RE: Can Low-Income Earners Build a Home?
Very interesting.
I know that a lot of people are using (used) shipping containers as the foundation of homes these days. Is that at all happening in Nigeria? I have no idea what the total cost of cement, bricks etc. would be for a house in Nigeria nor do I know about the size... But I do know a perfectly fine shipping container can be bought second hand for about $1500. That basically gives you an easily transportable super solid structure which you can then build out of and insulate over time, etc.
I am from the Netherlands which is one of the most densely populated regions in the world and we have a big housing shortage. For student accommodation it is not uncommon to place many containers and convert them to houses.
I also know that in many places in the world where survival type people who want to live 'off the grid' will create their own homes out of shipping containers too, often combining many containers.
Of course, like I said, I have no idea of the total cost of a 'normal' house in Nigeria nor it's size. It might be a better deal than a $1500 container which is, I imagine, still a rather large sum for many people there.
Nice suggestion....Buy a minmum cost of a house in Nigeria range from N2.5million upward. Thay is around $7,500 upward
Oh, yes, well then a shipping container is not a bad thing to contemplate at all. It depends on the size of the building you are looking to create of course, but people with less money could opt for a smaller home for starters. And shipping containers are weather proof and will last many years. There are many examples on youtube of both high end homes being built with them, as well as people customizing and improvising themselves with whatever they have at hand.
We surely look into that...