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Tag Archives: Building costs
The Electrician has gone AWOL!
Friday Today was the day… I worked through my to-do list… Bible reading Work Laundry Bird feeder refill Then to Fish Hoek for coffee with friends. By mid afternoon, I’d wrapped up work for the week. Rain is coming. We … Continue reading
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We Bought a Slab of Granite!
Saturday Today will go down as a day we took a risk – we went to a granite sale and bought a +/- 500kg slab of granite. It’s 3.2m x 1.8m x 30mm. This massive chunk of rock now needs … Continue reading
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Building Contract Came
Today the builder came to give us his contract. It’s a big house and this comes out at about R9500 per square metre….if it’s stuck to. This does not include the funicular, but we have some money put aside for that, … Continue reading
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Building Costs So Far
Today we got a short little message from Council indicating we are back on the track… Today I paid the land surveyor. He charged R3000. I want to cover the costs of the build on my blog for two reasons. Firstly, those … Continue reading
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Foundation Costs
Today we got the final quote and invoice for the foundations. These will be serious foundations. We initially thought we would need a dozen piles at R20 000 each, but the piling company in liaison with the builder and engineer … Continue reading
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