to rip the planks to your desired sizes. The off cuts can be useful for so many things onsite.
So, calculate all the 1 x 12 you would need together and negotiate it once.

For plumbing, ask him if he is using semi-thick or thick imported. I will advise you use thick imported.
Go and buy it yourself. Let the seller show you samples and you would notice the differences.

Be there when they are laying or fixing the pipes or let someone who is articulate be there.
Let them wash off the dust and dirt on the pipes and clean the pipes with dry cloth before applying gums. Let them apply the gums generously for you not to have a leaking pipe.

Those nails are expensive e.g. the 3” is between N30k to N36k per bag.

Iron bending could be negotiated to N45k per tonne of iron bent by an iron bender.
Just calculate cost per size of the rod bent, using the N45k (total number of rods in a particular mm, divided by N45k) then multiply it by actual number of the class of rods used by the bender.

There’s nothing listed there that you can’t buy by yourself.

Evening all.

Planning to resume my project

I need a rough estimate to get the following done.

1. Electrical Wiring (Considering going off grid in the next 5 years)
2. Plumbering system

Note:
1. It’s a 4 bedroom with 4 baths
2. Location is Mowe, Ogun State.
3. This estimate is to help me know how much I need to have at hand before I call on electrician and plumber.

ChybuzzDD:


10.3m is quite high.
I decked a double 2bedroom flat last week and i didn't spent upto that amount.
It was approximately 8m, with total labour cost being 1m out of the 8m.
Buy the materials yourself, and go for about 75% of the quantity he estimated, especially for 12mm rods, woods, bamboos and chippings for a start.
And bargain the total labour cost with your engineer as a whole.
Don't bargain it independently with each worker.

What's your location?

sekzy99:
Evening all.

Planning to resume my project

I need a rough estimate to get the following done.

1. Electrical Wiring (Considering going off grid in the next 5 years)
2. Plumbering system

Note:
1. It’s a 4 bedroom with 4 baths
2. Location is Mowe, Ogun State.
3. This estimate is to help me know how much I need to have at hand before I call on electrician and plumber.

Is it estimate you need or comprehensive bill of quantity

We are much affordable, and available for your project

topsy23:


Is it estimate you need or comprehensive bill of quantity

An estimate is okay.

Thanks

ChybuzzDD:


Let's say 5 to 6m.

Rods are very expensive now and about half of your total budget will go into just buying them.

Alright boss, thx.

Good evening house, I want to know the best gauge for this roof and how much a square meter is sold for..

And which country has the best quality?

justcallmenuel:
Good evening house, I want to know the best gauge for this roof and how much a square meter is sold for..

And which country has the best quality?

Cc money121

kelvin1191:


By wet and dry design You mean hot and Cold Right? Where is the project located please.?

no. it means the shower area is seperate from the toilet area.

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Hello bosses,

Please can #20m complete this structure with the interior design?

Thank you

No, that building with interior is more than 20m

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alphabbey1:
I need someone to please criticize this quote given by an engineer...

Estimation For Decking

IRON- y16. 75length @ 18,000
Y12.400 length @ 10000=
Y10.98. Lengths@6500
Labour 200,000
Transport 30,000
Total = 4,825,000

Woods
1 by 6 200pic@800 =160,000
1 by 9 50pic @1600= 80,000
2 by 3 300pic @ 600= 180,000
1 by 12 420pic @ 1800=756,000
3inch Nail 2 bags 45,000
2inch Nail 2 bags 40,000
4inch Nail 1 bag. 22,000
Binding wire 20kg 32,000
Bamboo 400pic @1200=480,000
Workmanship 250,000
Total =2,045,000

MATERIALS FOR CASTING
2 HOWO 200,000
Gravel 40tons@6500=260,000
Transport 70,000
Dust 30ton 6500= 174,000
Transport 55,000
Filling 30,000
Casting 300,000
Water 50,000
Vibrator Available
Curing 5days 5000
Total 3,080,000

Electrical
8pack of 20mm pipe @ 12,000=96,000
5 pack of 25mm pipe @ 16,000= 80,000
4pkt’s 20mm cop 3000=12,000
2pkt of 20mm cop small@1900=3800
4pkt of 25mm cop 2000=8,000
1 pvc gum big one =4000
Workmanships. =. 60,000
Total 263,800

Plumbing
4” pipe 6pic @ 4500=27,000
4” elbow 10pic @1000= 10,000
2” pipe 15pic. 2500=37,500
2”elbow 15pic. 500=7,500
2” tee 10pic. @ 500=5000
4” tee 10pic@ 1000= 10,000
4by2 tee. 8pic@1200= 9600
Abro gum. =9000
PPR pipe 5pic 2000=10,000
Workmanships = 50,000
Total 175,600

Total = 10,393,600



The stages of the work is below and stage 4 is about to start

Stages of the work
*FOUNDATION LEVEL
*BLOCK WORK AFTER DPC BEFORE THE LINTEL
*LINTEL AND LEVELING BEFORE DECKING
*DECKING, SLABING BEFORE THE FIRST FLOOR
*FIRST FLOOR, BLOCK WORK
*LINTEL AND LEVELING
*PARAPET AND ROOFING

What baffles me most on here is people look at a quotation and they conclude it's too much.... WITHOUT HAVING A VIEW OF THE AREA OR DETAILS associated with the estimate.

For note. A 2 bedroom can cost 1m to build while a 1 bedroom wld cost 2m.

Its not by number of rooms and it's not by area alone...

My advice is simple.
Get sm1 to do the estimate for you for comparism sake... The elevations you attached don't have enough details to know if the estimate is excessive or not.

Goodluck.

alphabbey1:
I need someone to please criticize this quote given by an engineer...

Estimation For Decking

IRON- y16. 75length @ 18,000
Y12.400 length @ 10000=
Y10.98. Lengths@6500
Labour 200,000
Transport 30,000
Total = 4,825,000

Woods
1 by 6 200pic@800 =160,000
1 by 9 50pic @1600= 80,000
2 by 3 300pic @ 600= 180,000
1 by 12 420pic @ 1800=756,000
3inch Nail 2 bags 45,000
2inch Nail 2 bags 40,000
4inch Nail 1 bag. 22,000
Binding wire 20kg 32,000
Bamboo 400pic @1200=480,000
Workmanship 250,000
Total =2,045,000

MATERIALS FOR CASTING
2 HOWO 200,000
Gravel 40tons@6500=260,000
Transport 70,000
Dust 30ton 6500= 174,000
Transport 55,000
Filling 30,000
Casting 300,000
Water 50,000
Vibrator Available
Curing 5days 5000
Total 3,080,000

Electrical
8pack of 20mm pipe @ 12,000=96,000
5 pack of 25mm pipe @ 16,000= 80,000
4pkt’s 20mm cop 3000=12,000
2pkt of 20mm cop small@1900=3800
4pkt of 25mm cop 2000=8,000
1 pvc gum big one =4000
Workmanships. =. 60,000
Total 263,800

Plumbing
4” pipe 6pic @ 4500=27,000
4” elbow 10pic @1000= 10,000
2” pipe 15pic. 2500=37,500
2”elbow 15pic. 500=7,500
2” tee 10pic. @ 500=5000
4” tee 10pic@ 1000= 10,000
4by2 tee. 8pic@1200= 9600
Abro gum. =9000
PPR pipe 5pic 2000=10,000
Workmanships = 50,000
Total 175,600

Total = 10,393,600



The stages of the work is below and stage 4 is about to start

Stages of the work
*FOUNDATION LEVEL
*BLOCK WORK AFTER DPC BEFORE THE LINTEL
*LINTEL AND LEVELING BEFORE DECKING
*DECKING, SLABING BEFORE THE FIRST FLOOR
*FIRST FLOOR, BLOCK WORK
*LINTEL AND LEVELING
*PARAPET AND ROOFING

For me ooo electrical and plumbibg is okay

MDDarah84:
Hello bosses,

Please can #20m complete this structure with the interior design?

Thank you

Let me list 20 things that wld cost more than 1m while building this.

1. Foundation
2. German Floor
3. Blockwork
4. Parapet
5. Roofing (roof covering)
6. Carcass and ceiling
7. Window and doors
8. Ironmongery
9. Electrical /Plumbing piping
10. Electrical wires
11. Electrical/plumbing fittings
12. Plastering
13. Screeding / painting
14. Tiles only
15. Bricklayer Workmanship
16. Carpenter/ Iron Bender /Tiler workmanship
17. Furnitures (wardrobe and kitchen cabinet)
18. Fence work
19. Septic tank and soak away
20. Compound work


If all the above cost only 1m, then you've already spent 20m but some of the items above eg Electrical wires, roof, septic tank, etc cost more than 1 million.

Answer: 20 million can't build this sir.

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MDDarah84:
Hello bosses,

Please can #20m complete this structure with the interior design?

Thank you

Yes, location dependant

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MDDarah84:
Hello bosses,

Please can #20m complete this structure with the interior design?

Thank you

BrickDevo:

Yes, location dependant

I'm not sure 20m will deliver such structure with quality finishes.

BrickDevo:

Yes, location dependant

Prices of building materials are generally the same across the country these days(except few stuffs like granites that are costlier in the SE & SS regions), and workers charge approximately the same amount, irrespective of state/locality.

I'm not sure location favours anyone currently.

saydfact:


What baffles me most on here is people look at a quotation and they conclude it's too much.... WITHOUT HAVING A VIEW OF THE AREA OR DETAILS associated with the estimate.

For note. A 2 bedroom can cost 1m to build while a 1 bedroom wld cost 2m.

Its not by number of rooms and it's not by area alone...

My advice is simple.
Get sm1 to do the estimate for you for comparism sake... The elevations you attached don't have enough details to know if the estimate is excessive or not.

Goodluck.

You are a Gem...I always look forward to your comments...Thank you for all your efforts and contributions...cheers

I was looking for a small bachelor pad design to build on my farm when I came across this building. I calculated the money spent with the Nigeria exchange rate and it was 6 million naira for a single room and a toilet. I think this is way too much for such building, not even a mini room and parlor with kitchen. Who has a mini one bedroom bungalow design with a big store attached to it to keep livestock feeds?

Okay,thanks bro

quote author=saydfact post=130127087]

Let me list 20 things that wld cost more than 1m while building this.

1. Foundation
2. German Floor
3. Blockwork
4. Parapet
5. Roofing (roof covering)
6. Carcass and ceiling
7. Window and doors
8. Ironmongery
9. Electrical /Plumbing piping
10. Electrical wires
11. Electrical/plumbing fittings
12. Plastering
13. Screeding / painting
14. Tiles only
15. Bricklayer Workmanship
16. Carpenter/ Iron Bender /Tiler workmanship
17. Furnitures (wardrobe and kitchen cabinet)
18. Fence work
19. Septic tank and soak away
20. Compound work


If all the above cost only 1m, then you've already spent 20m but some of the items above eg Electrical wires, roof, septic tank, etc cost more than 1 million.

Answer: 20 million can't build this sir. [/quote]