FREE REPORT
How to execute your construction
building project at 40% reduction on conventional cost estimate
1. Use professionals
with multiple backgrounds and bias within environmental field, or the ones who are
qualified in one discipline but has bias or experience in other related field,
especially when you are looking for project manager.e.g. planner-architect,
Architect-engineer, estate surveyor- lawyer e.t.c
2. Visit your proposed
site during the peak of raining season to witness the situation during the peak
of environmental challenge.
3. If the site is rapid
slope make sure it is towards road direction except if the land is a corner
plot bounded by two roads forming a junction
4. Visit the site
independently to interact with the social environment and pick up any rumour
concerning the ownership rights and disputes on the land
5. if you can use
measuring tape, measure the land by yourself
6. You can get a
government official in charge to help
con firm if the land is free from government acquisition
7. if the land has a
master layout sheet ask for photocopies
8. Upon completion of
transaction on the land immediately take 1st step towards physical
possession get your surveyor to put beacon pillars. If you can’t afford a
surveyor do it your self (it may not be accurate, yet it can be adjusted by a
trained expert later.
9. take second step of
physical possession after the accurate dimension and orientation of the land is
settled, by erecting dwarf “four corner” wall, physically demarcating the four
point defining the boundary of your land
10. if you are digitally
learned you can use the gps feature of your smart phone like blackberry to know
the geo-reference co-ordinates of the four points defining the boundary of the
parcel of the land.- this is usually in longitude and latitude, however it can
be converted to UTM format which is the industry standard. This can help in the
search process with the government in a procedure known as charting.
11. Try and do the
necessary title documents if you can afford it.
12. If you can’t the best
form of security on the land is physical possession.
13. If you can afford a
survey do it and get registered with land information obtained on the land to
ascertain if its free of any government acquisition
14. A further step into
physical possession is to offload gravel or any other material that is not easy
to evacuate. Such as blocks, granite and sand
15. When you want to
start building operation, target at least backfilling stage of foundation.
16. Start during dry
season, if the fund is limited, wait until next dry season to continue.
17. Before you start,
write down your brief on the type of house you want and review it with your spouse
and siblings.
18. Give your brief to
your consultant design professional.
19. Be modes concerning
the size of the building.
20.Be futuristic in your
approach
21. Think of the
possibility of converting the house to investment asset in the distant future.
22. Engage the service
of professional and this also applies to the construction of the upper floor
slab (decking) in story buildings.
23.Use direct
supervision at the finishing level if you cannot afford professional.
24. get a rough idea on construction if you cannot afford the
comprehensive cost estimate. Get cost
idea on the stage you want to embark on e.g foundation
25.Do not stock pile
large quantity of cement that you are not going to need within a space of three
months maximum.
26.If you have a secure
space for storage you can buy materials such as sand granite, gravel, iron
rods, tiles in large quantities
27. If available use the
services of artisans with multiple bias and skills e.g bricklayer-tiler,
carpenter-furniture-maker
28.Engage worker will
directly do the work and not the one acting as an agent who will contract the
job out.
29.Get the service of
multidisciplinary outfit like WALDIGIT CONCEPTS
to do your construction building project mnagement
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