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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Chimera » January 13th, 2022, 5:44 pm

Nah he end up with nothing.
He barely get to keep the land where his fence on.

He just get glad when he realize we was allowing him the two feet he was always maintaining. Whe he start to move greedy he get nothing

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Rayden6 » January 13th, 2022, 7:05 pm

Surveyor coming to put markers so owner will see on who side the wall is built.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Joshie23 » January 13th, 2022, 8:59 pm

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Joshie23 wrote:
Ryan197912 wrote:
Rayden6 wrote:but it have some ASS does build it dead centre and wanna say its them wall, when it build on the opposite side just because the build it. WHAT would you do

Fight, curse, pull cutlass for 2 inches of land :lol:


2" of land on the 100' length of a standard, 5,000 ft² lot of land is around 17 ft². In places where land is $250 psf, that's $4,250...worth it?


Or hire an attorney like myself....for around 2500 I would send a Pre-Action Protocol letter to the offender.
And if not settled initate legal action at a cost to you of 20k,(to start) you will also be required to pay a surveyor about 6k to determine if any or the amount of encroachment that occurred.


That's a more sensible answer. 8-)

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby adnj » January 13th, 2022, 10:16 pm

Joshie23 wrote:
Ryan197912 wrote:
Joshie23 wrote:
Ryan197912 wrote:
Rayden6 wrote:but it have some ASS does build it dead centre and wanna say its them wall, when it build on the opposite side just because the build it. WHAT would you do

Fight, curse, pull cutlass for 2 inches of land


2" of land on the 100' length of a standard, 5,000 ft² lot of land is around 17 ft². In places where land is $250 psf, that's $4,250...worth it?


Or hire an attorney like myself....for around 2500 I would send a Pre-Action Protocol letter to the offender.
And if not settled initate legal action at a cost to you of 20k,(to start) you will also be required to pay a surveyor about 6k to determine if any or the amount of encroachment that occurred.


That's a more sensible answer. 8-)
When a boundary wall's outer face is built beyond the boundary, you can obtain documentary evidence and deem it as a party fence wall.

You will need a written agreement with the neighbor. The wall is then owned by both parties and changes to the wall require the permission of both parties. Structural maintenance or repairs is the responsibility of both parties, also.

If the encroachment is sold, it reduces the square footage of your property along with its future value.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby blacklight » January 17th, 2022, 11:53 am

how much will it cost to cost for ready-mix concrete for a 25x66 ft structure? Renovating an old structure and doing over the top floor in concrete.

Tried calling Trinidad cement but no one is answering. :(

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby carluva » January 17th, 2022, 12:44 pm

blacklight wrote:how much will it cost to cost for ready-mix concrete for a 25x66 ft structure? Renovating an old structure and doing over the top floor in concrete.

Tried calling Trinidad cement but no one is answering. :(


At 4" thickness of concrete, a 25ft x 66ft decking would need 16 cubic metres.

You need to call Readymix concrete suppliers. Call any (or all) of the following and ask to speak to the Sales Representative for readymix concrete. You may have to indicate the location of the job as the Sales Reps usually service different areas.

Readymix Trinidad Limited.
Alsecon Readymix.
Coosal's.
Central Concrete and Pumps Limited.
Pre-mix Concrete.
Advance Readymix.
EZ Con Readymix.

Prices for concrete vary by supplier and by compressive strength. Standard strength is 3000 psi at 30 days. You can get 4000 psi or even 5000 psi, but that will be an additional cost. Additives such as retardants (to improve workability) or waterproofing additives also affect cost.

If you are doing a new decking, you will need a proper concrete mix. If you are resurfacing at about 2-3 inches, you may need a sharp sand, and 3/8" aggregate screed mix. You need to know what you are doing.

Costs for concrete pump trucks are also add-ons which will be needed if you are pumping concrete on a decking.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby blacklight » January 17th, 2022, 1:53 pm

carluva wrote:
blacklight wrote:how much will it cost to cost for ready-mix concrete for a 25x66 ft structure? Renovating an old structure and doing over the top floor in concrete.

Tried calling Trinidad cement but no one is answering. :(


At 4" thickness of concrete, a 25ft x 66ft decking would need 16 cubic metres.

You need to call Readymix concrete suppliers. Call any (or all) of the following and ask to speak to the Sales Representative for readymix concrete. You may have to indicate the location of the job as the Sales Reps usually service different areas.

Readymix Trinidad Limited.
Alsecon Readymix.
Coosal's.
Central Concrete and Pumps Limited.
Pre-mix Concrete.
Advance Readymix.
EZ Con Readymix.

Prices for concrete vary by supplier and by compressive strength. Standard strength is 3000 psi at 30 days. You can get 4000 psi or even 5000 psi, but that will be an additional cost. Additives such as retardants (to improve workability) or waterproofing additives also affect cost.

If you are doing a new decking, you will need a proper concrete mix. If you are resurfacing at about 2-3 inches, you may need a sharp sand, and 3/8" aggregate screed mix. You need to know what you are doing.

Costs for concrete pump trucks are also add-ons which will be needed if you are pumping concrete on a decking.


THANKS MUCH!!! :D

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby pugboy » January 17th, 2022, 2:37 pm

those companies have sales reps who can come see site and quote and give info

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Jerry84 » January 17th, 2022, 3:41 pm

Current price per cubic meter of concrete now... Anybody??

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Chimera » January 17th, 2022, 4:40 pm

775 to 850

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby telfer » January 17th, 2022, 8:45 pm

De Dragon wrote:
timelapse wrote:
SNIPER 3000 wrote:Anyone built their own bathroom enclosure? Where did you get the frames and acrylic or glass? Thanks.
Couva Glass or Central Glass.

Couva Glass did a partition for me last week. I think they're done for the year though, but call and see. Please go glass if you can afford it, as acrylic gets discoloured and is easier to break. I paid about $3600 for a single piece of tempered glass with framing and installation, as the bathroom wasn't meant to be totally enclosed.

Went by contractor warehouse which is Aluminax also asked for a quote for a 4’x3’ glass shower enclosure these people tell me $19,000 are they on some kind off drugs

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby pugboy » January 17th, 2022, 8:53 pm

shower enclosure is one of them thing that they like to buss price for

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby PariaMan » January 17th, 2022, 9:33 pm

Best thing to do is get one by ABC and build to match it. Works out much cheaper

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Chimera » January 18th, 2022, 11:35 am

shower enclosure with tempered glass is a pretty expensive thing

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby PariaMan » January 18th, 2022, 6:34 pm

ABC had sets starting at a lil over 3500

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby rexsmith » January 21st, 2022, 6:57 am

anyone have any idea what masons charge to lay block. e.g. to run 500 bricks what is the cost per block
and also what is the cost to put down floor tiles e.g. a 12x12 ceramic floor tile

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby timelapse » January 21st, 2022, 7:03 am

rexsmith wrote:anyone have any idea what masons charge to lay block. e.g. to run 500 bricks what is the cost per block
and also what is the cost to put down floor tiles e.g. a 12x12 ceramic floor tile
1 daywuk :100 blocks
Mason prices by me per day $450-500
Labourer $250-300.
If you know what needs to be done , get the labourers instead.

Also, if is a wall, most masons don't run up more than 3-4 rows at a time.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby kerwinishere » January 23rd, 2022, 5:05 pm

Noticed that the reinforcement on the underside of the waist of my exterior staircase is corroded, this has lead to exposed reinforcement and spots with about 4 sq in. Of exposed rebar. Anyone has experience using a product such as Rust Treet from Inter-Chem to treat this? Plan is to apply the product and then reapply mortar to the affected spots.
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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby carluva » January 23rd, 2022, 9:56 pm

What do you mean by the waste of exterior stairs?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby kerwinishere » January 24th, 2022, 9:41 pm

carluva wrote:What do you mean by the waste of exterior stairs?
Spelling error. Waist*

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby zorced » January 24th, 2022, 10:35 pm

kerwinishere wrote:Noticed that the reinforcement on the underside of the waist of my exterior staircase is corroded, this has lead to exposed reinforcement and spots with about 4 sq in. Of exposed rebar. Anyone has experience using a product such as Rust Treet from Inter-Chem to treat this? Plan is to apply the product and then reapply mortar to the affected spots.


Is the rebar also corroded? I have a small area like that due to water seepage. The surface above needs to be sealed properly and the extent of corrosion might need to be checked because it may be hidden.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Jerry84 » January 25th, 2022, 9:12 pm

Any suggestions for a product/adhesive to bond rebar with concrete? Have a situation with a perimeter wall where I need to raise it by a few block heights, thus having to extend the concrete posts 8 ft apart. I was told that I can drill the top of these posts to put in the additional rebar with the adhesive which would hold pretty well. Sadly the person giving the advice didn't know the exact product. Any suggestions /comments?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby pugboy » January 25th, 2022, 9:23 pm

check scl
they have stuff for that

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Chimera » January 25th, 2022, 9:32 pm

Jerry84 wrote:Any suggestions for a product/adhesive to bond rebar with concrete? Have a situation with a perimeter wall where I need to raise it by a few block heights, thus having to extend the concrete posts 8 ft apart. I was told that I can drill the top of these posts to put in the additional rebar with the adhesive which would hold pretty well. Sadly the person giving the advice didn't know the exact product. Any suggestions /comments?
Yes it has several products.

One is called "anchorset"
You get that by afzal hardware in el socorro.

There are many other brands and types though.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Chimera » January 25th, 2022, 9:34 pm

I paid $90 for one by afzal a year ago.

We used it to secure starter bars to an existing floor slab.
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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Jerry84 » January 26th, 2022, 8:54 pm

Thanks for all the advice and info.
Phone Surgeon wrote:I paid $90 for one by afzal a year ago.

We used it to secure starter bars to an existing floor slab.
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What was the price you paid at that time?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Jerry84 » January 26th, 2022, 8:55 pm

Jerry84 wrote:Thanks for all the advice and info.
Phone Surgeon wrote:I paid $90 for one by afzal a year ago.

We used it to secure starter bars to an existing floor slab.
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What was the price you paid at that time?
Now see your price. Sorry.

How much were you able to set with this and at what dept?

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Chimera » January 26th, 2022, 9:52 pm

Thats a hard thing to estimate.
Remember it not using that much.
You just drilling the hole and make.sure to vacuum to blow out the dust and make sure it's clean. Them fellas does use a thin piece of oxygen tubing and blow into the hole and make sure its very clean before you apply the product then knock in your rebar.

I only did probably 50 bars 12 inches down and used 2 tubes.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby fokhan_96 » January 27th, 2022, 5:27 am

Phone Surgeon wrote:
Jerry84 wrote:Any suggestions for a product/adhesive to bond rebar with concrete? Have a situation with a perimeter wall where I need to raise it by a few block heights, thus having to extend the concrete posts 8 ft apart. I was told that I can drill the top of these posts to put in the additional rebar with the adhesive which would hold pretty well. Sadly the person giving the advice didn't know the exact product. Any suggestions /comments?
Yes it has several products.

One is called "anchorset"
You get that by afzal hardware in el socorro.

There are many other brands and types though.
Another one is pc concrete.
They are more or less epoxy.

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Re: Building a house in Trinidad

Postby Jerry84 » January 27th, 2022, 4:11 pm

Phone Surgeon wrote:775 to 850
Do you have a contact for a representative who is charging this price per meter of concrete? At this price I will definitely go with them providing they are a reputable company.

I'm in the process of doing a decking 30ft x 30ft with an opening of 12ft x 4ft for a step. Want to know how much concrete I will need in order to work out some budgetary issues.

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