Is it cheaper to build or buy a house in South Africa?
The short answer is that it is cheaper to buy an existing house in South Africa but every year less so.
Please email only. 1. Painting of exterior walls of residence and perimeter walls ( This includes cleaning of walls, filling repairs with patching plaster. undercoat and Duram Amaguard Paint – Tidal Sand.) This paint is a good quality paint but other paint can be used according to clients specifications. 2. Repair of steel structures – gates and carports (This includes removing rust and recoating with Duram NS4 Anti rust paint and repainting final coat. Colour to be confirmed) 3. Gutters on units (This includes putting gutters on the individual units to prevent the water damage to the walls. Gutters will be painted) 4. Tree felling (This includes trimming all overhanging tree branches from tree near main residence and other trees on the property near the units). The residents mentioned that the trees were a problem and they wanted some removed and others trimmed. These are all merely suggestions on exterior upgrades and maintenance to the property. Specific needs were not mentioned and therefore this quote is given on face value and on inspection of the property. At a later stage the driveway and paving can be looked at. 5. Unit 2 garage Unit No. 2 Garage – The wall and pilar has a crack in 6. Roofs & ceilings on common property 7. Washing poles (rusted)
I have a 2 bedroom sectional title house, with kitchen, lounge and bathroom . I am adding a master bedroom with another bathroom. A lounge, enclosed entertainment area with built-in braai, skylight. Also adding a scullery new bathroom, and 3rd bedroom moving to the back. Adding a storage in the carport.
I would like to build residential units of bachelor flats, one bedroom and two bedrooms in Bethanie for the miners and low-to-medium earning workers around there. Total units should be 16 on the property purchased. Units must include basic facility needs such as a toilet/bathroom in each. The least amount of space should be used to construct each unit, with parking and a lapa/play area facility on the premises.
We have a room built against a hill, which means that there is soil directly against half the height of one wall. When it rains, water in the soil seeps down and through the wall, damaging the carpet and the paintwork in the room. What is needed is comprehensive damp-proofing along the length of the wall, and down to foundation level.
I want to completely renovate my house. I have a facebrick house that I bought without doing a proper home inspection. A lot of work needs to be done. 1. I want to build a new boundary wall 2. Pave the yard and landscape the garden 3. Resurface the pool 4. Get rid of some trees 5. Install new garage doors 6. Renovate all bathrooms 7. Dress the exterior walls 8. Install new bedroom wardrobes 9. Renovate the kitchen
I need some maintenance and relatively minor (hopefully) repairs and painting done on my home including; bathroom grout/silicone repair, kitchen cabinet repair (hoping maintenance can be done rather than a remodel) and some painting done due to minor water damage in spots. Various other small things as well.
I have the plans but they still need to be submitted to council. I have recently bought a plot in De Rust, where I would like to build a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home. Around sqm. I am going to be completely off grid and want someone that can integrate solar electricity and water collection systems into the build. I want a very simple and elegant build, open plan. I have a strict budget to stick to and will be building through means of a building loan through the bank. I am ideally looking for a turn key solution and want to avoid having to sub contract too much of the work. Thank you in advance for your quote.
The current house inside walls must be removed to create one big open plan. The roof re structured. The current garage and outbuildings must be converted into a one bedroom flatlet with small kitchen. A workshop will be added to this at the back. New addition with a TV room and three ensuite bedrooms will be build onto the current house. Attached find current house plans as well as a plan for the new project. The specifications are as follows: Cemcrete or relevant floor, no floor tiles. Structure build with light clay stocks to be washed and sealed with limited plaster and paint work. Open roof trusses painted white. No solar or electrical geyser only Gas geysers for all bathrooms and kitchen. Gas stove for main house kitchen. No stove for flatlet. Covered patio. Windows to specifications. Lights and fittings to specifications. No baths for the 4 bathrooms only showers.
I would like to build a house on a 1 hectare lot. The smart home will have floor-to-ceiling windows comprising of 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 4 car garage, study, home cinema, 2 living areas, a large swimming pool with Jacuzzi connected, pool house with a bar. Furthermore, staff quarters building shall be detached from the house which will form part of a 2 bedroom guest house with a big 4 car garage to store additional cars
KITCHEN: water inlets put in for a washing machine and dishwasher and the electrical plug point for them, kitchen walls painted correctly, curtain rail put up above window. BATHROOM: most crucial is painting**, then - put up a curtain rail above the window, (potentially bathroom redone - new toilet, bath and sink). GENERAL: light bulbs replaced in 3 rooms (2 LED bulbs per room), floors need replacing throughout apartment - tiles - but we would like advice (55 sqm apartment).