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.
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
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.
We are looking to acquire a property that we would like to remodel. Before making an offer on the house, we would like to get a rough understanding of what the project would cost. The project should then start immediately after the title of the house has been transferred. Besides modernizing the interior (more open plan living layouts, new floors, new bathrooms (5) and new kitchens (2)) we also want to build a pool and paint the house a different color, potentially changing the look of the brick house by plastering the outside. We would also like to install an inverter. Nice to haves would be: a garage and solar panels. Note: note available by phone
I am a potential buyer and need to get quotes on the repaires in order to negotiate the buying price Most of the walls interior and exterior need water damage repairs aswell as the the roof, roof also needes some new gutters and facialboards 1 ceiling needs replacemenst with down 6 lights, apx 18m² Bathroom windows need replacment with aluminium windows apx 1.5×1.5 m Deck top replacement est 90m² Swiming pool needs some new tiles sanding and repaint. Whole house needs paint outside and inside Boma needs plaster repaire and paint Outside showers need repairs on wooden borders Built in stewl braai needs sanding and repaint External lights and plugs need replacment
A new window will be inserted into bathroom by my window manufacturer. That window must be closed up and exterior repaired also. Interior: remove bath and replace with new. Tile over wood floor and up dry wall. Position taps for new double basin. Retile and structure shower. *Pics of current bathroom. Am flexible but would like to start soon’ish. * need two-three weeks to order window before job starts