ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
Adehyee Real Estate would love to design your home and home improvement works from start to finish
The Services below show the order of a typical design process:
Initial Contact
We will discuss with you what your requirements are and discuss your project with you based on your requirements
Concept design
We will generally provide design options for you to consider, this will include floor plans so that you can visualise your new home.
Planning Application
We will make any relevant Planning Applications on your behalf and act as your agent throughout the process.
Other Design Consultants
We have good relationships with many design professionals including Structural Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, and Mechanical/Electrical engineers. We can liaise with these professionals on your behalf to obtain competitive quotes and get your project moving quickly and in safe hands.
Building Regulations
This stage is crucial to ensure you are completing your project to current design standards. We produce the relevant drawings and specifications and act as your agent in the approvals process. A member of a professional control body (local council or an Approved Inspector) will check our plans for compliance and visit your home at various stages in the construction process to check your builder is carrying out the works to the standards expected.
Specification of works
Although the Building Regulations drawings will give your builder enough information to build your project safely and to the latest regulations, they will not provide information on the finishing details. The Specification of Works will detail the required internal finishes, wall coverings, floor coverings, bespoke joinery, and electrical and air-conditioning layouts amongst other finishing touches.
Finding the Right Builder
We have good relationships with many other building contractors and have our own tradesmen and will send out a Tender package (including the drawings and specification of works) to 3-4 contractors to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive project price for your works (This an added service if you prefer that to our tradesmen and consultants undertaking the building on your behalf). We can arrange for all contracts to be drawn up, and will include information on relevant Health and Safety, and your responsibilities under the latest Construction, Design and Management (CDM) Regulations.
Site Monitoring
We all lead busy lives, so Adehyee Real Estate offer a Site Monitoring service to take the hassle away from you and keep an eye on your contractors during the build process. We generally visit site once a week (unless agreed otherwise) and provide a short report including pictures of the progress made on your home improvement works. All that’s left for you to do is sit back and relax in your new home!
- Initial Contact
- Research and Consultation at your property
- Concept designs
- Planning Application (If necessary)
- Other Design Consultants
- Building Regulation
- Specification of works/ Tender documentation
We also undertake additional service as follows to complement the Architectural services.
Quantity Surveying – we offer a complete quantity surveying service to help with costing.
Land & property search services: The landscape of property searches in Ghana is a deeper minefield of un-ending steps and pitfall. Our consultants will perform these services for you at a reasonable fee.