The housing stock
What we are usually working with
Bellville is largely 1960s and 70s family housing: double-brick, solidly built, on erven that are generous by modern standards. Structurally these are among the soundest houses we work on. The layouts are of their time, and so is a lot of the material used above the ceiling.
The local catch
Check the roof sheeting before you touch it
Houses of this era in the northern suburbs frequently have asbestos-cement roof sheeting, ceiling boards or eaves soffits. Left alone and in good condition it is not a crisis, but it must never be broken up, drilled or disposed of casually, and removal is regulated work by a registered contractor. We identify it at survey stage and price it properly rather than discovering it on the day the roof comes off.
In Bellville
Nothing on this list is unique to Bellville, but the mix is. These are the jobs that actually come up on this patch.
- Opening up compartmentalised 1970s layouts
- Identifying and safely handling asbestos roof and ceiling material
- Granny flats and separate-entrance units on large plots
- Extensions into generous back gardens
- Full kitchen, bathroom and electrical modernisation
Most relevant here
Also building nearby
Next step
Eddie will come out, walk it with you and tell you honestly what it takes. No charge for the first visit.