Brenda Potgieter

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Name: Brenda
Surname: Potgieter
Location: Centurion, Gauteng
Entry Date: May 22, 2023
Category: DIY
Project: Entire House

About the Project:

My family noticed that the creche around the corner from our house was for sale. We decided to buy the creche and convert it into a house. We got ownership of the property on 1 June 2022, and we immediately got to work. The entire property’s tiles and ceilings were removed. Then a few walls…

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My family noticed that the creche around the corner from our house was for sale.
We decided to buy the creche and convert it into a house.
We got ownership of the property on 1 June 2022, and we immediately got to work.
The entire property’s tiles and ceilings were removed.
Then a few walls were also knocked down in order to change the layout on the inside.
After that, we started to build in a few new walls, new tiles and new ceilings and a LOT of paint.
All the playground equipment was sold, and the proceeds were used to buy paint and other consumables.
It is now one year later, and we have converted a creche into a 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms + 1 study house. Plus, there’s a flat on the western side of the house. The flat consists of one bedroom, a bathroom, kitchen and living room.
Even our six-year-old son was eager to help with the renovation work!

Budget Breakdown:

Materials:
Floor tiles
8000
New boundary wall
80000
Paving
25000
Cupboards
165000
Grass
7000
Ovens
15000
New doors (incl. sliding doors)
48000
Ceilings
30000
Bricks
15000
Bathroom cabinets (5 bathrooms)
35000
5 toilets
5000
2 baths, 4 shower doors, bathroom fittings
35000
Various materials (paint, mirrors, etc) from Builders
40000
Various materials (tile cement, cement, building sand, concrete, etc) from Chamberlains
80000
588000

Contractors:

Installation of new roofs on garage and braai room
80000
Tiler - Lukas
50000
Builder - Pieter
110000
Plumber - Michael
63000
Electrician - Markus
56000
359000
Grand Total
R947000