In my post before the last one on this series of housing I talked
about Why You Need A Piece Of Land and in my last post I talked about the
Importance Of Owning A House. In this post I shall be talking about how to
build a house. The first thing to do in building a house is to buy a piece of
land. This is very important because this is the first step in building a
house. Having bought a piece of land the next step is to buy some blocks. It is
not necessary for you to buy all the blocks you need to complete say a three
bedroom bungalow which requires about four thousand (4,000) blocks.
You can start
to build your house with just five hundred (500) blocks. The five hundred
blocks are enough to cover the foundation outlay or take it to the Design Build
Concepts (DBC). But if you have enough money you can buy the entire four thousand
blocks once or in one fell swoop; there is nothing wrong about it.
After you might have bought the blocks the next action to
take is to buy some gravel. A tipper of gravel is enough to do the foundation
of a three bedroom bungalow. Thereafter you buy some bags of cement. Ten bags
of cement would do if the land is try and level. However you can increase the
quantity according to your taste and financial strength. Also, you will need some
water. You can get some water from water vendors or neighbours around your land.
These are the materials you need to cast the foundation of a house.
Having gotten the materials you will also need the services
of artisans such as bricklayers, builders and labourers. These are the workers
that will turn your materials into a house that you will live in. With enough
materials, a three bedroom bungalow can be built within two weeks or a month. But
you need not be in a hurry; you can build a house over a period of time. It is
all well and good. The only thing that can slow down the construction of a
bungalow is when it gets to the lintel whereby after it is cast it must be allowed
to get dried before work continues with the building. And this can take a week
or two. Once the blocks have been laid to the roofing level, the next action is
to roof the house.
All you need to roof your house are planks, nails, aluminium
roofing sheets and artisans or builders. A three bedroom bungalow can be roofed
in a day or two. Thereafter, you do the plumbing, wiring, plastering and
painting! After painting your house what is next? You either pack in or you let
it out and begin to enjoy rents from your tenants. If you pack into your own house
you become a landlord and also become free from the harassments of landlord which
tenants endure. Is that not wonderful? Is it not good to be a landlord? Won’t
you be a landlord? Are you happy being a tenant? You can become a landlord if
you choose to. Become a landlord now!
In my next post I shall be talking about where you should
build your house. Be on the lookout for it.
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