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.
I want to build a 4 bedroom house with 2 bathrooms kitchen and lounge
Roof extension Renovate 2 containers into bedrooms and bathrooms.
Garage is big and has no roof.
Roof leaking
Bou van 2 slaapkamers op I plaas
School slab roof
We only have preliminary designs done but we know exactly what we want. 2 x 9x6 Nutec houses joined with a 1m passage. Similar outlay for each: Bedr & bathroom on each side with a 3x6 kitchen-lounge in the middle. Patio/veranda 3x1,5m with wooden deck added to each house, Total: 4 x ensuite bedrooms, 2 livingrooms, 2 patios. Total plus minus sq m
Moved into a home and the kitchen units are too small and no drawers, some are broken hence the need to remodel to build units etc