The housing stock
What we are usually working with
Blouberg's older stock sits close to the beach on compact plots, much of it low, flat-roofed and originally built as weekend housing. Higher up the slope you get double-storey homes chasing the Table Mountain view. Both ends of that spectrum end up wanting the same thing: more glass towards the view without turning the house into a wind tunnel.
The local catch
Flat roofs and wind-driven rain
The flat and low-pitch roofs common in Blouberg were fine when they were new, and most are now well past the life of their original waterproofing. Combine an ageing membrane with rain driven horizontally by a winter north-wester and you get leaks that appear metres from where the water actually enters. We trace them properly rather than re-coating a whole roof and hoping.
In Bloubergstrand
Nothing on this list is unique to Bloubergstrand, but the mix is. These are the jobs that actually come up on this patch.
- Flat-roof waterproofing renewal and parapet detailing
- Second-storey additions to capture the mountain view
- Replacing sliding doors with wind-rated stacking systems
- Enclosing exposed patios into usable all-weather rooms
- Damp and leak diagnosis on older beachfront homes
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.