Get started by thinking of a design you would like and the floor plan configuration that best fits your needs. Make notes and sketches and cut pictures and take photos of all the roof style and looks you like. Be sure to think about room sizes that are best for you.
Poor foundations, bad design, lack of expansion joints and piers (support pillars) can result in masonry boundary walls developing unsightly and sometimes dangerous cracks.
This is a LEGAL requirement applicable throughout South Africa. Section 4(1) of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act states the following:
Do you know that almost all the municipalities now require a plumbing COC (Certificate of Compliance) before they will approve the sale of any house in their area. The question is what DIY plumbing work can you do yourself that is legal and will not affect your COC?
Following a tried and tested process for preparing to submit house plans to any municipality / Local Authority in South Africa. This should enable you to go through the submission process with a little more ease and help you understand the documents required by most local authorities in South Africa.
