Yusadak Structures

Most people planning to start their construction project already have it in mind that hiring a professional will be costly. As a result, they often avoid engaging one until they’ve made a wrong decision.

In my interactions with clients, many are surprised when they learn our charges for supervising a building project or understand our profit margin.

It’s hard for some people to believe that I can supervise a duplex from start to finish for the range of 2.5 million to 5 million naira, with a site engineer on hand who can communicate with me for instruction .

Being a professional or contractor in the construction industry doesn’t mean we’re unreasonably expensive or that people can’t afford our services.

However, many clients have preconceived ideas based on what they’ve heard from others, often comparing two quotes directly rather than considering value.

Here’s an example: a tile installer might offer to lay tiles for you without regard for areas with high traffic. They might suggest using cheap, 6mm ceramic tiles that could fade over time. Meanwhile, a professional engineer might quote for 10mm vitrified tiles with proper cement and sand layers. Often, clients see the total costs of both quotes and assume the professional’s price is too high without considering the quality difference.

Some of us cannot compromise on quality by using inferior materials or offering lower-grade finishes. The reasonable cost we quote reflects the quality we deliver.

Before concluding that professionals in the construction industry are too expensive, please ask questions, perhaps you may simply not want the type of high-quality finishes and materials we provide—but that doesn’t mean we’re always unaffordable.

If you’re convinced that professionals are too expensive and choose to go with unqualified contractors, remember that you may need to call on the professionals you initially avoided to correct issues later.

Before concluding, discuss your budget with a professional and be ready to negotiate for a good price.

We are the ones who understand value engineering and quality construction without compromising on structural integrity.

I specialize in building & structural design and construction. Contact me on 09164092363.

Our office is at Slyce Views Building, beside Awujoola Paradise estate, adjacent Ido Local govt. Area secretariat, along Ido/Eleyele road, Ido, Ibadan.

Before you design for a client the first thing to help you as an architect is studying the client

Your clients status is important before you design for them ,this helps you know what and what to apply on the design and what not to apply .

Life is hierarchy and no matter how we want to dispute that we have those higher than us today in life

Not every client can afford glaze windows and having more than 2 windows in each room 🙂some will want 4 windows in a room ,some will want large glaze windows while some will want the simple 900*1500 window in two just for cross ventilation.

Human scale and preferences -Many will dislike a thing while another can’t do without same thing,understand what your client wants and prefer is important .

Occupation- a lawyer will definitely want a study room/library ,a trader might not see need for this because he comes home very late daily ,but trust me a trader must need a store where they store some goods ,this incase a customer comes home to them.

Safety-Many don’t consider exit doors ,this very essential in a design ☑️Fire extinguisher 🧯 is another safety tool that most homes in Nigeria overlook

Zoning - many don’t understand that zoning comes in three forms

-private zone
-semi public zone
-public zone .

I saw a design that you can see the masters room door while sitting at the living room 🙂💔that’s wrong.Your visitors shouldn’t run through you house with their eye 👁️ set some spaces private

Your beautiful, durable & stable house can't break your heart but Janet or Shakira can.

Don't answer azaman without a roof on your head. Be wise.

Yusadak Structures or rather I will help you to acquire land that is free from acquisition of any kind, design, construct good and timeless structure on it without breaking your bank.

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Foundation settlement and how it affects our buildings.

Let's delve deeper into SOIL COMPACTION and see how it can cause foundation settlement.

Soil compaction simply means the removal of pores in soil used to fill your foundation to create a denser layer (rock-like) platform for the building to sit on which is done by compressing the filling materials.
It occurs when soil particles are pressed together to reduce the air space between them.
The common term used is “FILLING.” The act of pouring sand into the foundation to create a smooth surface for oversite concrete/ floor casting.
The purpose of soil compaction is to help the soil to support the building.

Soil compaction is like pregnancy, whether you conceal it or not, it’ll manifest.
Many people after filling their foundation, rush to do oversite concrete without ensuring proper soil compaction. If you don’t compact the soil, what will happen is that, a hollow layer will be created between the soil and the building, and this will cause foundation settlement.
That’s the reason behind cracks in walls, tiles removal, tilted doors and windows, making it difficult to freely open and close, cracked slabs etc.

We can demonstrate this by fetching sand of equal volumes into two separate containers.

✅ When you press down the sand in container A,🫙 you’ll observe the level will decrease. If you want the container full, you’ll have to top up with more sand. You’ll repeat this process until the container can’t take anymore sand. The soil becomes dense and hard. This is the point where you can say the soil is properly compacted, and can hold the weight of the structure.

✅ However, in the second container 🫙, you’ll equally observe that the container is full. Nonetheless, if you put any item of significant weight into it, you’ll notice the object will sink.
The essence is that, the soil in container B isn’t compacted; it has a lot of air and pores in them, making it less dense, and more prone to foundation settlement. Water can easily pass through it, and you know what will happen.
You don’t want water to compromise anything under your home and cause damage.
It is the same story with building on poorly compacted soil.

The whole point is to make the soils dense so water doesn’t break in or navigate through and cause erosion.

How do I ensure proper soil compaction?
1. If you’re not in a hurry to complete your project, then leave your foundation to settle by itself. When you do the filling, allow time to pass, and let rain and sun do the magic.
Do you realize that when you fill your foundation to the brim, and it rains over time, the filling drops, and you’ll have to top up again and again? Yes! That’s the natural way of ensuring proper compaction.

2. If you’re in a hurry to complete the project, there are compaction machines available. Hire one and use it. The practice where your mason lifts blocks and drops them hard on the filling won’t achieve any desired results. Others will join pieces of wooden boards and pound the soil like fufu. I’m sorry that’s just on the surface. Do the right thing.

That is why we have rammer machine Yusadak Structures to ensure the compaction is done well.