Construction Hints

A building is set out in order to accurately define the outline and width of the excavation and to determine the center line of the proposed building walls, so that construction according to the building professionals drawing (the architectural plan) plan can be transfer into the ground, this building process is called setting out of building. The center line method of setting out is generally preferred and adopted Setting out can be a very complex engineering process but with need experience its quite easy. Experienced engineer and surveyors are those involved in setting out of structures, in large projects, services of land surveyors are required for more accurate transfer of levels and angles in setting out with the aid of a Theodolite to decided point around the building area But we are going to concern ourselves with the most common setting out method ·          Setting out using pegging ·      ...

To calculating the amount of paint needed when you are about to paint a house or surface area depends largely on the dimension of the rooms or of the surface area of the wall. The number of coats you should apply depends on the type of paint, the colour, the nature of the colour you are applying, method of application and the nature of the surface. Steps Required          i.             Get a measuring tape and Measure out the perimeter of the room. e.g. you measure out the entire length of the four sides of the room or as the case may be (The horizontal measurement).        ii.             Then measure out the height of the room, the length from floor to the Ceiling. These could be in meters or in feet as desired (The vertical measurement)       iii.  ...

In building construction, The Most Common Roof Style Is the Pitch Roof, it is a numerical measure of the steepness of a roof. Roofs may be functionally flat or "pitched". The roof's pitch is its vertical rise divided by its horizontal span (or "run"), what is called "slope" in geometry and stair construction, or the tangent function in trigonometry. The Pitch Matters For A Variety Of Reasons Including The Type Of Roofing Material Used, Workability, Proportions To The Building As A Whole Which Is Sometimes A Critical Factor In Some Architectural Styles Such As A Steep Pitch In Gothic Architecture And A Low Pitch In Classical Architecture Divided at the center which is the apex (at the king post) the pitch roof is the easiest to calculate , but you can ask your roofing sheets supplier for the size of each roofing sheet except you are using long span aluminum roofing sheet which can be cut to exact length of the roof. To make fast calcu...

Unfortunately, some people part with their hard earned money of which the legal and factual status they knew nothing about because they throw away caution any patience whenever they wish to purchase landed property and of course they end up litigation and ever lingering problem which some time surface immediately after payment, most of those problems are avoidable if you follow some of the hints provided below: A.      RIGHT ATTITUDE                      i.             Never be in a hurry to acquire or part with your money, it’s advisable to do the   right  thing even if it will cost you the transaction, count if it’s for good, no regret.                                ii.   ...

Nigerian Railway Corporation operates a network of 3,505 kilometers (2,178 mi) of single track lines, all have 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge . The network comprises the following lines: Lagos - Agege - Ifaw - Ibadan - Ilorin - Minna - Kaduna - Zaria - Kano , 1,126 kilometers (700 mi) Ifaw - Ilaro , 20 kilometers (12 mi) Minna - Baro , 155 kilometers (96 mi) Zaria - Kaura Namoda , 245 kilometers (152 mi) Kano - Nguru Kaduna - Kafanchan - Kuru - Bauchi - Maiduguri , 885 kilometers (550 mi) Kuru - Jos , 55 kilometers (34 mi) Kafanchan - Makurdi - Enugu - Port Harcourt , 737 kilometers (458 mi) The East (E) and West (W) lines are connected by the Link Line. 1.        West Line Apapa (W) - port  Lagos (W) Abeokuta (W) Agege (W) - junction Ibadan (W) ...