Design
Design: Bathrooms
These seemingly little spaces can cause big headaches as there is so much detailed planning required. Spend a lot of time on your bathroom design.
Author: Kirstin Lund
Planning
Planning: Building for the future
It’s the fourth industrial revolution and EVERYTHING is changing. Or so everyone is making us believe. Sadly, South African building sites are still pretty much
Planning
Planning: Building timelines
How long does it take to build a house in South Africa? Once all your plans are approved and your admin is done, there is
Case Studies
Case study 3: An extension
Cape Town, Hout Bay 2011. We managed to build a compact, cool house on the mountain by investing all our money, and precious weekends. We
Case Studies
Case study 2: New build No. 1
Hout Bay, Cape Town 2002. There is nothing like being presented with a blank canvas. We stumbled on a little, private estate against the mountain
Case Studies
Case study 1: Renovation No.1
Cape Town, City Bowl 2001 The biggest advantage of buying off plan is that you skip the transfer fees. These continually creep up in SA
Planning
Planning: Compliance regulations
Once your NHBRC enrollment is complete (click here for more information regarding NHBRC) you have to be aware or other site compliance issues, including the
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Planning: Building costs
What will a new build cost? In 2022, building costs for a new house can be anything from R12 000 to R17 000 a square
Build
Build: Superstructure
This is seemingly the quickest and most fun part of the building process. Walls can fly up in a matter of weeks and spaces become
Design
Design: Flooring
It’s a minefield out there – ceramic, porcelain or natural tiles, screed, engineered or solid wood, laminate, carpet…here are some tips. Firstly, stick to a