Getting three draughtspersons to look at your stand in KwaZulu-Natal takes calls and weeks. Send one request instead, with the rooms, the stand and what you have now, and we pass it to draughtspersons and architects who work in towns and cities across KwaZulu-Natal.
Double Storey House Plans in KwaZulu-Natal
In KwaZulu-Natal, a second floor is often the way to fit a family house onto a smaller stand or to catch a view. Draughtspersons in KwaZulu-Natal can check height limits, building lines and neighbours' consent before the design starts, and arrange the engineer for the upper floor.
New to this? Read the double storey house plans guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.
House designs in KwaZulu-Natal: local notes
Steep stands push houses into split levels, with garages at street level and living areas above to catch sea views. In Ballito, Umhlanga and La Lucia, double and triple-storey homes are normal. Midlands families often prefer farmhouse layouts with fireplaces, while Zululand villages favour a block house alongside a rondavel. Granny flats behind Pinetown or Westville houses are widely rented out.
Homes and buildings in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal's coast and hills mean steep sites, humidity and salt. Durban's Berea, Pinetown and Kloof sit on slopes where retaining walls and stepped foundations are a standard part of the drawings, while Umhlanga, Ballito and Shelly Beach attract apartments and holiday homes under strict estate rules. Pietermaritzburg's older suburbs have Edwardian and Victorian houses, and Midlands towns like Howick and Nottingham Road lean toward timber and farmstyle homes. In rural Zululand and the Transkei-border districts, rondavels and block houses coexist on communal land. Townships such as Umlazi, KwaMashu and Inanda see constant extensions, backyard rooms and rental units.
The requests we see from KwaZulu-Natal usually come from:
- Families building a new house: a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony
- Developers and builders: double storey townhouses and house types that fit more units on a stand
- Rental and granny flat investors: double storey units for letting, with separate floors for tenants or student rooms
- Owners adding or changing rooms: a second floor added to a single-storey house, after the foundations are checked
- Farms, smallholdings and rural homesteads: a homestead with bedrooms above to catch the breeze and the view of the land
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a shop below with a flat or office above on a narrow commercial erf
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: approved plans for a two-floor home, including the upper floor, ready for transfer
- Churches, schools and crèches: a two-floor classroom or hall block that saves space on a small site
Local tips for KwaZulu-Natal
Most asked for in KwaZulu-Natal: sloping-site houses, coastal apartments, Midlands farmhouses and township rental rooms. Who draws them: draughtspersons across Durban and Pietermaritzburg, architects in Umhlanga and Hillcrest. A useful tip: ask about slope stability and whether the stand is on Ingonyama Trust land.
Double Storey House Plans usually suits new two-floor houses and added upper floors, drawn as plans, elevations, sections and stair details. For families building a new house, the biggest group here, that usually means a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony. On the ground: steep slopes, high humidity, salt air and summer storms: engineer's design often needed.
What to include in your request
- The stand size, slope and zoning height limit
- Rooms wanted on each floor and any balcony
- Concrete slab or timber for the upper floor
- Whether this is a new house or an extra floor
- Neighbour and estate approval needed
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Service area: KwaZulu-Natal and surrounds
We pass KwaZulu-Natal requests to people based in or regularly working in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Umhlanga, Ballito, Richards Bay, Newcastle, Port Shepstone. Rural stands should give the nearest town and the farm or village name, so site visits are quoted honestly.