The people you hire decide whether your build goes well. Here's exactly how our professional services work — vetted supervisors and contractors, architect review and stamp, land verification and free expert calls — with real fees and what happens at each step.
Ask anyone who has built in Ghana what went wrong and the answer is usually a person: a supervisor who stopped visiting, a contractor who disappeared with an advance, a "surveyor" who never checked the land. Software can track the work, but it can't stand on site.
That's why we vet the professionals ourselves and stay in the middle of the engagement. This guide shows what each service is, what it costs, and exactly what happens after you ask for it.
1. Choose. The Services page shows providers we've personally vetted, with their specialisms and the regions they cover. Pick one, or submit a request and our team suggests someone.
2. Agree the fee and pay. Each supervisor and contractor sets their own fee — a supervisor's depends on where your site is and what the job needs. GhanaHousePlanner's charge is a percentage of that fee, for vetting the provider and staying involved until the work is done. You see the full amount before you pay, through a secure Paystack checkout — Mobile Money, card or bank.
3. We make sure they get in touch. Once you've paid, the engagement is active and the provider is expected to contact you. Your engagement page has a "Yes, they've been in touch" button. If contact isn't confirmed within 24 hours, our team is alerted and follows up with the provider — you don't have to chase anyone.
4. They join your project. An active supervisor or contractor is added to your project team automatically. From then on they work inside the same workflow as the rest of your build: site logs and photos (including by WhatsApp), defects, answers to RFIs, and the evidence behind every payment request. See how a build runs week by week.
5. Keep a record, and raise problems early. Your engagement page has a running log: post updates, flag an issue, or open a dispute that our team reviews.
6. Rate them at the end. When the engagement is complete, you rate the provider. Ratings stay on their record with us, and whether we keep sending them work depends on how they deliver.
Providers come to us two ways: through our own recruitment, or as businesses already verified on CornerStore, our materials marketplace. Either way, our team reviews each one personally before they're added, and can take them off the list. We don't sell a contact list: the fee pays for that vetting and for us staying involved until the work is done.
An AI-designed or uploaded plan is a strong start, but a permit application needs a licensed architect's stamp. Request Architect Review from your project's Architect Review tab. A licensed architect checks the plan against the Ghana Building Code, fixes what needs fixing, and returns stamped drawings. The fee is 1.2% of the project's estimated construction cost, with a minimum of GH₵800 — in line with how architects in Ghana usually charge, and shown before you pay. More detail in our Architect Review guide.
Most land disputes start before a single block is laid. Our land verification service reviews the title deed and indenture, searches the Lands Commission records for the ownership chain, and looks for encumbrances, caution notices and disputes, then gives you a written report. The fee is quoted before any work starts. If you're buying from abroad, read our guide to land ownership for the diaspora first.
Book a free call at a time that suits you, Monday to Saturday — land, any stage of construction, or help using GhanaHousePlanner. A real person calls you at the time you booked. Or call us now on 0545484001.
The services work best alongside a project on GhanaHousePlanner: the supervisor you hire logs straight into your project, the architect reviews the plan you designed or uploaded, and every payment you approve has their evidence behind it. Project tools like budget tracking, the Cost Forecast and team invites need a Starter plan (with a free 14-day trial); the services themselves are paid per engagement.
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