Articles related to "Building"
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How to choose the right building contractor
Your building project can turn into a nightmare if you don’t choose your contractor carefully. Learn what to look for and what to avoid.
Lifestyle and Decor
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Jackie Gray-Parker
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02 Oct 2015
The Sibaya Precinct is open for development
Developers and investors were all at Tongaat Hulett Developments’ long-awaited launch of land at Sibaya precinct
News
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Anne Schauffer
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02 Sep 2015
Use this plan before starting your bathroom design
Bathroom designs have changed in recent years and what was once a place to go and clean yourself up, has become a sanctuary where people retreat from the world.
Lifestyle and Decor
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Lea Jacobs
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12 Aug 2015
How to spot a fixer-upper
With homes prices on the rise again in most popular areas, more buyers are open to the idea of acquiring a “fixer-upper” property that will allow them to gain cheaper entry to their favourite ...
Property Advice
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Tahir Desai
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02 Jun 2015
Which home improvements add the most value to your home?
Let’s face it: renovating or adding improvements to your home can be a bit of a chore. But if you plan the job carefully, you’ll score twice over.
Lifestyle and Decor
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Martin Hatchuel
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27 May 2015
What building alterations require approval from your municipality?
It’s an accepted tenet in the law that you have the right to the ‘proper enjoyment of your property - but this doesn’t mean that you have the right to do anything you want
Lifestyle and Decor
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Martin Hatchuel
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10 Apr 2015
Is your builder NHBRC registered?
With a residential property development boom being predicted in Cape Town (according a recent article in a leading Cape newspaper), one is made aware of the extensive building that is taking place in many of the surrounding ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Tahir Desai
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08 Apr 2015
Do you have to pay a bad builder?
You’re busy putting up a new house. Your builders haven’t performed, and you’re reluctant to pay until they do. And - big and - you’ve heard that the Constitutional Court recently found that the builder doesn’t actually have a ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Lea Jacobs
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02 Apr 2015
Tips for finding a good, honest contractor
How to find trusted contractors who will complete your work to a satisfactory standard, and not rip you off.
Renovating or adding on to a home is generally a stressful exercise. Firstly there's the mess that invariably ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Lea Jacobs
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27 Mar 2015
This is the House that I built
My parents believed that renting property was a waste of time and encouraged all of their children to buy their own homes as soon as possible. I took their advice to heart and at the grand old age of 21, decided to build my own ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Lea Jacobs
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05 Mar 2015
