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.
Good day, I would like to conduct the following work at my residence and require a professional service provider with experience and insurance to conduct the work, also for all rebble to be removed and properly cleaned. * 3 trees which I would like the branches to be trimmed away from my house's roof. * 4 palm trees to be trimmed and tidied up. * 1 Kierpsol tree to be removed completely in close proximity from my pool. *1 Tree's branches to be trimmed on my sidewalk. * 1 Other tree to be tidied up. Thank you.
Proposed Scope of Work: 1. Toilets: Repair or replacement of non-functioning flushing systems General repairs to doors and sinks 2. Classrooms: Flooring refurbishment or replacement Repair or replacement of windows Repair or replacement of doors The school principal has provided the following breakdown for the classrooms requiring attention: Grade 9A: Floor, door & 25 windows Grade 8A: Floor, door & 46 windows Grade 8B: Floor, door & 29 windows Grade 7A: Floor, door & 17 windows Grade 7B: Floor, door & 20 windows Grade 7C: Floor, door & 27 windows Grade 7D: Floor, door & 37 windows Grade 6D: Floor, door & 22 windows Restroom Facilities: Girls’ toilets: 5 toilets, sinks & doors Boys’ toilets: 3 toilets, sinks & doors Duct room: Flushing system repairs We would appreciate it if you could advise on your availability to conduct a site assessment and provide a quotation for the above work.
We require estimate costs to convert a set of stairs at the back of our building to a plain concrete ramp. The ramp should have some grip so there is no potential for slips. Tiles on these stairs need to be removed first. Please see the attachment to get a better idea. Kindly let us know roughly what this project would cost. Thank you.
Our garage goes has a door leading to a downstairs flat - this is separated only with drywall - it needs to be a solid brick wall if we want occupancy in the flat (fire regulations I believe). Remove drywall and replace with brick wall. In the main house we have a bathroom with bath, shower and basin and want to remodel this to include a toilet - it is outdated so take off all tile from the walls, new bath, basin and tiles - shower likely needs replacing if tiles are being replaced.
Good day. I have a 3x3m enclosed courtyard in the middle of my house that I would like to renovate into a baby room as an extension of my home daycare business. I need a box-gutter installed to relay water through the ceiling to connect with another gutter; I need a drain moved and plumbing rerouted to an existing system; flooring installed; a insulated ceiling installed; a window closed; and a sky-light/window installed. Pre-approval from the municipality has been obtained, I am currently in the process of applying for formal approval.
1. Redo existing 2 bathrooms 2. Incorporate current workrooms into the main bedroom and install a new bathroom and closet 3.Remove wall between current dining room and kitchen 4, Bigger opening between sitting room and entrance 5. Install inside fireplace in entrance/sitting room. 5.remove stairs going down and fill hole 6.Install door to outside room and install bathroom 7.Install boundary fence/wall. 8. possible deck to extend balcony
My Partner and i would like to build our own house. We are looking at a piece of land about square meters in size and will have the ground floor sqm and top floor or so square meters. We want an eclosed patio down stairs that is around 50 square meters. we are looking for about 3 bedrooms upstaris. a big win would be high sealing and exposed beams. we will have a pool and want the kitchen to lead through to the living dining and entertainment area so itsopen plan but this can all be discussed. See attached picture of what the house could possibly look like we like this style
We currently have a bunded steel structure for our Flammable liquid store. Capacity is ltr. We need to build a new flammable liquid store with bricks, vents, fire-doors and a concrete slab roof to comply with the regulations and standards. Will it be possible for you to assist with the building work and conduct a site visit prior to the go-ahead of the project. We have approved council drawings. Building drawings for the new flammable store, we can obtain if required.
I am looking to get quotes from contractors that do lot clearing work in preparation of building. The driveway is more complex than the average because of the elevation of the lot. The official driveway can only be constructed once the plans are approved, but one can clear the area of its construction ahead of time. So, the plans submitted for approval can act as a guide for the preparatory work. Do you know of contractors in the area I can contact for quotes?
Construction of a home using Precast. I have an ASCII layout : m² Layout - Precast Optimized [FRONT - STREET SIDE] | Garage 6.5x6m | Entry 2x3m | Bed 4 3.5x3.5m + Cupb. | | Double door | Coat cupb | | |------------------|---------------------------|----------------| | Laundry 2.5x3m | Passage 1.2m wide | Lounge/Dining | |------------------|---------------------------| 6.5x6.5m | | Bath 2.5x2m | Kitchen 4x4m + Pantry | Sliding door | |------------------|---------------------------| 3.6m wide | | Master 4.5x4m | Bed 2 3.8x3.8m + Cupb. | Bed 3 3.8x3.8m| | En-suite 2.5x3m | | | [BACK YARD]