CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0     Introduction

          Owning a home is the dream of many, since shelter is one of the basic necessities of life. However, despite the various public and private housing estates springing up in different parts of the country, creating opportunities for individuals to own houses, possessing one is still beyond the reach of many.

          Block-making industries came into being to satisfy the needs of those who desire to own houses. Some astute businessmen are into small-scale block processing to provide different sizes of concrete blocks for builders.

          SeyiAkinrunmi of Akins Concretes, Lagos, said block-making business is the answer to immediate concrete blocks needs of builders. He explained that it proffers a quick solution and saves builders the inconveniences of having to procure sand, water and labour to mould at sites, especially when such are terrains, where water is hard to come by.

          Using automated blocks molding estimation system will help in automatically estimating the cost of molding a particular number of blocks needed to complete a building.

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