Planning an extension: foundations, slabs & costs—a 2025 guide before breaking ground
Planning a home extension in South Africa? This 2025 guide covers costs per m², foundations & municipal approvals. Get a realistic budget & avoid costly mistakes.
1) To remove the retainer blocks in question against the precast fence between units 2 and 3. 2) To excavate and pour a 25 MPA concrete foundation. 3) To construct a new 1, high wall as close as possible to the precast wall – face bricks to match the existing walls and common bricks to be used behind the face bricks. 4) To remove the existing paver blocks at the proposed new position of the spa - bath - to lay the above blocks elsewhere as required by the owner. 5) To lay a level mm thick 25mpa concrete slab on top of BRC mesch – size of slab to accommodate the spa-bath. The edges of the slab are not to protrude more than mm from the edges of the spa – bath.
Hi There, Hope you are well. This is a Garden cottage on he property. The house will be a 2.5 bedroom, open plan kitchen, lounge, bathroom and toilet and a porch – approx. sq Please send me a quote on the following: • Land surveyor • Engineers • Plans • Submission and passing of plans I do believe all this is required for building the cottage. Should you have any queries, kindly call me on . Regards
I would like to amend the existing plan to include an outside cottage (was a storeroom & already altered internally) and guest toilet in the main house (was a storeroom & already altered internally) I would also like the plans to be submitted and approved by the council Address is 4 Ross Street, Deneysville
Student Accommodation. A triple-storey building with nine rooms per floor. Each room should have a kitchenette, bathroom and three separate bedrooms. A separate storage area outside and a reception area next to the storage area.
2 Bedroom, 1baththroom,toilet and an open plan kitchen and lounge
I want to extend me home by adding 3 bedrooms with en suit, modern style.
Stories: 1 (if possible and within budget 2) Bedrooms: 5 All bedrooms en-suite although 2 rooms share bathroom in between them for my sons Guest toilets 1: Kitchen:1 (separate kitchen from open plan kitchen - is that the service kitchen) Dining room:1 Fancy Living room:1 Family living room : 1 Balcony:1 Veranda:1 Study/library:1 Laundry/service kitchen:1 Pantry:1 Media room/ cinema:1 Gym:1 Garage:4 Other: main bedroom private garden
I would like to extend our sitting and put a sliding door
Will you please give me a rough quote per square metre to build a new house. Face brick outside, plastered and painted inside, corrugated roof, aluminium windows
I have a small outside room which we currently use as a laundry room, I want to extend and remodel this room into a small granny flat with a bathroom.