Whether it is a first home or a big family house, our free service makes it easy to price floor plans in Gauteng, drawn for your stand and for council. Your request goes to a draughtsperson serving towns and cities across Gauteng.
Floor Plans in Gauteng
Draughtspersons and architects serving Gauteng range from one-person practices who measure up and draw small houses and extensions to firms that design estates and commercial buildings across Gauteng. Give the suburb or erf number so the quote can include site visits, travel and the local council's submission process.
Want to know more first? Our floor plans guide covers the options, the rules and what affects the price.
Plans & approvals in Gauteng: local notes
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.
Typical floor plans requests in the area come from:
- Families building a new house: a full plan set for a new house, drawn to the stand and ready for council and builders' quotes
- Owners adding or changing rooms: a measure-up of the house as it stands and plans for the new rooms, approved before building
- Developers and builders: unit layouts, site development plans and repeatable house types for townhouses or a small estate
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: a clear listing floor plan with room sizes, and approved plans for the transfer
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a measured layout for a shop, office or restaurant fit-out, with the fire and access notes
- Rental and granny flat investors: plans for backyard rental rooms, a granny flat or student units that meet the zoning rules
- Churches, schools and crèches: plans for a church hall, crèche or classroom block, drawn for council and the fire department
Local tips for Gauteng
Popular here: double storeys, backyard rental rooms, as-built plans for transfer and estate homes. Ask each draughtsperson about this: ask which metro office your stand falls under before the draughtsperson starts. Who does the work: draughtspersons in every suburb, architects in Rosebank, Sandton, Hatfield and Menlyn.
Jobs range from one room to a whole development. Here, families building a new house lead the requests, typically for a full plan set for a new house on a vacant stand, ready for council and builders' quotes. One local point to raise: highveld clay and dolomite in places: ask if a geotechnical report is needed.
What to include in your request
- What the plan is for: build, approve, sell or renovate
- The address or erf number and the stand size
- The rooms you want, or the size of the building
- Any plans, sketches or photos you have now
- When you need the drawings
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: Gauteng and surrounds
Across Gauteng our network reaches Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask whether the draughtsperson has submitted to your municipality before.
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