HOUSEKIA PROFESSIONAL BUILDING CHECKLIST
🧠 Quick Summary
Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Safe, Legal & High-Quality Building ProjectThis checklist helps property owners, developers, and diaspora investors ensure that only qualified professionals handle their building projects from land purchase to project completion. ✅ PHASE 1: BEFORE YOU BUILD (Foundation of Success)☐ Verify land ownership and title documents☐ Conduct land survey and site analysis☐ Engage a registered Architect☐ Engage a Structural Engineer☐ Engage a Quantity Surveyor☐ Engage a Builder / Project Manager☐ Conduct soil test (geotechnical investigation)☐ Prepare architectural and engineering drawings☐ Prepare cost estimates and project timeline☐ Apply for planning and building approvals☐ Sign professional service agreements/contracts✅ PHASE 2: DESIGN & LEGAL COMPLIANCE☐ Ensure all drawings are professionally signed and sealed☐ Confirm compliance with planning regulations and zoning laws☐ Obtain building plan approval☐ Secure environmental and safety clearances (if required)☐ Develop project execution schedule☐ Develop material specifications document☐ Prepare risk and safety management plan✅ PHASE 3: PRE-CONSTRUCTION SETUP☐ Appoint licensed contractor(s)☐ Site handover and professional setting-out☐ Display approved drawings on site☐ Verify building materials sources☐ Establish quality control procedures☐ Set up site safety measures☐ Insure the project (where applicable)☐ Community and authority notifications✅ PHASE 4: CONSTRUCTION & SUPERVISION☐ Professional supervision schedule in place☐ Soil, block, steel, and concrete tests conducted☐ Proper foundation inspection and approval☐ Stage-by-stage structural inspection☐ Documentation of site activities☐ Cost tracking and variation control☐ Health and safety compliance monitoring☐ Weekly or monthly professional reports✅ PHASE 5: FINISHING & QUALITY ASSURANCE☐ Electrical and plumbing professionally installed☐ Roofing and waterproofing inspected☐ Finishing quality checks☐ Fire and safety installations verified☐ Environmental and drainage systems confirmed☐ Defect inspection and corrections☐ Professional snag list completed✅ PHASE 6: COMPLETION & HANDOVER☐ Final structural integrity assessment☐ As-built drawings prepared☐ Certificates of completion obtained☐ Valuation report prepared☐ Facility management guidance provided☐ Maintenance schedule issued☐ Official handover documentation completed🛡️ HOUSEKIA SAFETY NOTENever rely solely on artisans or roadside contractors for any building project. Every successful, durable, and market-ready property is the product of trained, certified, and accountable professionals.
Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Safe, Legal & High-Quality Building Project
This checklist helps property owners, developers, and diaspora investors ensure that only qualified professionals handle their building projects from land purchase to project completion.
✅ PHASE 1: BEFORE YOU BUILD (Foundation of Success)
☐ Verify land ownership and title documents
☐ Conduct land survey and site analysis
☐ Engage a registered Architect
☐ Engage a Structural Engineer
☐ Engage a Quantity Surveyor
☐ Engage a Builder / Project Manager
☐ Conduct soil test (geotechnical investigation)
☐ Prepare architectural and engineering drawings
☐ Prepare cost estimates and project timeline
☐ Apply for planning and building approvals
☐ Sign professional service agreements/contracts
✅ PHASE 2: DESIGN & LEGAL COMPLIANCE
☐ Ensure all drawings are professionally signed and sealed
☐ Confirm compliance with planning regulations and zoning laws
☐ Obtain building plan approval
☐ Secure environmental and safety clearances (if required)
☐ Develop project execution schedule
☐ Develop material specifications document
☐ Prepare risk and safety management plan
✅ PHASE 3: PRE-CONSTRUCTION SETUP
☐ Appoint licensed contractor(s)
☐ Site handover and professional setting-out
☐ Display approved drawings on site
☐ Verify building materials sources
☐ Establish quality control procedures
☐ Set up site safety measures
☐ Insure the project (where applicable)
☐ Community and authority notifications
✅ PHASE 4: CONSTRUCTION & SUPERVISION
☐ Professional supervision schedule in place
☐ Soil, block, steel, and concrete tests conducted
☐ Proper foundation inspection and approval
☐ Stage-by-stage structural inspection
☐ Documentation of site activities
☐ Cost tracking and variation control
☐ Health and safety compliance monitoring
☐ Weekly or monthly professional reports
✅ PHASE 5: FINISHING & QUALITY ASSURANCE
☐ Electrical and plumbing professionally installed
☐ Roofing and waterproofing inspected
☐ Finishing quality checks
☐ Fire and safety installations verified
☐ Environmental and drainage systems confirmed
☐ Defect inspection and corrections
☐ Professional snag list completed
✅ PHASE 6: COMPLETION & HANDOVER
☐ Final structural integrity assessment
☐ As-built drawings prepared
☐ Certificates of completion obtained
☐ Valuation report prepared
☐ Facility management guidance provided
☐ Maintenance schedule issued
☐ Official handover documentation completed
🛡️ HOUSEKIA SAFETY NOTE
Never rely solely on artisans or roadside contractors for any building project. Every successful, durable, and market-ready property is the product of trained, certified, and accountable professionals.
🎯 Who This Checklist Is For:
- First-time home builders
- Real estate developers
- Landowners
- Diaspora property investors
- Cooperative housing groups
- Commercial property owners