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 make a few renovations to our house. Interior and exterior . Needing someone with an excellent track record and experience for both interior and exterior guidance and execution on home renovations.
The plot is zoned "special residential". Hence, my concept is two have dwellings. One with x3 (2 bedroom units), ground floor with one apartment & double garage/carport. Then the other 2 apartments above that. Average size per unit = 60m2 The other dwelling with a bachelor pad/mancave at the bottom with double garage. Then a 3 bedroom apartment above that. Average size m2 to m2 with balcony.
No, just to be advised, not just listening on my wishes
I need two (2) floors underground, the last floor must be like a safe room with kitchen, dinning room, storage room big enough,4 bedrooms with bathrooms or showers, a vault, computer security room and spare room. The one above it should be parking garage with work shop corner or side. Then above is the ground floor with double garage, one side must have a car-lift going down to the garage and going straight to the rounding lift back to the car lift and going down to the safe room. Ground floor must have spacious -sitting room, dining room, movie theater room, main bedroom with walk-in wall drops for his & her's, separate toilet for 2 seats, big bath, big shower. Entertainment room for kids, and entertainment room for adults. Office space room facing and glassed outside swimming pool and garden, guests bedroom ensuited, big kitchen with built-in fridge, middle build stoves with three gas and three electric stoves, build-in carbets wity a see-through to the dinning room whole and breakfast seats. Pentry with 2x washing machines, ironing table and clothing cabinets, store -room, spa room with wet sooner room and dry sonner room, and public bathroom with 2 toilets. Upstairs, 4 - 6 bedrooms, 2 ensuited, bathroom with toilet, Gym room with showers for his and hers.
Good day, I would like to request a quote for someone to draw and submit new plans for my property. I would like to build a small external building on the property as well as build the Hollywood style garage closed on all sides with a large single door the width of 2 garage doors. The big issue is both projects will be built on the buildline, so I would like to get approval for the plans first before starting to build. The garage I would like to be full brick, and the external room I would like to build either with bricks or with cement boards. Could I please get a quite for how much it would cost for the plans to be drawn and submitted?
I plan to renovate as follows: Alterations to the living/dining/kitchen area of the home, effectively involving 1. The removal of three walls 2. Minor extension of three walls 3. Conversion of the ceiling to an open gabled interior 4. Replacement of the vinyl flooring with a polished screed. 5. Addition of two windows and one set of double doors The sketch plan attached shows the area planned for renovation. Boundary Wall Extension of the existing boundary wall at both north and south ends and the cladding of the existing precast wall with charred timber. Also includes addition of two new motorised gates at these north and south ends to allow access and to provide the 25% permeability required. The wall is to be 1.9m in height. Garden Shed A timber-floored, 5m x 3m garden storage shed, constructed of treated timber and corrugated iron cladding and roofing, with a shed roof of maximum height 2.65m at its highest point. For all of the above, I would require - Council Drawings - Energy Calculations if required for council planning approval - Structural Engineer’s input if required if required for council planning approval - Door and Window Schedule if required for council planning approval - Council submission and tracking of the application to achieve approval.
Patio to nicely closed pargola, the lounge to be open plan with dinning demolish the wall, bigger kitchen,main bed room and bath to be bigger, and other rooms, the front to look more contemporary Morden, not too much glass but main bed sliding door and front to be big normal door,stairs to change and look Morden ceiling lights
We bought a property without plans. The improvements on the property cover about sq mt of a 1 sq mt stand. The improvements consist of a 5 bedroom house, 3 bedroom house, staff quarters, a storeroom/salon and a double carport. The 2 houses and staff quarters is connected - one building. The carport and adjacent building forms another unit. I need a quote for drawing plans to the satisfaction of the Municipality of Mogale City.
We would like plans for our house, but would like to build it in two phases. The first part would be a small section on the house, with a small kitchen and living area, one bedroom and bathroom and then a loft over one side, which could act as a second bedroom. I would like the plans to have a second phase which would include a bigger living area, three more bedrooms on a second floor (one of those being the master with an en-suite bathroom), and a small laundry room.
Yes the double garage roof beams must be open at the bottom and the ceiling must only cover the main v shape. The garage is 7 x 7 meter and the bedroom 7 x 4meter. There must be a door from garage into main bedroom. The garage floor must have a smooth finish and bedroom tiled floor. The roof Harvey tiles. Garage with one big double door.