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.
I requested a certain builder to build for me. Niw he left the job incomplete so I need a qoute from you for the folowing task. 1. Installing 9 normal doors and one pivot door. 2. Fixing wallls, spaces to insert 10 windows in each room are not at the centre of the walls. 3. To intall garage ramb which is 6 x 4 sqaure meters. 4. To complete walls up to the roof level ( currently the height level of the wall which is slready there is 8 brick block up . 5. To complete walls for 1.8 x 1 meter toilet.
I am looking at creating and outdoor patio, approximately 20 squared meters, I will lay the slab and the construction for the roof will need support in the front (Pillars or Steel) but will be against a 5 Meter boundary wall as support on the back, this is urgent i am just looking at costing at the moment. Concrete slab or Tile Roof Please see attached picture which will give you an idea.
1. Connect the cabin to the main building of the home to increase the space in the living room 2. Change the roof and with that break the middle wall separating the lounge and kitchen 3. move the kitchen to back of the wall so it faces the living room in an open plan style 4. Rework the roof configuration to express an A-frame look, with a window to let light in at the apex 5. Extend the roof over the patio to bring that area in as a living space 6. A part glass enclosure facing the pool 7. Extension of the main bedroom- a space in front and behind might provide added living space in the master suite below if budget allows 8. Wood cladding aesthetic on the walls to give a modern barn style look 9. Double garage with a way to link to the main home, with a foundation strong enough for a 2nd storey extension house can be viewed here
Total Roof Area is +- m2 of which only 40m2 is 2nd floor at 45 degree pitch. The rest is flat. I am looking for removal of existing composite fibre roof and replace with AZ 0.53mm profile corrugated colorbond/colourplus roof sheets. +-35 sheets x 3.4m in length. insolation to be installed included.
I am unable to take calls but I am reachable on email and Whatsapp. I have rooms in my area which need to be reconstructed. They are in poor condition now but I want to improve them by increasing their size, including a bathroom, sink, giza, good ceiling and tiles. I want to know the possible cost and then gather the amount. The only limit might be sizing, the size of the yard might not allow increasing of the size.
I have an old house that needs a face lift. It’s a 3 bedroom house. I need a quote on removing a wall between the kitchen and lounge to create an open plan space. I also need a quote on removing a wall between the toilet room and bathroom to create a one bathroom. We’d like to change the floors from carpet to vinyl throughout the house and update the popcorn walls to flat walls. Some of the walls have cracks in them and I’m not sure if they can just be plastered. We’d also like to update the bathroom and kitchen by adding new cabinets, basins, etc. Basically a full renovation. We are simply looking for quotes at this stage as we’d like to know how much we need before we can begin with the renovations
- We are turning a single dwelling into two dwellings. - We are using the house at present and adding another level to make it a Three storey home. - First two levels are built and minor changes will happen on ground floor & first floor. - We will remove roof and add another level onto the house. - The third level will be the top level (This will be Kitchen / Dining / Living / Guest bathroom / Master bedroom and en suite.
Extention of property & remodel interior to open plan. Scope includes foundation, walls, roof and swimming pool. Roof shape and pitch has changed and so roof trusses need to be redone but re-using existing tiles. There may be a need to top-up the quantity of roof tiles. The approved plan is attached.
Minor demolition of existing wall Remove existing kitchen. Relocation of plugs and plumbing. New kitchen fitout 2 x existing bathroom to be redone Approx sqm of patio new finish and portion extention. Pergola Polished screed to existing floor External painting of walls and roof 60sqm of new internal painting to wall. Existing sunroom timber frame to be sanded and revarnish Front stoep new tiling
I need a 2 sleeper cottage built with open plan kitchen and lounge with bathroom with shower no bath. - 5m x 7.2m and then another 1 sleeper cottage open plan bedroom and lounge with kitchen and bathroom no bath but shower. Must have built in cupboard internal sliding doors and aluminium windows-6m x 6m.