The housing stock
What we are usually working with
Durbanville runs from established older homes on large stands through to modern estate housing. Plots are generous by Cape Town standards, which means extensions here can usually go outwards rather than upwards, and outdoor living is a bigger part of most briefs.
The local catch
Clay, not sand
The ground here behaves nothing like the coast. Where the West Coast is sandy and free-draining, parts of Durbanville sit on clay that swells when it is wet and shrinks when it is dry, which is a classic cause of cracking in houses founded too shallowly. Foundation design has to respond to a soil test, not to what worked on the last job in Blouberg.
In Durbanville
Nothing on this list is unique to Durbanville, but the mix is. These are the jobs that actually come up on this patch.
- Ground-floor extensions on generous plots
- Covered patios, braai rooms and outdoor kitchens
- Crack investigation and foundation repair on clay soils
- Full renovation of established older homes
- New builds on subdivided and vacant erven
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.