Builders in Accra and Tema since 2011
We build homes from bare plot to keys, and you see every stage finished before you pay for the next.
Why Laterite
The price we sign is the price you pay. If you ask for a change, we price it in writing before anyone touches it.
You release money for the next stage only after you've seen the last one finished, on site or on video.
Photos and a short video on WhatsApp every Friday, and every receipt in a shared folder. Wherever you are.
How we build
One house in East Legon Hills, photographed at every stage. Each one is finished and shown to the owner before the money for the next is released.
Stage 01Weeks 1–2
Our lawyer checks your land documents, we survey the plot and peg out the house. You sign one fixed price for the whole build.
10%released when this stage starts
Stage 02Weeks 3–7
Trenches, footings and foundation walls, checked by our engineer. You get photos of the steel before it disappears under concrete.
15%released when this stage starts, after you've seen the last one finished
Stage 03Weeks 8–16
Columns, beams and walls rise floor by floor. Every Friday: photos and a 60-second video in your WhatsApp.
20%released when this stage starts, after you've seen the last one finished
Stage 04Weeks 17–24
Roof slab, overhangs and parapets. Cement and iron rods for each stage are bought when it starts, so price rises are our problem.
25%released when this stage starts, after you've seen the last one finished
Stage 05Weeks 25–33
Plaster, wiring, plumbing, windows, tiles and paint. You choose finishes from samples we bring to the site.
20%released when this stage starts, after you've seen the last one finished
Stage 06Week 34
We walk the house with you and fix everything on the snag list. Then the keys, and a two-year workmanship warranty. The last 10% is paid only now.
10%released when this stage starts, after you've seen the last one finished
What we build
Bungalows and storey houses from your plot to your keys. Built from your architect's drawings or ours.
6–12 months
A shell that has stood for years? We survey it, test the structure and finish it at a fixed price.
4–9 months
Kitchens, bathrooms, extra rooms, a second floor on a sound structure. Usually while you live there.
4 weeks – 5 months
Fence walls, gates, outbuildings and paving, built to match the house.
3–10 weeks
Recent work
Three of the 63 homes and rooms we've finished. Each one on the date in its contract.
Stalled build, finishedOyarifa
Two contractors had left it at lintel level. We tested the columns, priced what was left, and finished it with a timber stair screen and a balcony facing the Aburi hills.
“We'd paid two contractors and had a shell to show for it. Laterite wrote down what was left and what it would cost, and that's what it cost.”
New houseTema Community 25
Built for a family of five on a corner plot: a hipped tile roof, a veranda deep enough to sit out the afternoon, and a paved drive for two cars.
RenovationAirport Residential
A dark galley kitchen became one room with the dining space: terrazzo floor, a hardwood island, laterite tiles and sliding doors to the garden.
Building from abroad
Most of our owners build from abroad. Nobody on the ground holds your money, and you never have to take anyone's word for how far the house has got.
Walk-through videos and photos of exactly what changed this week.
A shared folder with each stage's purchases, so you can see where every cedi went.
Book a live walk-round with the site manager at a time that suits your time zone.
Our lawyer checks your indenture and site plan before you spend a pesewa on building.
Estimate
Move the numbers to get a rough range, then send it to us. We'll visit the plot for free and give you one fixed price.
“I was in Toronto for the whole build. Every Friday there was a video in my WhatsApp, and every receipt was in the folder.”
“The price on the contract was the price at the end. When we wanted a bigger kitchen, they priced it in writing first.”
Questions
Yes, first. Before we price the house, our lawyer checks your indenture and site plan and runs a search at the Lands Commission. If there's a problem, you find out before you've spent anything on building.
Six stages. You pay for a stage before it starts, and only after you've seen the previous one finished, in person or on video. Payments go to the company account, never to an individual.
Your price is fixed. We buy the main materials for each stage when that stage starts, so price rises are our risk. The price only changes when you ask for a change, and we price it in writing first.
A three-bedroom bungalow usually takes 6 to 8 months; a four-bedroom storey house 9 to 12. The finish date is written into your contract.
Yes. Or our architect designs the house with you; drawings and building permit applications are priced separately.
Most of our clients do. Friday video reports, a shared folder with every receipt, video-call site visits, and you never need a relative on the ground to hold money for you.
Yes. We survey what's there, test the structure, and then price the rest as a fixed contract like any other build.
Greater Accra, Tema, Kasoa, Prampram and up the Aburi road. Further away for larger projects: ask us.
Talk to us
Where it is, what you'd like to build, and roughly what you'd like to spend. We reply within a working day and visit the site for free.
Free, no obligation. We'll call you to agree a time.