Elsabé Kruger

BEFORE

AFTER
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…
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 |