How to building a solid foundation on a Wetland in Accra-Ghana West Africa | Time Lapse Video 

Great and informative video. My suggestion is for all of your guys to be in basic PPE. Someone was operating a machine on the site wearing sandals 😅

Good to see pre-stressed beams being used more on builds in Ghana. Very cost effective technology

I have no intention of building a house in Ghana but this was a great video, informative and interesting. Cheers

Thanks for the visual info, I'll be visiting your channel more often so that assignment becomes more easier

so simple and explicit.....wonderful video

Looking at the water logg area I was expecting you apply DPM before casting the ground floor

This is what I needed to watch.. Godbless you

This is amazing

Nice work💪🏾💪🏾💥

Hi I would like to ask,you are building on wetland So where is the damp course level for the house In England you would put a damp course level in so the damp dies not rise through the foundation

Supper video. Well done

Interesting,this video help a lot.

I Like It, Very NICE !!

Good job, great narration; congrats!

Great video! Very informative!

Nice!

Hello , would u please advise on the specs of the beams used ( thickness ) , As well as specs of blocks used in filling inter-beams . Moreover , you mentioned in another reply that u have put a membrane between soil and beams , does it mean that you have filled the space with laterite before you laid the beams , I.e. the beams rested on : membrane 》laterite ? Thx

were i a much younger man I believe I would have loved to live in Ghana it seems the people are very happy hard working good luck with the build

I was expecting a raft foundation type to be used but this one is great also

Much respect . I appreciate good work. Question: Why use the blocks for the slab. Why can’t you simply fill it with gravel and then lay cement slab on top of it ?

Hi Jacob, i love the fact that you used precast slab method in order to cut down the quantity of concrete as against the normal traditional method, but my question is, why did you not fill the place to the brim with laterite or sharp sand, the pores can create vibrations or even water can gather in the space and cause capillary with time, since you didnt make provision for DPM

Great content bro. Love the British Ghanaian accent also. Big up👍

Great Video ... Incredible amount of detail and well narrated .. Keep up the good work .!

Stress beam concept is interesting. Any idea if this is suitable for high rise buildings? Say 3 story? Also, can you share cost comparison with traditional foundation scope ( filling, compacting, foundation beam Reinforcements and concrete)

Great video, how will you advise me to handle my project in an area which seems low and has potential flooding issues. I've already completed my fence and was just told we'll need filling to elevate the level above the road. Will this break the walls when the filling is done?

Hello Jacob, thanks for educating us. I would like to ask, can we use a 16mm rod for the mat and also 16mm rod the foundation pillar? What will the impact be? Also can you use 16mm rod for the entire build assume the same build as yours is being put up.

Very informative. Please i would lije ro know the difference between a german floor and this type with blocks. In which conditions do you decide which to use. Thank you for educating.

Jacob, please this is beautiful but I need your help with this question, did you put in a plastic membrane before making the block work? Can the preestressed beams be used for three storey building apartments in a waterlogged area like this?

its very helpful ....my question is in this ,method,you don't really need the dpm??

Hello Jacob West please note that this is not a critique but more a query. Was the garage floor reinforced with iron rods before the concrete was poured? It’s just that in my mind considering the weight that that particular area will have to bear, it would be nice to know reinforcement was applied.

Nice job, but very disappointed in the the laying of the foundation blocks. You could see spaces/gaps in-between the blocks which will definitely result in water buildup at the base in the future. I was hoping to get a contractor for my project in Ghana but obviously not in such manner. Please and please you guys should pay attention to details so we can wholeheartedly give our projects to you. Thanks.

Keep up the Good work Jacob. Considering the ground to be water logged ,did you apply any form of dump proof Remedy ??

Greetings. Thank you for the great video. I was wondering if you can share some of the technical drawings in these videos so that we can better understand how things are built. Just a few curious thoughts I have, was the building engineered by a licensed structural engineer and if so, what is the name of the company please? How deep are the stilts below ground? How was the rest of the site graded to manage surface runoff to keep water away from the foundations? In addition to the stilts, where there footings cast before the foundation walls? Was there a reason for the block foundation instead of a cast in place concrete foundation? How were utilities like plumbing and sewage integrated into the foundations? And Finally, did the plumbing, and electrical engineers provide drawings to help with the coordination of the building as a whole please. Sorry for the lengthy post and thanks in advance for your time and great video.

The pre-stressed beam ( where blocks are being laid) looks thin/ small for that span of space. Thanks.

I want to see how to build Hollow block foundations where you use 8/9 column such as 25*40 feet area.

What's reason of using pre-cast beam and block for the oversite concrete without filling?

Just seeing this! I didn’t do German floor for my two storey building, what can I do and my first decken was very tick what can I do before laying blocks?

Hi Jocob how many bags of cement was used for the casting . Thank you

New sub.

Please what is it that you applied on the ground soil before laying blocks?

Did you decide to use the prestressed beams for the foundation because of the wetness? Thank you sir

What kind of blocks did u use to fill up d floor b4 pouring d concrete and I noticed it wasn't filled with laterite meaning beneath d concrete is hollow. Will that still give a solid structure?

You guys must do massive filling before the columns and group beams,just a suggestion

How long did it take from start to finish up to this stage?

You have mentioned that you are using prestressed beams and i can only see you placing the hollow block ,can you elaborate

How did you lay the block before casting the concrete

Please is it because the land is waterlog that the foundation slab was used with blocks and little concrete casted on it or it is another form of foundation slab to reduce the amount of concrete?

I think I like what I am seeing but please do we necessary need hollow blocks to always start construction

Which blocks are been used on top before the concrete.con rod be use for the mesh or a perscrib mesh to be use

Mr Jacob if you don't mind how much does it cost you for the foundation l ve got a similar plot planning to use it for two storey building in the north am currently in the UK

Can you do one on the black cotton soil and the other on a hilly area.

can u please show as about the plumbing ....

pls how does this foundation stops upward water seepage through the walls as the soil is a wet soil?

Please can i go up to 9th course of blocks before laying the beam on it.

Plz what informed your decision to use prestressed beams??

Please, what's the total number of steel used in beam, coloum and reinforcement during the foundation?

Well done, we only saw digging the column and we didn't get to see you diigg the the foundation trench.

Nice and educative Was hoping to see the prestressed beams But you didn’t do that.

Does the red compact absurd water?

Hi Jacob, you talked about removing the topsoil and digging a few feet down. Could you please tell me how deep the foundation was? How many feet did you dig in the soil?

Was the diameter of the pre-stress beams 16mm or 12mm ?

I can’t thank you enough for this video 🙏🏿 you’ve rejuvenated my ambition to build a house on a type of land I a previous bad experience of damp after constructing a 4 bed house, I thought never again I’ll build on that piece of land even though there’s plenty space for another until I saw this video one year after you uploaded it. Am grateful, just one question I would to know if the prestressed beams are metal, wood or plastic?

In foundation is it possible to apply water proof regents?

To build a garage what is the best method for the foundation to be built.

Hello Can this method be used for foundation on none wetlands also. I like the concept as u can channel the cost of filling into other works

Thanks for the great video .I see you didn't place wiremesh or BRC before casting the concrete ,will it be strong enough to hold it without cracking in the future ?

Since the soil is soft, why didn't you use mat foundation or use piles ?

Whats the cost estimate fir using the pre stressed beams and hollow blocks for this type of foundation?

good job bt it was beter to put iron net before the concrete work nice

How do one trace the rooms after completing the OVERSITE CONCRETE ?

How do deal with dampness as you are using solid blocks from sand not burnt clay bricks

Did you put a damp course proof under the pre-stress beams? To stop the rising damp to the ground floor and walls!!!!

So how much will a 2 storey self contained up to footing cost?

IS RING BEAM NECCASSARY IN THE WALL OF A ONE STOREY HOUSE

Are we not going to hear vibrations on the ground floor because of how the foundation was done?

Stress beam is what,can I see the picture of the stress beam

Please how many plots for the four bed rooms

Can you use this type of foundation for a 3 storey building?

Was the excavation done manually ?? 🤔

Can this be strong enough?

I am not sure if I saw any plastic protectors between the soil and the blocks prior to casting the concrete.

Hi, Jacob how can I get the same plan for this project?!

Hi, we have a land that is 800sqaure meter and is a wet land, we wanna build a community centre in South Africa Africa mpumalanga, is it possible what kind of advices can you give us?

How come there was no ground beams on the garage side

Pls what is the total cost of the foundation?

While no feeling in the foundation?

Hi great Job,Engr from Nigeria,I would love to know what you used to demarcate the foundation before piling blocks,are those 2/3 woods or bamboos? The piling is very accurate and neat.i want to know how you arranged it so neatly Did u leave the wood under the casting?I work on swampy areas alot,I am looking for innovative and cost effective ways of building foundation thank you.I await your response.

Hi Jacob. It seems that your concrete bricks are absorbing a lot of water. Aren't you afraid of that weakening your foundation?

Look like surface water, the land is low. Waterlogged land you'd have to build it different to what your doing. Only .900 down standard footing depth. Did you do a test hole to to about 2.740 to see water level, if water logged, hole would have caved in. Had to use a raft.

Lovely video. Just one question I have with regards to the foundation. The land has been determined to be wet and may subject the building to suffer from rising damp? Have measures been taken to protect the substructure from damp issues? or is the concrete casting sufficient to protect the ground floor from damp in future? Kind Regards

How many feet down and how many story high pls

Still, this foundation wasn't damp proof and would absorb the water in the ground which was very necessary for this project.

Simple thing to do must to fill the whole place with gravel later use the water proof cement. Very simple. In the foundation self the should have use iron rods. But not bad. Fear nature.

What steps in this process prevents water rising into walls??

No damp proof membrane?

How much did it cost you in rands

What are the beams made out of??

I thought you were gonna use that black rubber to prevent the building from soaking.

You should put the finish product at the end of the videos so we see how your handy works looks like.. to me without finish house picture or video to show for doesn't really proof anything to me, besides that good job bro 👍

I didn’t see reinforcements in the footing, no damp roofing of the walls of the substructure? Just a matter of time, hmmm