28/08/2024
SOME BUILDING TIPS TO REMEMBER IN YOUR NEXT PROJECT
Anything that requires an expert will never be cheap especially when done right. In certain careers such as low or aerospace particularly pilots for example, they have minimums in earnings.
So here are some tips you must never ever forget when building.
1. THE CORRECT CEMENT
Cement comes in different textures and mixes. There is cement for concrete and cement for building and cement mixtures for plastering. Even with plastering the plastering for inside the house uses less cement than the one for outside. I will avoid too much detail so we keep the information basic. Some builders will compromise here but you must not. In certain regions or areas such as swampland we must use more wheelbarrows of cement or less wheelbarrows of sand. So the mixture can be four wheelbarrows of sand to one 50Kg bag of cement. To avoid seemingly promoting a particular cement brand I suggest you do a bit of research.
2. TERMITES KILLER OR TERMIDITE
If you and I forget or ignore to “disinfect” your ground against termites correctly they will come back. My earlier building projects did not go as planned. We bought cheap of counterfeit termidite. We are still regretting. In some cases the builders we had then store the termite killer. Never forget this.
3. CUTTING YOUR CLOTH ACCORDING TO SIZE
If your plan is to build a four bedrooms house but your budget is currently for a one bedroom house, then start building the same four bedrooms house but with one room at a time. There is a way to do this. Blocks are like clothing; they can be “stitched” together.
4. BUILDING IS VERY ADDICTIVE
BE CAREFUL WITH BUILDING. You may sell your wife to buy a door frame. It is ok to take a break and raise funds or just recompose yourself. Without the discipline to control this addiction building can destroy a good thing.
5. DON'T DO SHORTCUTS
In trying to save money and manage the project you will be tempted to cut corners. Never. It’s better a slow project coming up well than a quick project with violating standards. Brickforce wire, conforce wire, ring beam, etc. these and essential components in building.
CONCLUSION
I just came to remind you that you are doing well. Don’t stop. Don’t be derailed even by yourself. In case you have not started yet by all means start planning and implementing. When time permits as it almost always does, your day in the limelight is coming.
