Do I need an architect if I want to build a house in South Africa?
A professional that is registered with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession must submit the building plans before extending, renovating or building a home.
i am buying an old split level house (on pic)& needs improvement & facelifting: 1. i need to put stairs connecting the main house to the balcony (inside) 2. add verandah to the front of the house (similar to th picture) 3. replace some windows with glass doors leading to patio 4. change small front door to a larger size
2stories Beautiful modern entrance Kitchen big scullery pantry laundry Lounge Dining room Bedroom ensuite Prayer room Office Bathroom Outside entertainment with braai Double garage Store room 2nd storey Lounge tv room Linen closet 2 big bedrooms ensuite 1 big master bedroom dressing room bathroom
Turning vacant land in a complex into my dream home. With the estate guidelines and the architects skills, I would like to design a small two bedroom house to start of with and later extend when I can afford. This will be my first build and finances are not sufficient so I will be working extra hard to rake up funds as the months go on.
Its a wedding venue with mini water parks included. 1.Will have two separate wedding venues which can happen same time. 2.Mini water park that will consist of three swimming pools 3. will be lapas around. I need the costing for the project to submit together with my business plan,when its succesfull with work together to build the place. Currently the land has been secured and fully paid in process of rezoning.
4 Bedroom house. Double storey. 3 living rooms. 2 bedrooms upstairs + 1 living area upstairs. Main bedroom will be upstairs with walk in closet and en-suite. Down stair bedroom must have en-suit. Kitchen will be open plan will connect to dinning room. -Nice big patio not sure how it will be connected to the stairs. Main bedroom must also have balcony. -Small gym on top. Under part still need to discuss with architect.
We are removing the old scatting and putting a new one (waterproof) in two parking decks and 55 pillars. The scatting is.. 1 ,4 metres long 3,5 metres wide in the parking decks Pillars 1 metres long 3,5 metres wide Old expansion joints to be removed with new watertight sealant. They must be re- tarred and waterproofed over the new sealant X6 x 7 metres X1 x 23,3 metres Grids X4 x 1,4 metres long and metres wide Drains (replacement of old drain covers with steel drain covers)... X47 Reinstate full bore drains (blanked with concrete and install new drainage pipe and new full- bore drain X7 Waterproof of skylight and replacement 6 cracked glasses X6 glasses x 1,8 metres x 1 metre Waterproof the whole pump house, walls and floors 11,2 metres x 2 metres
The land is undeveloped due to is situated in an ingonyama trust in kzn around Empangeni, therefore it would not nercessary require approval from the local Municipality, I have a copy of land survey, I commission this through independent surveyor, part of the desired plan must a 1st floor and ground floor. Should formal meeting required I will be available, however a plan MUST be morden..
The existing IBR flat roof is leaking. It is an extension to an old Claremont house and the flat roof covers the kitchen area. It has a ceiling which will need some touch up and repainting. I am wanting to replace the roof with either Galvinised IBR 0.5mm or Chromadek IBR 0.5mm. I estimate we will need 13 IBR sheet (about 9 m wide) of 4,5m lengths.
Bathroom renovation: Remove existing bath, basin and toilet pan Repair 40ml drainage pipe (leak) Install new close couple toilet pan to new position Install new vanity Create new shower base Install new drainage for shower Waterproof shower base Install new shower taps and shower head Install new shower screen TILING Remove wall and floor tiles Primer walls Tile 20m2 walls Tile 2.5m2 floor Tile 1.2m2 shower floor Remove all rubble
I'm looking to: See page 1 of plans: 1. Remove the walls behind the "Bar"; 2. Create as much south and west facing windows as possible in "existing diningroom" (similar to "w4" and "w5") See page 2 of plans: 3. Add a new bathroom next to "Bedroom 4" in what is now the "Foyer" to be used by "Bedroom 4", containing basin, bath and shower as well as shaver plug; 4. Close "Existing Balcony" south of Bedroom 4 with a slab to create another bedroom, bedroom 5; 5. Change plans so that the bathroom west of this new bedroom 5 is linked to bedroom 5 (move door) and possibly make bathroom smaller so that new bedroom will be larger; 6. Extend the new bedroom 5 into "Existing Bedroom 4" to create a walk in cupboard; 7. Close the double volume and remove wall between "double volume" and "existing TV room" 8. Extend "existing main bedroom" into "existing main bathroom" in line with east wall of "existing balcony", making both "existing main bathroom" and "Existing Dressingrm" smaller 9. Close "existing balcony" north of "existing main bedroom" creating study/kitchenette 10. Create as much south and west facing windows as possible in "existing TV room" (similar to "w4" and "w5")