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Current Nigerian building-material prices with confidence.
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For Nigerians abroad managing property work in Nigeria
You shouldn't have to fly home just to know what's happening to your property.
Whether you're fixing your parents' home, renovating an investment property, or building from the ground up. BuildMyHouse helps you work with verified professionals, clearer scope, and stage-by-stage evidence before money moves forward.
Repairs, upgrades, renovations and full builds. Start as small as one job.
Building with care, from afar
The BuildMyHouse Control Promise
Clearer scope before work starts. Evidence as stages progress. You stay involved in the decisions that move your project forward.
Verified Workers
Scope Before Work
Evidence Before Payment
Dispute Support
If managing from abroad feels like trust-and-pray, you are not alone.
WhatsApp is good for conversation. It was never designed to manage scope, evidence, stages and money across continents.
The Old Way
Random contractor referrals from relatives
"Oga, we need more money" without clear stage context
Photos and videos scattered across chats
Scope changing after work begins
Money moving because someone sounds urgent
No reliable record of what was agreed
Flying home or calling family just to understand what is happening
The BuildMyHouse Way
Verified workers matched to the work
Scope clarified before work progresses
Photos, videos and documentation attached to progress
Work broken into visible stages
Better visibility before approvals
Project history kept in one workflow
Dispute support when something goes wrong
How BuildMyHouse works
What if property work in Nigeria felt less like guessing, and more like clarity you can act on?
This is what control looks like from abroad.
Open one place and see what is being done, what stage the work is in, what evidence has been submitted, what has been spent, and what needs your attention next. No more chasing anyone for updates.
Tap around. This is project tracking on BuildMyHouse.
What you actually gain
Not another app to check. A calmer way to stay in charge of property work you cannot stand over every day.
Fewer unpleasant surprises
Scope is clarified before work drifts, so “small jobs” don’t silently become expensive ones.
Clarity before money moves
See stage context and evidence before you approve the next step, not after the pressure call.
Less load on relatives
Stop asking family to supervise contractors with no structure, no record, and no backup.
Visibility from anywhere
UK, US, Canada, Europe, UAE: same workflow. Distance should not mean blindness.
Organized communication
Project history lives in one place instead of scattered chats, voice notes, and forgotten promises.
A safer way to start small
Begin with a repair. Prove the process. Then grow into renovations or larger builds when you are ready.
Why trust BuildMyHouse over a random referral?
We cannot promise perfection. We can promise a process that earns trust with verification, documentation, and stage visibility, instead of hope.
Workshop-level verification
Verification starts where workers actually operate. That includes site checks, tools on hand, and a track record of real work, plus ID and business documents where available.
Scope before the work drifts
We help turn vague requests into clearer briefs so everyone knows what “done” looks like before money and materials start moving.
Evidence tied to stages
Photos, videos, and updates attach to progress. You review what was completed, not a story about what was completed.
Dispute support with a record
When something goes wrong, you have project history and evidence in one workflow, not memory versus memory on WhatsApp.
Proof
Real property work. Real evidence.
Don't take our word for it. See how the work was handled.
For repairs, renovations, and builds in Nigeria, whether you are on site or monitoring from abroad. Verified workers, staged updates, and evidence before you pay.
Scope
Cleared before work starts
Evidence
Attached to each stage
Abroad
Built for remote owners
Adedamola Mulikah
Homeowner, Agege, Lagos
5.0
“Thank you very much, Build my home for providing one of the best experience with an artisan I have had so far. The regular updates, transparency, meeting timelines can only be professionalism. I am truly glad.”
Washing machine setup
Agege
Aminat Otaru
Homeowner, Egbeda, Lagos
5.0
“Professional artisans. Transparent and easy to use! Amazing service.”
Window repair
Egbeda
Ngozi E.
Homeowner, Yaba
5.0
“I had a leaking ceiling and the last guy took money and disappeared. Here I saw photos at each stage before releasing payment. No drama.”
Roof leak
Yaba
James O.
Based in Manchester, UK
5.0
“My mum's house in Surulere needed a full kitchen redo. I could see daily progress from my phone instead of trusting random voice notes.”
Diaspora
Kitchen renovation
Bisi Adeyemi
Property manager, Victoria Island
5.0
“I manage three flats and cannot be on every site daily. Stage updates and one thread per job beats five different group chats.”
Property management
Victoria Island
Adedamola Mulikah
Homeowner, Agege, Lagos
5.0
“Thank you very much, Build my home for providing one of the best experience with an artisan I have had so far. The regular updates, transparency, meeting timelines can only be professionalism. I am truly glad.”
Washing machine setup
Agege
Aminat Otaru
Homeowner, Egbeda, Lagos
5.0
“Professional artisans. Transparent and easy to use! Amazing service.”
Window repair
Egbeda
Ngozi E.
Homeowner, Yaba
5.0
“I had a leaking ceiling and the last guy took money and disappeared. Here I saw photos at each stage before releasing payment. No drama.”
Roof leak
Yaba
James O.
Based in Manchester, UK
5.0
“My mum's house in Surulere needed a full kitchen redo. I could see daily progress from my phone instead of trusting random voice notes.”
Diaspora
Kitchen renovation
Bisi Adeyemi
Property manager, Victoria Island
5.0
“I manage three flats and cannot be on every site daily. Stage updates and one thread per job beats five different group chats.”
Property management
Victoria Island
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First-project offer for new homeowners
Try BuildMyHouse the low-risk way.
Before you send another payment into confusion, start with a structured first project. It is built to make trying us feel like a no-brainer, not a leap of faith.
Bonus 01
₦0 BuildMyHouse commission on your first project
For your first project, BuildMyHouse does not charge platform commission. You pay the verified contractor quote through a staged workflow, not an extra platform cut to “try us.”
Bonus 02
Free first inspection
Qualifying first-time projects include a free first inspection / site assessment so the job starts from a clearer diagnosis, not a guess on WhatsApp.
Bonus 03
Free access to homeowner tools
Use Price Checker and other BuildMyHouse tools to question material prices, quotes, and project decisions before money moves.
Bonus 04
Start with a simple repair if you want
Many diaspora owners begin with one urgent repair to test the process. Then they bring larger renovations once they have seen how stages and evidence work.
Stacked into your first project
Structured project setup support
Guided scope clarification before work starts
Stage tracking with evidence visibility
Remote Renovation Scope Worksheet for Nigerians abroad
Early-user first-project slots are limited each month while we carefully onboard diaspora owners. Support stays personal, not mass-market chaos.
Our process is built to reduce your risk, not increase it.
We do not ask you to fund an entire job on trust alone. Progression and payments are tied to stages, visibility, and your involvement.
Staged money movement
Work advances in stages. You see context and evidence before the next step continues. Urgency alone is not a reason to send more funds.
Pause before you continue
If something looks wrong, incomplete, or unclear, you can pause progression and review before more money or work moves forward.
Dispute support with a paper trail
Disagreements are reviewed against scope, evidence, and project history, not against scattered chats and conflicting stories.
Honest limits
No platform can erase every risk in Nigerian property work. BuildMyHouse reduces blind spots with structure. We do not invent fake completion guarantees.
Payment handling uses approved providers and platform policies. Refunds and holds follow the managed stage process and dispute review. They are not automatic blanket promises.
Start with the job you need done now.
Fix one leaking pipe. Renovate your parents' bathroom. Upgrade a rental. Or manage a complete build. BuildMyHouse is designed to grow with the size of the work.
Built for Nigerians abroad, and useful at home too.
Managing property work from abroad?
Whether you're in London, Toronto, Houston, Dubai or elsewhere, distance should not mean surrendering control. Keep scope, stages, evidence and project communication in one structured workflow.
Start a Tracked Project
Already in Nigeria?
Use the same system to find verified workers and manage repairs, upgrades and renovations with better documentation.
Find a Verified Worker
Not ready to hire anyone yet?
Define the renovation before money starts moving.
Download BuildMyHouse's Remote Renovation Scope Worksheet for Nigerians Abroad and clarify repairs, upgrades, rooms, stages and payment checkpoints before work begins.
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Property decision tools
Make better property decisions before sending money.
BuildMyHouse tools are designed to help you question prices, quotes, risks and project decisions before they become expensive mistakes.
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Scam Red-Flag Checker
Review a proposed arrangement for warning signs.Customers missing obvious risks in WhatsApp-only contractor arrangements - { 03 }Coming soon
Quote Comparison
Align competing quotations item by item.Comparing quotes that use different formats and hide gaps - { 04 }Coming soon
Building Cost Planner
Stage-by-stage budget ranges with dated assumptions.Early budgeting uncertainty before drawings and BOQs are complete - { 05 }Coming soon
Repair Triage
Turn symptoms into urgency and the right trade.Users calling the wrong trade or underestimating urgency - { 06 }Coming soon
Land Risk Checker
Structured questions that generate a land risk report.Blind land purchases without a clear risk checklist
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. BuildMyHouse is built for Nigerians in the UK, US, Canada, UAE, Europe and elsewhere who need to manage property work in Nigeria from abroad. You get clearer scope, stage updates, evidence and communication in one workflow.