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Have multiple projects need scoped: 1: New ballustrade on stairs to match existing. 2: Flat roof resealing 3: House exterior wall patching, resealing, paintinf 4: Braii area drywall ceiling repair 5: New screed for interior concrete floor 6: Possible wood/bamboo floor installation 7: ladder construction for bedroom lofts to match stairs style
Looking to install an electricity prepaid sub meter in our granny flat. We currently have an Eskom prepaid main meter which the entire property runs off. We'd like to get our tenant off our electricity grid and be responsible for their own electricity. Please can I have a quote and how the process will work in the most simplified terms as possible. Please email or whatsapp message. I cannot take calls during my work hours. Thank you.
Project Title: Comprehensive Renovation of a 3-Bedroom House Project Overview: This project involves a comprehensive renovation of a 3-bedroom house, focusing on upgrading the electrical, plumbing, ceiling, and painting systems. The goal is to modernize the house, improve its functionality, and enhance its aesthetic appeal. Scope of Work: Electrical: 1. Rewiring: Replace the existing electrical wiring with new, insulated copper wiring, ensuring compliance with the latest electrical codes and regulations. 2. New Lighting: Install new LED lighting fixtures throughout the house, including: - Ceiling lights in the living room, kitchen, and bedrooms - Table lamps in the bedrooms and living room - Outdoor lights around the perimeter of the house 3. Power Outlets: Add new power outlets in the bedrooms, living room, and kitchen, ensuring convenient access to power sources. 4. Electrical Panel: Upgrade the electrical panel to a new, -amp panel, providing a safe and reliable electrical supply. Plumbing: 1. New Water Heater: Install a new, energy-efficient water heater, providing a reliable and cost-effective hot water supply. 2. Fix Leaks: Repair any leaks under the sinks, toilets, and around the water heater, ensuring no water damage or waste. 3. New Faucets: Install new, low-flow faucets in the kitchen and bathrooms, providing a water-efficient and modern plumbing system. 4. Toilet Replacement: Replace the existing toilets with new, low-flow toilets, ensuring a water-efficient and environmentally friendly plumbing system. 5. Drainage System: Inspect and clean the drainage system, ensuring proper water flow and preventing clogs. Ceiling: 1. Ceiling Repair: Repair any water damage or stains on the ceiling, ensuring a smooth and even surface. 2. New Ceiling Tiles: Install new, acoustic ceiling tiles in the living room, kitchen, and bedrooms, providing a modern and noise-reducing ceiling system. 3. Ceiling Painting: Paint the ceiling with a new, white coat, ensuring a bright and clean appearance. Painting: 1. Wall Painting: Paint the walls with a new, neutral color, ensuring a modern and fresh appearance. 2. Trim Painting: Paint the trim, doors, and windows with a new, white coat, providing a crisp and clean finish. 3. Ceiling Painting: Paint the ceiling with a new, white coat, ensuring a bright and clean appearance. Materials and Equipment: - Electrical materials: - Copper wiring - LED lighting fixtures - Power outlets - Electrical panel - Plumbing materials: - Water heater - Faucets - Toilets - Drainage pipes - Ceiling materials: - Acoustic ceiling tiles - Paint - Painting materials: - Paint - Brushes - Rollers Labor and Subcontractors: - Electrical contractor - Plumbing contractor - Ceiling installer - Painter - Laborers for demolition and cleanup Timeline: The project is expected to take 8 weeks to complete, weather permitting. The timeline will be divided into the following phases: 1. Demolition and Cleanup: 1 week 2. Electrical and Plumbing: 2 weeks 3. Ceiling Installation: 1 week 4. Painting: 2 weeks 5. Final Inspection and Completion: 1 week Budget: The budget for the project is R ,, inclusive of all materials, labor, and permits. Assumptions and Dependencies: 1. Permits: The contractor will obtain all necessary permits and approvals before commencing work. 2. Weather: The project timeline assumes favorable weather conditions. Any delays due to inclement weather will be communicated to the client. 3. Client Availability: The client will provide access to the property as required and will be available to answer questions and provide feedback throughout the project. 4. Hidden Defects: The contractor will not be responsible for any hidden defects or damages discovered during the project. Any additional work required to address these issues will be billed separately.
I need a building on a caravan site. The cement floor is 6.2m x 8.27m There is an existing bathroom and kitchen on the site and the new house must be build as close to the existing building as possible. There is currently 3 caravans on the site and they are rusted and needs to be removed. A very small 3 bedroom and living room must be build on the site. I did draw up a plan in but the person who drew up the plans didn't want to submit it for approval. I attached the plan but it is not approved by the municipality. The building must be face brick inside and outside. Please give me a quotation. Please give me a quote.
Our company, SA , is looking to open an office in Rustenburg at vanna Mall, and we are looking for the following companies to assist with the following: • Electrical • Painting • Flooring • Dry Wall • Build Kitchen Unit • fety equipment Please submit the following documents as soon as possible if you would like to be included in the list of businesses that can help. • Company Profile • Up-to-date BEE Certification • Banking Details (Letter from the Bank) • CK Documents • Tax Clearance Certification • Letter of Good Standing (LOGS) • Public Liability Insurance • 2 X reference letters not older than 12 months • COC NB: Please make sure that all documents are sent at once rather than in separate parts. Your urgent response is highly appreciated. Kind regards
I hope this email finds you well. I am in the process of planning a home extension and am currently gathering quotes from various contractors. I would appreciate it if you could provide a quote for the required work, with the intention of starting the project as soon as our plans are approved. At this stage, we are awaiting approval and anticipate that construction could begin toward the end of August or early September. Of course, the start date will depend on the approval process and weather conditions, as this time frame coincides with winter. Could you please provide a quote or share any details about your availability? I am eager to move forward with the project once the plans are finalized. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Comprehensive Scope of work. 3 Activities. 1. Cut, chase and removal of 4 old existing interior partly rusted through steel door frames with minimum breakage of existing tiles if possible. Try to reclaim existing tiles before cutting can take place. Installation of new door frames to a satisfactory standard meaning level, square and secured which includes o Removal of existing wooden doors before removal of old door frames. o First try to reclaim as much as possible existing tiles around old existing steel frames by scratching out the grout with a grout removal tool and use a broad blade putty knife to loosen or lift the tile with extreme care if possible. o Removal of old steel door frames. o Installation of new steel frames level, square and properly secured in wall with frame side metal door jamb stays/straps. o Plastering around new steel door frames on the outside of the rooms (Spanish plaster style), make neat. No need to paint the new plastered portion because we are going to repaint the whole passage wall where 2 of these frames are situated. o Tiling and grouting around door frames on inside of the rooms and on floor in door entrances where necessary, make neat. o Re-plastering and screeding of cement/concrete step at laundry door after the old steel door frame was removed (breaking of step surface to remove bottom threshold support stays) and new steel door frame installed and finished off with a smooth surface as it was with the standard anti slip ridges (CONCRETE CEMENT TROWEL WITH RIDGES). o Fit/Reinstall/hang of wooden doors level and square with their new lock mechanisms (2 hollow high quality wooden doors (bathroom, toilet), 1 solid standard wooden outside door at laundry and 1 existing wooden sliding door at main bedroom bathroom) if possible, otherwise new doors will be purchased and must be planed down to fit neatly into the door frames level and square with a tolerance not more than 3 to 4mm between the side of the wooden door locking mechanism and the steel door frame in a close position, accept for the reusable wooden sliding door at main bathroom which does not need replacement seeing that it is going to be reused with its sliding mechanism. o Clean area of any building rubble to a dust free state it was found in before breakage of walls and floors. 2. Strip and removal of existing ±7m² shower wall tiles and the mosaic shower floor tiles ±0.7m² in main bathroom which includes the following work o Dismantling and temporally removal of existing glass pivot shower door with great care. It’s going to be reused. o Remove existing shower head with its shower arm plus the existing tap handles. o Block water supply pipe outlet in wall with paper or something similar to prevent debris from going into the water supply pipe before stripping the wall tiles and old adhesive. o Strip and remove existing tiles and mosaic as well as all tile adhesive and make good. o Break out existing ±0.7m² floor slab, recast and screed to a more level incline towards the shower water trap. o Reset existing shower water trap to new floor slab, screed and then fit new supplied shower water trap. o Thoroughly Waterproof shower walls and shower floor slab with all the necessary layers to a % waterproofing. At least 3 layers of waterproofing slurry mixture and the use of an approved purposed waterproofing cloth which will overlap at least mm on wall areas and also overlaps where wall and floor joins o After waterproofing is completely dry, tile the shower wall area with new supplied wall tiles and shower floor with new supplied mosaic floor tiles (no hollow sound on tile when knocking on the tile after the adhesive has dried). Water trap guard must be flush with mosaic surface after shower floor is tiled. o Finishing off with water-resistant wall tile grout and water-resistant mosaic tile grout and make neat. o Reinstall shower existing shower head and shower arm. o Reinstall shower tap handles. o Reinstall existing pivot glass shower door to a state it was previously. o Repair main bedroom wall adjacent to shower wall surface where damp damage took place with necessary the materials and finished off with Spanish style plaster where needed. No need to paint the repaired wall seeing that we are going to repaint the whole room. Need to advise what is the best practice to fix the wall. o Removal and thoroughly clean area of all rubble and dust. 3. Strip and removal of ±2.6m² bathroom old ceramic floor tiles and install new supplied porcelain tiles which includes the following work o Strip and remove existing floor tiles and old adhesive and make good. o It will be necessary to temporarily remove toilet and washbasin pedestal to be able to remove old floor tiles and old adhesive, and if so, then toilet and pedestal needs to be fitted and set again with proper cement base mixture before proceeding with the new tile work. o Removal of old wooden skirting all round bathroom wall. o Tiling of bathroom floor with new supplied porcelain tiles with sufficient supplied adhesive (no hollow sound on tile when knocking on the tile after the adhesive has dried) and grouting. o Fit approximately ±80mm height cut tile strips all round bathroom wall area at the bottom in the place of the old wooden skirting with the same tiles as used on floor. o Removal and thoroughly clean the area of all rubble and dust
Hi, I need recommendations from anyone who’s had experience breaking through a 9-inch double cavity outer wall to fit windows or doors. If you've done this before, please share the name of the builder or construction company you worked with? I’m specifically looking for a builder/construction company with proper insurance in place. If you had a good experience, I’d appreciate your recommendations! Thanks so much in advance to anyone who can help—your advice is truly appreciated! Best regards, Jenn
Want to divide an existing house in 2, want to add 1 bathroom with bath toilet basin and shower. Also want to add one kitchen with cupboard only counter and under cupboards. Want to add 3 drywalls. Breakdown one wall and tile one area. Change a large linving room window to a kitchen window. Insert one bedroom window in bedroom. Dimenstions: Kitchen 3.5x2.3m Bathroom 2.3x3,3m Drywalling 1 st wall 4 m 2nd wall 2.7m 3rd wall 2.4m Area to tile 3 x3m Wall to break down 1.6 m Kitchen window 2.5m
Good day, I am looking to build a granny flat for the wife and I. 1 large Bedroom - 1.5 Bathrooms Open plan lounge and kitchen The construction must incorporate a stoep of at least 3m wide with built in braai. Interior +/- 80sqm excl stoep Would love zinc roof and outside walls to be face brick. Some of the interior walls can be dry walling to cut costs. Looking for some guestimate pricing to know what I am letting myself in for. Thanking you. Regards