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

This Video was created by Jacob West Ltd for information and educational purposes for people who want to see, know and understand what happens in the construction of a house.
This video is a time lapse of how we built a solid foundation on a wetland on our East Legon site in Accra Ghana (West Africa).

00:00 Welcome
00:39 Land Location & Survey
01:49 Setting Out
02:18 Excavation
02:51 Column Beams & Base Installation
04:56 Block Work & Form Work (Columns)
05:29 Ground Beams Installation
06:20 Ground Beam Casting
07:06 Prestressed Beams & Blocks Installation
08:22 Foundation Casting
09:49 Filling
10:15 Compacting
10:58 Completion of Foundation

[breezyerny]

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 😅

[scatman]

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

[wormwood]

That is some serious foundations. That building going to last!! Nice work xxx

[kwasiglobal]

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

[abigailesiamissah]

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

[ruicastro]

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 ?

[fredblair]

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

[JohnElphata]

This is what I needed to watch.. Godbless you

[nanaahenkora]

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

[albetoodey]

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

[jaystanley]

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

[alagiedarboe]

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

[lawrencenwankwo]

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

[susand]

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

[taslimademolaabdulsalam]

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)

[ranayapappoe]

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

[ibrahimwazzan]

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

[aboagyecollins]

good adventure, but i think the vegetable soil will be removed before setting - out. or?

[lafete]

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

[orionorobert]

Thanks for this very important and resourceful video, but what was the mix of the pre-cast concrete block