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.
There are four bedrooms in my home. In addition to extending the kitchen and living room porches, I would like to add a dresser to the main bedroom and an en-suite bathroom. Currently, the roof is made of corrugated gable and it leaks. It is necessary to remodel the entire roof to use corrugated iron as a hip roof. I would love your suggestion and new ideas to give my house an aesthetic pleasing look.
I need to convert my swimming pool into a greenhouse going through 5 phases. Phase 1: Converting a part of the pool into a water storage solution with a waterfall that flows into the pool. During this phase a foundation needs to be built to support the second phase. Phase 2: Construction of the ground cover with a staircase leading downwards to access the water storage. Phase 3: Construction of the greenhouse over the pool. This phase includes the installation of 4 solar panels on the greenhouse. Phase 4: Installation of solar unit to power the appliances in the Greenhouse. Phase 5. Irrigation connection to the rest of the garden using the water storage built in the pool.
Hi there, I would like to renovate my apartment in Sea Point - it is an older building and apartment with lots of potential. I would like to do a full reno on the bathrooms, change the flooring, painting, cornices and skirting boards, doors, it doesnt have any down lights in ceiling so those need to be installed as well as moving the oven in the kitchen and adding a cupboard
We have all walls and roof structure up, May have to replace a 56m² (existing is thin IBR) section with new and a smaller part of 15m² (existing is asbestos)with colourbond. Then we looking at doing the bathroom(shower, toilet, basin) we looking at laying a floor either in screed or tiling. Electrical and plumbing to be checked and redone. Plaster and screening the walls aswell. Sliding doors and 2x doors and stacking window.
We build from the bottom of the plan and we also have the high equivalent equipment to build or renovating homes and apartments. Involves creating facilities that serve the public, such as hospitals, schools and government offices. Include building office spaces, shopping centers, and other commercial properties
Require retiling of entire house, bathroom complete renovation (remove old bath, shower, cabinets and shower) relocate new bath, toilet and cabinet, build a shower seat and tile it. (Bathroom also has to be retiled) kitchen wall has to be broken (1m) to create an arch entrance into the bar at the back of it. Bar area to remove two big windows and add a door and then extend the platform outside the bar with cement to create outdoor braai area and tile that as well
Extension (added 1st floor) Construction done. Plumbing 50% (not required) Electrical tubing done (potentially) Outstanding Flooring - laminate/vynil/tiling Wall tiling baths Painting - inside and out (plaster trims/columns Rhinolite Pavement Balustrade Ceiling Electrical wiring and finishes Other to be discussed Balustrade
I am looking to purchase a sqm plot in Eye of Africa. Upon it, I’d like to build a family house with a total of at least 6 bedrooms. Two will be in suite while the other 4 bedrooms will share two bathrooms, each with a bath and shower. The house must have a total of four garages by way of two double door garages, be an open plan house but single story. There should be a kitchen, lounge, dining room, study room, a normal pool, to which the house should have walls enclosing it. The remainder of the exterior should be lawn and trees, with other details to be discussed with the building company.
Existing 2 garages and part of home to be converted into a flatlet. Removal of garage doors, new doors and windows, new floor, electrical , plumbing, kitchen and bathrooms, new ceiling and roof repair and waterproofing. Milnerton area. I have plans drawn by myself but they would have to be redrawn for council and passed. For this assistance is required.
Please take note this is my vision, once my deed of transfer is done I will need services of architecture and finally construction. To design a Tuscan-style two-story house with an open plan kitchen, balcony, three bedrooms, and a three-motor garage. - *Design 1:* Based on document 2, a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom residence with a double garage and ample parking for up to two additional vehicles. The house has an area of m², which fits within your stand size. - *Design 2:* From document 4, a 3-bedroom house plan with a double garage, open lounge, kitchen, and dining area. The house size is approximately - square meters, which also fits within your stand size. - *Design 3:* Document 5 mentions a modern contemporary house plan with sqm of living space, a double garage, and a built-in braai area. This design could work, but you might need to adjust it to fit your Tuscan style requirements. Room Sizes and Calculations - *Ground Floor:* - *Open Plan Kitchen, Lounge, and Dining:* approximately 70-80 square meters - *Double/Triple Garage:* approximately 60-80 square meters - Other rooms (e.g., guest toilet, storage): approximately 20-30 square meters - *First Floor:* - *Master Bedroom:* approximately 16-20 square meters - *Two additional bedrooms:* approximately 12-16 square meters each - *Bathrooms:* approximately 8-12 square meters each - *Balcony:* approximately 10-20 square meters Total Floor Area Calculation Based on these rough estimates, the total floor area would be: - Ground Floor: approximately - square meters - First Floor: approximately - square meters - Total Floor Area: approximately - square meters This calculation fits within your stand size of sqm,