Heritage Renovation & Restoration
Contractors Ghana renovates, refurbishes, extends, and restores buildings across Accra — managed, code-compliant structural change and heritage restoration under one accountable team, with a transparent BoQ and a written warranty. Request a capability statement or consultation.
A renovation, an extension, or the restoration of an older building is rarely a simple job — it is a managed project, because you are working with a structure that already exists and may not behave the way the drawings assume. Contractors Ghana surveys, designs, permits, and manages renovation, refurbishment, extension, structural change, and heritage restoration end-to-end — a classified, credentialed contractor since 1980. Request a capability statement or book a consultation: +233 23 063 0030.
Why Clients Choose Contractors Ghana
We Survey Before We Price
A renovation priced from the kerb is a renovation that doubles halfway through. We survey the existing building first — structure, services, moisture, where it has moved — so the scope and the BoQ are built on the real condition of the property, not a guess.
Structural Change, Done Properly
Knocking through a wall, adding a floor, or building an extension is engineering, not demolition. Every structural change is designed and signed off by a registered engineer before work starts, to the Ghana Building Code — so the building is safer after the work, not weaker.
Heritage Restoration as a Discipline
Restoring an older or period building means repairing rather than replacing, matching original materials and detailing, and respecting how it was built. We manage restoration under a named Project Office with written documentation at every phase.
Phased Around an Occupied Building
Where a building is in use, we phase the work so it stays usable where possible — managed to programme, to code, with progress reporting for owners who are not on site, including the diaspora.
What We Renovate, Extend & Restore
| Scope | What we deliver |
|---|---|
| Renovation & refurbishment | Full or partial refurbishment, surveyed and managed |
| Structural change | Wall removal, added floors, openings — engineer-signed |
| Extensions & additions | New rooms, storeys, and annexes, permitted and built |
| Heritage & period restoration | Repair-led restoration with matched materials |
| Diaspora-managed renovation | Remote-managed refurbishment with progress reporting |
Our Renovation Process
- Survey & condition assessment — the real state of the building, before any pricing.
- Design & Bill of Quantities — the design + a QS-measured BoQ of the actual work.
- Permits & structural approval — permit and engineer sign-off where structure or use changes.
- Phased build & quality assurance — staged, to programme, to code, with progress reporting.
- Handover & warranty — snagged, documented, warranted.
What It Costs — Honestly
A renovation is harder to price than a new build, because the cost depends on the condition of what already exists. There is no honest single per-square-metre rate — the real figure comes from a survey followed by a Bill of Quantities: a quantity surveyor measures and prices the actual work for your specific building. We prepare one so you budget against a real number, not a number that doubles once the walls are opened. (Material prices move — cement roughly GH₵85–130/bag, iron rods around GH₵6,300–11,000/ton — which is exactly why a measured BoQ beats a guess.)
Credentialed & Classified
- Builds and restores to Ghana’s building regulations (L.I. 1630) and the Ghana Building Code (GS 1207:2018)
- Structural change designed and signed off by registered engineers (GhIE / Engineering Council), with architect (GIA) and quantity surveyor (GhIS) input
- Building-permit and EPA permitting (L.I. 1652) handled where the work requires it
- Capability statement + contractor classification shared on request
- Established 1980 — a real firm with a portfolio, a written warranty, and accountability
Renovating Across Greater Accra & Beyond
We renovate, extend, and restore across East Legon, Airport Residential, Cantonments, Trasacco, Spintex, Tema, Adenta, Dzorwulu, Labone, and Ridge — plus Kumasi and Takoradi. Diaspora owners in the UK, US, and Europe refurbish with us remotely with full progress reporting.
Areas We Serve
Contractors Ghana renovates and restores across Greater Accra — East Legon, Airport Residential, Cantonments, Trasacco, Spintex, Tema, Adenta, Dzorwulu, Labone, Ridge — plus Kumasi and Takoradi.
Related Services
- Building Contractors in Accra — design, build & manage, end-to-end
- Specialist Project Execution — complex and non-standard work
- Decade-Warranty Project Execution — our written workmanship warranty
- Construction Cost & BoQ Guide — how a real renovation budget is built
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a renovation cost in Ghana? A renovation is harder to price than a new build because the cost depends on the condition of what exists — which is why we survey first. There is no honest per-square-metre rate; a QS measures the actual work and prepares a BoQ for your building. Material prices move (cement ~GH₵85–130/bag, rods ~GH₵6,300–11,000/ton), which is why a BoQ beats a blog estimate.
Can you make structural changes — knock through walls or add an extension? Yes, but only with proper engineering — every structural change is designed and signed off by a registered engineer before work begins, to L.I. 1630 and the Ghana Building Code (GS 1207:2018), with a building permit where it changes the building.
Do you do heritage and period restoration? Yes — restoration is a discipline of its own, repair-led and material-matched, managed under our accountable Project Office with written documentation at every phase.
Can you manage a renovation while I live abroad? Yes — diaspora-managed renovation is core to what we do: video survey and consultation, BoQ approval, managed permits and work, and photo/video progress reporting at every stage.