Elsabé Kruger

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Name: Elsabé
Surname: Kruger
Location: Kleinzee, Northern Cape
Entry Date: Jul 13, 2023
Category: Most Beautiful
Project: Entire House

About the Project:

We bought a dilapidated old house in the neglected mine town of Kleinzee. Here, there are no shops and no professionals. Everything has to be done by ourselves and/or untrained locals. Most things were transported here with a trailer on a terrible dirt road. We took up the challenge. We are not rich but with…

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We bought a dilapidated old house in the neglected mine town of Kleinzee. Here, there are no shops and no professionals. Everything has to be done by ourselves and/or untrained locals. Most things were transported here with a trailer on a terrible dirt road. We took up the challenge. We are not rich but with nine annual bonusses, we rebuilt this space into a lovely little palace.

Budget Breakdown:

Materials:
Tiles
60000
Bricks
100000
Doors
10000
Windows
30000
Light fittings
5000
Paint
5000
Garden goodies
15000
Cement
5000
General building material
20000
250000

Contractors:

Rudi Nelson, local stone maker and tiler
10000
Flip, local builder
10000
Melvyn, local builder
10000
Johan Wenzel, general home improvements
10000
40000
Grand Total
R290000