Every draughtsperson starts with the same questions: what is there now, how big is it, and what are the drawings for. Answer them once in a request for extension plans in Klerksdorp, and we pass it to draughtspersons and architects who cover Klerksdorp and nearby areas of North West.
Extension Plans in Klerksdorp
Many homes in Klerksdorp were built decades ago and are now being extended with extra bedrooms, enclosed patios and converted garages. Draughtspersons across North West draw alterations and additions, check building lines and handle the council submission. Give the erf number and say whether the house has approved plans on record.
New to this? Read the extension plans guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.
Klerksdorp notes on drawings & surveys
Drawing work in Klerksdorp includes measured plans of older houses in the centre and Wilkoppies for sale, floor plans for shops and restaurants along Margaret Prinsloo Drive and the Matlosana Mall area, and school or church extensions in Jouberton. Mine residents and landlords in Stilfontein and Orkney order as-built sets for cottages and flats. Extensions are the most frequent job overall.
Homes and buildings in Klerksdorp
Klerksdorp is one of the oldest towns in the Transvaal and a gold-mining centre on the Schoonspruit, with big old stands in the centre and newer suburbs spreading outward. Doringkruin, Flamwood, Wilkoppies and Meiringspark hold family houses that owners extend with extra bedrooms and entertainment areas. Jouberton, Alabama and Kanana grow with RDP houses and backyard rooms, and Stilfontein and Orkney have mine houses with their own history. Some buildings in the old town are old enough that heritage permission may be needed. Dolomite and old mine workings mean ground conditions need attention.
The requests we see from Klerksdorp usually come from:
- Families building a new house: an extra bedroom, a bigger kitchen or a study, drawn to join neatly onto the existing house
- Owners adding or changing rooms: alterations and additions plans that show demolitions, new walls and the roof join for council
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: plans that bring an altered house into line, so the sale can pass through transfer
- Rental and granny flat investors: a garage or outbuilding converted into a rentable room with its own entrance
- Shops, offices and restaurants: an added storeroom, kitchen or office wing on an existing shop or workshop
- Churches, schools and crèches: a classroom, hall or vestry added to an existing church or school building
- Developers and builders: extended unit types or an added storey on existing houses before they are resold
- Farms, smallholdings and rural homesteads: extra rooms on a farmhouse or homestead, or an enclosed veranda for the family
Local tips for Klerksdorp
Plans for Klerksdorp are mostly drawn like this: draughtspersons in Klerksdorp and Orkney, engineers and surveyors in town. The requests that come up most: extensions to older face-brick houses, heritage checks, backyard rental rooms. When you ask for quotes, ask whether your stand needs a dolomite report before the engineer starts.
Around Klerksdorp the largest group asking is families building a new house, which usually means an extra bedroom, a bigger kitchen or a study, drawn to join neatly onto the existing house. Expect sACAP-registered, drawn to SANS 10400 as the baseline, and keep in mind: dolomite and old workings in places: ask for a stability report and engineer.
What to include in your request
- What you want to add and where it will go
- The address or erf number and the stand size
- Whether the house has approved plans on record
- Photos of the area to be extended
- Whether you will live in the house while building
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: Klerksdorp and surrounds
Draughtspersons and architects on our network work in Klerksdorp and surrounding areas, including Stilfontein, Orkney, Jouberton, Alabama, Kanana, Hartbeesfontein, Flamwood. Give the suburb or erf number so the quote can include the site visit, travel and the local submission process.