Minimum Cost of Decking A House In Nigeria

Before you get the cost of decking a house in Nigeria you have to consider some factors, then you'll arrive at the amount of money you need. 

I'll also show you a finished decked house with the total money spent in decking the house and materials used.

Factors that determine how you end up spending

This factors can either make you spend more money on your building project or make you spend less on decking your house, this is why you should pay attention to each.

Size/type of the house

 Size of the house in question goes a long way in determining how much you end up spending. 

You can't expect to spend the same amount of money used to deck a duplex on a twin duplex or a mansion. So size and the type of the house matters a lot.

If it is a story building type of house you're building (Onitsha style i.e semi high rise or high rise), you'll have to deck it multiple times depending on the number of floors too. You'll spend more on a two-story building than one story building.

Prices of materials

Prices of materials used in decking a house are one of the major factors that determine the overall expenditure. Materials like rods and cement are major ones. 

In Nigeria, it is cheaper to deck a building during February - March period than November December time. This is because of the general increase in prices of goods and services which affect all areas of life especially in the southern part of Nigeria. In this part of the world, Christmas and New period is a signal for prices to increase, it affects the transportation, hospitality, and other sectors the construction sector is often the most affected.

Labor/workmanship

This is an area you'll want to look into. You have two option here, hire a company/individual to take care of the whole decking or hire workers one by one, that is stage hire.

This is necessary because decking a house in Nigeria involves 3 major steps or stages.

Stages of house decking in Nigeria

1. Carpenter is needed for constructing the platform that will house the rods and concrete mixture.

2. Iron benders are needed for bending irons to the required specification, then deploying to the platform and binding it.

3. An Electrician is needed for pipe laying and conduit wiring.

4. Mason and labors also knew mason servers are needed for mixing the concrete with cement and sand, which is then used to deck the building.

Company/Individual contract vs stage hire

Both have advantages and disadvantages. If you give Someone the contract of decking your house, you'll avoid the stress of constant supervision and uncompleted work not completed on time.

But for stage hiring, you'll have to constantly supervise them at each stage.

Which is cheaper?

Stage hiring is often cheaper but the difference in price is not much, you'll have hired and supervise different workers for different stages of the decking process. 

Contract option is better, you get peace of mind knowing that one of the most important aspects of your house is done with quality materials. Sometimes the contract option is even cheaper.

Materials needed for decking a house in Nigeria

- Rods include binding wire

- Cement 

- Sand

- Granite/gravel/stone/concrete etc

- Nail

- Bamboo

- Workers include Carpenter, Electrician, Iron Bender, Mason, and laborers.

- Water

Prices of decking materials in Nigeria

16mm rod at N1750 each 

12mm rod at N900 each

8mm rod at N700 each 

Cement  N200 for one

Granite  around 40000 per trip/ton

Sand N16000 per trip

Binding wire N300 for one

Wood 

Others are the cost of

Bamboo not fixed

Electrician not fixed 

Carpenter not fixed 

Iron bender.

All prices are in Naira.

Also, take note of some expenses like water and transportation.

How much can I budget for decking a house?

The minimum you should budget for decking a house of not more than 100sqm floor should be in the region of  800,000 to 1.3 million Naira depending on location and the period of the year, as ending of the year increases expenses and prices of commodities in the country.

Before you get the cost of decking a house in Nigeria you have to consider some factors, then you'll arrive at the amount of money you...

Toilet Water Closet Prices In Nigeria

Here are the current prices for restroom equipment the water closet for toilet also known as the toilet seat.


Water Closet is made from the ceramic which is used as a toilet. This kind of toilets is more hygiene and easy to clean. The Toilet which is designed to sit on is known as water closets. It usually comes in a set consisting of


1. The flush tank (has a 5 to 10-liter water tank)
2. Seat cover
3. Water closet itself.


It is connected in that order, first, the tank which used for flushing is connected to the water closet which is then connected to the drainage via a plastic pipe.

Accessories for Water Closet:

When you buy a water closet here are what comes with it the fittings & Accessories should be available.

i) Seat Cover with fittings

ii) Floor mount Fittings or Wall mount fittings

iii) Flushing Tank.

Iv) Water sealant(Gasket).
Before we go into the prices let's look at the different designs of water closet available for Nigeria today. We will look at the ones the plumbers consider original and fake, then we will recommend some quality ones we've used for our client over the years.

Different designs of water closets

1) Standard water closet.

2) One piece water closet.

3) Two-piece water closet.

4) wall hung Water closet

5) 'S' trap Water Closet.

6) 'P' trap Water Closet

Don't buy any other WC outside the above-listed designs, as this are ones that will last, WC is designed to last a minimum of 10,000 usages.

Some recommendations

Buying from the recommended will get you quality ones, plus a discount in some cases.

1. Twyford Water Closet Close Coupled One of the top brands when it comes to manufacturing toilet equipment, this one comes in a complete set, it has the toilet seat, tank, and sink.

A Mini WC set. It is consists of toilet seat, basin and pedestal. Plus free basin mixer. It is made with quality ceramic material.

Get It Now It is about ₦38,000

2. Twyford Children Water Closet, Toilet Seat & Tank Another product from Twyford, this standard WC is specifically made for children and the elderly as it is quite durable, easy to flush and doesn't use much water. It comes with the seat, and the tank.

Get it now  for ₦54,500 

3. Water Closet - Pedestal Basin With Mixer Tap + Executive Toilet Seat This stylish designer WC is made for luxury, it is a complete set that has Pedestal basin along with an executive Toilet seat. The feel is out of this world, recommended for those that find it somehow difficult to poo.

It is an S-trap toilet seat.

Get it Now  for ₦140,000

There are many others available both on the open market and online, for other online types of WC and their prices, see this link 

In the Nigerian open market, you can find others that may be lesser in price, though there is no way to verify the quality.

If you have any question ask below.

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Cost of Septic Tank And Soakway Construction In Nigeria

Building septic tank also called soak way by some Nigerians, is not hard nor does it take much time. All you need is the materials experienced workers and you are done.

We are going to look at how much exactly one can see building this type of building for waste.

First, let's consider the difference between a septic tank and soak away, it somehow causes confusion.

What is soak Away this context?

In brief, a Soak way is where water from the kitchen, bathroom and other wastewater goes into. Depending on the plumber he can do a cross connection between the septic tank and soak way to capture the excess from the septic tank, or he can leave it with its own compartment.

The Soakaway is not actually very deep as it is usually less in depth compared to a septic tank.

A standard soak way in Nigeria is usually 4 by 4. 

What is a Septic tank?

This still an underground building that is responsible for the waste this time the waste that comes from toilets, also known as shit.

Septic Tank is deeper than Soakaway, unlike Soakaway, the body plastered and the floor, floored.

A standard septic tank in Nigeria is 8 by 10.

So basically the difference between Septic Tank and Soak Away is that a Septic Tank is deeper and plastered then floored, while Soakaway is not given such treatment as the floor is left like that, it is also not that deep.

In some counties like Nigeria and Kenya, they are built together and separated by six inches blocks. Then the plumber will then do the rest of the separation.

The Minimum money you'll need

I'll try to cover everything except plumbing as that is another very different area.

For a small family building a 4 room bungalow, you'll need a standard Septic tank which is  8 by 10 and soak away 4 by 4. 

This will cost about 50 6 inches block (depending on the land topography, it may be slightly more or less)

- Half trip of sand (for plastering and coaching )

- Half trip of gravel (for concrete cover)

- About 11 standard rods 

- 5 bags of cement (Unicem and Dangote recommended)

- 11 12 ft boards for concrete cover

- 10 pieces of po line wood the standard type

- 3inches nails 10 pounds weight 

Other things you'll need

You'll need the services of 

- Diggers

- Carpenter

- Mason and servant

- Plumber 

Then other expenses.

Budget: Currently 300k Naira about 800 US dollars.

The maximum cost 

The above is the standard way to build, for a very large house like the ones at Onitsha designed for commercial purposes you may have to build one for each floor.

So there is no fixed amount, it can cost millions.

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Types Of Roofing Sheets And Prices In Nigeria

While this roofing sheets are constant, that is you can always count on
its availability in the market, the price may from time to time change.

So this price mentioned here may change at any time, it is not constant.
You can contact me to get the latest prices for for  a token.

1. Stone Coated Step tile roofing sheets

0.45 thickness 2000 Naira grade B

0.55 thicknesses by D.s tile Korea batlan brand -N2500 for grade A

Shingle tile by D.s tile Korea batlan brand- N3000 grade A

0.45 shingle tiles- 3000 naira for grade A

Shake tile – 3500 Naira for grade B

Roman tile two colors- 4000 Naira for grade A

2. Aluminium Roofing Sheets (per square metre)

For 0.45mm Aluminium Roofing sheets- 2,000 Naira /sqm

For 0.55mm Aluminium Roofing sheets Longspan- 2,300 Naira / sqm

For Aluminium Step Tile Roofing Sheets

For 0.45 mm Aluminium Step Tile Roofing Sheets - 1500 Naira per square metre

for 0.55mm Aluminium Step Tile Roofing Sheets (longspan) - 2000 Naira /sqm

3. Fibre Britment Roofing Sheets.

Fibre britment roofing sheets cost 2,300 naira per square metre

Fibre britment step-tile roofing sheets f cost 3,500 naira per square metre.

Remember the cost is not fixed, it can change any time. So before you
embark on roofing, go to the market and find out the prices.

If you rather I do that for you, just contact me. I'll get you the quotes,
that is prices for the type of sheet and location you specify for a token. 
not forgetting others like 






4. Zincs

While this roofing sheets are constant, that is you can always count on its availability in the market, the price may from time to time chan...