Is it cheaper to build or buy a house in South Africa in 2025?
The short answer is that it is cheaper to buy an existing house in South Africa but every year less so.
We would like to modernize our 1 bed apartment. link below with layout and images related to the requests items. https://www.property24.com/for-sale/cape-town-city-centre/cape-town/western-cape// 1. Bathroom, (shower, toilet ,basin) retile the entire space (walls and floor) (dark green or maroon) and possibly convert the shower into a standing soaking tub/shower. Like a built up japanese soaking tub. Take the glass between the shower and toilet up to the roof If feasible with current plumbing, convert the conventional toilet to a hidden cistern system. Replace old basin and update taps and shower fittings. Include a shelf from basin to shower, possible a stepped out wall style one. Goes up to the grey tiles so the shower tap doesn't need to be moved, the shelf height will be the bottom of where the grey tile start. Install full wall mirror above basin with storage behind, like oversized thin medicine cabinet. 2. We would also like to remove the yellow non load bearing wall between bedroom and lounge and install a panel glass divide, (approx 3.5m h x 3.5m w) 3. Bedroom: We would like to remove old built in cupboards clean that space up and put custom "around bed "floor to ceiling cupboards filling that entire wall. from window to the bathroom sliding door. Install A/C unit 4. Dining: Custom build a "bunk" seating to run down the wall where currently the round table and chairs are in kitchen/dining area. Install ceiling fans 5. Lounge: custom L shaped "couch/bench" like a low modern daybed . Where the current grey couch is. Install ceiling fans 6. We would like to sand down the parque sections of the flooring to see if we can lighten the colour and refresh 7. Kitchen, retile and modernize, mirror built in cupboards where fridge is and take them to the ceiling. cupboards need to include a coffee station and draws below for crockery. Remove the "L" bend on the counter where the bar stools are and just go straight down the wall next to front door. to open the kitch out. Upgrade worktops. and cupboard doors. We would like to use as much of the existing plumbing and electrical points to reduce costs and the need to update any existing building plans Many thanks and cna share more images of the look and feel we wanting to go for to help with quoting.
To install 2 x solar panels
10 kva system.
It's 4 bedroom house with fridge and freezer And other appliances
Off the grid if possible..power off due to high municipal account
4 room
To add a bathroom to an outside room
6 solar panels, inverter, battery, installation and all