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.
Extension of a three bedroom house. The extension is for the living room, new kitchen to be built with scullery , existing kitchen will be turned into a dining room, patio from living room and kitchen. Main bedroom to merge with one small bedroom. Two new outside rooms and garage and a drive through garage attached to the house.
Main house: 4 Bedrooms in which 2 rooms are en-suite : 1 full bathroom : Lounge area : Dining area : Kitchen : A garage Cottage : 2 Bedrooms : 1 bathroom : Lounge area
Need a quote on wetworks: To lay mm slab in one of the spaces (30 to 40m2). Once done to screed the entire m2 space and float. Conduit to be installed in the floor to facilitate plug points (can be discussed onsite). To straighten plastering (or remove entirely) plaster on soffit and concrete beams in space. To screed 50mm to 80mm in another vacant 90m2 space and float.
Hi We would like to extend one side of the townhouse out by about 2 meters. It’s the side of the house with the kitchen, lounge, 2 bathrooms and main bedroom so this would be making these rooms bigger. Please see attached photo. We would like to add a covered patio with built in braai stand on the other side of the house which would be approximately 6 x 2 meters. Please see attached photos of where we would like patio to be as well as an example of the patio we would like. We would like to put in a swimming pool approximately 5 x 3 meters. Please see attached photo of where the pool would be. We need the building plans latest by Friday 13 August. We are going to the property on Wednesday 11 August at 5.30pm. We would like the person who will make the building plans to join us for this appointment to view the site and take necessary details/ measurements in order to make the necessary building plans and give a more accurate quotation for total cost. The building plans will need to be detailed enough for review by the body corporate. Please see the attached photos of what we have in mind. How much will you charge for the site visit and building plans? Kind Regards
Good Day, I am looking at starting the process of my home renovations. It is a single storey Home and I would like to extend the rooms downstairs and then also make it a double storey. Are there any contractors who will give an assessment witha free quote so that I can estimate the entire cost of the project,
how much would it cost me to build a 3 bedroom house with 2 bathrooms (1 en suit) a Kitchen , lounge and a dining area ( lounge and dining area not too big ( a lounge that can fit a set of a lounge suit, a dining that can fit a table and 4 chairs), single garage that walks in straight to the house, the yard will mainly depend on the how much space the house will take
Looking for a quote to inspect the roof and repair any leaks and defects and fill up cracks. Along with this I include 2 pdf reports detailing the roof and the apparent issues found. on a side note if you would be interested in utilizing the reports for your business please feel free to contact me for more information at
Good day, I am in the process of purchasing a house (which is still a construction site) and need a quote to finish the roofing system, beam filling, skylights and waterproofing. The house has a butterfly roof design with a boxed gutter running through it. The roof covering most of the house is on, but the part that is on requires beam filling. I also require new roofs over the servants quarters, playroom, entrance hall and lounge area . The building also has concrete slabs and a boxed gutter system which requires waterproofing. There are also skylights which will need to be put in. I have attached the plans of the property to assist you with the calculations.
1. Build a wall in the back yard from cement blocks 6m x 2m. 2. Fill the gravel place with concrete in the back yard near the wall above. 3. Break down room wall 1 with measurements 0.6m x 3m. 4. Break down room wall 2 with measurements 0.6m x 3m. 5. Replace ceiling in a small area. 6. Add polystyrene cornices to all areas of the house. 7. Break down pillar in deck area with measurements 1m x 0.5m
I need to modernize the house. It is currently a 3 bedroom house. Would like to convert the front bedroom into a dining room, break down about 2walls to have a much more open spaced(lounge,dining room and kitchen) Also need 1 more bedroom to be build and the entire bathroom to be converted in something spectacular. also needs garage and boundary walls to be replaced. all windows will be replaced by aluminum windows together with front door.