IF YOU WANT TO BUY SOLAR FORGET IT! | Building A House in Ghana
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- They have broken my slabs and my wallet at the same time lol.
Building a house in Ghana is definitely not for the faint of heart.
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Hi there!
My name is Dela and I moved to Ghana from the UK in 2014. I have been living here with my 4 and trying to build a house in Ghana while establishing the lifestyle that we have craved for years.
On this channel, I'll be showcasing what it's like to live in Ghana and be a part of the diaspora, building a house in Ghana, and some relationship talks too.
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Nutifafa (Peace)
Dela Xx
#buildinginghana #buildingahouseinghana #diasporainghana
Dela, as a lady, you are vulnerable to being taken advantage of. It is best to always have 2 quotes or 2 handymen. Competition drives prices down, and second opinion gives you an overview to sniff what is not right. Get a friend with a local accent to negotiate for you as well
All the best.
They could have used a sewer camera to check the rest of the pipe and not have to break the concrete.
I’m not a plumber but I am very handy. Consider a toilet macerator. Also did they compact the soil under the pipe and add gravel to keep it level? If not it could sink again when it rains or the soils settles. Having a clean out should also be a priority. You can snake it or use a pipe bladder to clean the pipes annually or when there’s a blockage.
Installing a clean out drain plug and cap it. Whenever you have a blockage a snake can be used to clean it out. Beats having to break concrete anytime you have a blockage.
Septic tank needs treatment. And those pipes should have been given a support on the bottom with blocks before burying it so that the weight from the top doesn't press it down to force it to bend. There is a machine that blends all the toilet waste including the tissue paper when flushed to liquid to prevent it from blocking your sewage drain pipes. You can install this at the main joint where the toilet piles connect to the septic tank or install one next to the toilets. You should habe used a larger drain pipe looking at the capacity of your house.
Do they have schedule 40 PVC pipe available because of the wall thickness is stronger waste piping??
@@zeplumber they should habe used brace to support the pipes and prefill and compact that area before laying the pipes because the land keeps sinking.
@nanabrimpong3485 I am a master plumber, and I agree 💯 percent. I am relocating to Ghana, and I would like to know if schedule 40 pvc is available in Ghana near your location. Thanks for your reply.
Be strong sister you will overcome all these problems believe in God he will see you through.
Is never be easy to be a landlady or landlord, every damage in the house you do it yourself it cost a lot no choice the work has to be done.
She needs a help mate and most of the men in Ghana not all are all fup
Chipping cement manually is very hard labor. A Jack hammer power tool will quickly get the chipping down in minutes.
Della's you should have a structure engineer take a look at your home and also have a plumber take a look also
She needs a full inspection.
The amount of retro fitting and repair. I've never seen so many expensive repairs to completed work.
I never suggest you cast concrete over pipes or septic tank Pavement blocks are best, for easy removal, then you can put the blocks back aswell.
Good idea
Solar in GHANA is expensive. Take a quick trip to East Africa, it’s cheaper there and then bring it to ghana. Ghanaian are too greedy to make solar affordable.
Yhe depreciation of the local currency cost items to increased
wish I heard your joke (I bet I can guess it) because I have that sense of humor and its unfortunate
we have to miss it
Building is not a child's play lol. Keep going Dela you are almost there. Loads of love xx
I feel for you Dela. With regard to that sunken pipe, thats poor work that allowed that, but that aside Id leave some form of access point where they inserted the rod to unblock it. (A manhole cover of some type) Not aesthetically ideal, but Im betting at some point you might need to open it up again.
The sight of the guy using a hammer and chisel to break his way in eiiiiiiiiiiii Ghana!
Yes.
My god.
When those two men lifted the slab, I thought, "Where is the PPE?" One is wearing Crocs and the other bear foot.
Africa is terrible 😢😢
Another saga in Dela's life. If it ain't one thing it's another I swear but breathe and keep it moving sis.
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* *Shakes head slowly* *
Keep going you have got this❤
That pipe diameter is too small. These days they use thin sub standard plastic pipes that collapsed under weight.
If it’s not one thing it’s another, you will get there Dela
Most definitely
Which is why the slabs are rest on top of compacted dirt to enable things to be repaired. You pick them up, move the sand/dirt and do your work and replace things very easy. Don't cast the concrete.
I am a Dela fan. Many youtubers come and go but you allways amaze me.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
"Good, job. "Dela.😀.
Wow. Sorry to see this. Houses are soo costly. If the pipes were laid at positioned with compacted gravel on a proper fall prior to covering up. It shouldn’t sink. Wishing you the best my sister 👊🏾❤️🙏🏾. Please rest tonight 😂
Sorry you're having problems. In some rural areas in the US they have septics. I've never seen the pipes cemented over. They are usually filled in with dirt and grass grows over it. It is better to dig in dirt than to break up and replace expensive cement. Hope to all ends well.
It never a good building practice to bury water pipes near buildings foundations. If and when a pipe burst, the water cab undermine your foundation and lead to cracking
So please what do you suggest ?
@@flaviakwawu3333 run your pipes inside the walls, and drain it well away from the building, because when there is directly on the soil, it washes away the soil beneath the foundation
Does Ghana have building codes and home inspectors?
Good question Eileen. There’s nothing to check anything in Ghana. Nobody to check even the so called inspectors- All they do is write STOP WORK!! and want more money
Hi Dela,
Running repairs and retro fitting seem ti happen _a lot_. At some point, you've got to consider the quality of the workmanship.
The 'Hee Hee's' of the foreman worry me greatly. As long as you keep paying ...
And that massive hole in your forecourt is going to subside.
The pipes shouldn’t have buried in the ground, it suppose to be visible but in the gutter.
pipes are always underground.
You have a biodigester? Do a soakaway instead, get rid of smell permanently
It’s a soak away
Labour of love that is costing so much money.
In a developed space one would just avail themselves of reputable home builders and call it a day.
Well, we have time in Africa.
They could have dug through the soil under to find the pipe too?
24ah is tiny so I think your reference to the inverter must be the dc voltage. I think you’ve got a 24volt inverter and an apartment shouldn’t use more than 5kwh of energy per day. Most likely the battery will be 3-5kwh each so a maximum of 6 or 10kw for a small apartment is adequate. 10-15kwh for a house. Also If you’re gonna walk the streets. I need my 30% as your security guard. I’m a fair person 😂😂😂😂
Well done Dela.
Just an idea, since you have the full length trench up, would it be feasible to have another chamber in the middle so you are in effect future proofing the possibility of another blockage.
You will not have to dig the concrete, but service the drainage.
Just a thought.
Chin up.
😊
Wanted to get the idea in before completion, but well done all the same 😊
Thank you. Yeah there is another access point
You manage all these maintenance issues so well. I’m really interested in finding out before I move to Ghana- how do you find reputable tradesmen? Is it just through word of mouth? Also, is it possible to rent solar panels in Ghana rather than buying?
I don’t know anyone who rents solar, it hadn’t even crossed my mind actually
Renting the solar panels would be great. That's what they do in Germany.
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I'm a bit confused, is this another apartment you are doing what would make the third or is it still part of the second one?
It’s the second apartment.
Can't he dig the slabs at the side so the slabs can be lifted instead of drilling through the slabs? That way they can be put back in one piece. Unnecessary expenses.
Lol no because they are fake slabs. It was cheaper to make the lines than buy the actual slabs when we costed it
So is the grey water not connected to the septic tank? Did you guys connect the waste water to the storm drain outside to get rid of the water?
Nope 🤷🏽♀️
@@moretodela Dela go to bed. Dint you sleep? Then where is that pipe leading out of your house then?
@@nanabrimpong3485lol I have so much on my plate. I nap when I can 😩
@@moretodela I was watching the video late and then i sent you a message and immediately saw a response from you, I was like eeeiii, Challey why, Dela you no dey sleep. I beg go to bed.
@@moretodela 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣don't let Ghana pressure keep you awake, but i think you need to get the top flat started and plaster the roof with the damp proof mix and paint the top after with the damp proof paint and focus on the internal of the upper flat. Small small you will get there and please get that your stairwell roof completed and enclosed. At least CZcams is paying so use that to focus in the house and get it off your hands quicker. A stitch in time saves nine.
I am a bit confused, if you use solar why do you still get light off
It’s for the apartment. The second one doesn’t have solar yet.
How the hell is a slab so thick, slabs suppose to be lite enough to remove incase of a novation
What is the difference in Ghana to build a house yourself or having a reputable builder/company build it for you?
Cost mainly
😂🤣...at these prices we all will be walking the streets 👠...
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Guys let the woman rest small wai. This is normal everyday problem…period. Solvable problem. Nothing else.
You still building?
Yeah. It was on pause while I finished my airbnbs
TThese repairs are due to unskilled Ghanians workers and outdated ways of building. Why would you build concrete over pipes? 🙄
I know they not married but damn where is her ex when it comes to shit like this?
These fake grass in Africa is killing me.
No gloves 😩🤮🤢
😂😂😂
Rochelle left Ghana. We did not see a goodbye from you to her. What is really going on? Why are you always repeating or remixing stuff. This house have cost you too much. You’ve to fix stuff ask for forgiveness p, something is off.
We are only shown what they wish to show you. It is her right wai.
@@brownbabygirlif it was real journalism vlogs they would’ve to do a follow up show. As it is everything and anything goes. Not knowing the camera shows what is shown and not shown. Rochelle is more open but Dela is cagey. This is why some of the vlog channels do not grow as quickly as they could. Some vlogs are doing old journalism like way back when there were too much privacy and not enough transparency.
She has a new baby, the man is nigerian.
@@zenahj5526journalism vlog 😂😂😂
@@Nectpost Rochelle seems to be vlogging despite the changes in her circumstances (new baby and moving to another country).
Why the suspicious me always think the contractors are taking advantage by creating more jobs.
Because it’s true. Sometimes they do stuff they know is not right then charge YOU to fix their errors.
I thought her same. I'd like to think it's because she's a woman but I could be wrong.