From the outside of this hall......

spyder880:

It looks very cool.

Next, how much?

Hajji M.

mufutau55:


Next, how much?

Hajji M.

Yes my boss, I have been studying the machine and have a lot of administration for the possibilities one can get from using this, but some factors must be in place before one can arrange for it.

One of the factors is a flat, level land which must be relatively larger than the normal block industry space.

Second is a ready market for the blocks. The machine must be in a location where many buildings are going on at once so that demand will be sustained.

spyder880:

Yes my boss, I have been studying the machine and have a lot of administration for the possibilities one can get from using this, but some factors must be in place before one can arrange for it.

One of the factors is a flat, level land which must be relatively larger than the normal block industry space.

Second is a ready market for the blocks. The machine must be in a location where many buildings are going on at once so that demand will be sustained.

My brother, you are right on all counts.
Thought of a reasonable business person.
Thank you sir.

Hajji M.

spyder880:
To strengthen these old structural members, we have to introduce new, bigger cylindrical columns at these points I marked with red.

Well done spyder880. I guess the introduced bigger cylindrical columns will run through the middle of the hall? If so, this makes structural sense as the introduced columns will also hold the roof given the width of the building. My wonder now is since the structure was built 35 years ago, how were the builders going to hold the roof from caving in with such rich width? Were they going to use steel props? Or in those days we have in the country straight ironwood with a good length long enough to span the with of the building?

This is a unique and interesting project. Following bumper to bumper.

diordaves:


Well done spyder880. I guess the introduced bigger cylindrical columns will run through the middle of the hall? If so, this makes structural sense as the introduced columns will also hold the roof given the width of the building. My wonder now is since the structure was built 35 years ago, how were the builders going to hold the roof from caving in with such rich width? Were they going to use steel props? Or in those days we have in the country straight ironwood with a good length long enough to span the with of the building?

This is a unique and interesting project. Following bumper to bumper.

Yes the cylindrical columns are planned to stand all the way along the middle of the hall and connect with the existing columns and beams. We also plan two new beams that will run across the width of the hall, especially on the stage area where we plan two new, wider columns.

I wonder what they planned before, there is none of the men who participated in that building I can talk to. I understand that they were not even educated, just good workmen that have building experience. I even heard this building may have been standing for nearly 40 years. Successive town councils couldn't complete this hall since the late 70s or early 80s because of lack of transparency.

We have started making columns and column base bars for this hall.......

6 x Y16 rods

Looking like a old looking town hall in my dad villa in opi nsukka near a school ...good work bro.

FreeMejoor1:
Looking like a old looking town hall in my dad villa in opi nsukka near a school ...good work bro.

Excuse me! Is your dad's villa different from yours? Where is your villa if you don't mind?

AdaoraNK:


Excuse me! Is your dad's villa different from yours? Where is your villa if you don't mind?

I was about to ask same question

Excavations for central columns ongoing.......

AdaoraNK:


Excuse me! Is your dad's villa different from yours? Where is your villa if you don't mind?

lol i get what you mean but it all good..

FreeMejoor1:
lol i get what you mean but it all good..

I thought you are one of those "my mummy said that I am from Opi Nsukka"

AdaoraNK:


I thought you are one of those "my mummy said that I am from Opi Nsukka"

lol ..just that we all have different places we call a home..to my dad that his home cause he grew up there so his ancestors but to me it feels more different...

spyder880:
Excavations for central columns ongoing.......

mr op, should there be need for artwork and pop, we are the right person to contact. contact available on my signature

FreeMejoor1:
lol ..just that we all have different places we call a home..to my dad that his home cause he grew up there so his ancestors but to me it feels more different...

Hmm... You don lost oo

AdaoraNK:

Hmm... You don lost oo

Lost patapata sef. Our new generations.
The guy don't know say his Papa village nah him village.
You are from Opi, you born or live for Abuja, now Abuja don become your village because you grew up there, abi?
God help us o.

Hajji M.

AdaoraNK:


Hmm... You don lost oo

i know that what you gon say....no one is ever lost no matter where you find yourself...

mufutau55:


Lost patapata sef. Our new generations.
The guy don't know say his Papa village nah him village.
You are from Opi, you born or live for Abuja, now Abuja don become your village because you grew up there, abi?
God help us o.

Hajji M.

even opi or not i have the right to choose where i belong...i didnt choose for my ancestors..so bro if i choose to call a mountain a home just respect that atleast many villages and towns started that way...

FreeMejoor1:
even opi or not i have the right to choose where i belong...i didnt choose for my ancestors..so bro if i choose to call a mountain a home just respect that atleast many villages and towns started that way...

Case closed... make we go follow Oga Spyder build house o. Who no know go know.

Hajji M.

Setting the columns on top of the already blinded column bases..........

We also bought more sand, local gravel and other materials needed for this hall.......

What we did now is to drill into the old walls, create a space where we can insert new pillars, and do a concrete pad as base for the introduction of the new cylindrical columns.

We have started making cylindrical columns here in this site.

And we made the pillar caps too.........

mufutau55:


Case closed... make we go follow Spyder build house o.
Who no know go know.

Hajji M.

Let's now mount the cylindrical columns........

More pictures.......

More of the pillars........

We have now added the elongated bars for the pillars so we can raise the height by using more of the cylindrical columns.........

We will need to do another scaffolding with bamboos around this centre pillars, this will enable my workers climb and work on the pillars more.

spyder880:
From our inspection, we noted that there were a lot of this work that was done according to good engineering standards, even as far back as 35 years ago or more, a lot of care was taken to ensure that this building meets very high standards.

Oga Spyder I am seeing your pictures for the first time although your face were blurred