Building from the diaspora
A home in Zimbabwe, paid for in stages you can see before the next payment.
Build the house in stages you can check.
Zimbabweans living abroad often build a family home on a stand back home. The usual way is to agree the work in stages, send money for one stage at a time, and check the finished stage before paying for the next. Drech builds the house. The stand paperwork and council approval stay with you and your conveyancer.
From the stand to handover.
Confirm the stand
A title deed or a valid council allocation, checked at the Deeds Registry or the council, before any building starts. Councils do not approve plans without proof the stand is yours.
Get the plans approved
Building plans are drawn and submitted to the local council. Work starts after those plans are approved. The council inspects at foundation, slab, roof and completion.
Agree the stages
Foundation, slab, walls, roof and finishes. Each stage has a written description of what finished means, and a fixed amount. A change in scope waits for your written go-ahead.
Show the work, then pay
We finish the stage and send photos. You release the next payment after you have seen it. A call that the work is nearly done is not the reason to pay.
Pause at a safe point
If you need to wait, we stop at the next safe stage, secure the site, and carry on when you are ready. No payment is taken for work that has not started.
Hand over
When the agreed stages are done, we walk the house with you. If you cannot be there, we do that on a video call and hold the keys until you are satisfied.
What keeps a remote build honest.
Updates you can check
Photos of the completed stage, and a short note of what was done, before the next payment.
Traceable payments
Stage payments in US dollars through your bank or a formal transfer, against the amount we agreed. Land deposits belong with a conveyancer, not in a personal account.
Someone who can sign locally
If you cannot be in Harare, a power of attorney lets a person you trust deal with the council and the conveyancer. The building conversation stays with you.
Let’s Build Together.
From new homes to extensions and renovations, Drech Construction is ready to bring your ideas to life.