Getting three draughtspersons to look at your stand in Gauteng 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 Gauteng.
Draughtsman in Gauteng
Draughtspersons in Gauteng range from solo practitioners who draw houses on the same streets they live on to small studios working across Gauteng. Tell them the suburb or erf number, and they can quote for the site visit, the measure-up and the local council's submission requirements.
New to this? Read the draughtsman guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.
What to know locally in Gauteng
Gauteng has three metros, Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, each with its own submission process, forms and circulation times, so ask your draughtsperson which office they usually submit to. Plans for Waterkloof, Brooklyn or Parktown may also trigger heritage questions, and estates such as Dainfern or Waterfall often want their own approval first. Expect the Act's 30 and 60 day windows to be a guide rather than a promise.
Homes and buildings in Gauteng
Gauteng is where most South African plan requests start: older Johannesburg suburbs such as Linden, Parkhurst and Bedfordview where big stands are being subdivided, Pretoria's Waterkloof and Brooklyn, and security-minded estates around Midrand, Centurion and Fourways with strict design guidelines. Townships like Soweto, Tembisa, Mamelodi and Katlehong see steady extensions and backyard rooms on small stands. Highveld thunderstorms, expansive clay and dolomite in parts of the West Rand and Centurion mean engineers and geotechnical reports often come into the picture. Draughtspersons work in nearly every suburb, while architects cluster in Rosebank, Sandton and Hatfield for larger or more complex jobs.
The requests we see from Gauteng usually come from:
- Families building a new house: a draughtsperson who listens to the brief and draws a house that suits the stand and budget
- Owners adding or changing rooms: someone to measure the existing rooms and draw the additions in a way council accepts
- Developers and builders: a draughtsperson to produce house types and unit layouts that can be repeated across stands
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: quick measured drawings of a property, or approved plans traced for the transfer
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a draughtsperson who knows shopfitting, escape routes and what the landlord will approve
- Rental and granny flat investors: repeatable drawings for backyard rooms or small flats, priced for several units
- Churches, schools and crèches: someone to draw a hall or classroom block within a modest budget and a committee's wishes
Local tips for Gauteng
Most asked for in Gauteng: double storeys, backyard rental rooms, as-built plans for transfer and estate homes. Who draws them: draughtspersons in every suburb, architects in Rosebank, Sandton, Hatfield and Menlyn. A useful tip: ask which metro office your stand falls under before the draughtsperson starts.
Jobs range from a 30 m² room to a 300 m² house. Here, families building a new house lead the requests, typically for a draughtsperson who listens to the brief and draws a house that suits the stand and budget. One local point to raise: highveld clay and dolomite in places: ask if a geotechnical report is needed.
What to include in your request
- The suburb, erf number and stand size
- The rooms you need, or the building you own
- Whether the drawings must go to council
- Old plans, title deed or photos you hold
- Your budget and the date you hope to build
A rough idea of the rooms is enough: the brief on this page turns it into a block plan and a floor area.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
We pass Gauteng requests to people based in or regularly working in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion. Rural stands should give the nearest town and the farm or village name, so site visits are quoted honestly.
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- Draughtsman in Pretoria
- Draughtsman in Centurion
- Draughtsman in Midrand
- Draughtsman in Sandton
- Draughtsman in Randburg
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- Draughtsman in Krugersdorp
- Draughtsman in Randfontein
- Draughtsman in Germiston
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