For the love of homes.
Residential construction is one of the least structured things a family ever pays for. Olorato is the trust and procurement layer around it - verify who does the work, compare what it costs, and keep control of the project.
Build with people you can verify. Buy with prices you can compare. Keep control of the project.
Everything a build needs, organised
Those assets already exist in the market - they are just fragmented. Olorato does not employ the crews or own the trucks. It structures the people who do, so a homeowner can assemble a whole build from parts they can actually trust.
The artisans
Bricklayers, plumbers, electricians, roofers, tilers, painters and more - profiles that answer the practical questions, not just a trade name.
Open board ›02The suppliers
Hardware, cement, sand, roofing, steel, windows and fittings. Send what your project needs and let suppliers compete.
Open board ›03Project managers
Site oversight and documentation expediting - people who coordinate the work and keep the homeowner informed.
Open board ›04Architects & plans
Custom design and a growing store of pre-designed house plans prepared for local adaptation and submission.
Open board ›05Logistics & machinery
Bakkies, tippers, TLBs, water bowsers, mixers and scaffolding - with capacity, radius and availability stated.
Open board ›06Are you a provider?
Reputable artisans, suppliers, transporters and designers - the first Olorato board is deliberately recruited, not scraped. Applying is free.
Apply to join ›Four ways to start
From one trade to a whole house - pick the door that fits where you are. No account, no password. Just tell Olorato what you need.
Find an artisan
Select the trade and the area, see suitable providers, and request an introduction. We confirm the provider is available before you pay - you are buying an available, qualified introduction, not a phone number.
Find an artisan ›Post a job
Need a plumber in Block 8 tomorrow? Post the requirement once and suitable providers respond with availability, indicative rate and timing.
Post a requirement ›Quote my BOQ
Enter your Bill of Quantities. Suitable suppliers receive a qualified, anonymised opportunity and compete to quote. Your details stay private until the right stage.
Submit a BOQ ›Quote my build
Give us the house you want to build. The Olorato desk assembles a preliminary project stack - design, management, trades, materials, transport - so you do not have to become an amateur construction manager.
Start a build ›Built for how homes actually get built
The Botswana diaspora
Money in one country, the house in another. Verified people, structured quotations, independent site visits and traceable purchases - designed so the person paying does not have to be on site.
See Site Check ›The incremental builder
Foundation this year, walls later, roof when money permits. Need one trade at a time? Find someone verified for just that.
Find one trade ›The full-project client
You have the plot, maybe the drawings, and no wish to coordinate six suppliers. Start with Quote my build.
Quote my build ›The material buyer
Skip the round of hardware stores. Send your BOQ and let suppliers compete for a serious purchase.
Send a BOQ ›Olorato verifies, structures, sources and introduces.
The homeowner and provider contract for the physical work directly, unless Olorato has separately agreed to provide a managed service. Verification is a check performed at a stated time - never a guarantee that nothing can go wrong.
"I am building at home. I started with Olorato."
A Motswana in Gaborone, Francistown, Maun, Johannesburg, London, Perth or Toronto should be able to say that. They may use a local builder, their own architect, an independent supplier and a transporter who owns one truck. Olorato does not need to own those people - it makes them findable, comparable, accountable and commercially reachable.