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.
3 bedrooms with common shower and separate toilet, plus 1 master bedroom with bath, laundry room, home lounge, dining and kitchen with dirty area, guest lounge and access toilet, study room, garage, porch, hip roof optimised material budget including plumbing and electrification and house finishes like ceiling and flooring.
Remodeling and renovating 4 small single rooms into 2 bachelor units and 1 small single room. Bachelor rooms to have a basic bathroom and kitchenette. This will require some plumbing work and electricals. For a student accommodation . I need a good contractor. One who really understands buildings and has good references. Someone who is neat, detailed, communicative and has good time management.
Remodeling and renovating 4 small single rooms into 2 bachelor units and 1 small single room. Bachelor rooms to have a basic bathroom and kitchenette. This will require some plumbing work and electricals. For a student accommodation . I need a good contractor. One who really understands buildings and has good references. Someone who is neat, detailed, communicative and has good time management.
I want to extend one bedroom by moving a wall between the bedroom and lounge by approximately 1m. Separately the bathroom I want to modernize by removing the bath and installing a shower. Additionally, removing the passage storage space and moving the bathroom door to the space that would be added as seen in the image attached.
A granny flat, complete with kitchen, bathroom, one bedroom and one extra room. Aluminium window frames, tiled/laminate flooring, electrical work, plumbing. I am looking at quotes and still deciding what would be feasible prior to undertaking work on the main house. The photo I’ve added is the section behind the house, there is already an outbuilding but is basic and could be the base already
On a sqm stand in paradise beach on a slight slope. Stand . Split-level or double-storey Modern Coastal Architecture Reasonable build cost Upper-level living Large glazing but wind-aware Size <sqm = too small, >sqm = too big Recommended size -sqm Double garage Double shower Double Vanity Solar Panels Large Jojo Front automatic gates Air conditioning Exposed Beams Indoor/Outdoor Braai Outdoor pool/hottube shower area Lower Level (±95– m²) Double garage (important for JBay buyers) 2 bedrooms 1 full bathroom Small lounge / guest space or storage Laundry / scullery spillover Upper Level (±– m²) Open-plan kitchen / dining / lounge Main bedroom with en-suite Guest WC Large balcony / deck facing ocean Floor-to-ceiling glazing (wind-aware) Orientation & Design Notes Living areas facing south / south-east (toward ocean) Bedrooms buffered from wind Low-pitch modern roof (not double-volume everywhere) Balcony depth ≥ 2.2 m (usable, not decorative)
Remove a large jacuzzi tub and put in a smaller bath and re-tile either partially (aporox 3.5m by 2 m floor and wall or fully tile floor and walls, dependent on the costs thereof. I require a quotation with innovative suggestions and alternatives to choose from. I require a good recommended builder in the area to come across to my daughter's home in Fourways to discuss a replacement plan and to give indicative quotes to consider. Monday would us suit well, when both my daughter and son-on-law will be around and working from home. I can send a few photos if necessary in a,day or two. Thanks, .
- removal of old tiles and laminated flooring and replacement with new laminated flooring in living room, kitchen and dining room, about 50m2 - granite kitchen top installation - replacement of bathroom cabinets - new shower doors - breakdown of a small portion of tiles wall - small deck installation - braai installation
I want to add a scullery to my kitchen of approximately 6m2. The work will involve building three new walls, adding a doorway in the loadbearing wall, a single window and a tiled roof. I have discussed the project with an architect and I will submit the plans once I have an idea of the costs involved to determine if it is financially within my reach.
Double story house with 2 bedrooms at the top level (main bedroom with built-in insuite and a closet) 3 bedrooms below and one bathroom. An open Kitchen plan extending to the dining area. Open Lounge area at the front. Glass wall from the main bedroom right around the house until balcony of the TV room on the upper floor. Access underground passage that stretches from the main house and goes 80m to an underground basement with a lounge, kitchen space and 2 bedrooms and a cellar.