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 need a 23m x 2.2m plastered boundary wall on Oak Ave,.out of SABS large cement blocks with the necessary brickforce. It requires a 4m gap for the gate .The only pillars will be on either side of the gate gap .The length of the actual construction is approximately 28m.There is an existing concrete base for a steel with a wrought iron fence . I will remove the fence.
We're looking at building a double garage, roughly 40sqm plus an additional parking, maybe length ways next to the left of the new garage, in front of an existing house.The problem is that there is granite underneath which will have to be excavated to road level and only then can the building commence. The only place available is to the right of the photo and there is a 1.5m building line. New steps to the top of the house will have to be constructed as well. Please see photos.
exterior I just want the structure to be built in fully with the roof and all exterior stuff like : windows, doors. interior I would all the inside wall according to the plan I have to also be built with the stairs. lastly, I want all the inside and outside walls top plaster. I want a big kitchen and lounge along with the dining room. The kitchen along with the lounge will be open plan and on the other side will be stairs with the dining table to eat. The second floor will be the rooms( )
-sqm floor size, flat roof double-storey house with 5 bedrooms with en-suites (1 - servant room ground floor and 4 - upper floor), balconies for all the rooms, walk-in closet for the main bedroom, 1 living room - ground floor , 1tv room - ground floor, dinning room - ground floor, entertainment area (patio - ground), entertainment area - center upper floor, study room upper floor, scalarly and laundry room together in 1 room, kitchen, lockable pantry, horizontal garage for 3 cars
American style home Downstairs (open plan) full front porch mud room as you enter Lounge to your left with fire place powder room to your right kitchen with Island and Breakfast nook dining room guest room down stairs with joining bathroom Upstairs 1 master bedroom + walk in with bathroom (all joint) 2 "kids" rooms (jack and Gill bathroom to join) Laundry room Study
Residential house on an acre. 4 bed - roughly sqm plus garage. Simple design approach needed which will maximise light and space throughout the year with careful positioning to optimise views and minimise sound screening. Strong emphasis on sustainability - with efficient energy usage, solar power generation, water efficiency and recycling. Firm budgetary constraint based on specification making maximum use of locally sourced, simple, good quality functional materials, and avoiding excessive design complexity.
Please tell me , do you also do ground work and construction of training centres and workshops ? For example we want to put up 1 qty x 50 meter x 50 meter x 6 meter high and 1 x 50 meter x 50 meter x 8 meter high. both of these 2 buildings will be about 6 meter apart but still next to each other .. With that I'm looking for deasant ground work , cement slabs inside for flooring at the highest standard as we want to use the 8 meter high shop / training centre with overhead cranes and heavy loads. The 6 meter will only be training centre with class rooms. with that all plumbing work and electrical work to be included... Will you be able to estimate quote on that ?
Looking for a vegetable/herb garden and to beautify a small brick paved area. Experience required with herbs/vegetable gardens please. Images of space below. Walkway required to get to laundry line. I would like to incorporate some lavendar & lemon tree(s) in this space too. An image of potentially what i would like it to look like as also been added below
I recently bought a house and would like to carport close the section at the back of the house and separate entrance to create a braai room. The braai is a built in with flu pipe chimney that will go through the carport roof. I am a bit uncertain as to where to start the process but understand I need to submit plans for approval first. How does the process work to have plans done and what are the estimated costs to have these plans drafted that I must submit to CoCT for approval? Its probably about 20-25 sqm. Much appreciated if you can advise.
I need to determine whether it will be cheaper to renovate or to move home. In order to this, I first need to have approved designs for a renovation that I can then have fully costed out in terms renovation costs, etc. My home is around sqm (maybe) and I'm thinking of building another floor on top in order to retain the usable space on the ERF itself. I would need a quote on architectural services, but also to understand your value proposition, i.e. do you run the plans through to approval as well, what other services are included, etc. I prefer an emailed quote but WhatsApp via this number is fine. Thank you.