Whether it is a first home or a big family house, our free service makes it easy to price double storey house plans in Pretoria, drawn for your stand and for council. Your request goes to a draughtsperson serving Pretoria and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Double Storey House Plans in Pretoria
In Pretoria, a second floor is often the way to fit a family house onto a smaller stand or to catch a view. Draughtspersons in Gauteng can check height limits, building lines and neighbours' consent before the design starts, and arrange the engineer for the upper floor.
Want to know more first? Our double storey house plans guide covers the options, the rules and what affects the price.
House designs in Pretoria: local notes
Mooikloof, Moreleta Park and Garsfontein buyers lean towards modern double storey homes with a braai area and flat roofs behind parapets. In Mamelodi East and Soshanguve, three-bedroom houses are usually built in stages on 300 to 500 square metre stands, starting with two rooms. Families in Villieria and Rietondale ask for granny flats that suit a retired parent, so check whether Tshwane's rules allow a second dwelling.
Homes and buildings in Pretoria
Pretoria has a different rhythm from Johannesburg: jacaranda streets, red-brick Victorian and Art Deco houses, and a ring of newer estates. Older suburbs such as Arcadia, Sunnyside, Brooklyn, Waterkloof and Muckleneuk hold buildings that may fall under heritage rules, while Hatfield and Sunnyside have student flats and rental blocks. To the east, Mooikloof and Faerie Glen are filling with modern double storey homes, and in the north Mamelodi, Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwa see families extend their houses and add backyard rooms. Hills and rocky outcrops affect slopes, and the Apies River floods in places. Draughtspersons, technologists and architects across the city quote directly.
Who asks for double storey house plans around Pretoria, most often first:
- Families building a new house: a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony
- Owners adding or changing rooms: a second floor added to a single-storey house, after the foundations are checked
- Rental and granny flat investors: double storey units for letting, with separate floors for tenants or student rooms
- Developers and builders: double storey townhouses and house types that fit more units on a stand
- 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 Pretoria
Popular here: heritage-area alterations, student flats near Hatfield and Mooikloof family homes. Ask each draughtsperson about this: ask if your old house sits in a heritage area before you plan alterations. Who does the work: architects in Brooklyn and Waterkloof, draughtspersons across the east and north.
Around Pretoria the largest group asking is families building a new house, which usually means a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony. Expect sACAP-registered, ECSA engineer on structure as the baseline, and keep in mind: rocky hills and clay in places, floodplain along the Apies: ask about site levels.
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
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be. The brief below sketches the rooms and works out a floor area for you.
Service area: Pretoria and surrounds
Requests from Pretoria go to people who already draw plans for Centurion, Hatfield, Waterkloof, Montana, Silver Lakes, Mooikloof, Akasia and the rest of the area. Mention whether the stand is in an estate or complex, because design rules there come before council.
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