How to build a Superstructure of a House on Wetland in Accra Ghana West Africa | Time Lapse Video
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- This video is a continuation of our ''How to build a foundation on wetland in Accra'' video. For the first video, we gave you a walkthrough of the processes we used to build the foundation of one of our residential projects on a wet land in East Legon Accra Ghana. This video is a continuation of the building from the foundation all the way to the roofing stage (excluding finishing touches).
We walk you through the process of block work, form work for the columns, lintel, installation of roof members and the installation of the roof. It is quite a comprehensive video of putting up a building to the roof level. We hope that you enjoy this video while you learning about what it takes to build your dream home.
00:00 Welcome
00:51 Block Work
01:22 Steel Work (Columns)
02:27 Column Casting
02:35 Form Work (Lintels)
03:09 Steel Work
03:58 Beam and Block Installation
06:25 Floor Casting (1st Floor)
07:52 Steel, Form Work and Column Casting (1st Floor)
08:38 Block Work (1st Floor)
09:26 Form Work (Lintels)
11:00 Steel work (Roof)
11:38 Roof Casting
13:15 Block work (Parapet Wall)
13:48 Roof Members Installation
15:00 Roofing Installation
16:09 Completion of Roofing
You can check out the Part 1:
How to build a foundation on wetland in Accra: • How to building a soli... - บันเทิง
I will like to join you guys and learn more I'm Fred in Abelenkpe I'm an senior high school student year two and also offering Building construction course so I want to learn more from you guys to add up to my theoretical knowledge. Thanks for your time and videos
This is impressive, keep it up.
you make building fun to watch everything was right on point, thanks for sharing, I am so impressed
Very professional and to the point! It would be great if you included estimated costs for the various stages as you work along. I'm particularly interested in costs relating to the use of pre-stressed beams/blocks for foundations and roof/flooring versus the 'traditional' ways where lots of iron rods are used. Keep the great content coming. Cheers!
Well done 👍💪🏾
By far, one of the best videos i've seen. Good job bro. Keep doing it simple.
This is by far the best build video from 🇬🇭 on TH-cam, good job.
Glad you think so!
Looking good! 🙌🏾
Money saver modern buildings, no need for too many iron sheets or woods, excellent job.
I like it👍🏿…
Love this one
I like your channel and you're very professional .
Thank you very much for leaving us such a comment JADOK Plus, we really appreciate it
Keep the videos coming bro, I want to start my building and find this very informative
Good job
You should see our extreme skilled super fast construction workers in Egypt 😎
This is excellent! One of the best videos about building in Ghana. Continue with the good job
Gc from Raleigh nc very nice
I wish I had seen this video earlier I would’ve finished my project by now. Thank you so much. You made me choose pre-cast flooring now.
You are so welcome!
You doing great
very professional and very impressive. might be needing your services in the very near future
Very clean work wow
Thank you!
Woow very simple techniques great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching how you have taken us through the sequence and stages of this construction and I must say that the simple way you have presented what is a great deal of work tells me your organisation have a good grip over what you set out to achieve. Should I decide to embark on another project, it would be my pleasure to engage your expertise to some extent.
I like this. One of the biggest issue I have with Ghanaian contractors is lack of professionalism. After watching this, I realize maybe I"m to blame because clearly there are people or companies out there that take pride is what they do. I thoroughly enjoyed your content. I will definitely subscribe. #DopeContent.
Thank you very much. We will be delivering more great content like this one
So many great tips. I would have saved some extra money if I had known this type of casting. Noted for my next project. Thank you and I'm looking forward to more.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video
Thanks!
I have got to the stage were i need it badly,thanks for opening my eyes.
You are welcome
Nice job.....work well done👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
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Thank you 🙏🏽
All Praise to the Most High Yah
Hello Jacob West, I follow many ongoing building projects on this platform. Thank you for such an insightful content. I particularly like the highlighted point that using hollow blocks at the upper section of this construction will minimise the load bearing.
I look forward to seeing more of your content.
Thank you for this 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you for leaving us such s comment. We intend to educate people about how to build in Ghana through our videos. We are glad that you find our videos educative and we will do well to create more of such content for you. Please do well to leave us any question you have concerning building in Ghana 🇬🇭. Thank you again
@@Jacobwestgh Hi please what sort of casting is best for a flat rooftop with a swimming pool. I intend to make a rooftop pool above a two/three storey. Thus the third floor will be the rooftop pool with some small bar space, shower and changing room and a covered terrace space to sit. Please whats your recommendation?
Great work - can we please get a part 3
Good content, love the roofing techniques, will be in touch In sha Allah 🙏
Always welcome
@@Jacobwestgh how much did the fast floor system cost you for the first floor
Jacob your presentation and knowledge is at an expert level.
This is invaluable information for everyone.
Thanks and keep it up.
We are all coming home and will be building so this is critical information.
Thank you for your comment and we are glad this information has been helpful to you.
Please do you plan for people I really need help I am in London
Great job. You should have made a spacious one bedroom at the very top as your hide away with the sloping roof as your terrace with planning permission. Either way, a job well done.
how do i get to see the completed video. your video is very educative thank you
Thank you so much for this..it will be nice if you included how each process is done..how do they ensure the block work are sharp at it's edge, what are the type of wood material is used for the formwork of the column and beams.. please help to be more detailed with material types and construction methods, what is usually supervised by the engineers..God bless you!
Whyv didnt you build it pillars beam first block.
Beam and blocks floors are good I use them. What if you get Tennant who wantsc to pound Fufu. Regular rythmic boom cause fractures, crack/ fracture concrete damage the block.
That’s a good job 👍🏾, can you pls give me the sizes of the rooms and also the size of the whole building, would be much grateful 😊
Please can 14mm iron rod use in story building like using 16mm iron rod
Simply owesone.. I just would use thicker wood on the roof
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Thank you for the comment Mama Pig Farm Ghana
Hello Jacob West, for a location that has water-lock issues, why was damp proofing not done please?
Thanks for suggesting the use of hollow blocks for the top super structure.
Very good job. How much space did you leave between the partition wall and the building? It looks a bit narrow.
Great video. Clearly from a professional. Looking forward to more content. How long did it take to complete each phase?
For the foundation, it took us a little over 6 weeks and this was because of the challenges we faced with the land. Had it not been the case, we would have done it in about 4 weeks. The work on the ground floor superstructure took a little over 4 weeks. First floor to lintel also took a little over 4 weeks to complete. The concrete roof took about 3 weeks and the whole roof took 3 days to complete (2 days to fix the roof members and 1 day to install the aluminium roofing sheets). These durations may vary depending on a number of factors but for this particular project, that is how long it took for us to do the various phases.
@@Jacobwestgh Thank you. Build looks good.
Great job. Any reason why plastering isn't done while building each floor level? It'd cut down cost + time I think
Did you do a double reinforcement for the slab for the water tank??
What about sound proofing?
One might get noisy Tenney's upstairs
Please can u do this kind of foundation for a 3 bedrooms bungalow on a water lack
Pre-stressed beams or rib & block slab are great. However could you explain why no wire mesh was laid on block prior to the casting of the concrete as is done with this method in other jurisdictions.
The beams used in this process have steel reinforcement woven into them. This provides us with the adequate strength we need for that particular floor. In the instance where we covered a much larger area and was expecting a lot of load on the floor, we would have used additional steel reinforcement before casting.
Bro you do fantastic job but bro we in London we need the money you spend on stage by stage is gave us hope to work with you thanks
Ok no problem
The proces taking on the first floor and second floor casting which one is expensive please
I thought it says in Ghana building regs a building must be a min distance from boundary fence like 2 or 3 meters
Don't know if this the right place to ask this question. Please how much do you typically charge in labor for a 4 bedroom with similar plan. Not including materials, only your labor cost. or on average how much would it cost to construct this type of building with labor and materials inclusive. Thank you
Hello!! Every building has a different plan therefore there is going to be a variation of costs based on your building plan.
Hi, this is very educative. I may be wrong but
1. did you use 4no rods for the columns from foundation all through to the roof level? If yes, why? I hear for two storey one has to use 6no 16mm rods (mild).
2. Also, what is the size of the rods in the columns and the type (mild or high tensile).
3. What is the advantage of using the 'fast floor' and why was same not used for the second floor?
question about waterproofing membrane, bitumen on foundation?
How much has it cost to get to this point by estimate? Looks really good.
Sir please if u could show as the details of the casting concrete the ratio of sand, cement, and aggregate, then how u install the Hordy block in the roof and foundation (details, please )
So why were the columns not done before the block work? Any advantages and disadvantages with this style?
Was the wood coated first incace of ants eating away the woods for the roofing sheets?
Which company provided the pre- stressed fast roof please?
Why did you Cast Columns on the first first floor first before the blockwork?
Question. Why is a part of the roof made of the green material and the other part is solid concrete. Can it be made totally concrete?
what type of soil do you use to backfill a swampy land?
Hello mr Jacob, please were will i get correct pre-cast flooring concrete from ghana I will be much appreciate .thank.
Kindly contact us +233(0)205516626 and we will help you out
Can you build for someone living in Kumasi Mr Jacob
I noticed that the roof slopes towards the rear, into a sort of gutter. During heavy rainfall, water would not be thrown off the roof to the ground but will be collected in that gutter.
How does that work?
We have installed roof spouts in the space you see at the back of the building. All rain water that falls into this area is immediately evacuated from the roof to the base of the building. Unlike the house behind which has pipes sticking out, the pipes from this building will be wrapped around the building so that all the rain water will be collected into one pipe at the base of the building. This way, water can either be allowed to flow into the drains or be harvested into water tanks.
@@Jacobwestgh Great! That makes sense.
Hi Jacob, is there any reason why hollow blocks are not used throughout the building process, I had a house built in the Caribbean where this method was used, also water pipes and ducting for wiring were put in place whilst blocks were going up ( inside of block work) thus saving chisling out of blocks. I've watched a few building projects on the continent and all seem to use solid block work. Your vids are a pleasure to work brother 👊🏿🇯🇲🇬🇧
When putting up a storey building, you want the base to be as solid and as heavy as possible so that when you go higher, your building gets lighter. This is why at the base of the building (aside the beams and blocks for the foundation) we used only solid blocks and thick columns and then when we got to the first floor we used hollow blocks for the block work with lighter columns. If the building is lighter at the top than the base, the chance of the building collapsing is very low as compared to if the weight was the same from ground up.
@@Jacobwestgh we also use hollow foundation blocks in the Caribbean which is thicker and heavier than blocks used for walls but those blocks are fill with concrete for added strength too. what i do realize from watching several videos of house construction in Africa is that mortar between blokings in thicker than what i would see in the Caribbean. I wonder why is that?
Could you have continued building without lintels?
Rich Commodore from experience I will not advise that. A lady in France building next to my own in Dakar did exactly that. The roof started taking pressure and have to spent another £8000 for my builder to rectify that for her. May also for us we do the locally precast beams was the reason. Let's see what Jacob thinks.
Is it possible to have the architectural design (print)with all the technical details of this type of building with few modifications to adapt to my need? I’m visiting Ghana for work but would like to build something like that in another country (Burkina).
Hi there please drop us an email at info@jacobwestgh.com or call us on +233 20 551 6626
Easy one teach one if you continue to share what u put out will return back to you so how much is the pre stretched beams because it is faster and better also
The price of the beams is dependent on how many areas you will be using it for. With the quantity you need, you can be able to get a cost from suppliers of pre stressed beams
Please why do you insert pipe in a column? It's a no for me. However it's a good job by you
When you are casting the columns do you use a concrete vibration to get the air bubbles out of the concrete??
Yes we do. We have a concrete poker that we use in all our builds. A lot of our processes are not captured on camera but as we progress, more of our processes will be captured so that you can see all that we do
@@Jacobwestgh okay I see
@@Jacobwestgh but I would like to ask you this question the holow blocks that you use at the top if they was to have the same strength as those at the bottom surely they would be more easier to be laid plus they would not obsorb so much of the sun radiation during the day I would like to hear yr opinion on this after all in Ghana it is not a cold climate that u need to obsorb the radiation of the sun secondly there is no roof windows in most of the buildings so that come night the hot air from the blocks will rise out from the building
Hello can you furnish me with how you did the decking. What the method called. Referring to the hollow blocks method to reduce load Or can you refer me to where I could read up on it. Thanks.
@yominiyi2000 Google "pan and joist roof "or "beam and block roof".
@@gilmoreskeen1234 I need to forward a building plan to yourself for your advice. Can I have your email address pls. Thanks
@@yominiyi2000 Not my area of expertise, sorry.
@Jacob West, can you please share the Architect and structural Engineer who worked on the stress beams? I am really interested in exploring this concept for an upcoming project. If you are a design build firm, I will want to chat and discuss opportunity
Hi there please drop us an email at info@jacobwestgh.com or call us on +233 20 551 6626
Jacob, hi why didn't"t you the precast on the front of the building on the 1st floor and why did you use non hollow blocks on most or all the ground floor?
I need a building plan can you help with
Hi there please drop us an email at info@jacobwestgh.com or call us on +233 20 551 6626
Is there a reason why you are using the 6inch blocks not the stock brick?
Watching from Botswana. We appreciate you
What size iron rod did you use for the decking
It should be 12mm
What was the cost of the project from foundation to roof level
I have a question do you do renovations please let me know because I need someone
Hi! yes we do renovations as well.
So no need for iron rods? And where can you get the beams..
Beams are easy to get literally just ask anyone who lives nearby where they got they iron rods and they will usually give you a number to call
First time seeing this technique in a building, how secure and safe is it compared to " flowing"
I job, how many rooms are in one apt?
It is not an apartment. This is a 4 bedroom Townhouse
How much for cost on foundation?
A superb job... can you hook me up with your roof guy and structure integrity engineer thanks.
Hi there please drop us an email at info@jacobwestgh.com or call us on +233 20 551 6626
Please where can I found those workers?
Hi , these workers are apart of the Jacob West team.
Nice job awesome. The back ground music is annoying. Get rid of that.
The mator joints are too thick it should be ten mm or 3/8 of an inch cement should be 4 and 1 ,4 sand one cemet
I could never overstand why you dont use white instead of green or black or red sheets
Do not put a pvc pipe in a column.
So the land your building on is pissed wet through where's the DPC at man? You should Expect a lot of mouldy walls... an damp issues everywhere 🤦🏾♂️
NEVER PUT A PIPE INSIDE A COLUMN, that is one dumb idea.