by Francois Zietsman | Feb 2, 2015 | Home building
Not trying to offend anybody, especially any fools following the blog, but this seems to be very applicable when undertaking a building project. The first question I get asked when somebody enquires about building is: “What is your cost per square meter”. Would you...
by Francois Zietsman | Jan 26, 2015 | Home building
This is slightly on a different topic. Being involved in the building industry for quite awhile one gets jaded and overwhelmed with everything that is the same, especially when it comes to estate living. So what a pleasant surprise when during my “builders break”,...
by Francois Zietsman | Dec 10, 2014 | Home building
No, this is not about some obscure British royalty or the big dogs among developing countries. It is about the importance to be able to equate quantity to time and cost on your building project. That sounded really impressive even if I have to admit that myself and I...
by Francois Zietsman | Dec 5, 2014 | Home building
It really helps you as homeowner if you understand some of the basics of construction. Even in Bible times the importance of good foundations was recognized, you remember the story about building “on rocks and sand”. Well it still applies today as the...
by Francois Zietsman | Oct 30, 2014 | Home building
I just learned that if you want to build houses and find people on the net, I think they call it internet based marketing, you have to post nonsensical blog entries like this. So please excuse me, I am doing this in the interest of technological advance and blatant...
