Construction Hints

  V.        Next step is laying of concrete base on the blinded surface and the positioned reinforcement. A concrete base of 150 mm is to be laid or cast on the blinded floor, concrete grade C20 of ratio 1:2:4 is allowed (See concrete grading and mix ratio). A guiding panel is placed into position to guild in the laying of the concrete base in order to achieve a uniformly alignment base edge, thickness and width, also to manage concrete material while pouring. The base is cast with the U shape reinforcement bottom in between the concrete base achieving concrete cover below and above.   VI.        After setting and drying of the concrete base, next is to position the side wall panel form work. The floor base is marked to give the required one meter (1000 mm) internal width where the panel will be positioned. The panel wall spacing is 100mm, and wall height of 1000mm (1 meter), the panel is lubricated, clipped and prepared to accept the Concrete.

Surface water ( i.e., rain water) that falls on the ground surface such as; open field, paved areas or road surface, roof tops etc are channeled to a main drain naturally or through a constructed channel which is referred to as drainage. Procedure for construction of a common drainage (trench) (1m x 1m U drainage) (reinforced). includes; I.       Marking Of Alignment: The surveyor marked out the alignment for the trench to be dug. II.       Digging/Excavation: The surveyor marked out the dept of the trench to be excavated with a mechanical excavating machine. For a 1m x 1m drainage, the mathematical process of obtaining the required dept is to sum together the dept of the required drain + base + blinding. For dept:  A drain of dept1000 mm, base of 150 mm and blinding of 50 mm. Hence 1000mm + 150mm + 50mm = 1200mm (1.2 m) So an excavation of 1200mm (1.2m) is required from the to level of the road surface. For width:

If it is a family property, you need to be extra careful here, problems that are common with family property are:                                            I.       Problems arising from illiteracy-future denial of sale.                                         II.       Dispute/ legal tussle/protracted court action that may not be known to you at the time you are buying,                                      III.       There may be several branches in that family and all of them must consent to it otherwise the sale will likely be vitiated in future.                                      IV.       Necessary signatures such as that of the family head and principal member or lack of authority of the family to sell.                                         V.       Argument of the dimension of land sold.                                      VI.       Boundary dispute. So whenever you discover that the property you have interest in is a family property, yo

Apart from getting family receipt. Make sure you get a document of transfer from them where all the name of principal members, and head or accredited representatives of the family branches and family head are written are written and executed (i.e. sign)  by all of them. If some are illiterate ensure there is a column on that document where it is written that the content was read and interpreted to them in their language and they only sign after understanding same. Let them physically put you on the land at the time of making payment. If possible take photograph of the situation of the land/property and make happy with you. Don’t delay in doing survey plan and stamp duty at the proper office not through touts. Take quick possession of the property and assert your right or presence on the property so that whatever problems that exist will emerge so quickly. Any property that is a subject of court action or quarrel, don’t buy except you are ready to pay purchase price many times,

1.       Feel free to ask questions from the one who has offered the property for sale. (Its your hard earn savings you are about spending) (Follow this link;  HOW TO SAFELY ACQUIRE LAND PROPERTY  ) as guides to your questions. Ask for documents even if its photocopies at that stage. Scrutinize those documents and if any discrepancy is noted, demand for explanation. Visit or inspect the property without the knowledge of the person offering the property to sale. Open your eyes (shine your eye) to notice it there are things that can agitate minds. Use wisdom to ask a few questions from the people close to tat property about who owns the property you wish to buy and who do they think has right to sell land here. At that stage, it is advisable to involve a solicitor/lawyer or property consultant (note; not a property agent who in most cases does not have sufficient training or qualification to appreciate the legal implication