How to get building plan approval in South Africa?
What you have to do to get the permit and where to start.
Hello. I would like to build a house between 60 m2 and 80 m2 according to my plan (after adaptation to SA standards by a local architect). I am asking for the approximate cost of construction permits and project adaptation. The purchase of building materials and construction will be organized on his own, personally. I intend to build a cottage personally with workers hired to help.
Current house structure, 3 bedroom, en-suite toilet, 1 toilet up stairs, 1 down stairs, kitchen, dinning and lounge area, scullery and patio and double garage. We want to extend our the house with : - 2 more bedroom (Main on top of the double garage) - pull the house from the current main room to create space for 2 more bedrooms - Bar area, exiting to a Patio that lead a pool area - Cancel on current room to a pijama lounge (with a upstairs patio built on top of the current
We need help renovating our home we are purchasing. Its a 3 bedroom townhouse in a complex. We anticipate geting most of the rooms carpeted, sitting room as well as the stairs. The bathrooms (2) also need a retouch, and in the balconies we would like to close off with clear glass slide doors, as well as maybe add in a small room/storage area on the ground level on the garden side.
In the process of purchasing a fixer- upper and would like an idea of remodelling costs. Looking at a 3 bedroom flat in need of a strip out of old carpentry and flooring, paint and fit out including new kitchen, bathroom, toilet, wardrobes and refurbish of flooring. Looking to do this on a budget and keep costs down. Hoping for a functional and clean finish.
Not sure about the size.Renovations includes the lounge, but not the whole floor plan.With what has been done I'm not happy and would like to change not major but need advise. 2 bedrooms and bathroom,need advise.remodeling of the kitchen.If possible I would like to have an interior designer/architect as well to assist with advise.Any recommendations will be appreciated.Thank you
I want to extend my master bedroom by about 2.5m. Width of the bedroom is 4.0m. Roof height about 2.5m In the attachment: The dark grey walls are the existing bedroom. The cavity currently contains a window and a door, which will have to be removed and are not suited to reuse. The pink walls are for the extension. The thin pink line is a window. The slatted pink is the roof. The roof is flat and just an extension of the patio roof. No cupboards. Floor probably tiles.
We have a house at the Vaalriver in Orkney Klerskdorp. We have a toilet on the one side then we have a wall that use to be a build in cupboard and on the other side of the wall we have the basin and shower. We would like to brake the wall down to have a open plan bathroom. Then we need to purchase a new toilet, install a corner bath and upgrade the shower a little bit with a new shower door and new taps, it only has a shower curtain at the moment.
Single story about m2 with 4rooms and 4 en-suites. Main roof has a bath and shower.double garage included in M2 with Braai room on top of garage with balcony. Open plan kitchen , lounge and dining.with front stoep around 2mx2m. Guest toilet in open plan lounge. Pantry/ scullery in kitchen. House is a basic holiday house with no basics inside . Nothing fancy . Only front of house to look catchy.
1. Installation of patio stoep concrete slab= 9 square metres for tiling 2. Installation of outside entertainment area concrete slab for tiling = 12 square metres 3. Renovation of outside entertainment area including replastering and renovation of braai structure to accept fabricated standard mild steel braai unit 4. Installation of appropriate lighting for entertainment area
Current three-bedroom house require renovation into four-bedroom ensuite double storey house with eight metre long double garage. Plan (not approved/submitted to municipality). 1) Ground floor (1-bed, lounge, kitchen, and outside bathroom), 2) First floor (3-bed & study - all with veranda), We consider starting with ground floor...