The ultimate 2025 guide to building a house in South Africa: from vacant land to dream home
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We are looking at potentially dividing the house into two, (top and bottom) so we can rent out the bottom as a unit for long term renters. There are two bedrooms and bathrooms as well as a living area downstairs but to rent it out for long term renters we would need to add a small kitchen. potentially something like a kitchenette. Because in the long term the house won't need two full kitchens we would just want the bottom kitchen to have the basics like a sink, a place for a washing machine a fridge and small place you can chop food and place a microwave/oven.
We have a 42 sqm granny flat as part of the existing house. There is currently two bedrooms in the flatlet, we require a 3 - 5 meter interior wall, that separates the one bedroom and living room to be demolished to make the kitchenette and living space larger. The one window in the new kitchenette will have to be reduced in size. We then want the necessary plumbing and electrical lines to be moved to the new kitchenette. Flooring, and or kitchen cupboards to be included, but quoted separately if possible. Attached is part of the plans of the building and a render of what we foresee the space to look like.
I want to extend a granny flat by adding a shower at the end of the flat where the bathroom is (the bathroom currently only have toilet and a small basin) . There is a door at the end of the flat next to the basin that will be taken off and you can then walk through to the planned extend area (where there will be a shower). The extension needs to be 2m x 1.5m and needs to be enclosed (walls with roof). The plan is to enter the extension through the door inside the flat that will be taken off. There is currently grass at the end of the flat where we plan to just make a 2m x 1.5m concrete foundation floor.
Hi, I am looking to remodel my Kitchen to a more mordern look and feel. Option one would be to remove exesting cupboards and install new design and look. Option 2 - Remove existing cupboards, small extension of kitchen approximatley a meter out from the window boundary line of kitchen. Then install new kistchen cupboards.
Kitchen to be redone with new cupboards,tiles and kitchen top. All basins/ sanitary ware to be replaced in bathrooms. Cornice in lounge to be replaced. Floor in kitchen and lounge to be tiled.roof to be painted, all interior walls to be painted. Replace 8 top hung windows with aluminum frames and 4 bottom screen windows all are (1.17 × 0.90) ,replace bathroom ceiling (1.51×1.9)
Very small job! We want to widen an existing opening between the dining room and entrance way. Single brick internal non-load bearing wall. See photo. Wish to increase width by approx. cms on front door side. Remove wall, replicate curved top to opening, plaster and level floor where wall used to be.
I have a double garage that measures 36m2 (6m x 6m) and would like a ceiling installed . I am currently doing budgeting and planning, no need to call just a quote in my mailbox will suffice. I would like the following - Rhino Board - Cornish - Isotherm Insulation - Trap door - Screeded with Crete Stone - Painted White
Boundary wall on a corner property. 2 walls required: 35m Length of the property 25m Width of the property 7m diagonal wall (corner of the property) The base of the wall will be mm The wall will have 1.2 high meter pillars every 3m Each pillar will have with mm to mm high caps The plan is to fit palisade or steel fence on the base between the pillars (approx. mm high) The contractor will plaster the wall after the fence has been fitted.
Enclosing of 5 Shipping containers that are being refurbished for use as a centre for persons with disabilities. 3 out of the 5 containers have been refurbishedf. A roof structure needs to be done, screed flooring, enclosing of spaces between containers with IBR sheeting, cladding of containers and fitting of aluminium windows and doors in entrance and spaces between the existing containers, refurbishing of two remaining containers, building of a wood frame and nutec structure store room and kitchen area, installing of geyser.
Very old farm house. It had wood floor. I need a concrete floor. All plumbing, electricity, and roof plan needs to be done afresh. I need it quary roof tiled. All kitchen and two bathrooms are concrete floored and need to be retiled. This house is more than years old. It needs to be assessed if not worth rebuilt from scratch.