Cost Of Building a Duplex in Nigeria 2021 (3, 4, 5 and 6 Bedrooms)

This is an opportunity to ring to you the cost of building a duplex in Nigeria in 2021 including the total expenses and amount you will need to achieve this.

You will get a detailed info on the Cost of building a 3 bedroom duplex, Cost of building a 4 bedroom duplex and the Cost of building a 6 bedroom duplex in Nigeria 2021.

More so, you will get to know how many blocks can build 4 bedroom duplex in Nigeria and the amount of money needed to build a Duplex in Naira.

Meaning and Types of Duplex

What is a duplex? A duplex is an apartment with rooms on two connected floors and a private inner staircase.

Types of Duplex

There are three types of Duplex in Nigeria namely;

• Detached
• Semi-detached
• Terrace

How Much will it cost to build a 3 bedroom Duplex in Nigeria?

The cost of building a 3 bedroom Duplex depends on the current price and cost of building materials in Nigeria.

So before arriving at the cost of building, you must first of all consider the cost of individual materials needed for the building.

At a glance, it will cost about Nine Million Naira (N9,000,000) to build a 3 bedroom Duplex from the foundation to roofing Nigeria in 2021.

If the cost of roofing, land and furnishing the house is to be included, then you will need up to Twelve Million Naira (N12,000,000) to complete the project.

While considering this cost, also know that it is only and just an estimated value because the prices of building materials in Nigeria do not have fix prices.

• Price of Zinc Roofing sheets in Nigeria
• Cost of roofing 3 bedroom flat/bungalow in Nigeria

Cost of Building a 4 Bedroom Duplex in 2021

If you also want to know the cost of building a 4 Bedroom Duplex in Nigeria, then this section is for you to use as a cost analysis for the project.

A typical 4- bedroom duplex in Nigeria will cost about Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000) depending on where you build it and the cost of building materials at the time you build it.

The ten million Naira will be able to take the building from the foundation to the roofing and furnishing to some extend.

Meanwhile, if you are to include the cost of land, then you will need about Thirteen million Naira (13,000,000) depending on where you buy the land at.

How Much Does it cost to build a 6 Bedroom Duplex in Nigeria?

Finally, the cost of building a 6 bedroom Duplex in Nigeria will cost about Thirteen Million Naira (N13,000,000).

The fifteen million Naira is only considered from foundation to roofing and furnishing.

If you include the cost of buying a land, then you should be looking at Sixteen Million Naira (N16,000,000).

Below is a breakdown of the expenses you will make and the cost of each building materials that you will need to buy.

How much does it cost to build a Duplex house?

Below is a complete estimated Cost analysis of building a 3, 4, 5 or 6 Duplex in Nigeria 2021 from the foundation to roofing and furnishing.

As you can see from the cost analysis above, it can be estimatedly said that you need about twenty million Naira (N20,000,000) to build a duplex from the foundation to roofing and furnishing.

Also note that the above cost analysis is base on our own estimate at the time of writing this post.

In other word, this cost varies with time base on the cost of building materials, land and other housing furnishing materials at that given time.

How to Estimate the Cost Of Building your Duplex In Nigeria

To help you do a better and accurate calculation, estimate and cost analysis, the following are recommended:

• Check out the cost of all building materials at retail price.
• Consider the cost of buying a land for the building.
• Get a building plan
• Consider the size of the building
• Get a building Engineer to do the analysis with you.

Good Building Tips

• Adjust your budget to fit your capital
• Check cost of materials time to time.
• If you have money, then buy all the building materials and stock them to avoid price hype.
• Let your estimated prices of the building materials be higher than the actual prices in case of price hype.
• You may also have to consider reducing the size of the building if your cash doesn’t meet the budget.

How many blocks can build 4 bedroom duplex in Nigeria

It will take about Three Thousand, 700 Hundred (4,700) blocks to build a 4-bedroom duplex flat in Nigeria.

What size of block do you need to build a duplex?

The best block size for a 4-bedroom duplex flat is 400 square metres, 12 metres wide a building side setback of 0.9 metres or a minimum lot size.

How long does it take to build duplex?

The speed of your building may depend on the availability of materials for building or on the Engineer’s recommendation.

Meanwhile, building a 4-bedroom duplex flat in Nigeria will take about 7 months to one year (12 months).